Level One: A New (Free!) T1D Video Game
- Rebecca Guldberg
- Jun 1
- 1 min read
🎮💙 What if learning to manage type 1 diabetes felt more like playing a game than reading a terrifying instruction manual? In this episode of The "Direct Diabetes Podcast," Madi Cheever, of TypeOneTypeFun.com interviews Video Game Creator, Sam Glassenberg.
When Sam’s 5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with T1D, his life changed overnight. As a video game developer (Star Wars, Hunger Games, Mission Impossible—yeah, that level), he quickly realized how broken the "onboarding experience" was for newly diagnosed families. So… he built something better.
🎯 Meet Level One — a FREE mobile game that turns complex diabetes concepts like insulin timing, carb ratios, ketones, and pre-bolusing into fun, engaging mini-games. Built by the team behind games for doctors, it’s designed for patients, caregivers, teachers, babysitters—everyone who needs to understand diabetes management, fast.
💡 Sam says it best: “What took me a year to learn, this game could’ve taught me in hours.”
🔗 Listen to the full episode to hear the powerful story behind the game and how it's transforming diabetes education and subscribe to the Direct Diabetes Podcast HERE.
📲 Search Level One Diabetes on the App Store or Google Play, or visit playlevelone.com to learn more.
Follow Madi on socials @type.one.type.fun and on YouTube @TypeOneTypeFun. You’ll find the links on her website: TypeOneTypeFun.com.
