Level One: A New (Free!) T1D Video Game
- Jun 1, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 4, 2025
🎮💙 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.”
đź”— 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.
