All About New Diabetes Diet Guidelines with RD, CDE Hope Warshaw
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 06/25/2019
Managing "Overwhelming Chaos" - when a child is diagnosed with more than T1D
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. Maureen Michele is a pediatrician whose daughter had already survived a cancer diagnosis, when she was later diagnosed with 1 diabetes. In fact, Dr. Michele knew enough to test for T1D, so mom and daughter found out together, in the school bathroom. The family is now on the other side of what she calls this overwhelming chaos.. and what they’ve learned can help others.. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! from...
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In the News... Sanofi buys Provention, Insulin price update, New surgery trialed for T2D and more!
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Insulin-maker Sanofi lowers its prices and also acquires Provention, clinical trials begin on an out-patient surgery that could help treat type 2 diabetes, a swimmer DQ'd for the tape on his CGM gets the systemic changes he'd pushed for and more! Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! from extreme temperatures Learn more about Drive The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: ...
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"The most options possible" - Tandem Diabetes plans for a second integrated sensor and a smaller pump
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
When the FDA cleared the 3 FreeStyle Libre 2 and FreeStyle Libre 3 (iCGM) system sensors for integration it meant a big leap forward to interoperability. For the first time in the US, insulin pumps can work with two different sensors.. Libre and Dexcom. This week, Stacey talks to Dr. Jordan Pinsker, medical director for Tandem Diabetes Care, about the upcoming Libre integration, the Mobi pump that's in front of the FDA right now, and much more. Dr. Pinsker has extensive experience with automated systems – he’s been there since close to the beginning and we talk about the long process to...
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T1D is an "All Day Game, Every Day" - Author & Advocate Ginger Vieira
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Ginger Vieira is here to talk about her new book – she’s written on everything from pregnancy with diabetes to exercise to her new series of children’s books. But she’s such a well-versed advocate, I had to ask her about her work at the T1D Exchange and all about her use of Afrezza. Why does she love it so much and what does she want you to know about using inhaled insulin? This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about Ginger: Diabetes Doodles: Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they...
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In the News.. Insulin price update, Libre approved for AID systems, Medicare expands CGM coverage and more!
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: learning more about Lilly's plan to lower the price of some insulins, Abbott's Libre 2 and Libre 3 get FDA approval to work with automated insulin delivery systems like Control IQ and Omnipod 5, Medicare expands coverage of CGMs for people with type 2, an old blood pressure medication shows promising results in a T1D study, and more! Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! from extreme temperatures Learn more about Drive ...
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Delaying a T1D diagnosis with Tzield: "A deep sigh of relief, for a little while"
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Last fall, Tzield was approved to delay type 1 diabetes in people predicted to develop it. This week, I’m talking one of the first families to use what used to be called Teplizumab for their son, as a regular patient, outside the clinical trials. How exactly does this all work? Who’s eligible and how do you cover the enormous financial cost? Amanda Troutman talks about why they went through this process with her son, William. Their whole family was tested for the genetic markers after their daughter, Jenna, was diagnosed in 2020. As always, this podcast is not intended as medical advice....
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"We want to continue to push it forward" Dexcom's Jake Leach on the G7 release
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Dexcom’s G7 has been available in the US for less than two weeks, but the company continues to look ahead. Part of the future? Their Type Zero group – which created Tandem’s Control IQ – is working on a truly closed loop system. Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach spoke to Stacey from the recent ATTD Conference. Of course we also asked a bunch of your G7 questions and had a more in-depth discussion about CGM monitoring for people without diabetes. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Please visit...
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SmartFusion™ is a new way to detect & predict infusion set failures
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Infusion sets have always seems like the weak link of pumping for us. What good is the best algorithm and state of the art pump and CGM if the way it all attaches to the body is no good? New information shows infusion failures happen more than you may think. John Wilcox's company, DiaTech Diabetes, has an infusion set failure detection system. He’s going to explains what that is, how it works and what you can do with the sets you have right now to make them more effective More here: This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your...
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In the News... Dexcom G7 launch, cannabis and type 1, Insulet acquisitions and more!
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Dexcom G7 is now available in the United States, Insulet buys assets from Bigfoot and another California company, new studies about cannabis and type 1 and COVID and diabetes, different predictors of type 2 in women and men, plus scholarships for T1D students. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! from extreme temperatures Learn more about Drive The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly...
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When a child becomes their parent's "Diabetes Helper" - a new book from Dr. Phyllisa Deroze
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
When you’re a parent with diabetes, your kids often learn about diabetes before they can read or write. They know you might beep or take shots or wear a CGM and they often become diabetes helpers in serious circumstances. This week, Dr. Phyllisa Deroze talks about why she wrote a new book “Diabetes Helpers.” Dr. Deroze began blogging at DiagnosedNOTdefeated.com almost immediately after being diagnosed with diabetes in 2011. The following year she founded Black Diabetic Info; a website dedicated to helping close gaps of cultural incompetence around diabetes information. Amazon This...
info_outlineLow carb, high fat, counting protein for dosing insulin.. when it comes to food and diabetes, there’s a lot to keep in mind. It's not as simple as reading a label and measuring a dose. Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Hope Warshaw takes us through the most recent research about eating well with diabetes and talks about food labels.
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In our Community Connection this week how a book about automated insulin delivery is already a big addition to the We Are Not Waiting Community, in more ways than you might think.
Find Out About Automated Insulin Delivery, the book by Dana Lewis
And Tell Me Something Good: a small act at a Starbucks makes a big difference.
This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.
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00:00 Open/Tease - What's on the show this week?
1:40 Stacey welcome: She shares how Stay Put patches helped keep Benny's Dexcom sensor on through diabetes camp and a beach trip (not a commercial). And get your show transcriptions! Just sign up for the newsletter and each month a new transcript will come right to you.
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6:00 Interview with Hope Warshaw, RD, CDE
35:30 Community Connection: Automated Insulin Delivery, a new book and project from Dana Lewis
40:30 TMSG: A Starbucks barista realizes his mistake and fixes a drink (no sugar, please!). A listener has the same, low A1C four tests in a row and a diabetes dad shares his son's 24 hour in range triumph (along with a fun dinosaur adventure along the way).
45:30 Stacey shares what happens when she and Benny forget the long-acting dose during their beach vacation. It all worked out fine, but not without some extra work and worry.
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