The Sweet Struggle
About Me
Tyler Harvey. Type 1 diabetic. Documenting the real experience, not the textbook version.
The Day Job
I'm a Film Grip. On set that means building the tracks, the cranes, the sliders. Anything that moves a camera, we build it. When the camera isn't moving, we're the handymen. Long hours, physical work, unpredictable days. Not exactly the ideal environment for managing Type 1 diabetes.
The Diagnosis
I was diagnosed as a teenager. For years I got by on guesswork. A lucky correction here, an approximate carb count there. I never truly owned it. Never fully understood what was happening inside my body or why.
The Turning Point
Nobody gets it. Not really. And I'd spent years hoping they would instead of taking full control myself. That day on set changed everything. I decided to master my diabetes, not manage it. I started studying, testing, documenting. I also qualified as a personal trainer, a side where I'm the one in control.
What This Is
The Sweet Struggle is what came next. A real-time record of what it looks like when a T1D stops guessing and starts knowing. I'm building the manual I never got and sharing every page of it. If you've ever felt completely alone in this, I built this for you.