All About New Diabetes Diet Guidelines with RD, CDE Hope Warshaw
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 06/25/2019
Sernova + Seraxis: A New Partnership in the Race for a T1D Cure with CEOs Johnathan Rigby and Dr. Will Rust
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
A new company brings together two technologies: lab-grown insulin-producing cells and an implantable pouch designed to help those cells survive and function inside the body. Sernova makes the pouch, Seraxis grows the cells – together they are BetaNova hopes that bringing these two technologies together could move us closer to a functional cure for type 1 diabetes. So what does this merger really mean? What makes these cells different? And could this approach eventually work without immunosuppressive drugs and actually be available to millions of people with type 1? I'm talking with the CEOs...
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What's Next for Dexcom? G8, New Research & Your Questions with Jessica Castle, VP Global Medical Affairs
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
On this bonus episode of Diabetes Connections, catching up with Dexcom after the EASD international conference. I’m asking your questions about longer sensor wear for kids, changes to adhesive, what’s going on with the G8 and more. Plus Dexcom presented a few studies at the summer conferences about some pretty significant benefits of CGM, including fewer DKA-related hospital visits for people with type 1 and improved glucose outcomes for people with type 2 who aren't using insulin. This podcast is not meant at medical advice, if you have those types of questions, please ask...
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In the News... Experimental new peptide for T2D, low-carb studies in kids, GLP-1 pill info, gaps in CGM access, fashion line honors a T1D icon, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week on Diabetes Connections In the News… A new combination drug shows big weight loss and A1C improvements for people with type 2. New guidance aims to cut down on adults being misdiagnosed with the wrong type of diabetes. Could trying to keep your glucose too steady affect your quality of life? Very low-carb diets for kids with type 1, and new research on putting early-onset type 2 into remission. The FDA clears an app that recommends insulin dose changes directly to people using injections—and approves a once-a-week insulin for type 2. Plus, new data on Lilly’s daily GLP-1...
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Moving Diabetes Solutions Forward: Beyond Type 1’s Innovation Accelerator
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
On this bonus episode of diabetes connections, we’re talking about the Beyond Barriers Innovation Accelerator. This is a project from Beyond Type 1 which is investing in community-based organizations and entrepreneurs working to close those gaps. We’ll hear about some really interesting projects from comic books for kids to apps for first responders and programs to help with cost… And we’ll zoom out: eleven years after Beyond Type 1 launched, what is the organization today—and how is it trying to make sure more people with diabetes have the opportunity not just to survive, but to...
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Sharing T1D With the World: Shannon Boggs on Parenting, Independence & Community
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Shannon Boggs’ daughter Raelynn, was still doing backflips at gymnastics just days before she landed in the ICU in DKA and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Four years later, things look very different. Raelynn is starting middle school, taking on more of her own diabetes management, going to regular sleepaway camp, and even sharing her life with type 1 online — with hundreds of thousands of people following along. Shannon and I talk about that sometimes-scary balance between independence and diabetes management, why finding community changed everything for their family, and how she...
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In the News.. ADA Boycott, new patch pumps, endometriosis and type 2 risk, Zverev wins US Open with T1D, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
On this episode of Diabetes Connections In the news… The ADA conference controversy continues with a boycott now, new patch pump approved, an update on long running research to reverse type 1, plus consensus guidelines on T1D screening, intermittent fasting for type 1, a new surprising study about COVID and T1D, statins, type 2 and dementia, and lots more.. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Want to let you know about a webinar I’m doing with Abbott later this month. That’s Sept...
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Eversense 365 + twiist: New Data & What’s Next for the Implantable CGM
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week on Diabetes Connections.. Now that Eversense 365-day has been out in the real world and is working with the twiist automated insulin delivery system, we’re starting to get a much better picture of what that combination can actually do. This week, Dr. Fran Kaufman is back with new data on Eversense 365, including some impressive results from people using it with twiist. We’ll talk about what they’re learning, who’s using the year-long sensor, and what may be coming next. And that next step is really interesting: a sensor with its own battery that could work even when the...
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Type 1 Diabetes Screening Has Changed. What You Need to Know Now (Bonus episode)
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
A few years ago, when we talked about screening for type 1 diabetes, it still felt a little bit like we were talking about the future. That future may be arriving faster than we realize. Dr. Bryce Nelson is back on the show. After years as a pediatric endocrinologist, he’s now working specifically in autoimmune type 1 diabetes with Sanofi. We talk about how much has changed with screening, what we’re learning about who’s at risk, and the big question: how close are we to screening becoming a routine part of healthcare? And Jenny Hoffman shares what this looks like for a family...
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In the News... Mounjaro update, CGM Medicare coverage shift, Metformin and aging study, Dolly Parton T1D connection and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
On this episode of Diabetes Connections In the news… The FDA approves a new indication and health benefit for Mounjaro, lots of CGM news including an update on Medicare coverage for people who don’t use insulin and a new study about using CGM when you don’t have diabetes, metformin and aging, statins and type 2, and did you know there was a Dolly Parton diabetes connections? That and much more... Check out all of Announcing Community Commericals! Learn how to Learn more about Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! ...
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Live Free with T1D: How to Stop Diabetes Stress From Shrinking Your Life, with Dr. Mark Heyman
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
We’re taught about what to do when blood sugar goes high or low, but almost nothing about what to do when diabetes burnout, anxiety, or fear takes over. My guest – Dr. Mark Heyman says the biggest thing holding you back with type 1 diabetes may not be your blood sugar — but the stress of managing it. Mark lives with type 1 and his new book, Live Free with T1D, offers what he calls an “operating system” for the emotional side of diabetes — practical tools for handling the uncomfortable moments without letting them make your world smaller. This podcast is not intended as medical...
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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