Researching T1D Prevention: Dr. Michael Haller and TrialNet
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 07/30/2019
Audio Excerpt: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Listen to an excerpt from The World's Worst Diabetes Mom: Real Life Stories of Raising a Child With Type 1 Diabetes! If you like what you hear, get the audio book for FREE. Diabetes Connections listeners can use this link to get one free book and one free month of Audible! You can also find the book here if you're new to Audible and here if you want the paperback - eBook - or audio directly through Amazon and you're already an Audible member This chapter is all about using social media to thrive with type 1 diabetes. But of course, it's also about the many mistakes Stacey has made...
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Diabetes Fitness & Nutrition Expert Ben Tzeel
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Meet dietitian and strength coach Ben Tzeel. He says he started getting hooked on strength training as a teenager and hasn't looked back. Ben & Stacey talk about his wild Instagram posts where he shows you how he doses for food like giant donuts, and carbs and macros and diabetes and exercise.. Check out Stacey's new book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! In TMSG: a girl scout troop decides to educate their community (check out the video here) and a comic book from the UK aims to educate about T1D (more here) Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey & Ben also talk...
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Living with T1D is a Marathon: Why Run One With It?
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes nurse practitioner Michael Greenberg just ran the New York City Marathon – his first marathon – with Beyond Type Run, a group of people with type 1 diabetes fund raising and training together. Find out more about Stacey's New Book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom Michael shares advice about running and training with T1D, about what led him to change his career path and how his love of comic books and wrestling help him deal with diabetes. He mentions Rhone shorts, a sponsor of Beyond Type Run and Path Projects Stacey talks about Pie Benny Day from a few years back: watch the...
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Country Star Eric Paslay: Rocking On the Road With T1D
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Country Star Eric Paslay is on his Nice Guy Tour right now, performing around the US and the world. He talks to Stacey about managing type 1 diabetes on the road. Learn more and buy Stacey's new book "The World's Worst Diabetes Mom" Stacey & Eric also nerd out on podcasting a little bit.. he started his own T1D show – Level With Me - earlier this year. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Tell Me Something Good this week… so much creativity this diabetes awareness month! Did you see the Bachelor with Diabetes. And an elementary school rallies behind a student with T1D. Sign up...
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Christina Martin: An American Ninja Warrior With Type 1
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Christina Martin is the first women with type 1 to compete on American Ninja Warrior. She got into the competition on her first try and made sure to wear her pump and CGM during the run. She even pointed them out for the camera! Watch Christina's audition video here Learn more about Stacey's New book! Christina is also a dancer – at the Olympic level - and continues to run the Type Zero Foundation she started in high school. In Tell Me Something Good, some good news about travel – a great encounter with TSA from Logan, The Elbow Bump Kid. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If...
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"The Truth About Insulin Prices" (Bonus Minisode)
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Patients for Affordable Drugs has released a new report all about insulin pricing. Stacey has a quick mini-episode to explain what's in the report and how you can influence change. Read the report here Learn about Stacey's new book! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Sign up for our newsletter here ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android
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Ask the D-Moms: Handling the Holidays With Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
This week…. Ask the D-Moms, talking about the holidays. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it can be stressful, not just because of well meaning family but for many people who are facing their first thanksgiving with type 1: Find out more about Stacey's new book! Moira McCarthy and I will answer your questions about food, drinks and what to say to people who after a lot of time still may not get it. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! TMSG – a policy change means people with type 1 can become commercial pilots and a bit about world diabetes day. This podcast is not...
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All About GVOKE, The New Stable Glucagon (Bonus Episode)
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
Recently, the FDA approved the very first stable liquid glucagon, brand name GVOKE, and as it’s showing up in pharmacies and becoming more available, we wanted to learn more about it. After all these years.. it’s amazing how we suddenly have two new options on the market. The orange or red box glucagon most of us have held onto since diagnosis was approved back in 1961! Check out Stacey's book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom This is the second FDA approval for a next-gen improved glucagon, in 2019, following the recent FDA Approval of Lilly’s nasal glucagon, Baqsimi. The company...
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Serving in the Military With Type 1 Diabetes - Meet Mark Thompson
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
With Veteran's Day later this month.. we’re talking about T1D in the military. Yes, you can serve with type 1 diabetes, but there’s a catch. You have to be diagnosed while you’re already enlisted. That’s what happened to Sergeant Major Mark Thompson. Buy Stacey's new book, "The World's Worst Diabetes Mom" Mark shares his story and has advice for young people with diabetes who want to enlist and find that they aren’t allowed. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! In Tell Me Something Good, a study at Ft Bragg that is changing the military’s perception of type 1 diabetes.....
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The Diabetic Therapist: Full Interview On T1D & Mental Health (Bonus Episode)
Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
This week, a deep dive into mental health and diabetes. We talk about burnout, depression and feeling like a burden to others. Allison Nimlos was diagnosed with type 1 at age 8. She is a licensed therapist – in fact her social media handle is The Diabetic Therapist and she's a CDE in training. The World's Worst Diabetes Mom is out! Buy Stacey's Book! Allison talks about the mental toll diabetes can take – something she knows about first hand. This is one of our Extra interviews.. so there will be a longer bonus episode. and it will be available as a transcript. Join the Diabetes...
info_outlineFor the first time, researchers have managed to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. In a breakthrough study, TrialNet was able to delay the onset by two years. Stacey talks to Dr. Michael Haller about that and other studies, about what TrialNet does and what we can do to help further this research.
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In our Community Connection, this week Project 50 in 50 hits a big roadblock – this was actually a big scare. We’ll tell you about it and what’s next for these two outdoor adventurers.
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And in Tell Me Something Good, a little bit about meeting some of you in person and the power of saying YES.
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1:35 Welcome! What's on the show this week? Stacey explains this interview is an excerpt and the full interview will run in a bonus episode. Check out the new website! www.diabetes-connections.com
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4:55 Interview with Dr. Michael Haller
34:10 Update from Patrick Mertes of 50 in 50
42:00 TMSG: Stacey shares stories from the Friends for Life conference as well as some terrific listener stories
48:00 Stacey talks about where she's going next: JDRF Central VA in mid-August for their Type One Nation Summit
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