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Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

627 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 170 ratings

The T1D news show you've been waiting for! Long-time broadcaster, blogger and diabetes mom Stacey Simms interviews prominent advocates, authors and speakers. Stacey asks hard questions of healthcare companies and tech developers and brings on "everyday' people living with type 1. Great for parents of T1D kids, adults with type 1 and anyone who loves a person with diabetes.

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Dexcom’s Jake Leach on a new CGM for type 2, updates on G6, G7 and more!

February 13, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes - 40.1 MB

This week, we get an update from Dexcom. Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach talks about their soon to be launched CGM for people with type 2. It's called Stelo and it's front of the FDA right now. We also answer a lot of your questions about G6, G7, interoperability, connectivity and what's next. Some information on Stelo: https://diatribe.org/new-dexcom-cgm-people-type-2-diabetes-not-using-insulin Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help...

CGM is a legal “reasonable accommodation” Why are many schools still fighting it?

February 06, 2024 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB

This week, legal rights and diabetes have come a long way – but as the technology changes, so have some of the challenges. What happens when a school refuses to use CGM technology? I’m talking to two attorneys this week who have actionable advice and the law on their side. The Dept of Justice has already ruled on this in one state, in a decision that has nationwide impact. Bonnie Roswig is an attorney with the small non profit Center for Children’s Advocacy which focuses on addressing lega...

In the News.. weight loss & cancer study for T2D, new pump submitted, Summer Olympic hopeful with T1D and more!

February 02, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a look at how weight loss might lower cancer risk in people with type 2, a new study that says BG spikes are good(?!), Modular Medical submits a new insulin pump the FDA, another look at COVID-19's effects on people with diabetes, a marathoner with type 1 heads to the last trial for this summer's Olympics, and more! Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit ...

“It lets us have more fun” - Camp Surefire uses new tech to follow EVERY camper’s CGM in one place

January 30, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes - 25.2 MB

Let's talk about diabetes camp! It’s probably still cold where you live, but now is the time to start planning. Your local camp may open for registration in the next couple of weeks. My guest is the Dr. Gregory Fox, medical director of Camp Surefire in Rhode Island. He’s going to answer many common questions about sending your child away.. and he’ll talk about Camp Views – this is a system that lets staff monitor every single kid’s CGM in one place at all times. This podcast is not inten...

The Diabetes Community and the Health Care "Rebel Alliance" - with Author Susannah Fox

January 23, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 24.8 MB

Have you heard about the rebel alliance of healthcare?  That’s what my guest calls the patient-led movement to improve health & health care. Susannah Fox served as the Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and she’s got a new book out called Rebel Health. If you’re thinking hey – that’s sounds like a lot of the diabetes community – oh yeah. You’re right and we talk about it. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of que...

In the News... Spray insulin tested, Dexcom T2D sensor submitted, A1C period pads... and more!

January 19, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.44 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Vertex pauses their stem cell transplantation trials after a patient death, spray insulin is tested, learning more about Dexcom's sensor for type 2, measuring A1C through menstrual blood and more! Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon in...

Should glucose be considered a vital sign? Molly McElwee Malloy makes the case

January 16, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutes - 32.3 MB

Why isn't blood glucose considered as, and monitored as, a vital sign? That's the question this week's guest is asking. Molly McElwee Malloy has big plans to change how hospitals and doctors are able to keep track of glucose. You may recognize Molly. She's worked at Tandem Diabetes and kept us posted over the years about Control IQ and other advances there. She’s got a new job and this big new goal. As always with Molly, who lives with type 1, it’s a great conversation. This podcast is n...

Is Sernova’s Cell Pouch System a Functional Cure for T1D? An update from CEO Cynthia Pussinen

January 09, 2024 09:00 - 37 minutes - 26.7 MB

Sernova is making progress developing a cell pouch system they hope will be a functional cure for type 1 diabetes. This week, we're talking to Sernova’s CEO Cynthia Pussinen for an update on their latest research, clinical trials and she answers your questions about everything from immunosuppressive drugs, how long people in these trials stay off insulin, and how to get into their trials. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact y...

“What are you most looking forward to?” A T1D New Year conversation with Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES

January 02, 2024 09:00 - 47 minutes - 33.7 MB

Happy New Year! It’s our first episode of 2024 so let’s talk about what this year could bring. I’m doing some predictions with the wonderful Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES. Gary is the founder of Integrated Diabetes Services and has been named Educator of the Year by the ADA. He’s the author of Think Like a Pancreas and has launched a podcast with the same name. We’ll take a quick look back at 2023, find out what he’s most looking forward to in 2024 and what else we might expect in the months ...

In the News... Does food-as-medicine work for T2D? Fake Ozempic warning, new Tzield research, My Cause My Cleats and more!

December 29, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new study looks at food-as-medicine for type 2, another FDA warning about fake Ozempic, new research says gut markers may help predict who Tzield will work best for, JDRF partners with NFL and more... Happy New Year - we'll see you in 2024! Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Contr...

"How do you start giving them independence?" A Moms' Night Out T1D panel discussion

December 19, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 30.3 MB

We're talking about raising kids with type 1, the journey to diabetes independence, and educating around the use of emergency glucagon. We're bringing you a panel discussion from Moms’ Night Out Frisco! We have terrific speakers at our Moms' Night Out events but we also have some panel discussions. This time around it’s Stacey and Cami DiRoberto. Cami’s daughter, Maci, was diagnosed with type 1 at age 7 in 2017. She and turned 13 just after our conference back in October. Couple of quick...

In the News.. Arthritis drug studied for T1D, calls to poison control over Ozempic, Tandem Source released, and more!

December 15, 2023 17:03 - 10 minutes - 8.18 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: an existing drug for arthritis is being studied for treatment of T1D, poison control centers report a big increase in calls about misdosing of Ozmepic and semaglutides, Tandem releases it's Tandem Source software, we've got an update on a possible non invasive glucose monitoring system, ADA releases it's standards of care and more! Find out more about Moms' Night Out ...

“Nobody Really Knows How to Help Me" - Allergic to Insulin with Type 1 Diabetes

December 12, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 55.2 MB

Living with type 1 while living with an insulin allergy – how on earth is that possible? It’s what Kate Lecker is going through – she developed the allergy after decades with T1D – and experts are still trying to figure out a solution. Kate shares this very scary situation, how she’s coping – she also has a daughter with type 1 - and what might happen next. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Fi...

“I’m never going to stop speaking up” Mila Clarke turned her diabetes misdiagnosis into her mission

December 09, 2023 12:01 - 39 minutes - 27.8 MB

Mila Clark became a popular advocate for type 2 diabetes after her diagnosis in 2016 But she was actually one of the many adults misdiagnosed – she actually lives with LADA. One of the biggest changes she experienced was how her health care providers treated her, they were much more supportive when they realized she had LADA – also called type 1.5. Mila is working to reduce the stigma around all types of diabetes. We talk about her advocacy, her Hangry Woman business, the unique patch pump...

Know Your Rights! Navigating the Legal Landscape of Diabetes with Lawyer John Griffin

December 09, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MB

Do you know your rights with diabetes? Our guest this week is John Griffin, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of advocating in and out of the courtroom. He lives with type 2 himself – this is an eye opening and useful conversation. Griffin served as National Chair of the Board of the American Diabetes Association in 2011, and is the former Chair of the Association’s Legislative and Regulatory Subcommittee. Also, if you’ve been given a blood glucose meter you probably know how to use...

Our T1Decade - looking back at ten years of T1D with my whole family (replay)

December 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

This episode title is a bit misleading (sorry!) because Benny is actually marking 17 years with type 1! He's away at college and while I hope to talk to him for the show soon, we just couldn't swing it in time for his actual diaversary. To mark the date, we’re going to replay the first time I talked to Benny for this podcast – which I did along with my husband and my daughter back in 2016. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact ...

In the News... Infusion set recall, diabetes & sleep studies, cinnamon clinical trial and more!

December 01, 2023 14:50 - 8 minutes - 7.23 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: infusion set recall, update on ViaCyte stem cell research, a few new studies look at sleep and diabetes, actual clinical research into cinnamon for type 1 and lots more. Links & transcript below Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Lea...

Ask Us Anything! Moms’ Night Out Providence Panel with Moira McCarthy & Kerri Sparling

November 30, 2023 21:14 - 55 minutes - 77.5 MB

At Moms' Night Out Providence, I was part of an Ask Us Anything panel that included Moira McCarthy and Kerri Sparling. We had a lot of fun on this panel and a lot of fun at MNO period. If you’re wondering what this event is all about, I think this panel will give you a lot of insight. It’s serious, and humorous, I hope helpful, and it’s all peer to peer – we’re not doctors. Moira McCarthy’s daughter, Lauren, was marking 26 years with T1D during this event! Moira is a ski, adventure and tra...

“I’m never going to stop speaking up” Mila Clarke turned her diabetes misdiagnosis into her mission

November 28, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 27.9 MB

This week, Mila Clark became a popular advocate for type 2 diabetes after her diagnosis in 2016 But she was actually one of the many adults misdiagnosed – she actually lives with LADA. One of the biggest changes she experienced was how her health care providers treated her, they were much more supportive when they realized she had LADA – also called type 1.5. Mila is working to reduce the stigma around all types of diabetes. We talk about her advocacy, her Hangry Woman business, the unique...

Know Your Rights! Navigating the Legal Landscape of Diabetes with Lawyer John Griffin

November 21, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 45.8 MB

Do you know your rights with diabetes? Our guest this week is John Griffin, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of advocating in and out of the courtroom. He lives with type 2 himself – this is an eye opening and useful conversation.   Griffin served as National Chair of the Board of the American Diabetes Association in 2011, and is the former Chair of the Association’s Legislative and Regulatory Subcommittee.  Also, if you’ve been given a blood glucose meter you probably know how to ...

In the News... Levemir to be discontinued, Tandem/G7 integration launches, Beta Bionics coverage, and more!

November 17, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes - 6.57 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Novo Nordisk will discontinue Levemir by the end of 2024, Tandem begins limited launch of software updates that will include Dexcom's G7, Beta Bionics iLet pump will be covered until some pharmacy plans, and lots more! Links and transcript below Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Co...

Ask Us Anything! Moms’ Night Out Providence Panel with Moira McCarthy & Kerri Sparling

November 14, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes - 77.5 MB

At Moms' Night Out Providence, I was part of an Ask Us Anything panel that included Moira McCarthy and Kerri Sparling. We had a lot of fun on this panel and a lot of fun at MNO period. If you’re wondering what this event is all about, I think this panel will give you a lot of insight. It’s serious, and humorous, I hope helpful, and it’s all peer to peer – we’re not doctors. Moira McCarthy’s daughter, Lauren, was marking 26 years with T1D during this event! Moira is a ski, adventure and tra...

“Every patient deserves to fully understand” - Art, medicine, & T1D with Dr. Mike Natter

November 07, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes - 36.6 MB

Dr. Mike Natter took a non-traditional path to becoming an endocrinologist, starting out as an art student. But it turns out, the universal language of drawing can help break down barriers Mike lives with type 1 – he was diagnosed at age 9. This is a wide ranging interview, we talk about his diagnosis at age 9, finishing his medical residency in NYC during the height of COVID, what he learned from his test run with the new Beta Bionics iLet pump, and a lot more. This podcast is not inten...

"What do I do now?" - Pro sports photojournalist Keith Crear on life after his type 2 diagnosis

November 05, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 51 MB

This is the first episode of our new show, Diabetes Connections TYPE 2. Here's what we're talking about: What IS an A1C? What you need to know about this all-important number. My guest is a sports photographer and journalist. We’re going to talk about what it takes to do that job and how he was diagnosed with diabetes after a tough run in with the Texas heat.. And hey this is our first episode – we’ll get to know each other a little bit. This podcast is not intended as medical advi...

In the News... Weekly basal for T1D, new CGM approved in Europe, T2D caused by pollution? and more...

November 02, 2023 20:00 - 7 minutes - 6.34 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new study looks at pancreatic exocrine-endocrine “crosstalk,” weekly basal for T1D moves forward, a Chinese company gets European approval for its CGM, a look at air pollution as a cause of T2D, lots of info and advocacy for Diabetes Awareness Month including some movies and documentaries. Links and transcript below Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please vi...

“That’s the big thing: it’s tiny” - Talking with Tandem Diabetes about the Mobi & more

October 31, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MB

Tandem’s tiny Mobi pump is FDA approved and set for a limited roll out in the next few weeks. We’ve got a deep dive into its features. Mobi is phone controlled, but it has a button that delivers insulin and more.. This week we're talking with Ben Mar, Tandem’s Director of Product Marketing. We go through all of those features, answer a bunch of your questions about Mobi and about what else is coming up for Tandem. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of...

Back on the track with T1D - Ryan Reed returns to NASCAR

October 24, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 31.3 MB

It’s been five years since Ryan Reed has been behind the wheel at a NASCAR track. He raced in Vegas earlier this month as part of the Xfinity Cup Series. We talked about what’s changed for his T1D management, how he handles diabetes & driving, why he’s changed to a pump since we last talked and much more. Reed also explains why he appreciates the diabetes community now more than ever. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your ...

In the News.. Oral GLP-1s, diagnosing type 2 by voice?! Tzield update, vegan diet for T1D, and more!

October 20, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: new studies on the safety and efficacy of what's called the pill form of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, a new study says it may be possible to diagnose a person with type 2 just by recoding their voice, the latest on Tzield, the only drug shown to stave off type 1 for any length of time, how a vegan diet impacts people with T1D, one of the team who discovered insulin ...

Dexcom U rower Tristan Wakefield talks about life as a student athlete with T1D

October 17, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

Going to college with type 1 is a big adjustment. Going to college as a student athlete with type 1 is on another level. You'll hear from Syracuse University rower Tristan Wakefield about his schedule, how he manages T1D and how he and his parents worked ahead of time to make the transition as smooth as possible. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Find out more about Moms' Night Out  More about...

A Type 1 Diabetes Thriller - Mike Hogan is the Director of “The Cost”

October 10, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24.8 MB

A new movie’s in the works about diabetes called "The Cost". It’s fictional, a thriller co-written and directed by Mike Hogan who lives with type 1. Mike explains more about what the movie is about, how you can help it get made, and what it’s been like following a childhood dream that doesn’t include health insurance. More info about The Cost here Contact Mike directly at [email protected] This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of question...

In the News... EASD updates from Dexcom, Vertex, antivirals for #T1D, new guidelines for CGM at school and more

October 06, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 5.68 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: lots of news from the EASD conference, including info from Dexcom, Vertex, and more, the ADA issues new guidelines for CGM use at school around caregivers' ability to follow, a new study says women should be screened at a younger age for type 2 diabetes, and congrats to Lauren Dahlin, who lives with type 1, for qualifying for the Ironman race in Hawaii. Find out more ...

The “Sustained Impact” of CGM - Dexcom’s Jake Leach from EASD

October 03, 2023 19:09 - 30 minutes - 21.6 MB

Dexcom’s Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach talks to me about G6, G7, trends in CGM, what the company has its eye on next and answers a lot of your questions. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.   Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Edgepark ...

“A couple of people who are trying to make things happen” - Stacey & Rob Howe share what they're working on (bonus episode)

September 29, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MB

Bonus episode! Rob Howe is the host of Diabetics Doing Things. He’s also one of the speakers at my Mom’s Night out event coming up in just over two weeks Outside of Dallas, in Frisco Texas. He’s been going a lot of cool stuff and we were just catching up.. and I thought it would be fun to record a conversation about everything the two of us are working on. So here’s that chat, very little editing and no commercials. Our regular episodes of course air on Tuesdays – next week’s will be late ...

Off to College with T1D: Navigating Communication and Boundaries for Caregivers

September 26, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.5 MB

Off to college, just for caregivers! Stacey took part in a webinar panel hosted by The Diabetes Link to talk about advice and experience all around sending young adults with type 1 diabetes away to school. She's joined by Anna Sabino, CDCES of Finding Smiles Coaching. The panel is hosted by Diane Rose, director of programs for The Diabetes Link. A transcript is below Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take ...

In the News: Medtronic CGM, semaglutide for T1D, Apple teases non invasive monitoring, Keto for kids? and more!

September 22, 2023 16:14 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new CGM from Medtronic is approved in Europe, semaglutides for people newly diagnosed type 1 may make a huge difference, a look at Keto diet for kids, Apple teases non-invasive glucose monitoring and Dexcom U is back! Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipo...

Navigating the wild with T1D: outdoor guide Sarah Janin

September 19, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.8 MB

This week, it’s one thing to push yourself when you live with type 1 diabetes.. we talk a lot about extreme athletes with T1D, but it’s another thing to live with diabetes when others rely on you for their safety. Sarah Janin is an outdoor adventure guide for sports like rock climbing and ice climbing and avalanche education. Sarah was diagnosed with type 1 as a toddler, in a time before meters, let alone CGMs, and is incredibly honest about her struggles. She’s thriving with diabetes now ...

Life-Saving Legislation: changing the rules around rescue glucagon

September 12, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

Most of us wouldn’t think twice about using someone else’s emergency glucagon if our child or another adult needed it. But that’s something a school nurse or other health care provider could lose their license over. Now, some states are passing legislation to make it easier for anyone to use any one’s rescue glucagon. We talk to Georgia State Rep. Doug Stoner and his wife, Trip Stoner, a long-time diabetes advocate who lives with type 1 about what they were able to get passed in their stat...

In the News... Abbott nabs Bigfoot, low-dose aspirin for T2D, can ChatGPT answer diabetes questions? and more!

September 08, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 7.05 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Abbott acquires Bigfoot, a new study looks at low-dose aspirin to prevent type 2, researchers look into whether the AI ChatGPT can answer FAQs about diabetes, Beyond Type Run is back for the NYC Marathon, and more! Our previous episode with Bigfoot Biomedical: https://diabetes-connections.com/?s=bigfoot Join us for Moms' Night Out! (use promo code School30 to save) ...

Breaking Limits - A Type 1 Diabetes Extreme Sports Documentary

September 05, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 23.8 MB

This week, a new project to show an adventurous side of diabetes. a documentary about extreme athletes with type 1. The film makers are interviewing snowboarders, kayakers and professional athletes like Indy Driver Conor Daly and Soccer's Jordan Morris. Director Dylan Leonard talks to me about why he wanted to make this movie – he lives with type 1 – how they’re going about it and why he thinks – in an age when we can see people with T1D doing all sort of amazing things – like playing in t...

In the Spotlight with T1D - Driver Ryan Reed, NFL player Chad Muma, and actress Mary Mouser

August 29, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes - 33.4 MB

Meet three young adults who are all in the spotlight AND have type 1 diabetes. NFL player Chad Muma, actor Mary Mouser, and professional race car driver Ryan Reed took part in a panel discussion at this summer's Friends for Life conference. The moderator is CNN correspondent Oren Liebermann, who also lives with T1D. I attended this panel in person and thought it would be fun to bring to a wider audience. One of the things you don’t hear is a short film about Chad Muma that was shown at t...

In the News.. Amazon Pharmacy automates insulin discounts, A1Cs go down for this group, a wild T2D study, and more!

August 25, 2023 17:37 - 8 minutes - 7.23 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Amazon Pharmacy will automatically apply insulin coupons, a new study shows A1Cs are going down for people with T1D who have access to technology, pollution and gestational diabetes study and a wild study that looks at how a parasite might help prevent type 2. Don't miss Moms' Night Out!  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Ta...

Our son with T1D is off to college! A candid conversation with Benny about managing diabetes during this new phase of life

August 22, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 32.7 MB

It's one of the biggest milestones in my family’s experience with diabetes. Our son is off to college! I asked Benny to come on and talk about what’s on his mind, how he’s feeling and to answer your questions, including if he’s going to tell people he has T1D. We also answer your questions about overnights, how we’ve prepared, our plan for share and follow and much more. I can’t believe this day is here! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions...

Which tech? What's covered? DiabetesWise has answers for patients and providers

August 15, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MB

This week, figuring out which diabetes devices you want to use is hard enough.. but then you have to navigate insurance. There’s a new effort to streamline the process - a platform called DiabetesWise that’s available – for free - for patients and providers: Korey Hood is the founder of DiabetesWise and he lives with type 1. We’ve talked about DiabetesWise before – but this insurance option is new. We talk specifics about how it can help, who it’s for and what else Korey has in store for t...

"TikTok saved my life" - How Justin went from misdiagnosed to inspiring others with diabetes

August 08, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.7 MB

For adults with type 1, an initial misdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes is unfortunately, all too common. What’s perhaps more unusual is what happened to this week’s guest who was correctly diagnosed by TikTok! Justin Eastzer talks to me about the community support he found even before he was correctly diagnosed, how it led him to creating his own diabetes videos and content – you may know him better as Diabetech, and how his experience with cancer as a very young adult shaped his life. Justi...

In the News... Pharmacy-CGM pilot program, new glucagon laws pass, kombucha for T2D and more!

August 04, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 13.1 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new pilot program will allow some pharmacists to prescribe CGMs, Georgia becomes the latest state to pass a law securing Glucagon for schools, new info about COVID-19 and new cases of T1D, insulin pump infusion set and skin reaction study, does kombucha tea lower blood glucose and more! Moms' Night Out early bird specials will end soon for Texas and Rhode Island!  ...

Explaining T1D at School with Teacher and D-Mom Laura Self

August 01, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 52.4 MB

It's almost time for back to school! How do you explain type 1 diabetes to students? I asked a preschool teacher whose daughter has t1d to talk about how to get the message through without scaring anyone. Laura Self also has a great book our for kids called Sweetie. Her daughter, Hannah, was diagnosed at age 8 and is now 20. She spent the spring semester in Europe this year. Laura and I talk about how we tried to help our children find independence, confidence, and responsibility with diab...

"Diabetes perfection is impossible. And that's okay" - Actress Jennifer Stone

July 25, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB

This week, actress Jennifer Stone lives with LADA.. she decided to become a nurse and started her first ER job in March of 2020. I asked her what it was like knowing she had to take care of her own diabetes while also taking care of patients during a pandemic: You might know Jennifer best from her days on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place… I caught up with her to talk about how she manages LADA, why she decided to become a nurse and still continue acting... and what’s next for her dual car...

"There was nothing. There was just a gap" Navigating Menopause and T1D

July 18, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 30.3 MB

Let's talk about menopause and type 1. It’s hard enough to find information about this part of life for women without diabetes.. so when this week’s guest started looking for research about T1D she wasn’t too surprised to come up short: Dawnie Adams is a midwife who is determined to use peer support to push medical research forward. We talk about her experience, what she and her group are doing to support each other, how diabetes and menopause can have similar symptoms which just makes eve...

In the News.. Tandem's Mobi approved, T1D and aging study, kayaker with diabetes sets record, and more!

July 14, 2023 08:00 - 8 minutes - 6.86 MB

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new insulin pump gets FDA approval, once-weekly basal insulin for type 2 gets through another trial, New Jersey caps insulin prices for some, possible link between ability to chew and glucose control, a landmark diabetes study moves on to aging and T1D, JDRF Children's Congress and more! Learn about Moms' Night Out - a new event for moms of children with diabetes ...

How we sent our 16-year-old son with T1D six thousand miles away - without us

July 12, 2023 21:03 - 50 minutes - 70.2 MB

My son Benny is back from a four week trip halfway around the world with a non-diabetes camp program. He says it was amazing! To be honest, I had a really hard time with it. This week, we share how we prepared, what went wrong, how Benny deals with feeling different on these types of trips and a lot more. This episode first aired in August of 2021 Previous episodes with Benny: 14 years of T1D Benny & Stacey talk untethered and more on their way to the endo Talking about Control IQ ...

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