All About New Diabetes Diet Guidelines with RD, CDE Hope Warshaw
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 06/25/2019
Travel Alert: What You Need to Know About Geofencing and Dexcom G7
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Traveling with diabetes gives you enough to think about – especially traveling internationally: preparing, packing, going through airport security. But if you travel out of your country – not just the US – with your Dexcom G7, you also have to be aware of something called geofencing. If something goes wrong with your phone or your app.. getting it back is going to be an issue. We’ll talk about how this works, why it’s in place, and what you can do about it. 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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In the News.. Omnipod 5 approved for type 2, bright light at night diabetes link, Zepbound price cut, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: The FDA approved Omnipod 5 for people with type 2 who use insulin, Dexcom's Stelo, the first over the counter CGM, is now on sale. more evidence that bright light at night may increase the risk of diabetes, a price cut for Zepbound, and more! Find out more about Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about from extreme temperatures Learn more about Drive The best way to keep up with...
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Why Medtronic and Abbott are teaming up - and what it means for you
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Medtronic and Abbott are joining forces – and we have questions. The announcement that Abbott will create a new CGM, based on the Freestyle Libre, exclusively for Medtronic comes just as Medtronic gets FDA approval for it’s newest sensor. So why the team up? Why now? And what will all this look like for the person using these systems? We’re talking to both companies. 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 Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help...
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Kicking down barriers: Chris Bright is inspiring the next generation of athletes with T1D
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It’s hard to believe that a generation ago, doctors were still telling newly diagnosed people that they shouldn’t play sports with type 1 diabetes. My guest – Chris Bright – is not just an example of how wrong that thinking was and is.. he’s actively now helping others pursue their dreams with T1D. Chris was diagnosed as a child back in 1999 and is the founder of The Diabetes Football Community. Chris shares his early challenges, how his mother’s experience with type 1 affected their family, and what he wants you all to know about playing any sport with diabetes. This podcast...
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In the News... weekly basal + semaglutide, liver targeted insulin, Lance Bass educates about LADA, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: A weekly basal plus semaglutide is in the works, but not for the US right now, Tandem updates it's app recall, liver targeted insulin study, a weird walking story, and Lance Bass educates about LADA. Find out more about Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about 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: Here's where to...
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“It connects me with joy” - Meet storm chaser Jen Walton
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week, when it’s stormy out – most of us head inside. But there are those who just can’t wait for big storms and extreme weather so they can head out to track and learn from it. Jen Walton is a storm chaser and photographer who lives with type 1. We’ll talk about how her diagnosis as an adult helped kick off her long-delayed dream to chase, how she prepares and manages with T1D on board, and how she’s encouraging other women and girls to share her passion for extreme weather. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your...
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The journey to diabetes independence: when T1D parenting becomes “Customer Support”
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
I spent a lot of this summer at diabetes conferences and the top question I got from parents was: how did we make Benny so independent with his T1D? But there are some things I’ve learned that may make it easier for you. I’ll explain my parenting pivot to Customer Support with the release of this excerpt from "Still the World's Worst Diabetes Mom" Find out more about Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about from extreme temperatures Drive The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for...
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Winning at the Olympics with T1D: Gold Medalist Gary Hall, Jr
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
When Gary Hall Jr was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1999 his doctors told him to give up competitive swiming and drop out of the 2000 Olympics. Instead, he charged ahead and became the first person with T1D to take home an Olympic Gold Medal. Hall won Gold in Sydney in 2000 and again in Athens in 2004, adding to the medals he’d won in 1996 before his diagnosis. Stacey caught up to Gary at this summer’s Friends for Life Conference and asked him how he got past what his doctors told him. He also shared what he tells newly diagnosed families today. This interview first aired in July 2021...
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Fast-tracking progress on a T1D treatment: All about Diamyd Medical
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
We're hearing more and more about prevention of type 1 diabetes. There’s some big news on that front – just last week Diamyd Medical got fast track designation for it’s medication to stave off T1D for people who carry a particular gene – a gene that about 40-percent of people with type 1 have. Diamyd is recruiting for some big clinical trials – we’ll find out who’s eligible, where you have to go and what you to have to do, and the reasons why there’s an awful lot of hope around this. My guest this week is Elna Narula, US Site Relations and Patient Recruitment Lead at Diamyd...
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In the News...Does insulin use differ by gender? T1D & Covid update, fully implantable CGM studied, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It’s In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: A new study looks at insulin needs in men vs women, updates on stem cell transplants and a new look at COVID 19 and T1D plus a fully implantable CGM is announced. We'll also tell you about a T1D athlete drafted to the MLB. Lots more in this week's episode, full transcipt below. Find out more about Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about from extreme temperatures Learn more about Drive The best way to keep up with...
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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