Highs & Lows is a limited series exploring what life with chronic illness means for those who live alongside diagnosis—not in it themselves. In each episode Melissa sits down with a member of her family to talk through their personal memories of shared experiences with Diabetes, treatments, and all the funny/difficult bits in-between.

In this first episode, Melissa interviews Steve, her spouse and partner, about new encounters as teenagers, mishaps with skittles and BLTs, and some (admittedly heavy) memories that shed new light on some particularly difficult shared moments with high and low blood sugar.

But don't worry! We're still talking bread in this limited series, and this episode features one of our VERY favorites: Black Pepper Cheddar Bread. This recipe is from Bread Illustrated, from America's Test Kitchen, and has remained a household favorite since the first time we made it several years ago. It is ridiculously soft and pillowy, and the pepper is a really nice touch. You can check out the book here: https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/bread-illustrated-new.html

And as promised: the poolside photoshoot of Steve sporting an infusion set from Melissa's broken insulin pump: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWWB6HeHAWS/?utm_medium=copy_link

Music: September Rain by Yme Fresh https://bit.ly/yme-fresh

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