#90: Racing, Recovery and a PhD: How Sophie Watts Does It All With Type 1 Diabetes

Welcome to The Stripped Pod, where we have real, honest conversations about diabetes beyond the numbers.

On today's episode, we’re joined by Queensland sprint cyclist Sophie Watts, a high‑performing athlete living with type 1 diabetes who’s competed on the world stage while juggling racing, recovery, and even getting her PhD.

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Highs & Lows

10:37 Meet Sophie

14:15 Sophie’s Diagnosis & Tech

16:37 Diving into sport

24:48 An average week as an athlete

27:23 BGLs & Training Days

35:29 A word from our sponsor

37:45 Competitions & adrenaline

41:41 Sophie’s ‘whoopsie’ moment

43:41 Dealing with pressure

47:27 Rapid fire finisher