Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes
The T1D news show you've been waiting for! Long-time broadcaster, blogger and diabetes mom Stacey Simms interviews prominent advocates, authors and speakers. Stacey asks hard questions of healthcare companies and tech developers and brings on "everyday' people living with type 1. Great for parents of T1D kids, adults with type 1 and anyone who loves a person with diabetes.
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Ask the D-Moms: Handling the Holidays With Type 1 Diabetes
11/11/2019
Ask the D-Moms: Handling the Holidays With 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 intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. -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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All About GVOKE, The New Stable Glucagon (Bonus Episode)
11/06/2019
All About GVOKE, The New Stable Glucagon (Bonus Episode)
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 that makes Gvoke is called Xeris. Stacey talks to CEO Paul Edick and senior VP Ken Johnson. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Gvoke info: Main website from Xeris Savings & Support from Xeris 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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Serving in the Military With Type 1 Diabetes - Meet Mark Thompson
11/05/2019
Serving in the Military With Type 1 Diabetes - Meet Mark Thompson
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.. and how a canoe trip through the Canadian wilderness changed one family’s perception of life with diabetes. Sign up for our newsletter here This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More info about diabetes in the military Learn about Caroline Marshall: FBI Special Agent with T1D 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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The Diabetic Therapist: Full Interview On T1D & Mental Health (Bonus Episode)
10/31/2019
The Diabetic Therapist: Full Interview On T1D & Mental Health (Bonus Episode)
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 Connections Facebook Group! In Tell Me Something Good, a message about affordable insulin gets a World Series audience, thanks to a familiar name around here. (watch the video) Sign up for our newsletter here This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. 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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The Diabetic Therapist: T1D and Mental Health
10/29/2019
The Diabetic Therapist: T1D and Mental Health
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 Connections Facebook Group! In Tell Me Something Good, a message about affordable insulin gets a World Series audience, thanks to a familiar name around here. (watch the video) Sign up for our newsletter here This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. It's Halloween Week! Listen to our "Ask The D-Moms" episode all about trick or treating, costumes and candy 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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Pushing for Diversity & Representation Within the Diabetes Community: Anita Nicole Brown
10/22/2019
Pushing for Diversity & Representation Within the Diabetes Community: Anita Nicole Brown
This week.. a frank discussion about the type 1 diabetes community and inclusion. About race and diversity. Actress and model Anita Nicole Brown says people of color are being left behind Buy Stacey's Book: "The World's Worst Diabetes Mom" We talk about how to get more voices in the community.. and better representation at conferences and in leadership. We also talk about working on sets and getting booked for acting jobs with type 1. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! In Tell Me Something Good.. a bunch of ride and walk milestones to share. One of our TMSG mentions is Dennis who's been on the show before. We talked about turning 65 with type 1 - Medicare and more. Sign up for our newsletter here This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- ----- 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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JDRF & Beyond Type 1 CEOs Explain Their New Alliance (Bonus Episode)
10/16/2019
JDRF & Beyond Type 1 CEOs Explain Their New Alliance (Bonus Episode)
What happens when two huge diabetes organizations decide to work together? We're all about to find out. Stacey talks to the CEOs of JDRF & Beyond Type 1 about their newly announced "alliance." Buy Stacey's Book - "The World's Worst Diabetes Mom" JDRF's Aaron Kowalski and Beyond Type 1's Thom Scher join Stacey for a talk about why these groups came together and what that means for the diabetes community. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! More info about the announcement here 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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"Everyone is an Athlete" - Erik Douds Talks T1D, Motivation & Extreme Sports
10/15/2019
"Everyone is an Athlete" - Erik Douds Talks T1D, Motivation & Extreme Sports
Erik Douds has big plans for the next few weeks. First, a 100 mile bike ride through Death Valley next week and then the New York City Marathon. Douds says these events take on a new - unexpected layer when you have type 1: it becomes about community. Buy the Book! The World's Worst Diabetes Mom is on sale now! Erik is partnering with Scott Johnson on the JDRF Death Valley Ride, we'll talk about how the popular community leader got involved. Donate to Erik & Scott's JDRF Ride Plus.. tell me something good! Scholarships and new blogs! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Sign up for our newsletter here 00:00 Show Open: What's on this week 1:20 Stacey Welcome: Stacey is recording on the road from a women's podcasting conference. She talks about Benny's recent injury he's okay - they thought it might be an ACL tear, but it's just a bad knee strain - and what happened with blood sugar. Book update as well! Pre-orders have gone out! 6:20 Snippet of Scott Johnson ride video 8:20 Interview with Erik Douds 41:30 Tell Me Something Good: college scholarships for people with diabetes? College Diabetes Network list Beyond Type 1 List Check out DiabetesMine monthly blog/social media roundups 45:30 Stacey's on the road! Look at her schedule and request that she come to your event 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: Managing Halloween With Type 1 Diabetes
10/08/2019
Ask the D-Moms: Managing Halloween With Type 1 Diabetes
Halloween doesn't have to be scary for children with type 1 diabetes or their parents. Moira McCarthy & Stacey are back with Ask the DMoms. They answer your questions about all those bags of candy, lows while kids run around the neighborhood, pumps and d-tech under costumes and much more. Order Stacey's new book - The World's Worst Diabetes Mom In Tell Me Something Good: A good beat and a follow-up that lets us say yes to the question.. is there a doctor in the house? Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Listen to our previous episode with Kelly Kunik dignosed as a child on Halloween. Sign up for our newsletter here 00:00 Show Open: What's on this week? 1:40 Stacey welcome: Thanks to Friends for Life Falls Church! The World's Worst Diabetes Mom is available for pre-orders! It will be on Amazon Nov 3 5:20 Ask The D-Moms: Halloween 35:30 Tell Me Something Good: Blindfolded Drummer & Dr. Heather Walker 38:30 Where's Stacey Going Next? 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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Jeffrey Dachis & One Drop: More Than A Meter Company
10/01/2019
Jeffrey Dachis & One Drop: More Than A Meter Company
One Drop made a name for itself with a beautiful design; this summer it became the only diabetes devices in Apple stores. But founder Jeff Dachis says that the mission goes far beyond looking good. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Jeff explains all that One Drop does and shares his frightening diagnosis story. We also talk about his past as an early internet innovator. Order Stacey's Book - The World's Worst Diabetes Mom: Real Life Stories of Parenting a Child with Type 1 Diabetes ----- 00:00 What's on this week? Stacey welcome: Stacey mentions that two episodes ago she profiled Carson Wedding and said that she was the first person to use the DIY Omnipod Loop. As it's hard to determine exactly who's "first" in the DIY crowd (and not really necessary), Stacey corrects that assertion. Interview with Jeff Dachis Tell Me Something Good Stacey shares a story about watching Law & Order with Benny - the episode was an awful one about using insulin in a very weird way. 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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"Evidence-Based Hope" and Type 1 Diabetes: New Info, New Optimism
09/24/2019
"Evidence-Based Hope" and Type 1 Diabetes: New Info, New Optimism
Is the news about diabetes better than many of us believe? A deeper look into some important studies with two leaders in the diabetes community. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Dr. Bill Polonski of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute and Dr. Steve Edelman, founder of TCOYD and an endocrinologist who lives with type 1, join Stacey to talk about how to go through the evidence that’s sort of hiding in plain sight.. to live well with diabetes. Sign up for our newsletter here Tell me something good: a young woman’s letter to a major clothing company sparks a change – it’s all about the pockets. Thanks to Athleta for a new product! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about the DCCT Trial More about the EDIC Trial ----- 00:00 Show open: what's on this week? 1:15 Stacey welcome: 250 shows! Check out our search page and browse by subject or keyword 5:00 Interview with Drs. Polonsky & Edelman 48:30 TMSG: new sweatshirt from Athleta inspired by a teen with type 1 52:00 You can still pre-order Stacey's book. Available everywhere in just a few weeks! ----- 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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She Is Not Waiting: Carson & DIY Omnipod Loop: / Baseball GM Dave Peterson
09/17/2019
She Is Not Waiting: Carson & DIY Omnipod Loop: / Baseball GM Dave Peterson
Would you ask your teenage daughter to be the first to try a new DIY diabetes method? Carson's family did. She's been Looping with Omnipod since last fall; as far as we know, she's the first person to do so. Pre-order the World's Worst Diabetes Mom, Stacey's New Book! We’ll talk about being a loop guinea pig, how her parents are doing and more. In our Community Connection this week, Stacey talks to Dave Peterson, the GM of the Worcester Bravehearts about his diagnoses with type 1 as an adult. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Learn more about Open Omni Learn more about OpenAPS The Nightscout Foundation Sign up for our newsletter here And tell me something good an intern gets called in to see the boss.. for a great reason. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- Show open: what's on this week? Stacey Welcome: Interview with Carson Wedding Interview with Dave Peterson Tell Me Something Good! See you soon - Stacey talk about events (find more 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: Type 1 Diabetes at School
09/10/2019
Ask the D-Moms: Type 1 Diabetes at School
This week, it's our Ask the D-Moms back to school edition. We talk about tech in school, schedules, 504s and when your kid only has twenty minutes for lunch. Stacey & Moira McCarthy answer your questions. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Plus.. Tell me Something Good with a big brother who steps up, and a pageant appearance that makes a difference Pre-order Stacey's Book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. 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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When Type 1 Diabetes Leads to Inspiration: Krishna Kaliannan & Catalina Crunch
09/03/2019
When Type 1 Diabetes Leads to Inspiration: Krishna Kaliannan & Catalina Crunch
Krishna Kaliannan is the founder of Catalina Crunch, a low carb cereal company. But that wasn’t the path he thought he’d take when he was diagnosed with type 1 in high school. In fact, he was so angry about the diagnosis that for a while, he considered ignoring the whole thing: Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Krishna made his peace – he tells us how – and he wound up creating a line of low-carb crunchy cereals. He also lives with epilepsy.. and shares that story as well. Sign up for our newsletter here In our Community Connection: Sugar Surfing for your doctor, a new resource from Dr. Stephen Ponder. And in TMSG a T1D teen takes a prize at an invention convention. Congratulations to Morgan LaRochelle! Learn more about her story here. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- 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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Women and Type 1 Diabetes (Full Panel): Real Talk About Periods, Menopause & More (Bonus Episode)
08/29/2019
Women and Type 1 Diabetes (Full Panel): Real Talk About Periods, Menopause & More (Bonus Episode)
This week, Stacey moderates a frank conversation about women’s issues and type 1 diabetes. This episode contains the full panel. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group You'll hear about everything from periods to menopause to appearance issues with diabetes gear. The panel includes Elizabeth Forrest, the founder of Touched by Type 1, the conference where this panel took place, lawyer Risa Katz and Nicole Johnson, who is with JDRF now and was Miss America in 1999. All the women live with type 1 diabetes. This is the full panel - an excerpt ran in the episode immediately preceding this one. 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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Women and Type 1 Diabetes: Real Talk About Periods, Menopause & More
08/27/2019
Women and Type 1 Diabetes: Real Talk About Periods, Menopause & More
This week, Stacey moderates a frank conversation about women’s issues and type 1 diabetes. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group You'll hear about everything from periods to menopause to standing up to your doctors. The panel includes Elizabeth Forrest, the founder of Touched by Type 1, the conference where this panel took place, lawyer Risa Katz and Nicole Johnson, who is with JDRF now and was Miss America in 1999. All the women live with type 1 diabetes. This is an excerpt of the full panel - we'll run the entire thing in our "Extra" bonus episode which will follow this one by a few days. Sign up for our newsletter here In our Community Connection this week, we’ve been sharing the story of project 50 in 50 – two guys with type 1 tackling the highest peak in all 50 states in 50 days. They did it! And TMSG: a little help from our friends goes a long way. Great story of support at the endo’s office. ----- 00:00 Show Open: What's on this week? 1:40 Stacey welcome: Benny start high school and Lea is off to college 5:30 Excerpt from Women of Type 1 Panel from Touched by Type 1 35:40 Community Connection: Project 50 in 50 is complete! 41:30 TMSG: Two teens with type 1 help each other out at the endo & Stacey gets some good news at the JDRF Central Virginia Type One Nation Summit 46:30 Stacey is on the road - JDRF Houston is next, then Children with Diabetes in Falls Church, VA - request her for your event here. pre-order Stacey's book: The Worlds Worst Diabetes Mom 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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Omnipod Update from Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic
08/20/2019
Omnipod Update from Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic
Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic joins us for the first time and talks with Stacey about what's new and what's coming next. Petrovic shares the latest information on Dash, Horizon, Loop and more. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Shacey also has a personal connection to type 1 diabetes: her father lives with it. She and Stacey talk about the dynamic of caring for a parent with T1D and how technology is changing that. Vote for us in the Myabetic Diabetes Awards! DiabetesMine Dash Review Omnipod Horizon studies In our Community Connection a little bit of a change from the AADE Conference, they want to change the name Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) to Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. And in tell me something good.. an honor for a school – thanks to a big gesture from a little kid. Sign up for our newsletter here --- 00:00 Show open: what's on this week? 1:30 Stacey Welcome - back to school! Listen to our interviews about the ADA Safe at School program here 4:00 Interview with Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic 39:30 Community Connection: AADE Conference update 43:00 TMSG: We made the finals of the Independent Podcast Awards! ----- 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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T1D Milestones & Responsibility: Ask The D-Moms
08/13/2019
T1D Milestones & Responsibility: Ask The D-Moms
Ask The D-Moms is back. This time around we’re answering your questions about the “right” ages for diabetes development, wearing extra gear for DIY systems and a discussing about extra praise for diabetes routine stuff. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Join Moira McCarthy and Stacey as they answer listener questions and share their own experience raising children with type 1 diabetes. Sign up for our newsletter here In our Community Connection segment, find out about the I Hear You campaign. In Tell Me Something Good, Stacey share listener milestones and gives and update on Project 50 in 50 -- 00:00 What's on this show this week? 1:35 Stacey Welcome: more about Benny at "regular" camp, Stacey talks about the Myabetic Diabetes Awards (vote here) and more. 7:45 Ask the D-Moms 43:00 Community Connection: The "I Hear You" campaign 47:30 Tell Me Something Good! 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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Wait Wait, Don't Poke Me! The Diabetes Game Show
08/06/2019
Wait Wait, Don't Poke Me! The Diabetes Game Show
It's our annual game show edition! Taped on location at the Children with Diabetes, Friends for Life Conference, we have a lot of fun with in-studio contestants and prominent panelists. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Our panelists this year are: Dr. Stephen Ponder, founder of Sugar Surfing & a renown pediatric endocrinologist who's lived with type 1 for more than 50 years. Howard Look, founder of Tidepool and the father of a college-aged child with diabetes and Cherise Shockley, founder of DSMA (Diabetes Social Media Advocacy), Blue Fridays, WOCDiabetes and who lives with LADA. Sign up for our newsletter here In our Community Connection this week.. another Caravan to Canada but this one gets the attention of a top tier US presidential candidate And in Tell Me Something Good: A birthday, an international trip and much more! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- 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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Researching T1D Prevention - Full Interview with TrialNet's Dr. Michael Haller (Bonus Episode)
08/01/2019
Researching T1D Prevention - Full Interview with TrialNet's Dr. Michael Haller (Bonus Episode)
For 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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey talks to Dr. Michael Haller in-depth about this and other studies. An excerpt of this interview ran in our previous episode. In this episode you'll learn more about how TrialNet works, other promising studies and why it's so difficult to prevent an auto-immune disease. Plus, an update on the funding for TrialNet and why they've changed how they re-screen families and individuals. 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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Researching T1D Prevention: Dr. Michael Haller and TrialNet
07/30/2019
Researching T1D Prevention: Dr. Michael Haller and TrialNet
For 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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! 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. Sign up for our newsletter here And in Tell Me Something Good, a little bit about meeting some of you in person and the power of saying YES. ----- 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 Learn more about Stacey's book and ask her to come speak at your event! 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 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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Richard Vaughn: 74 Years With Type 1 Diabetes
07/23/2019
Richard Vaughn: 74 Years With Type 1 Diabetes
Richard Vaughn was diagnosed in September of 1945, just after he turned six years old. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey calls Richard a "treasure to the diabetes community." He is the author of Beating the Odds and keeps a lively presence on social media. Find Richard on Facebook here. This interview first aired in September of 2015. Richard Vaughn Healthline article Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android
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Diagnosed at Disney World: The Magic of Community
07/16/2019
Diagnosed at Disney World: The Magic of Community
It 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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! 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. Find out about Touring Plans here Find out about the Lines app here Our episode with Len Testa all about using Disney math for type 2 diabetes (and Len's great Disney advice) Sign up for our newsletter here 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. ----- 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. ----- 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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JDRF Children's Congress 2019 / Getting Diabetes Gear to Stick
07/09/2019
JDRF Children's Congress 2019 / Getting Diabetes Gear to Stick
JDRF’s Children’s Congress kicks off this week and we’re talking to three really incredible delegates. Meet Jack, Hannah, and Kabir who will all tell their stories to legislators. You'll also hear from Stacey's local advocacy chair to find out what Children’s Congress is all about and how to apply next time around. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Our Community Connection this week is all about getting diabetes gear to stick in the hot sweaty summer. We’ve got advice from parents of little swimmers and adults who take hot yoga. Scroll to the bottom to see a list of items/products mentioned during this episode. In Tell Me Something Good, we’ll talk about a trip of a lifetime as a 16 year old travels to the remote Yukon with a school group. Sign up for our newsletter here This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- Show Open/Tease Stacey Welcome - Find out more about Project 50 in 50 JDRF Children's Congress Greater Western Carolinas Chapter Delegates Community Connection Getting Gear to Stick: TMSG: ----- 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 This list is full of brand name and generics. I’ve linked to a website when the brand has one. You may also want to try Amazon or ask your medical supply provider. Just as everyone’s skin is different, so is our health insurance. It’s possible that what works for you may actually be covered. Stranger things have happened. I expect to edit & add to this list in the weeks and months to come. Hope it helps! Sticky Wipes These make the skin a bit tacky in order to give the material you put on top a better hold. Skin Tac wipe or liquid IV Prep wipe Mastisol liquid Stoma Care wipe w/aloe Hollister skin gel ReliaMed wipe Tapes/Patches Stay Put Medical Patches Tegaderm film dressing Opsite Flexifix transparent film Hypafix dressing tape RockaDex Dexcom patches GrifGrips adhesive patch Waterproof Bandaid Wraps/Bands Kinesiology Tape (Includes brand names KT Tape, Rock Tape, Vara Tape) Vet Wrap SleekSleeves Bands4Life Athletic Sleeves Rash Guard/Swim shirt (cut to fit) Misc. EK Tools Tag Punch Classic (Dexcom-sized hole punch) Dexcom & Libre Rash (Public Facebook Group)
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From Total Denial to Totally Thriving: Meet Rachel Price
07/02/2019
From Total Denial to Totally Thriving: Meet Rachel Price
Diagnosed with T1D in her 20s, Rachel Price admits she was in denial at first, insisting to her doctors there was nothing wrong. Now, she’s an advocate who stays positive but realistic. Rachel has three children and started a business called DiaBeTees selling t-shirts and other products with fun diabetes sayings and catchy slogans. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! In our Community Connection this week, Dan Haddin is off for Teach for America, but not before creating some fantastic diabetes song parodies. Stacey plays his latest - a funny appeal to Nick Jonas. Click to watch "Diabetic Like You (Sucker Parody)" Sign up for our newsletter here And in Tell Me Something Good, a day camp milestone and a hiker sets out to make his mark. --- 00:00 Tease/Open: What's this week's show about? 1:50 Welcome: Stacey talks about JDRF Children's Congress coming up and talks about CWD Friends for Life later in July as well as her family's plans for the rest of the summer. 5:45 Stacey's interview with Rachel Price 32:40 Community Connection: Hear Dan Haddin's T1D Sucker Parody 36:45 TMSG: Inspired by Isabella: Isa goes to gymnastics day camp, Mike Joyce will hike the Appalachian Trail and Cami is excited (and worried) about her son heading off to college. Learn about Inspired by Isabella Follow Mike's journey on the AT 41:30 Stacey talks about the presentations she's doing at Friends for Life later this month and hints at something new coming up outside the podcast... stay tuned! ----- 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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All About New Dietary Guidelines: Full Interview with Hope Warshaw, RD, CDE (Bonus Episode)
06/27/2019
All About New Dietary Guidelines: Full Interview with Hope Warshaw, RD, CDE (Bonus Episode)
Low 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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Learn more about the ADA Dietary Guidelines for 2019 This is the full interview with Hope. An excerpt ran in the previous episode. All of our "Extra" interviews like this will be available as transcriptions! To READ the podcast, make sure you're signed up for the newsletter. Each month you'll received an easy to read version of the show! Sign up for the weekly newsletter & get your free transcriptions 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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All About New Diabetes Diet Guidelines with RD, CDE Hope Warshaw
06/25/2019
All About New Diabetes Diet Guidelines with RD, CDE Hope Warshaw
Low 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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Learn more about the ADA Dietary Guidelines for 2019 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. ----- 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. Sign up for our newsletter here 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. ----- 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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Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer: News From ADA 2019 & More
06/18/2019
Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer: News From ADA 2019 & More
This week – Dexcom’s CEO is back to answer your questions. Kevin Sayer shares lots of news from the recent ADA Scientific Sessions as well as more information about the new G6 transmitter expected later this year. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Sayer also shares news about Dexcom’s role with current hybrid closed loops, answers your questions about Medicare and updates to Follow and touches on when we might see the G7 and when we’ll stop seeing the G4. Learn more about the top research from ADA 2019 In our Community Connection, a new resource to help you find the best pump, CGM and other diabetes tech for you. It's called DiabetesWise, an initiative from the Stanford School of Medicine funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. And Tell Me Something Good is all about research that could help the entire diabetes community. Learn about a new prevention study from Trial Net that delayed the onset of T1D for two years. ----- 00:00 Open: What's on the Show This Week? 1:35 Stacey Welcome - Benny's was at camp when Stacey taped this episode (he's back now and had a blast - more on that next week). More about the transcriptions that started going out last week. Sign up for the newsletter to start receiving these monthly "extras." And Texas Roadhouse restaurant is helping JDRF - donating proceeds from their online gift cards. But this ends June 30th so click here to find out more. 5:45 Interview with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer 42:45 Community Connection all about DiabetesWise 45:35 TMSG: TrialNet's Teplizumab prevention study Previous interviews with Dexcom: CTO Jake Leach - Feb 2019 focuses on Apple "Hey Siri" update and more on trouble shooting G6 sensors CEO Kevin Sayer - Jan 2019 focuses on G6 rollout, NYE Share/Follow outage and listener questions CEO Kevin Sayer - May 2018 focuses on G6 launch and Dexcom wearable integration CEO Kevin Sayer - March 2018 Dexcom G6 Approved Former CTO Jorge Valdes- June 2017 Apple watch integration discussion, G5 for Android, Dexcom company discussion Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android
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Picky Eaters & Summer Swimmers: Ask The D-Moms
06/11/2019
Picky Eaters & Summer Swimmers: Ask The D-Moms
Moira McCarthy and Stacey answer your questions about picky eaters, fear of shots and a summer time trips to the pool or beach. They share helpful stories from their own experiences - check the links below for more help and info. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Learn about Buzzy and Shot Blocker (pain reduction in shots) MedT's iPort Advance (what Stacey calls an inset for shots) Previous episode on Getting Diabetes Gear to Stick in the Summer In our Community Connection this week… some push back from the DIY community as the FDA targets an off label use issue. Stacey asks, isn't all T1D a bit DIY? FDA Warning RE: DIY devices Read Katie DiSimone's post about the FDA and DIY And in our Tell Me Something Good Segment - sports achievements from young and old as well as a major T1D accomplishment: The 4th person with type 1 diabetes summits Mt Everest! Taylor Adams Summits Mt. Everest with T1D History of T1Ds on Mt Everest -- :00 Show Open -What's on this week? 1:30 Stacey Welcome - Benny's away at Diabetes Camp this week! And more on the ADA Sessions in the FB Group - along with any breaking news that comes from that annual event. Make sure you sign up for the newsletter!! New stuff is coming! Sign Up For the Newsletter Here 5:10 Ask the D-Moms 38:00 Community Connection: DIY & the FDA 42:30 TMSG: Mooresville, NC baseball champs, Senior Games competitor and Taylor Adams becomes the 4th person with T1D to summit Everest ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android
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Dads and Diabetes: What T1D Fathers Want You To Know
06/04/2019
Dads and Diabetes: What T1D Fathers Want You To Know
With Father’s Day coming up we’re taking a look at Dads and Diabetes. Two T1D Dads: Alan Nolte and Mark Turner share their perspective on raising children with diabetes. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Alan and Mark met when their daughters hit it off at diabetes camp last year. The girls became long distance friends and so did their dads. They started a podcast - Dads and Diabetes. They share their stories with Stacey, give us the "guy" perspective and explain what they'd love more D-Moms to keep in mind. In our Community Connection, a quest by two T1D outdoorsmen to summit the highest peak in each state in the US. We’ll find out about Project 50 in 50 and how you can get involved. Tell Me Something Good features a 5 year old who's finished second grade! And Stacey shares her daughter's high school graduation. ----- 00:00 Show open and "tease" - what's on the show this week? 2:00 Stacey Welcome - Find out about the 2019 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Scholarship Contest. Attend their November conference and learn about new technology. 4:50 Interview with Mark & Alan of Diabetes Dads 39:00 Stacey talks about diabetes camp (continuing the conversation from the interview) 41:00 Community Connection: Project 50 in 50 45:00 TMSG! A first haircut, a T1D Kindergartener who finished the school year by also finishing first AND second grade and Stacey shares more about her daughter's high school graduation. Listen to "Our T1D Decade" episode here; Stacey mentioned this episode as having a good sibling conversation with Lea. Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android
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