The Glucose Never Lies® Podcast
Host John Pemberton — diabetes educator, researcher, and dad living with type 1 since 2008 — explores how to think clearly about type 1 diabetes in the real world.
Each episode translates current evidence and expert practice into decisions you can use: CGM accuracy and interpretation, getting more from pumps and automated insulin delivery, movement as a glucose tool, nutrition that protects performance and enjoyment, sleep, travel, parties, and sport.
Guests include leading clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience. Expect respectful challenge, plain language, and practical take-aways.
Note: Educational only. No therapeutic relationship or personal medical advice.
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23 — From Diabetes Brunches to Bali by Creating a Type 1 Diabetes Community with Dr Temi Olonisakin
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Join John Pemberton as he sits down with Dr Temi Olonisakin — the doctor who turned a lonely Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 17 into a movement of connection, confidence, and pancakes.
From small brunch tables in London to dreams of Bali gatherings, Temi’s story shows how joy, representation, and community can change what it means to live with diabetes.
How one young doctor turned isolation into connection — building a joyful, inclusive community for people living with Type 1 diabetes.
Diagnosed at 17, Temi knows the isolation that hits just as independence begins. Years later she began bringing people together — from one-to-one coffees to full-scale Diabetes Brunch Live events — mixing friendship, advocacy, and education with a healthy side of pancakes.
It’s not about brunch. It’s about belonging, visibility, and joy.
Say hello to Temi on Instagram @temidiabeticdoctor and join her for Brunch!
Full show notes and links
Chapters
00:00 Diagnosed at 17 — the lonely years
05:30 First coffees → first brunch
12:20 From 9 to 26 — growth & facilitation
16:40 “Bottomless brunches” & normalising spikes
21:30 Brunch Abroad dreams
24:30 Beyond London — plans for the North
25:50 Doctoring & sustainable work
31:20 Advocacy wins — getting the right tech
38:30 Representation & equity
45:40 What services for teens miss
47:50 Wrap-up & reflections
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