Real talk from someone who lives it.
Raquel brings 24+ years of T1D experience to every episode — no filter, no sugarcoating, just the honest conversations the community needs.
Raquel Baron
Founder & CEO of Type One Together, T1D of 24 Years
Raquel has lived with T1D for over 24 years — diagnosed as a child, she watched her parents navigate it all on their own, without a community or a roadmap. That experience is exactly why she founded Type One Together: so no parent or caregiver ever has to figure it out alone!
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Why "The 108 Podcast"?
108 mg/dL is considered a perfect blood sugar. We named our podcast after it because that's what we're all chasing — not perfection, but the constant pursuit of it. Every episode is a step toward living your best life with T1D.
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Episode 1 - What is Type One Together?
Episode 1 of The 108 Podcast is here! Learn all about Type One Together's origin story, hear from Raquel (founder and CEO of Type One Together) and Amanda (Director of Parent Support), and find out why we named the show The 108 Podcast. This is just the beginning. This podcast will bring real talk diabetes management of children with T1D, parenting, living with T1D, mental health, and everything in between. Stick around for SO MUCH MORE.
Episode 119 - T1D THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW PT 2
In this episode, Raquel shares some of the surprising perks available to people living with type one diabetes — including a free lifetime national park pass! She explains how this benefit works, what it reveals about diabetes being recognized as a disability, and how it can open access to other helpful resources. Raquel also shares her own experience getting the pass and the joy of exploring nature without added costs.
Episode 129 - Sometimes It’s Okay to Cry With Your T1D Daughter
In this episode, Raquel sits down with Jamie Eisenberg for a deeply vulnerable conversation about parenting a child with type 1 diabetes and the moments that break you open — not because you’re weak, but because you care so deeply.
We talk about what it looks like to sit in the hard moments with your child instead of trying to fix them. The pressure parents feel to always stay strong. The guilt that comes with feeling overwhelmed. And the quiet permission it can give your child when they see that you’re human too.
This episode is about letting go of the idea that being a “good” T1D parent means never crying, never cracking, never showing how heavy this can feel. Sometimes the most supportive thing we can do is simply be there — tears and all.
