051: Hanna Boëthius – Low Carb Universe

Hanna Boëthius Hanna Boëthius has lived with Type 1 Diabetes as her constant companion for 36 years, and it was as if her whole life fell into place when she started eating real food in 2011. Since her wake up call, she has gained much of her health back, thanks to simply eating the right nutrients for her body.Hanna is a patient leader, international speaker, MSc Diabetes student and action taker, who loves patient topics that are off of the beaten track. She’s passionate to find motivational and inspiring ways to bring about a change in health care. Through her own company, Hanna Diabetes Expert, she’s inspired thousands of people with diabetes to live a healthier life by sharing her own story and experiences, as well as the puzzle pieces she’s helped others to find.. She has a profound understanding of how things like nutrition and lifestyle choices can balance diabetes management.She is also the founder of the very first interactive, 100% real food event, called The Low Carb Universe. It’s Europe’s healthiest event!Having been a Type 1 Diabetic since she was 2 years old, Hanna felt like she wouldn’t live to see her 30th birthday. Once she found that eating real food helped her manage her diabetes she improved her health, gained more energy and now feels she has a full life. She helps other Type 1 Diabetics regain their health and feel better. Hanna's Top TipsThere is always something you can do to improve your healthMany ways to tweak your health journeyFind a community that supports you with a similar view of life Resources Mentioned University of Leicester https://le.ac.uk/courses/diabetes-msc-dl/2021  Quotes by Hanna“Type One Diabetes and going into teenage years, that was a completely different beast.”“My teacher says to me, ‘You know Hanna, you don't even make this stuff. You can't make insulin because you're Type One diabetic. So if I were you, I'd really think twice about what I put in my mouth.’ And that was really my a-ha moment.”“I never really reached any sort of standards that I was supposed to. And I you know, sort of in terms of goals and blood sugar levels and stuff like that”“I was 28 years old and I wasn't sure I would see my 30th birthday. My body is so tired.““I already felt more dead than alive. I didn't have the energy to do anything. I didn't want to do all the normal things that you're supposed to enjoy in your late 20s”“I saw it straight away with my blood sugar, I said, ‘Oh, my God, it's actually working’ it is actually getting better.”“Then I sort of got into the mindset of, oh, but how low can I go.”