Diagnosed at Disney World: The Magic of Community
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 07/16/2019
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...
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In the News.. new weekly basal, retatrutide lawsuits, childhood T1D studies, run for T1D research and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
On this episode of Diabetes Connections In the News… A new basal insulin is available, researchers are working on a “cloak” designed to protect transplanted insulin-producing cells, Retatrutide isn’t even approved and it’s already the subject of lawsuits, tandem moves to pharmacy and 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! from extreme temperatures The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by...
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Inside the new Flex Pump - and what’s coming next from MiniMed with Chief Technology Officer Ali Dianaty
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week on Diabetes Connections, we’re talking about the newest pump from MiniMed – the Flex looks a lot different from any pump produced by the company formerly known as Medtronic Diabetes. It has no screen it’s controlled by phone.. and has a lot of other features we’ll get into. I’m speaking to MiniMed’s EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer Ali Dianaty about the Flex, their upcoming patch pump, new software, a really interesting look at the testing of these algorithms. And a lot more. Check out all of Announcing Community Commericals! Learn how to Learn more...
info_outlineIt was supposed to be a vacation at the happiest place on earth, instead their daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at Disney world. But that’s when some unexpected good things started happening.
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Jim tells us the story – it was July last year – and explains how Disney and a very cool Disney community - went above and beyond to help this family from Canada when they needed a little magic.
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In our Community Connection, Stacey talks about dropping her son off at a month-long sleep away camp. She shares how she needed a lift and got it from her local D-mom friends.
And Tell Me Something Good! Scholarships for college students with type 1, a big thank you and a mountain milestone.
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Show open: What's on this week?
1:30 Welcome - Stacey talks about the Friends for Life Conferences and announces a limited presale of her book! Find out more here (and use promo code "earlybird" until July 23)
7:10 Interview with Jim about his family's experience when their daughter was diagnosed at Disney World
29:10 Community Connection: Stacey shares her experience dropping Benny off at "regular" sleep-away camp.
35:45 TMSG: Beyond Type 1 / Diabetes Scholars awards over 50 scholarships! Learn more here
A dad thanks the security guard that tracked down a diabetes bag left behind after a school trip.
Follow Project 50 in 50 on their quest to summit the highest spot in all 50 states.
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