Mat Carter: Adapting to fatherhood with type 1 diabetes

Type 1 on 1 | Diabetes Stories

Today’s guest is Instagram influencer, creative genius and one of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of talking all things type 1 diabetes with, Mat Carter. Mat is 32 and runs a creative agency, wonderfully named Ginger Nuts, and is also a qualified personal trainer, having recently worked with Anita Beckwith, the lead dietician for diabetes at Kings College in London.
Diagnosed at the age of 13, Mat uses his Instagram platform, where he has more than 70,000 followers and counting, to openly showcase the realities of life with type 1. In this episode we discuss everything - from the wonders as well as the challenges of being a new dad with type 1 diabetes, his relationship with his brother who also lives with type 1, to raiding the kitchen in the middle of the night and the impossible task of not overcorrecting a nighttime hypo. There's also the time Mat's fiancé Chessie King thought he'd had an 'accident' on the bedsheets thanks to the risky combination of a low blood sugar and some chocolate ice cream...
Mat is so genuine, thoughtful and a real conversationalist - I loved this chat and I hope you do too!
Say hi to Mat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mathewlcarter
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