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Here we have videos, movies, TV shows, books, podcasts, etc. related to T1D and aging that are perfect media for this community to consume. Please feel free to email us more recommendations at t1dto100together@gmail.com. Thanks!

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Taking Care of Your Diabetes (TCOYD)

TCOYD is a wonderful organization that provides a wealth of information about diabetes. Below are some of their podcast episodes that are relevant to aging in our community. Enjoy!

Recommended TV Series and Movies

  • A Man on the Inside, Comedy Series (Netflix)
    • Starring: Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada
    • A retired professor with a knack for snooping gets a new lease on life when a private investigator recruits him to go undercover and crack a case. It is based on Maite Alberdi’s 2020 documentary The Mole Agent.
    • The series premiered on November 21, 2024, to critical acclaim.
  • Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones, Documentary (Netflix)
    • Travel around the world with author Dan Buettner to discover five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.
  • Will Trent, Detective Series (Hulu)
    • A TV series that follows Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Special Agent Will Trent and his partner Special Agent Faith Mitchell, who happens to have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
  • The Madison, Drama (Paramount+)
    • The Madison is a short series of a multigenerational family… with parents in their 60’s. Choices had been made… and life takes twists and turns. How to turn regrets into actions and acknowledgment? How do we make better choices and change?

Recommended Books

  • Aging Well with Diabetes: A 10-Point Action Plan for Older Adults By Medha Munshi, MD and Sheri Colberg, PhD
    • Published: April 2025, 284 pages
    • In Aging Well with Diabetes, Dr. Medha Munshi and Dr. Sheri Colberg provide practical advice to redefine living with diabetes in later life. As experts in geriatric care and diabetes management, they introduce a clear and accessible 10-step action plan to help you manage diabetes effectively while enhancing your overall vitality and independence.
    • Each step in the action plan is detailed with achievable goals, making it a crucial toolkit for anyone living with diabetes or caring for someone who does. The authors discuss:
      • Comprehensive health management, including dietary adjustments, physical activity, medication management, and more
      • How aging and diabetes interact, detailing the physiological changes and challenges that come with managing diabetes at an older age
      • The diversity of experiences among older adults with diabetes and the importance of personalized treatment plans
      • Practical tips and strategies, such as modifying exercises to prevent falls and dietary tips that accommodate older digestive systems
      • Guidance for caregivers and health care providers on how to support older adults with diabetes
  • Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity By Eric Topol, MD
    • Published: May 2025, 464 pages
    • Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity. This is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care. The person making that bold claim is one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Eric Topol.
    • Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidence-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new treatments coming available at a faster rate than ever. From his unique position as a leader overseeing millions in research funding, Dr. Topol also explains the fundamental reasons – from semaglutides to AI – that we can be confident these breakthroughs will continue. Ninety-five percent of Americans over sixty have at least one chronic disease and almost as many have two. That is the essential problem this revolution is solving. He explains the power of the new approaches to the worst chronic killers – diabetes/obesity, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration – and how treatments can begin long before middle age, and even long after. In thirty years, we will have five times as many people at least one hundred years old and they will be healthier than ever because of the breakthroughs Dr. Topol describes.
  • Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live By Becca Levy, PhD
    • Published: April 2022, 304 pages
    • Yale professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging, Dr. Becca Levy, draws on her groundbreaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved to benefit all aspects of the aging process, including how genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years.
    • The often-surprising results of Levy’s science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory loss, hearing decline, and cardiovascular events, are instead influenced by the negative age beliefs that dominate in the US and other ageist countries. It’s time for all of us to rethink aging, and Breaking the Age Code shows us how to do just that.
    • Drawing on her innovative research, stories that range from pop culture to the corporate boardroom, and her own life, Levy shows how age beliefs shape every aspect of our lives. She also presents a variety of fascinating people who have benefited from positive age beliefs as well as an entire town that has flourished with these beliefs.
    • Breaking the Age Code is a landmark work, presenting not only easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs to support successful aging, but also a blueprint for reducing structural ageism to achieve lasting change and an age-just society.
  • Seniorland: Aging in a Retirement Metropolis By Galit Nimrod
    • Published: September 2025, 232 pages
    • Despite the abundance of retirement communities in the US, none compare to The Villages in Central Florida. Home to nearly 150,000 residents and spanning an area larger than Manhattan, it is the world’s largest retirement community and the only one that can be considered a city for older adults. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 residents and two months of participant observations, this captivating and insightful book delves into the aging experience in The Villages. It explores why people move there, their perceptions of its rapid growth, changes in their daily activities upon moving and over time, social involvement and leisure constraints, and their sense of identity and community. In doing so, this book unveils how The Villages’ unique characteristics profoundly impact residents’ well-being and offers a glance into the future of old age.
  • How to Read a Book: A Novel By Monica Wood
    • Published: May 2024, 288 pages
    • How to Read a Book is an unexpected tale of forgiveness, humanity, and how each of our lives can begin and end many times over in the course of our lifetimes. Even the least eventful life holds an avalanche of stories.
    • National Bestseller, from the award-winning author of The One-in-a-Million Boy comes a heartfelt, character-driven, and uplifting novel about a chance encounter at a bookstore, exploring redemption, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing power of sharing stories.
  • Things I Wouldn’t Do When I Get Old Not to Get Older By Grace Okeh
    • Published: April 2025, 113 pages
    • Aging is natural—but growing old is a mindset. Choose wisely. Things That I Wouldn’t Do When I Get Old Not to Get Older invites you on a compassionate and thought-provoking journey through the life lessons we often overlook. With 25 engaging chapters, this book delivers wisdom, wit, and real talk on how to age with grace, strength, and joy.
    • Written with warmth, honesty, and a touch of humor, this guide encourages you to live fully at every stage of life. From nurturing mental health to mastering money habits, from strengthening relationships to cultivating resilience, it reminds us that the choices we make today shape how richly we’ll live tomorrow.
  • The Savvy Diabetic: A Survival Guide By Joanne Laufer Milo
    • Published: July 2013, 234 pages
    • The Savvy Diabetic: A Survival Guide is a collection of tips, tools, and techniques, borne out of experiences and mistakes and lots of on-the-job learning. After 43 years as a Type 1 diabetic, I had successfully and deliberately avoided hospitals. I was suddenly confronted with my worst fears: an emergency appendectomy 3000 miles away from my home. I was terrified of losing control of my diabetes which I had worked so hard to maintain. I was woefully unprepared. Wow, did I learn! Five years later and several more hospitalizations and doctors’ appointments, as well as many experiences with travel and just life, I wanted to share what I have learned, hoping my insights and experiences will help you to:
      • Live well and in balance with diabetes
      • Survive the medical system as a person with diabetes
      • Feel validated in your feelings about this disease
      • Have more tools to help support someone you love who has diabetes
      • Smile and even laugh about your own experiences

Last updated 03/28/2026.