In this episode of The Great Women Podcast, we speak to Charlotte Hurst — chiropractor, endurance athlete and the first British woman with Type 1 diabetes to complete the Marathon des Sables.

Charlotte shares the extraordinary story of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as an adult after training for an Ironman, the fear and confusion of those early days, and how she went from lying on the floor on Christmas Eve after a severe hypo to competing in some of the toughest endurance races in the world. She opens up about resilience, burnout, under-fuelling, and the importance of building a strong support network when living with chronic illness.

We also explore her work as a chiropractor for both humans and animals, the realities of female health and ageing, why strength and movement matter so much for women, and how endurance sport can  ...