Ed Gamble: Finding the balance and advocacy through comedy - a podcast by Jen Grieves

This week’s guest is stand up comedian, writer and podcast king Ed Gamble, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 13. Taking what he calls a ‘more than relaxed’ approach to diabetes management in his teenage years, the pursuit of better physical health a decade later led Ed to the unattainable pursuit of blood sugar perfection. He chats about finding a balance between the two approaches, managing diabetes with a demanding schedule and using stand up comedy as a way to normalise the obscurities that life with type 1 diabetes can bring. Oh, and there’s that time he had to stop a taxiing plane to prevent his insulin from freezing in the hold… 

This episode highlights the humour that can be found alongside this very serious and at times debilitating chronic condition.

For Ed’s latest live dates, head to https://edgamble.co.uk/ 

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