My Guests Today are my parents, Jill & Brian Harrisberg.
What happens when your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes—and you’re both doctors, but still completely unprepared?
In this raw and emotional episode, Drew sits down with the two people who were there from day one—his mum and dad, Jill and Brian Harrisberg. Both medical doctors, they open up like never before about what it was really like watching their son go from fit and thriving to chronically ill almost overnight.
This is the side of diabetes you rarely hear—the parental perspective.
My Guests Today are my parents, Jill & Brian Harrisberg.
What happens when your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes—and you’re both doctors, but still completely unprepared?
In this raw and emotional episode, Drew sits down with the two people who were there from day one—his mum and dad, Jill and Brian Harrisberg. Both medical doctors, they open up like never before about what it was really like watching their son go from fit and thriving to chronically ill almost overnight.
This is the side of diabetes you rarely hear—the parental perspective.
Here’s what we cover:
The subtle early signs that something was seriously wrong
The gut-wrenching moment they heard the words “type 1 diabetes”
Why even as doctors, they felt helpless, hopeless… and ashamed
How Drew’s diagnosis reshaped their entire family’s health journey
Why type 1 diabetes is so misunderstood—even by medical professionals
The dark years after diagnosis, and what finally helped Drew turn the corner
The letters Jill and Brian wrote to diabetes—and why you need to hear them
How they’ve come full circle: from devastation to empowerment
The advice every parent of a newly diagnosed type 1 kid needs to hear
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