Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

It's called the World Marathon Challenge: 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. And Eric Tozer did it all with type 1 diabetes: We talk about the path that led Eric to this amazing accomplishment and Stacey asks why anyone would even want to do something like this! We find out about blood sugar management, travel issues and how to stay fueled up through seven marathons. Eric is a co-founder of the Diabetes Sports Project which has great information and inspiration for athletes with T1D. In our Community Connection this week, a fun way to help spread the word on Diabetes Alert Day next month. Find out about Divabetic's partnership with an escape room And Tell Me Something Good! Parents weigh in on their teens. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome, she talks about other extreme athletes who've been on the show. Check out those episodes here. 6:00 Interview with Eric Tozer (find out more about JDRF PEAK study here) 44:30 Divabetic's Escape Room for Diabetes Alert Day 47:30 Tell Me Something Good! Stacey is experimenting with a new podcast app: Check out Stacey's Minivan Minutes (not diabetes stuff, just testing out the app for a podcast presentation she's doing for college students) Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- 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 Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android

Advice from the diabetes parents you know and love! Stacey and Moira McCarthy answer your questions in our new monthly segment: Ask the D-Moms. This week, talking to your child without nagging. Is it possible? We also answer questions about discipline, babysitting and letting go when it really scares you. Plus, it's Diabetes Podcast Week so I'll be sharing some other great shows and letting you know how you can help a the Spare a Rose Campaign, which benefits Life for Child. And Tell Me Something Good! A proud husband shares news and a college student takes on diabetes myths in media. 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. ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome: Vote for Diabetes Connections on WFAE's Queen City Podcast contest. Diabetes Daily Grind Real Life Podcast - The Hot-Tub Episode 8:45 Ask the D-Moms: Moira & Stacey answer your questions 42:00 Community Connection: Diabetes Podcast Week to benefit Spare a Rose - Life for a Child 45:30 Tell Me Something Good! Steve Tornambe writes in that he's proud of his wife for bringing her A1C down signfiicnatly (and he's happy his insurance finay covered the Dexcom G5). And we found out that former guest Courtney Gale's research paper/proposal on Hollywood's Perceptions of Diabetes was selected for the Eastern Communication Association Conference. It's titled "Diabetes in the Media: How Hollywood is Causing Miseducation." Listen to our previous episode about College with Courtney and her mom here. 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

Let's #Talk About Complications. That's a hashtag created by this week's guest who's taking a topic that most of us would rather avoid, and putting it into the spotlight. Chris Aldred is better known as the Grumpy Pumper and he wants us to stop being ashamed to talk about possible complications from diabetes and to stop the blame surrounding this dicey issue. More information on his blog here Find out more about Spare A Rose Find out more about Diabetes Podcast Week Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Also this week, your diabetes educator is getting some help when it comes to staying current on technology. Stacey talks to AADE's Chief Technology and Innovations officer about a new resource for educators called DANA. And, tell me something good: a big step forward for a 5 year old two years into her T1D journey and a big award for a tween. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome, explains that Chris Aldred's son was just diagnosed with type 1 over this past weekend. She explains Diabetes Podcast week and shares a story about Nick Jonas's wedding reception, not far from where she lives. 8:30 Interview with The Grumpy Pumper 39:20 Interview with Crystal Broj 47:00 Tell Me Something Good: Congratulations to 5-year-old Rose who just checked her blood sugar for the first time! And congrats to 12-year-old Logan Merwin for winning the JDRF Spirit Award at Run Disney! Learn more about Logan, the Elbow Bump Kid 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

Let's get back to basics. We're starting a new monthly series taking a look at the essential facts of diabetes. This week is insulin and this bonus episode includes the entire, much longer interview you might have heard excerpted in episode 207. Endocrinologist Bryce Nelson takes us through what it does, how it works and the differences among brands. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Basics of Insulin Info More Info on Insulin Use 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

Let's get back to basics. We're starting a new monthly series taking a look at the essential facts of diabetes. This week: insulin Endocrinologist Bryce Nelson takes us through what it does, how it works and the differences among brands. Dr. Nelson is also our community connection this week. A family member with type 1 guided his career choice and still serves as an inspiration. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Plus.. Tell me something good! A middle school student came up with a design to help her grandfather get all the insulin – every drop - out of his pens. We'll tell you about the prize winning "You Get It All" device ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome: Information about Diabetes Podcast Week Listen to our recent (1/2019) interview with Chris here Listen to our first interview (2017) here 6:00 Interview with Dr. Bryce Nelson Basics of Insulin Info More Info on Insulin Use 42:30 Community Connection: Dr. Nelson explained his uncle's influence on his decision to study endocrinology. Tell Me Something Good: The You Get it All Device Stacey mentions the Children with Diabetes website. 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

Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer answers your questions and looks ahead. We talk about issues with the G6 sensors, Medicare, what happened to the Share servers New Year's Eve and he takes lots of questions from listeners. Plus, a look ahead to the smaller G7. That new version will have the transmitter and sensor in one piece. It's due out in late 2020. In our Community Connection, catching up with Beyond Type 1. They've got a new CEO and a new push to help with type 2. Stacey talked to Thom Scher a few weeks back about what makes BT1 tick. Previous interview with Thom Scher And in our Tell Me Something Good segment, Stacey explains that Will's Way – a small but mighty charity – is marking a big milestone. Previous interview with Will's Way Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome - thanks JDRF Greater Western Carolinas for having us at the recent Type One Nation Summit. Benny was Rufus! Proud mom moment for Stacey. 6:00 Interview with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer 33:15 Stacey talks about Beyond Type 2 36:30 Interview with Beyond Type 1 CEO Thom Scher 51:00 Tell Me Something Good: Will's Way 53:30 Stacey shares a recent endo visit - lower A1c, almost no lows (thanks to Basal IQ) ---- 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

Did you ever wish you had a Geek Squad on call for diabetes tech issues? Like one of the big box store helpers. David Panzirer with the Helmsley Trust wants to make it happen, starting with CGMs. David explains why he thinks this will work, who will pay for it, and shares his story; two of his three children live with type 1. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Plus.. catching up with Bigfoot Biomedical's Lane Desborough about their subscription model. Stacey also has information about Bigfoot's new agreement with Lilly Diabetes. And Tell Me Something Good! Going from DKA to IronMan in just one year?! You'll hear Lauren Dahlin's fantastic story ---- 1:30 Stacey welcome includes a bit about our trip to Israel (more here from Stacey's FB Live) 5:30 Interview with David Panzirer Take action - text the word "CGMChamps" to 555-888 or log on to www.cgmchampions.org 35:25 Stacey talks about Lilly & Bigfoot's new announcement 38:45 Interview with Lane Desborough 55:30 Tell Me Something Good all about Lauren who went from DKA to Ironman 58:30 Stacey just attended the JDRF Greater Western Carolinas Summit - contact us if you'd like her to speak at your event [email protected] ----- 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

Get diabetes parenting advice from two D-Moms you know and trust: Stacey & author/speaker Moira McCarthy. In a brand new monthly segment, they answer your questions about kids and T1D. Moira is an award-winning travel writer, the author of many diabetes books and articles including "raising teens with diabetes," and mom to Lauren, diagnosed 21 years ago at age 6. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group to ask us a question and enter to win Moira's book on teens and T1D. Previous interviews with Moira In our community connection, another diabetes mom talks about finding the DIY community and setting up Loop when her daughter was diagnosed in 2015. Now Katie DiSimone works for Tidepool on their Loop project. Plus.. more Tell Me Something Good – good news from our community.. straight from you! ---- 1:50 Stacey Welcome: New Year's Resolutions Sign up for our newsletter here 4:20 Diabetes parenting advice with Stacey & Moira 41:00 Katie DiSimone talks about Loop 54:45 Tell me something good - a Kindergarten story ---- 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

The new Dwayne Johnson / NBC show the Titan Games premieres this week and body builder Chris Ruden – a previous guest who lives with type 1 – is one of the contestants. You may have seen him in the commercials, he wears a prosthetic arm. Chris talks about how the mental burden of T1D and the challenges of being born with a shorter left arm and only two fingers led him to the incredible path he's on now. He's got advice for all of us. Listen our to 2017 interview with Chris here Since our interview, Chris traveled to Uganda to help children with type 1 diabetes there. Learn more here. Plus.. what is the T1D Fund? Have you heard about this from JDRF? Stacey talks to Karen Jordan from the Bay Area, CA JDRF Chapter about this newer way of raising money for research. And something new this year: good news straight from you! Want to tell us something good? Email [email protected] and share your story. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome / Explains social media, where to find the show and new sponsors who are keeping the show free 4:45 Interview with Chris Ruden 38:15 Stacey talks to Karen Jordan from JDRF about the T1D Fund 49:30 Tell Me Something Good! Great story from listener Kathleen 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

The Mure family won 50-thousand dollars in the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC and gave it to JDRF. Stacey talks to Joe Mure who wasn't sure he wanted to compete at all. He hung up twice on the producers! Joe's son was diagnosed with type 1 at age 5 and we get the story behind the Little North Pole and the network competition. If you'd like to donate to JDRF via The Little North Pole, click here Plus, who is the Hangry Woman? We talk to Mila Buckley about finding support for a younger person with type 2 diabetes. Also this week, Stacey reports that CW Star Austin Basis (Beauty and the Beast and more) has published his comic books, The Kinetix. We talked to him earlier this year when the stories about a superhero teem of kids with disabilities was launched on Kickstarter. Listen to that episode here. And, with this last scheduled show of 2018, a look back at an amazing year. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Stacey Welcome: We talk about the Kinetix from Austin Basis Interview with Joe Mure about the Great Christmas Light Fight 26:30 Interview with Mila Buckley - The Hangry Woman 47:30 Looking ahead to 2019 (sneak peek at upcoming shows) 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

Advocate and author Quinn Nystrom was diagnosed with type 1 as a young teenager, just a few years after her little brother developed T1D. Her high school prom date inspired the title of her book, "If I Kiss You Will I Get Diabetes." Quinn shares her story, talks about running for office and tells us what's next. Plus, MySugr CEO Frank Westermann on how his company tries to help make diabetes suck less (and we get Stacey's reaction to that motto). Want Stacey to speak at your event in 2019? Email [email protected] or connect on any of our social channels. ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome 3:00 Stacey shares podcast reviews (one is a question about the Facebook group, link below) Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! 5:00 Scott Johnson interviewed Stacey last week via FB live. You can watch that here or read the transcript! Stacey also shares the story of the first time she met Scott at the Friends for Life conference. 8:20 Interview with Quinn Nystrom 47:30 Interview with Frank Westermann 57:40 Stacey talks about events for next year 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

It's Stacey's family's 12 year diaversary. Benny was diagnosed the first week of December in 2006 just before he turned two. This week, Stacey takes a look back and gives an update on how they're managing now. There are significant changes to share; Benny started an untethered routine about two months ago. Learn more about untethered here. Also known as POLI (Pumping On Long Acting Insulin) untethered means you take long acting insulin like Tresiba or Lantus once a day but also use the pump. Stacey explains more. Also this week, one of the biggest changes in the past 12 years has been the rise of smart devices. Stacey talks about Klue, a new app that can sense when you're eating and help you with boluses! Check it out and sign up to Beta here. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome & reads reviews 6:40 Stacey reflects on life in 2006 when Benny was diagnosed 9:40 Diagnosis story 17:00 Big recent changes we've made: switch from Animas to Tslim last year. Got Basal IQ in late August. Started Untethered management in October. Listen back to our Ten Year episode featuring Stacey's whole family 35:15 Interview with Klue's Katelijn Vleugels 46:20 Some programming notes, two more shows left in 2018 - no show the week of Christmas. Book Stacey for events for 2019 (the calendar is already starting to fill up!) email [email protected] 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

We've got a parent's survival guide when it comes to teenagers and type 1 diabetes this week. What to do when your child doesn't want to hear about diabetes anymore and hears your helpful advice as just plain nagging. Jill Weissberg-Benchell has a PhD in psychology and is also a certified diabetes educator. We discuss talking to your teen, listening to your teen and strategies to get through this oh-so-interesting time in their lives. It's not just about attitude. Their bodies are making it really difficult for diabetes. Plus, remember the glucose necklace? It looks sort of like a glow stick necklace but contains sugar for lows on the go? They're going to be ready to go by the end of year and we have a way to get yours for free. Head over to Glucose Revival and sign up for their newsletter (Look for "Get Updates") to get on the list for 1000 free necklaces. Diabetes Connections is not affiliated with Glucose Revival - be aware that you are sharing your email information in exchange for this free offer. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:45 Stacey Welcome - Stacey reads a recent Apple Podcast review and talks about events for 2019 - email [email protected] to request Stacey as a speaker. 5:20 Interview with Jill Weissberg-Benchell Stacey talks about Raising Teens with Diabetes from Moira McCarthy (link to buy from Amazon) 55:45 Know Better: Glucose Revival Necklace (link back to our original interview with them) 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

Loop - the DIY app that helps with automated insulin delivery - may become the first do it yourself diabetes solution to go to the FDA. But why did Tidepool decide to take on this challenge? Stacey talks to Tidepool CEO Howard Look about what this decision means, how it's going to work and what it means for those interested in DIY but not willing to use out of warranty pumps or do a lot of programming ourselves. And of course we'll explain what Loop actually is. Read the Medium article Howard mentions here A French company announces they're a step closer to approval of their closed loop – we'll talk about Diabeloop And Pandora gets into the podcasting space. Diabetes Connections is one of the few shows selected for the first launch! Listen to past episodes where we talk to DIY, OpenAPS and We Are Not Waiting advocates and experts. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome & explains Loop 6:50 Interview with Howard Look 30:30 Diabeloop explained 35:00 Pandora and podcasts Become part of the Pandora's Beta testing as a listener 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

Carl Armato was diagnosed with type 1 as an infant, he's now the CEO of Novant Health, a large hospital system. But Carl didn't share his diagnosis with many people – partly because of a reaction he got from a coach in middle school – who cut his playing time when he found out. Now very open about his T1D, Carl has written a book, A Future With Hope, that tells the story of his diagnosis, growing up in the days before home meters and how his family rallied around him. Plus, this week marks World Diabetes Day! Ever wondered why the symbol is a blue circle? We'll explain. And Stacey gives a sneak peak of her new project: Club 1921! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome, talks about recent Facebook issue with podcasts. If you listen via Facebook please consider switching over to a podcast app or the homepage 6:00 Interview with Novant CEO Carl Armato 57:33 The Blue Circle explained ---- 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

Andrew Armstrong was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in high school, when college scouts were already coming around. He had the unique experience of being recruited by someone who knew exactly what he was going through - one of the coaches he met had a daughter with T1D. Andrew is now in his third year at SU and linebacker coach Brian Ward still supports him, as does Athletic Trainer Tim Pike who lives with type 1. Andrew shares his story plus tips and advice for student athletes. We taped this episode in front of JDRF families at Syracuse University. They asked Andrew questions and then Stacey put the kids in front of the microphone. And, this diabetes awareness month, Stacey takes a moment to talk about Project Blue November, a clearinghouse for online diabetes news, events and inspiration. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:50 Stacey welcome 5:00 Interview with Andrew Armstrong Interview with JDRF CNY Ambassadors: 32:00 MP 34:30 Bella 37:30 Logan Hockey Fights T1D 40:00 Amie 51:00 Project Blue November ------ 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

This bonus episode is about running, community and finding a way to make a difference. It's a great way kick off Diabetes Awareness Month. Stacey worked with Tammy Lowry in her previous job at a radio station. In 2015 Tammy's son Jackson was diagnosed with type 1, just a few weeks before they were both set to run a half marathon to benefit children's cancer research. Jackson's diagnosis took him out of that race, but it led to bigger goals. You can read about that first year here. Read about Tammy & Jackson now. Learn more about the Isabella Santos Foundation Join the Facebook Group! 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

Stacey talks to Jen Block from Bigfoot Biomedical with a look at why they plan to be more than a pump company, offering help navigating healthcare and a subscription service. Jen is the VP of Medical and Clinical Affairs. She was diagnosed with type 1 her sophomore year in college, during a cross country road trip. Now a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator, she shares her story and details about Bigfoot. In our Know Better Segment, one of the very first studies about LADA – sometimes called type 1.5. We'll tell you what researchers learned. And Stacey shares a story about a recent wedding where she made one T1D friend and embarrassed herself trying to track down another. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:40 Stacey Welcome 4:50 Interview with Bigfoot's Jen Block 49:30 LADA study 52:30 Stacey doesn't have diabetes radar but she is very embarrassing when she thinks she does.. ------ 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

Once called deliberately non-compliant, this week's guest is all about the importance of language when it comes to diabetes. Renza Scibilia has some strong opinions about why words really matter. We'll talk more about her non compliance – it has to do with her Looping, using one of the do it yourself options - and about her diagnosis as a young adult. Plus, information from Diabetes Australia and The Grumpy Pumper In our Community Connections this week, the Type 1 Renegade Run is making noise in the Northeast. The event this past weekend marks the 7th year of this obstacle course and block party. And a closer look at keeping insulin at the right temperature from the pharmacy to your fridge. JDRF, ADA & Helmsley Trust are teaming up to study this issue. Did you see Chris Ruden pop up in the NBC Titan Games promo?! Here's our interview with the T1D body builder from last year. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome - Syracuse and DC round ups, looking ahead to the DiabetesMine Summit 4:00 Interview with Renza Scibilia 39:40 Interview with Renegade Run's Tyson Sunnerberg 52:00 Know Better: insulin study ------ 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

Darrell Greene is one of the first people to try Eversense, the implantable long-term CGM from Senseonics. With Eversense, a doctor places the sensor in the upper arm where it stays for three months. More information here. Darrell explains what the experience is like, how the sensor feels under the skin and shares his story of living with T1D since his early 20s. Darrell is a local news anchor in Memphis, Tennessee and has some fun stories to share about working in the industry. Watch the video of Darrell and his doctor explaining Eversense. Darrell even taped the procedure! Our Know Better segment this week features information about Lilly's faster acting insulin, moving along through the aptly named PRONTO studies. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - information about the podcast on YouTube 5:15 Interview with Darrell Greene 49:00 Information on Lilly's faster insulin - Pronto Studies ------ 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

JDRF's Chief Mission Officer Aaron Kowalski talks about what's new and next in terms of research. He also gives us perspective on what's come before including how JDRF helped fund the CGM and hybrid closed loop landscape that we're all very familiar with now, but that almost didn't happen. Aaron explains what else JDRF is looking at these days, including glucose responsive insulin. He shares his family's story as well - he and his brother both have type 1. Plus.. how do you get rid of needles and Sharps containers? The rules aren't the same in every state or even every city. Put your Zipcode in at this website and find out what's recommended where you live. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome 4:10 Interview with Aaron Kowalski 52:30 Information about Sharps Containers from SafeNeedleDisposal------ 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

The Fox TV show "The Resident" takes on type 1 diabetes and gets it right! This week's episode "The Prince and the Pauper" features two plot lines about diabetes. Stacey speaks with the co-executive producer Andrew Chapman on why this issue and why now. Chapman lives with LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) also known as type 1.5. He tells Stacey there are two other people with diabetes on the writing staff. Drew Chapman's author page See Chapman's play 99 Tropes in Seattle later this year! Learn more about LADA in previous episodes: The DIYPS (LADA featured in the Community Connections) Also features information about the start of OpenAPS Disney Channels' Jennifer Stone Shares Her Story Game show episode: Wait Wait Don't Poke Me! (From July) When TV & Movies get diabetes wrong (Beyond Type 1 article) Also this week, what researchers are learning about OpenAPS – the do it yourself closed loop – from Twitter conversations! Read the study write up here. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:25 Stacey Welcome 5:00 Interview with Andrew Chapman 35:00 Movie & TV T1D Mistakes (other shows and movies) 36:30 OpenAPS and Twitter: a new study (and Stacey shares her social media policy) 41:40 Stacey will be in Syracuse middle of October 42:40 Stacey shares field trip stories (Benny is on one this week) ------ 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

A difficult but important interview with Nicole Smith Holdt. Her son, Alec, died in 2017 just after he came off his parents' health insurance and realized he couldn't afford his supplies. He began rationing insulin and died less than a month later. Stacey talks to Nicole about how this could have happened and what her message is to the diabetes community and to lawmakers. Nicole will be at the #Insulin4All rally and protect Sept 30 at Eli Lilly headquarters. More information: Insulin4All Protest information NPR: High Price of Insulin Leads to Lethal Rationing Snopes: Did Alec Smith Die Because He Couldn't Afford Insulin Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group 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

"Open Up Your Bag" is a new children's picture book about diabetes. The story behind it takes us into a great conversation with the author Mike Lawson. Mike was diagnosed as a young adult (after initially being misdiagnosed as type 2) and he shares stories about finding the diabetes community, getting involved in organizations like TuDiabetes.Org and Diabetes Hands Foundation and what led him to write the book and start Diabetes Doodles Plus, a new resource for our community is now available in audio form. Listen to a bit of Bright Spots and Landmines, a diabetes guide by DiaTribe's Adam Brown Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! You can get Bright Spots and Landmines by using this link. Learn more about A Bad Case and listen to our previous interview with Erin Spineto Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 2:00 Stacey Welcome - Hurricane Florence update and "A Bad Case" is being released 5:20 Interview with Mike Lawson 36:30 Stacey talks about Big Blue Test (watch here) 38:00 Audio samples from Bright Spots & Land Mines 43:30 Stacey talks about Chia Pudding - it needs a new name!! ----- 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

Big news for Abbott, the makers of the FreeStyle Libre. This summer the FDA okayed a shorter warmup and a longer wear for the glucose monitor. Stacey talks to Tim Dunn, Abbott's Director of Clinical research. They talk about the challenge of longer wear, the practical info you need to know if you use the Libre, and a look down the road as they partner with companies like Bigfoot. Plus, a protest planned at the end of the month – all about affordable insulin. We'll explain how you can help even if you can't be there in person. Information from T1International here. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ---- 1:30 Stacey Welcome 4:30 Interview with Tim Dunn 40:30 #Insulin4All Protest information 43:00 Stacey upcoming events & shares why in-person connection is important. She talks about the first time she and Benny met a little boy who wore an insulin pump and what a difference that made for them. 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

Letting go of your college-aged child is a challenge even without type 1 on board! We talk to the College Diabetes Network, a college senior with T1D and her mom about fears, communication and making it work. CDN recently surveyed parents about their fears and we'll share the top ten. Plus, medical help for your 18+ year old child. Even if they're still on your health insurance plan, you can't assume you'll be able to help in an emergency or access their medical records. Here are a few articles to help: Consumer Reports - Help your college aged child in an emergency Grown & Flown - When your college kid has an emergency And Stacey shares how what she calls on her of worst diabetes parenting moments became one of her best. Join our Facebook group ----- 1:33 Stacey welcome, mentions Jewish holiday carb counts from Beyond Type 1 and Project Blue November 3:50 Interview with CDN's Stacey Cunnington, Courtney & Karlyn Gale 55:00 Stacey reads the entire list of Top Ten Fears Shared by Parents of T1D College Students 56:30 Know Better: Medical help for your adult child 59:15 Stacey's not-so-proud parenting moment ----- Get the podcast on your Amazon Echo! Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go!

It's been 20 years since Nicole Johnson took the crown, becoming Miss America. That was just five years after she was diagnosed with type 1. At diagnosis, her doctors told her she was too sick to continue college, to pursue her dreams of being a journalist and to have a baby. Nicole shares how she overcame that prediction to go on to finish school, compete and win pageants and to have a child a few years later. We'll also talk about some controversy among the Miss American organization today. Other Miss America contestants with type 1 include Sierra Sandison and Caroline Carter (click to listen to our previous interviews with them) Plus, one small step toward a DIY Omnipod Loop. Learn more about OpenOmni. Stacey also shares a recent issue with Benny's insulin pump and what they did for a backup plan. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. Please contact your health care provider with any questions. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:50 Stacey Welcome 2:45 Stacey talks about the official launch of Jesse Was Here for those who've lost a loved one to diabetes 4:15 Listen to Nicole win the crown in 1998 6:00 Interview with Nicole Johnson 53:15 Stacey talks about OpenOmni (you can also learn more about NightScout here and OpenAPS here) 56:10 Stacey shares their issue when Benny's insulin pump wouldn't charge 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

Tandem's Predictive Low Glucose Suspend is out! Stacey and Benny got the software update on Saturday, August 25, 2018 and this bonus episode includes Stacey's thoughts on how the first few days turned out. More information on the Basal IQ software here. Head over to Tandem's portal to sign up to get the update if you already have a Tslim X2 pump and a Dexcom G6 Get the podcast on your Amazon Echo! Join our Facebook group Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go!

Instead of a rescue Glucagon shot, how about a nasal spray? A simple spray for emergency low blood sugar is in front of the FDA right now. We speak with Lilly Diabetes Senior Medical Director Dr. Thomas Hardy about the need for this product, what it is and how it works. In our Know Better segment.. a quick tip about Dexom's G6 - save your papers!! More in Stacey's Facebook live video here. And a bit about the Bike Beyond documentary. Stacey says it wasn't what she expected at all. You can buy the DVD here or find out how to host a watch party. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:35 Stacey Welcome - thanks to DiabetesMine and Jacobs Media (& Elsie Escobar) for featuring us in recent columns 5:30 Interview with Dr. Thomas Hardy, Medical Director for Lilly Diabetes 28:30 Stacey shares her mistake when she was training again on injectible glucagon 32:00 Dexcom G6 information - keep your paper 35:30 Bike Beyond - Stacey's review of the documentary ------ 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

It's time for back to school with T1D. Do you know your child's rights and how to best talk to school staff? We have an in depth conversation with Crystal Woodward, Director of the American Diabetes Association's Safe at School program. Crystal talks about daycare, preschool and elementary schools. She knows her stuff - in addition to heading up the ADA's program, Crystal's daughter was diagnosed as an infant and is now an ICU nurse. Plus, a ready to use glucagon pen goes to the FDA.. what would the first room temperature-stable liquid glucagon mean for us? Find out about Xeris's product and the unique way they filed for approval. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:20 Stacey welcome and a little bit about sending Benny to daycare and Kindergarten. Mentions FB Live where we announced being selected as a Top Ten Health Podcast (The Podcast Awards) 4:45 Interview with Crystal Woodard about ADA's Safe at School 52:30 Stacey talks about easy podcast apps to use if you're listening on Facebook or through the website and want other options. Listen on iPhone http://ow.ly/pgfg30kyYrG Listen on Android http://ow.ly/CQnf30kyYqn 57:00 Stable Glucagon goes to the FDA 1:02:30 Stacey hits the road! Reach out if you'd like her to come speak to your group. ----- 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

Can you pilot a plane when you have diabetes? Our guests this week say absolutely yes! Two private pilots, Douglas Cairns and Thor Dahl, share their stories and explain why they went after a world record recently. They visited the most US states in 24 hours, to show that a T1D diagnosis shouldn't ground you. We talk about the current regulations surrounding flying in the United States and other countries and why Douglas and Thor continue to push the limits toward change. Check out Douglas's websites Flying with Diabetes and Pilots with Diabetes. Plus, a little bit of an editorial this week. Stacey talks about how she posted in her local group about the really widespread use of the word "dread." She's not a fan - why she wants us to think before we use it again. Stacey is the MC for the debut of Bike Beyond - The Documentary in Charlotte this Sunday 8/19. We followed them coast to coast last summer. You can hear more about the ride here and more about the plan for the documentary in this episode. Watch the trailer here. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:50 Stacey Welcome 5:15 Stacey talks to Douglas and Thor about flying with T1D 38:30 Why "The Dreaded" is driving Stacey bananas - a little bit on language and fear 43:30 Update on Benny's return from sleep-away camp ----- 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

One of the problems in carrying low treatments everywhere is actually carrying them. This week, learn about a glucose necklace expected to come to market this fall. Inventor Kris Maynard is a former fire fighter and first-responder who lives with type 1. Stacey talks to Kris about the product, gets some advice about medical alert bracelets, tattoos and what we can do before we call 911. Kris shares the frightening low blood sugar that prompted this new product. Plus a little bit from Benny about sending kid with diabetes to non-diabetes sleep-away camp. He and Stacey chat in the car about what he does to make his four weeks away work out. And we talk about Jesse Was Here. It's a new program from Beyond Type 1 and Jesse's mom, Michelle Page-Alswager. Michelle's blog referenced by Stacey can be found here. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:40 Stacey Welcome 4:25 Interview with Glucose Revival Inventor Kris Maynard 17:35 Stacey explains Jesse Was Here 22:20 Stacey & Benny talk about camp (in the car on the way there) Sign up for Audible and get one audio book free! You'll also get a 30 day free trial using this link. ----- 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

Diagnosed with type 1 at the age of nine, Mark Andrews dreamed of playing professional football. His dream came true earlier this year when he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. They kick off their NFL season this week with the preseason Hall of Fame Game. Stacey talks to Mark about his diagnosis and how he manages T1D at practices and game days. Mark also shares how a teenager really feels when his parents worry about those highs and lows during sports. Plus, a South Carolina firefighter gets a big surprise from OneTouch. We'll tell you about Perry Clanton's Small Victory - he lost 96 pounds after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and now he's helping his fellow fire fighters get healthy. And Stacey is one of the winners of DiabetesMine's Patient Voices Contest! She'll be traveling to their Innovation Summit in November. Join the Facebook Group (It's awesome) ----- 1:20 Stacey Welcome 3:45 Interview with Mark Andrews 36:15 Interview with Bridget Kimmel from LifeScan and Perry Clanton, SC Firefighter 48:00 Stacey explains the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit 51:00 A little bit about Benny from summer camp - "A Letter From the Counselor." ----- 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

It's our very first show on the road, taped in front of an audience. Nothing serious. In fact, it was a game show – with trivia questions, limericks and more! Play along at home and see how you stack up against our contestants. Our panelists are: Rodney Miller, founder of Bolus and Barbells, Christel Aprigliano, founder of DPAC, Christopher Snider, Community Manager with Tidepool and our scorekeeper/announcer is Moira McCarthy author of Raising Teens with Diabetes Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:15 Stacey Welcome 2:20 Wait Wait Don't Poke Me - taped live at Friends for Life! 46:00 More information about the show - audio issues explained, Stacey explains some of the "inside jokes" during the show, including Scott Johnson of MySugr (he was sitting in the front row and we mentioned him a few times) ----- 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

It's been more than 30 years since the play & then the hugely popular movie Steel Magnolias came out. It still continues to be a focal point for women, pregnancy and diabetes. When Stacey's local theater announced their production, she decided to put together this round-table of moms who have type 1. You'll hear from: Kerri Sparling, author of Six Until Me & "Balancing Diabetes." Melissa Lee, Director of Community Relations for Bigfoot Biomedical & Kyrra Richardson, founder & Creative Director of Myabetic Kerri, Melissa & Kyrra talk about their feelings around Steel Magnolias, their experiences with diabetes during pregnancy and now as they raise their children. Resources: JDRF Pregnancy Toolkit http://www.jdrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Outreach_pregnancy_12-14-12.pdf Diabetes Sisters: https://diabetessisters.org/blog/qa-ginger-vieira-pregnancy-and-diabetes https://diabetessisters.org/blogs/pregnancy-motherhood https://diabetessisters.org/sites/default/files/FINAL%20POSTER%2007.26.16%20USE%20THIS%20ONE.pdf Beyond Type 1: Pregnancy Resources https://beyondtype1.org/pregnancy/ Plus a big award for a diabetes group that made a big difference last year during those devastating hurricanes. Read the article from DiabetesMine And Stacey clarifies her the circumstances around her receipt of the G6 system earlier this spring. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - taping from the Friends for Life Conference, so apologies about the rough voice this week! 4:30 Dexcom G6 clarification - Stacey received the system and one month supply free earlier this spring. She explains why she initially thoguht (and told listeners) that she was paying for it. She is now paying for all G6 supplies. 7:15 Steel Magnolias Roundtable with Kerri, Melissa & Kyrra 59:20 A big honor for Insulin For Life USA after their work during last year's hurricanes. 1:02:45 Benny's at camp doing cannonballs (please let that Dexcom stay on!) Sign up for Audible and get one audio book free! You'll also get a 30 day free trial using this link. ----- 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

You're hearing a lot right now about Children with Diabetes Friends for Life. The largest family diabetes conference in the world starts this week. But how did it begin? What's it about? You'll hear from the founder of the whole event. (This episode contains excerpts from our interview with Laura in 2015. You can listen to that whole episode here) Plus, questions from the Facebook Group for Stacey. Some diabetes, some personal. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:00 Stacey Welcome 4:30 Excerpts from interview with Laura Billetdeaux 19:45 Facebook Group: Ask Me Anything 40:00 Stacey talks about her latest Audible download Information about Audible - Get your 30 day free trial and free book here 41:50 Next week: Moms who have type 1 talk about Steel Magnolias ----- 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

Tandem answers your questions about the newly approved and not- yet-released Basal IQ system. The FDA took a lot of people by surprise by approving it with the Dexcom G6. We talk to Tandem's Molly McElwee Malloy about how the system works, when it'll be available to T:Slim users and what's next for the company. Malloy addresses why Tandem decided to pursue integration for Basal IQ with Dexcom's G6 when it had been initially submitted to the FDA with G5 technology. Plus, in our Know Better segment this week, a Koala with type 1 may become the newest Dexcom poster child. You might have seen Quincy on social media.. now we'll hear from his caretakers at the San Diego zoo. Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome- talks about Diabetes Connections the Game Show happening at Friends for Life. Please join the Facebook Group to find out more and learn how you can play along and win prizes even if you don't come to the conference this month. 4:00 Stacey recaps what Basal IQ is all about. Molly first spoke to us about it back in February. 6:40 Interview with Molly McElwee Malloy 49:10 Know Better segment with Quincy the Koala's caretakers. Stacey's friend (and former guest) Trip Stoner has a great take on Quincy (read more here). 59:00 Stacey talks about summer travel, conferences and camp Sign up for Audible and get one audio book free! You'll also get a 30 day free trial using this link. ----- 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

Many baby boomers have lived with diabetes for decades, others are newly diagnosed. But everyone finds when they reach 65.. things get complicated. That's because of course 65 is when Medicare kicks in. Our guest, Dennis Goldensohn has lived with T1D for 50 years and is finished his first year on Medicare. He's got a lot to say. Plus.. a look at Medicare's new policy regarding Dexcom Share – don't throw away your receiver yet! Read Test Guess & Go for Dexcom/Medicare information More information here with the updated Medicare policy And I'll share a little bit about the start of our summer and diabetes camp. Benny went noodling(!) and had a difficult diabetes situation later that night. Stacey shares how he handled it and what went through her mind hundreds of miles away. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ------ 1:30 Stacey welcome, talks about ADA Scientific Sessions, Tandem Basal IQ approval (more next week). 4:45 Interview with Dennis Goldensohn 30:30 Stacey talks about Medicare/Dexcom 33:45 Stacey talks about their travel and Benny's adventures "noodling." 34:00 Carrie vs Kerri - Information about Audible - Get your 30 day free trial and free book here 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

Almost all of us have called our endo or our child's doctor in the middle of the night. done it. But before you call the hotline again.. you're going to want to hear from this week's guest. Dr. Jamie Wood is a pediatric endocrinologist and the Medical Director of the Diabetes Program at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She shares the top ten questions she's asked in the middle of the night. In our Know Better segment, some new guidance on cell phone security from the Diabetes Technology Society. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - explains travel situation 5:40 Interview with Dr. Jamie Wood 57:15 Know Better: DTS guidelines on cellphone security ----- 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

What happens when you have type 1 diabetes and you own an ice cream shop? Well, you hear a lot of dumb jokes, of course, but you also have a lot of fun. Guest Brandon Wallis also has a little girl with type 1, diagnosed at age 2, and he has some good advice for diabetes dads as we head toward Father's Day. Plus, it's off to camp for a lot of kids already this summer or in the weeks to come. In our Know Better segment, Stacey's son Benny gives us his take diabetes camp sleep away camp. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - she explains due to a lot of travel she may not be on social media quite as much until the middle of June 3:45 Interview with Brandon Wallis 31:00 Know Better segment: Benny talks about D-Camp Get your 30 day trial and free download from Audible! 40:15 Stacey talks about sponsors for the podcast ----- 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

Diabetes Connections turns three years old this week! To mark the occasion, we turned the microphone around. KTLA News anchor and diabetes dad Frank Buckley interviews Stacey They talk about everything from Smart Insulin to Encapsulation to Stacey's family and the emotions behind a T1D diagnosis and Stacey looks back to our very first episode with Christel Aprigliano. Learn more about Frank's story and his son's diagnosis here. Plus Stacey shares the case of the double inset from Benny (with his permission) and explains how you can take part in our live game show taping at Friends for Life this summer! Just email [email protected] and use the subject line "Game Show." Make sure to provide your first name and where you're from. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! We're partnering with Audible! Click here for your 30 day free trial and you'll also get one free audio book! ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome and looks back at three years of the podcast 6:00 Frank Buckley interviews Stacey 29:00 Stacey explains "Wait Wait Don't Poke Me," the game show we're taping later this summer. 42:30 Stacey shares a story of Benny's latest adventures in pumping. What happens when you change your inset and you can't remember which inset is the new one?! ----- 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

Take a look behind the scenes of WNYC's Sugarland. This radio series, podcast and comic made headlines around the country when it was first published. We'll talk to the Mary Harris, editor and host of WNYC's health unit and Dr. Cheryl Olson who has a son with T1D and who contributed to the series. Gavin Griffiths is the founder of DiAthlete. An experienced distance runner and endurance maniac, Gavin has accomplished 74 extreme physical challenges – from running 30 mile marathons each day for 30 days, to cycling over serious inclines of the Alps – always motivated by living with type 1 diabetes. He just completed 25 marathons in one month! Plus.. it's graduation time! The College Diabetes Network has a new creation: The Off to Work Guide with Diabetes Guide for recent grads and anyone with diabetes in the workforce. And a look back at an incredible event with Riding on Insulin & Stacey's local JDRF chapter. The One Challenge was a first of its kind partnership. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome 2:20 DiAthlete Gavin Griffiths on completing 25 marathons in one month! 6:00: "Sugarland" Interview 32:00 Know Better: CDN's Off To Work With Diabetes Guide 35:40 Community Connection: JDRF / Riding On Insulin - The One Challenge (US Whitewater Center) ----- 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

The Dexcom G6 has been on the market for just about one month. Stacey checks in with company CEO Kevin Sayer for a frank discussion about cost, sensor life and integration with pumps and wearable fitness devices like Fitbit. In our Community Connection this week, learn about "Previously Healthy." This multi-media presentation aims to put a spotlight on the death of a North Carolina toddler whose family then pushed legislation called "Reegan's' Rule" Writer Michelle Boise from Beyond Type 1 joins Stacey to talk about how the article came together and what lessons were learned from this tragedy. Andi in our Know Better segment, Novo Nordisk is pushing ahead in the stem cell/encapsulation market. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 2:00 Stacey Welcome 5:00 One Touch #SmallVictories Campaign email: [email protected] 5:50 Interview with Kevin Sayer 29:00 Stacey talks about her & Benny's experience with the G6 32:00 Know Better - Novo Nordisk encapsulation update 36:30 Community Connection - Interview with Michelle Boise from Beyond Type 1: Previously Healthy ----- 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

Pumps, CGMs and meters can help manage diabetes, but not a lot of thought goes into how they make us feel. New studies are looking at the mental side of diabetes. Dr. Korey Hood is a clinical health psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry at Stanford University. He's lived with type 1 since he was a young adult and has a lot to say, especially about teens with T1D. In our Know Better segment, Stacey explains a new study about low carb and type 1 that was recently published in the Journal Pediatrics and written up in the New York Times. And a few thoughts about Lilly's new push into the device market and Stacey's visit to their Diabetes Blogger Summit. ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome, a few words about the Lilly Diabetes Blogger Summit 5:00 Interview with Dr. Korey Hood 54:30 Know Better: Low Carb - Pediatrics study (and Stacey has a few words about the takeaway here) 1:01:30 Take our Survey for a chance to win! 1:02:30 Stacey shares how Benny wore the Libre for a week as a dud ----- 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

Determined to serve her country even after a diabetes diagnosis kept her out of the military, Caroline Marshall found a way. She served as a police officer, interned with NCIS and she's now a special agent with the FBI. You'll hear on this Mother's Day episode that she and her husband, a National Guardsman, just had a baby. Country singer Ben Rue joins us to talk about his journey with diabetes. He's teaming up with Roche for their #BuckOffDiabetes campaign. In our Know Better segment a look at sharing CGM data. Good advice from Kerri Sparling & Dr. Bill Polonsky for talking about it before you jump right in. Do you know someone who uses the OneTouch Verio Flex® meter? Nominate them today for the #SmallVictories campaign, where OneTouch® celebrates the small victories of a patient with diabetes in a BIG way. To nominate a loved one who has made a healthy choice managing their diabetes, email [email protected] ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome, talks about the Touched by Type 1 conference and a little about sharing CGM data 6:30 Interview with Caroline Marshall 42:30 Know Better: Sharing CGM Data 47:00 Community Connection with Ben Rue #BuckOffDiabetes ----- Where will Stacey be? May: JDRF One Challenge with Riding on Insulin July: Children with Diabetes Friends for Life October: Children with Diabetes Falls Church ----- 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

Stacey's son started using the Dexcom G6 five days before taping this episode. She gives their first impressions and talks about an earnings call with Tandem that may give some insight into how that company is trying fastrack G6 pump integration. This episode also features a promo for a new podcast called Safe at Work. It's a fun look at workplace ups and downs, along with advice and celebrity interviews. Learn more and subscribe to the show here. Join the Facebook Group! 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

People with diabetes often live with other conditions as well. Find out about a new campaign called Now You See Me, an effort by the folks at Riding on Insulin to educate about living with multiple diagnoses. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey talks to professional snowboarder and founder of ROI Sean Busby who lives with T1D and Lupus. It took Sean a long time to let an accurate type 1 diagnosis and even longer to determine he has lupus. He shares the story of that journey, explains how he got back to competitive snowboarding and why he started Riding on Insulin. We find out more about ROI from Mollie Busby. When she and Sean aren't skiing and snowboarding and teaching kids how to love the outdoors, they live in a Yurt in Montana! Visit Beyond Type 1 for more information on the #NowYouSeeMeCampaign Find out more about the Charlotte ROI/JDRF event we talk about In our Know Better segment.. A new study about adults, type 1 and other autoimmune conditions. ----- 1:45 Stacey Welcome 4:30 Interview with Sean Busby 43:00 Know Better: study about type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions 47:00 Community Connection with Mollie Busby 1:02:00 Stacey shares her Riding on Insulin story Where will Stacey be? May: Lilly Blogger Summit May: JDRF One Challenge with Riding on Insulin July: Children with Diabetes Friends for Life October: Children with Diabetes Falls Church ----- 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

A frank conversation with the folks at Eli Lilly on the price of insulin. Stacey asks Mike Mason, Vice President Lilly Diabetes and Dr. Sherry Martin, Vice President of Medical Development to explain current pricing, answer listener questions and talk about the recent push of state legislatures asking for more price transparency. We also get some news on the timeline for nasal Glucagon and a word about Lilly's new push into encapsulation with Sigilon. Find out more about Lilly's Insulin Affordability Program In our Know Better segment we'll talk about that emergency glucagon, how it works, what mini-gluc is and a little more about the nasal version. More information about state legislators calling for price transparency Join the Facebook Group! ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome, insulin pricing background information 6:00 Interview with Lilly's Mike Mason & Dr. Sherri Martin 40:00 Know Better: Glucagon, Mini Dose Glucagon & Nasal Spray explained 48:20 Where will Stacey be? April: Touched by Type 1 May: Lilly Blogger Summit May: JDRF One Challenge with Riding on Insulin July: Children with Diabetes Friends for Life October: Children with Diabetes Falls Church ----- 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

Dana Lewis first created #DIYPS in December 2013, just so she could better hear her her continuous glucose monitor (CGM) alarms better. Since that time Dana, and many other diabetes tech pioneers, have pushed forward with the Open Artificial Pancreas System. 5 years later we look at what Dana's doing now and what she has in mind for the future. Dana also shares what the FDA and healthcare companies can learn from the do it yourself community. We also talk about what holds back many people (like Stacey) from jumping it DIY diabetes tech and why Dana says we shouldn't let our fears stop us. Learn more about The Nightscout Project Listen to interviews with others in the #WeAreNotWaiting community here. In our Know Better segment, Stacey shares a new study about about emotions and stacking insulin, and we explain what "stacking" means when it come to diabetes and dosing. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 1:25 Stacey welcome 2:45 Find out more about our Alexa skill and please leave a review! 4:45 Interview with Dana Lewis Listen to Stacey's 2013 interview with Dana here 51:00 Know Better segment: All about emotional bolusing 59:00 Where will Stacey be? April: Touched by Type 1 May: Lilly Blogger Summit May: JDRF One Challenge with Riding on Insulin July: Children with Diabetes Friends for Life ----- 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

Author KJ Howe is back with another book in the Thea Paris thriller series. Skyjack, the sequel to The Freedom Broker, is an action-adventure series where the main character, a hostage rescuer and seriously tough lady, also happens to live with type 1 diabetes. **A few minor audio issues with this show. Stacey sounds like she's inside a tin can at times! Apologies, should be fixed for next week** Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group We find out why Howe decided to focus on diabetes for this series; she has a background in medical writing but doesn't have type 1 herself. She also shares tips for aspiring writers and talks about her annual Thriller Fest in New York - this year, George RR Martin is making an appearance. In our Know Better segment, a new push to hear more stories from women of color with diabetes with the social media account WOCDiabetes on Twitter and Instagram Our community connection this week is Christine Fallabel. She got our attention with a column she wrote about not wanting to be anyone's diabetes hero as well as talking about her marriage to someone without type 1. Christine is also the American Diabetes Association's Director of State Government Affairs and Advocacy for the Mountain Region, covering 9 states. ----- 2:30 Stacey welcome and talks about travel with Benny. He seems to think it's okay to throw all his diabetes gear on the luggage conveyor belt. 6:30 Interview with KJ Howe, author of Skyjack 30:00 Know Better Segment: WOCDiabetes expained 33:00 Community Connection interview with Christine Fallabel 56:00 Stacey talks about meeting George RR Martin during a Convention Q&A (read her write-up here) ----- 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