“Every patient deserves to fully understand” - Art, medicine, & T1D with Dr. Mike Natter
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Release Date: 11/07/2023
In the News.. Defining T1D stages, InsuJet approval, T2D dementia risk and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: A push to change the defined stages of T1D, InsuJet is approved in Canada, new study linked T2D and dementia, new drug looked at to prevent hypoglycemia, big honors for a T1D author and more! Our 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...
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FREE T1D Care?! Inside Blue Circle Health’s Bold Vision
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week, the question “What should the healthcare system for people with T1D look like? Led to something completely unique. It sounds too good to be true but Blue Circle Health is providing FREE care for people with type 1 diabetes. When I heard that, I knew I had to check it out. I’m talking to CEO Len D'Avolio about their recent expansion – Blue Circle Health is now in five states and plans to add more – what their goals are, and who’s actually paying for this. Learn more This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your...
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T1D Tech Gift Guide: Must-Haves for the Holidays with Diabetech
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
This week, we know you’re gearing up for holiday shopping and watching those Black Friday specials, so we’re making a list of diabetes tech that should be on your list! I’m chatting with Justin from Diabetech about devices and apps that don’t make diabetes easy but can lighten the load a bit. Some of these are even a little but fun. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Join us at Previous We work with some of the companies/products featured in this episode. Listed here for full disclosure...
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Overnight Automation for Insulin Pen Users? CEO John Sjölund explains Luna Diabetes
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Luna Diabetes is moving ahead with something completely new – automated dosing overnight for insulin pen users. This is an add-on therapy – a tiny pump designed for use only during sleep, you keep using injections during the day. Sounds like extra work and extra gear, but the people behind Luna say the benefits speak for themselves and that the idea is extremely well received. They’ve just moved into clinical trials and asking CEO John Sjolund to explain it all. 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... World Diabetes Day, Free T1D Care(?!), More Mounjaro info, New pump system, and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: World Diabetes Day roundup, existing drugs examined for T1D prevention, Blue Circle Health expands its novel T1D care model, Mounjaro studied further, Canada approves a new pumps system, and tragedy in the diabetes community. 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...
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This period pad measures A1C - All about Qvin with CEO Dr. Sara Naseri
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Qvin is a small company intent on prioritizing women’s health. And they’re doing it in a way no one has thought to do before. They got FDA clearance to measure A1c with their patented period pads. Qvin is the first and only FDA-cleared menstrual pad scientifically proven to collect blood for lab testing. Featured in Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2024, CEO Dr. Sara Naseri tells me this is just the start of what they want to do for women’s health autonomy. 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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One of only three NBA players EVER with T1D, Gary Forbes now inspires off the court
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Living with type 1 diabetes as a professional athlete is an exercise in intense management and mental stamina. Gary Forbes did it before today’s technology – no CGMs or AID pumps, not even fast acting insulin at the start of his career! – and without a diabetes community. He’s making up for lost time with that last bit.. connecting in a way that he says has changed how he looks at T1D. Of course, we’re talking about basketball – as one of only three NBA players with type 1, Gary has a very unique perspective and a great message he’s getting out in a new comic series. This podcast...
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In the News... Omnipod 5 iPhone update, Libre & Dexcom news, overnight insulin pump and more!
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: iPhone control for Omnipod 5 rolls out, Libre is approved for use in CT scans and MRIs, Dexcom files for 15 day wear, Luna nighttime pump goes to trial, iLet cell trials move forward 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 Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly...
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Lisa Katzenberger on 'It Belongs to the World,' Frederick Banting's Story, and Her Family’s T1D Journey
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
I talk to a LOT of people who have a child diagnosed with diabetes, so they decide to write a book. I don’t talk to a lot of children’s book authors who decide to write about diabetes. Lisa Katzenberger’s newest book – It Belongs to the World - is out right now and it tells the story of Frederick Banting. We talk about her family’s T1D story, why she wanted to write it, how the illustrator has a type 1 connection, and we get some insight into what it takes to go the traditional publishing route these days. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of...
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Eversense 365: A deep dive into the CGM system that lasts a year
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Eversense is now a 365 day continuous glucose monitor. Their ads say One Year – One CGM. Eversense is the only CGM with a sensor that sits fully under the skin – the transmitter still sits on top but you can take that on and off. Earlier this year the FDA designated the device an iCGM which means it can now work with insulin pumps. Lots of milestones here and lots of questions for Brian Hanson, President of CGM at Ascensia Diabetes Care, the company behind eversense. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care...
info_outlineDr. Mike Natter took a non-traditional path to becoming an endocrinologist, starting out as an art student. But it turns out, the universal language of drawing can help break down barriers
Mike lives with type 1 – he was diagnosed at age 9. This is a wide ranging interview, we talk about his diagnosis at age 9, finishing his medical residency in NYC during the height of COVID, what he learned from his test run with the new Beta Bionics iLet pump, and a lot more.
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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