Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

When you don't see eye to eye with your endo, or any doctor, what are your options? An interesting conversation about getting the most from your health care provider as well as looking at disclosing diabetes at work. John Chaffier has lived with type one for more than 40 years. He has a lot of strong opinions and some hair-raising experiences to share. Learn about remote healthcare options like Integrated Diabetes Services. Article from Consumer Reports on Leaving Your Doctor Plus, a little more on Dexcom's G6 announcement. In our Know Better segment.. Abbott gives a financial boost to Bigfoot Biomedical. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Find out more about our Alexa skill and please leave a review! ----- 1:15 Stacey welcome, we're out of the studio, sorry for any bad audio 3:00 Interview with John Chaffier 27:00 Dexcom G6 update 29:00 Know Better: Abbott invests in Bigfoot ----- 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 US FDA this week approved the Dexcom G6 system. It means a smaller sensor and is factory calibrated for 10 days of use, which means no fingerstick calibrations. Stacey talks with Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer about the details about the system, timeline for consumer availability in the US and internationally as well as what will happen with the G4 and G5 systems already on the market (and integrated with pumps like Tandem and Animas). Great article from DiabetesMine with more G6 info here Join the Facebook Group! Now available on your Amazon Echo with Alexa! 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 is tough enough on a family. But when divorce is in the picture, managing T1D in two homes can be even more complicated. Sharon Kabbas Chrisman's daughter was diagnosed at age 11, after she and her husband had been divorced for a few years. Sharon shares her experience, what she learned, mistakes she made and how her daughter, who turns 18 soon, is doing now. Read Sharon's in-depth column here Learn more and join the Type 1 Diabetes in Two Homes Facebook Group We also talk about a new app in development to help tweens and teens – and their parents – transition to more independence. Bree Holtz from Michigan State University explains My T1D Hero. And in our Know Better segment.. Christophe Noel was diagnosed type 1 in Nepal in 2015. He's returning to the region to help bring clean water and diabetes test kits for kids. Find out how you can help. And thanks to listener Sarah who sent in audio of her Amazon Echo device playing the show. Find out more about our Alexa skill and please leave a review! ----- 2:00 Stacey Welcome & talks about the new Alexa Skill 4:30 Interview with Sharon Kabbas Chrisman 48:00 Community Connections with Michigan State Univ's Bree Holtz 59:15 Know Better: Learn about clean water & T1D tests in Nepal 1:03:30 Listener Sara sent in audio of her "enabling" the podcast on her Amazon Echo ----- 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

Abbott gives us an update on their flash glucose monitor, the FreeStyle Libre. Stacey talks to Principal Clinical Research Manager Tim Dunn who's been working on CGM technology for 20 years. Stacey mentions "hacks" for the Libre: read more here Join the Facebook Group! Now available on Alexa! In our Community Connection segment, how NC State is stepping up to make changes for students with diabetes. Stacey talks to Lisa Eberhart, a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator who serves as NC State Dining's director of nutrition and wellness as well as the dining hall manager, Jaelyn Phelps, who lives with type 1. And in Know Better, we'll take a look at the new standalone CGM from Medtronic. Good article from DiabetesMine here. ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome. Should you leave your T1D kids at sports practice without a parent? 6:30 Interview with Tim Dunn from Abbott 28:30 Community Connection: Interview with NC State's Lisa Eberhart & Jaelyn Phelps 45:00 Know Better: Medtronic's standalone CGM 49:30 Stacey finishes the story about how her family handles sports and T1D without a parent present and explains more about leaving her kids alone for the day while she went to a JDRF conference. 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

Stephan Shaul was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult and says finding the diabetes online community changed his life. Stephan writes the blog Happy Medium and hosts the podcast, Diabetes By The Numbers. He recently joined Maryland's Advisory Council on Health and Wellness and is part of 2018 Reader Panel at Diabetes Forecast magazine. Stacey also speaks to NBA All Star Dominique Wilkins. Diagnosed with type 2 just after he retired, Wilkins is now working with Dario to educate people about diabetes. More about Dario in this episode from 2016 In our Know Better segment, new guidelines for adjusting insulin dosing based on the Dexcom CGM. ----- 2:00 Stacey Welcome - Brec Bassinger wins Fear Factor 5:00 Interview with Stephen Shaul 35:30 Interview with Dominique Wilkins 49:30 Know Better - new guidelines on dosing from Dexcom ----- 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

Austin Basis, best known for his role on TV's Beauty and the Beast, navigates a Hollywood career while living with type 1. Now he wants to reach kids with a new comic book about high school kids with disabilities who are secretly superheroes. Austin tells us about The Kinetix and how he and a few friends came up with the idea. Now they have a Kickstarter campaign to make it happen. Join The Diabetes Connections Facebook Group We also talk about growing up type 1 with a dad who owns a candy store, what made Austin want to pursue acting and how he manages diabetes on set and during auditions. Austin interviewed actress Brec Bassinger for the 2017 People to Know issue of Diabetes Forecast Magazine. Brec was just on Fear Factor and we spoke to her last year as she attended JDRF's Children Congress. In our Know Better segment, diabetes camps for grownups! Find out what Beyond Type 1 and Connected in Motion are offering up, as well as a Survive & Thrive summer program in New Jersey at Camp Nejeda. And Stacey shares a bit about upcoming travels, including disclosures about JDRF Summits and the Lilly Blogger event coming up this week. ---- 2:00 Stacey welcome and preview clip of Brec Bassinger on Fear Factor 5:00 Interview with Austin Basis 48:00 Stacey talks about summer diabetes camps for grownups 53:00 Stacey talks about conferences and disclosures ---- 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

Rob Howe spent 30 days using only over-the-counter, old school insulin from Walmart. Why? He has insurance, he can afford newer insulins and he normally wears the newest Medtronic hybrid-closed loop pump. But he says he had a scare when he thought he might not have the money to buy his regular insulin and he realized that he could educate others about how to do it. Join The Diabetes Connections Facebook Group Under the care of a CDE, Rob gave up his pump and switched to older NPH and Regular insulins. We talk about how it went, what he learned and why this is not the answer to rising insulin prices. Rob is the host of Diabetics Doing Things and is a former Washington Generals player! Stacey gets him to talk about playing against the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. In our Know Better segment, a couple of follow ups as Tandem goes international to Canada and Scandinavia and a previous guest, Christel Oerum, is out with a new book. ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome, talks about over the counter insulin and mentions a few articles with more information. Consumer Reports: How to Get Insulin at a Cheaper Price NPR: "You Can Buy OTC Insulin, But Should You?" Diabetic Connect: Buying Insulin Without a Prescription: What to Know 5:00 Interview with Rob Howe 52:00 Know Better: Tandem goes international and Diabetes Strong is out with a new book 58:00 Stacey on the road: March 2 - JDRF Type One Nation Summit - Greater Chesapeake and Potomac March 9 - JDRF Type One Nation Summit - Piedmont Triad April 14 - JDRF One Walk North Charlotte April 27- Touched by Type 1, Orlando May 19 - Riding On Insulin One Challenge, Charlotte July 11 - Children with Diabetes Friends for Life podcast taping ----- 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 President and CEO Derek Rapp joins Stacey for a wide-ranging interview. We talk about everything from stem cells to insulin prices to what JDRF is doing for adults with type 1. Rapp has headed up JDRF since 2014 and has a son with type 1. He shares his story and answers your questions. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Note: This interview was taped before the Special Diabetes Program had been extended. SDP is the program that gives $300 million for diabetes research to the National Institutes for Health. Stacey & Derek talk about SDP and we left those questions in to give you a better idea of what the program is all about. In our Know Better segment, Stacey gets personal about a health procedure she had recently and talks about self care. She references this article about stress and parents of children with chronic illness. And she explains how a colonoscopy can be a perfect way to spend Valentine's Day. Really. Plus, #DPodcastWeek wraps up with a promo for Diabetes Daily Grind's Real Life Diabetes podcast. ----- 2:00 Stacey talks about her past involvement with JDRF and shares a story about Dr. Mark Parker (read here), the retiring head of her local endocrinology practice. 4:15 Interview with JDRF's Derek Rapp 47:15 Feedback from last week's episode. Should people with T1D be wary of marrying someone else with it? We got a comment about increasing the genetic risk for children with T1D and that sparked a great discussion in our Facebook Group. 50:00 Stacey talks about her recent health screening and stress among T1D parents ----- 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're celebrating Valentine's Day with a great story. Amy & Andrew Sturniolo met and fell in love at Diabetes Camp, and that's also where they got engaged. This week, hear the story of those now-newlyweds and find out how Andrew got all of Camp Kudzu to help him propose. Watch the proposal video (Amy is stunned)! Camp Kudzu Info Here More Camp Info Here and Even More Here In our Know Better segment, learn about Spare a Rose, Save a Child. You can help save a life for the cost of just one flower. It's also Diabetes Podcast Week. For the third year in a row, Stacey has organized more than a dozen podcasters to help promote Spare a Rose and to share each others' shows. ----- 2:45 Stacey talks about Spare a Rose 6:00 Interview with Andrew & Amy Sturniolo 28:15 Stacey talks about Diabetes Podcast Week and more about Spare a Rose Link to Christopher Snider's 2014 interview with Stacey ----- 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

Find out the latest from Tandem, makers of the T:slim insulin pump. Spokesperson Molly McElwee Malloy shares how close they are to a hybrid closed loop, which they're calling Control IQ, and other products. Malloy. diagnosed with type 1 as a young adult, was in one of the first artificial pancreas trials back in 2006 (not with Tandem). Also a nurse & a CDE, she talks about her personal story and why she's excited about this technology. In our Know Better Segment.. two potential and very small insulin delivery devices are getting big grants. And.. it's almost time for Diabetes Podcast Week! ------ 1:30 Stacey welcome / explains a bit about the Tandem interview and the ATTD conference. 4:45 Interview with Tandem's Molly McElwee Malloy 49:15 Know Better: JDRF grants for two potential insulin delivery/CGM systems 52:30 Diabetes Podcast Week info ----- 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

Lawmakers are starting to take a closer look at the price of insulin. Nevada became the first to pass a law last summer regarding transparency and Colorado may soon do the same. Stacey talks to Colorado State Representative Dylan Roberts about the bill he's put forward and how it could change things. He also shares his very personal connection to type 1. In our Community Connection this week, adventurer and solo sailor Erin Spineto takes on a new challenge. She's making a comedy web series about T1D? We'll explain what A Bad Case is all about. And Know Better this week about efforts to make the the Omnipod system part of the open source artificial pancreas project. On Facebook? Join our group of awesome listeners! ----- 3:40 Catching up on previous guests: Stacey talks about the Diabulimia conference happening this November and announces that fitness coach Christel Oerum has become an American Citizen! 6:00 Interview with Rep. Dylan Roberts 26:00 Interview with Erin Spineto 36:30 Stacey talks about OpenOmni efforts ----- 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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When you have diabetes, you have to think about food much more often than someone without. But sometimes, all of those food decisions, combined with pressure and perceived loss of control, can turn into a dangerous problem. This week, we tackle a tough subject, what many people call Diabulimia. Stacey talks to Erin Akers who says she developed an eating disorder that almost took her life as a teenager. She's fought back and founded the Diabulimia Helpline. In our Know Better segment, Stacey shares a study about the rise of T1D in adults in China. And, on a personal note, Stacey explains that leading a Bar Mitzvah service can be just as tough on blood sugar as playing a full game of football! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 1:40 Stacey welcome: she talks a bit about the subject of this week's show and also shares a little about BG during Benny's Bar Mitzvah 5:15 Interview with Erin Akers 31:20 Study about T1D in China 34:30 Stacey talks about Benny's diabetes care team & summer 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

How are those fitness resolutions going? This week, advice to stay on track and avoid common pitfalls from personal trainer and coach, Christel Oerum from Diabetes Strong. Christel has been living with type 1 diabetes since 1997 and she's passionate about strength training and healthy nutrition. (edited 3/5/2018) Christel is out with a new eBook, Fit With Diabetes. Click to learn more! Also this week, we talk about the history of the A1C and why doctors started using it as a diabetes management tool. A little history in our Now you Know segment. ----- 2:30 Stacey talks about The Diabetes Connections Facebook Group 4:20 Interview with Christel Oerum from Diabetes Strong 34:15 Now You Know: Why we use the A1C 38:30 Stacey talks about her daughter beginning the college search ----- 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

Jennifer Stone, best known as Harper on the Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place, was diagnosed with diabetes four years ago. At the time, she was told to give up her dream of acting. Instead, she found a great care team, got educated and leaned on support of family and friends. She has two movies coming out in 2018. Jennifer has LADA, which is sometimes called type 1.5 and we talk about what that means and why it's often misdiagnosed. More about Jennifer's story at Beyond Type 1 In our Community Connection this week, you'll hear from Trudy Peters with some advice about living well with diabetes for 58 years. And in Now you Know, how a spider web inspired a new way of looking at implanting islet cells. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 2:00 Welcome! Stacey talks about Wizards of Waverly Place 4:10 Listener email - it's a small diabetes world 7:15 Interview with Jennifer Stone "The Hat Song" "Disney Channel promo bloopers" 42:50 Community Connection with Trudy Peters Sugar Surfing 46:45 Now You Know, islet cell research 50:40 Stacey talks about Benny's Bar Mitzvah this week and the diabetes milestone she's been hoping for ----- 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

Getting organized is always one of the top New Year's resolutions. But keeping track of everything that goes along with diabetes can feel like an uphill battle. This week, easy and actionable advice from Susan Weiner, the author of The Complete Diabetes Organizer. Susan is the 2015 AADE Diabetes Educator of the Year, a registered dietician-nutritionist and certified diabetes educator. Plus, in our new Now You Know segment, a look at the origins of the Apple Watch's potential to monitor glucose. And Stacey's new year's resolution is to hear more of YOU in the show this year. If you have a diaversary, special event, fundraiser or just want to toot your own horn or sing someone else's praises, speak up!! Use this Speakpipe link to send your audio (you can re-record as many times as you like). Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 4:10 Interview with Susan Weiner 38:40 "Now You Know" - Apple Watch info/discussion 43:40 Send us your audio! ----- 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 week, insulin maker Eli Lilly enters the device market with announcements of a diabetes "ecosystem," including a new automated insulin pump and advanced pens. Stacey talks to Lilly's Dr. Howard Wolpert & Marie Schiller who both have substantial personal connections to type 1. They talk about why the company made this move, what the tech is all about and yes, Stacey brings up the price of insulin. In our Shoptalk segment, did you know the American Diabetes Association has someone dedicated to type 1? You'll hear from Paul Madden, a longtime advocate who's lived with type 1 for 55 years. We also talk to The Diabetes Scholars Foundation's Mary Podjasek about and college scholarships for students with type 1. Links for this episode: "Lilly Initiates Clinical Trial...." (News Release) DiabetesMine article on Lilly devices Beyond Type 1 Holiday Carb Charts Project Blue November Holiday Tips & Special Events Beyond Type 1 DKA Campaign Shoptalk American Diabetes Association Shoptalk Diabetes Scholars Foundation ----- Join the New 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

He's lived with type 1 for more than 56 years and was one of the first people ever to use an insulin pump and later a CGM. In fact, Yerachmiel Altman was one of the first people to make the switch from two shots a day to what we now call multiple daily injections (MDI) almost 40 years ago. Altman is an engineer and computer scientist who worked for d-tech companies. Now, he wants to help educate kids and adults about living with type 1 through books and games. We talk about "The Moose and the Pump," "I Can Help Take Care of Me," and Altman's concept for a board game, Insulinopoly. He also shares the changes he's seen in technology over the years and his hope for the future. Also this week, Noah's March is at an end. We first met this family when they set off from florida to Washington, crossing the country for diabetes awareness and to raise money for research. Plus, if you're thinking about those New Year's resolutions, find out how Diabetes Strong can help you start 2018 off in a great way. Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 2:30 Stacey explains the podcast is now available on Spotify and goes through other ways to listen. 5:00 Stacey talks about Diabetes Strong and how to sign up for the January challenge 6:30 Stacey announces the Dexcom #WarriorUp charity campaign raises $100,000 for diabetes charities 8:05 Interview with Yerachmiel Altman 33:15 Interview with Noah's March ----- 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

How can Disney math - the kind that helps you wait less and do more in the parks - help people with diabetes? This week, Stacey talks to Len Testa and Dr. Bradley Eilerman to find out. Testa is the brain power behind Touring Plans, The Unofficial Guides to Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line and co-host of the podcast, The Disney Dish. He and Dr. Eilerman have created an app called GlucosePath using Disney "best way around the park" algorithms, to help an endocrinologist prescribe the correct medication for people with diabetes. Right now, GlucosePath is focused on people with type 2 diabetes. Also this week, find out about a brand new partnership with Know Foods. Stacey explains their new role with the show and why her doctor recently recommended she try eating gluten-free. Make sure to head over to the Diabetes Connections Facebook page for your chance to win a $50 gift card to Know Foods! Plus, December 4th is Benny's 11 year diaversary. Stacey talks about that milestone and shares a story about how Elmo helped make a few things better for her son back when he was a toddler. Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 3:50 Stacey talks about Know Foods, why she's newly gluten-free and announces a $50 giveaway 8:33 Stacey talks about a previous show with good advice on traveling to Disney with someone who has T1D. Click here to listen. 9:50 Interview with Len Testa & Dr. Brad Eilerman 46:15 Stacey shares some stories from 11 years with diabetes, including the time Elmo helped Benny get through a tough situation. ----- 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's Senior US Medical Director, Tomas Walker, talks to Stacey in a wide-ranging interview. Walker addresses everything from the features of the new G6 system recently submitted to the FDA, changes to the way the adhesive is created (which may have ease skin issues for some) to the news that Dexcom has partnered with Lilly as the insulin maker enters the diabetes device market. Plus, in our Shoptalk segment, learn about the Genteel lancing device. Stacey talks to Dr. Christopher Jacobs the device inventor and company founder. Helpful video Stacey mentioned about the Genteel (thanks, Aaron Johnson!) Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group ----- 2:30 Stacey explains the new Dexcom-Lilly partnership 5:20 Stacey talks about next year and asks for your holiday stories 8:10 Interview with Dexcom's Tomas Walker 38:10 Thanks to listener Richard for some great info! 39:30 Shoptalk segment with Dr. Christopher Jacobs ----- 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

Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group Happy Thanksgiving! However you celebrate, holidays and food can be a stressful combination. This week, you'll hear from a round table of adults with type 1, and one parent of a child with type 1, about the pitfalls of Thanksgiving and about ways to make it work. Great advice, tons of understanding and a lot of laughter. Shoptalk this week includes a company called TempraMed. They make a product called Vivi, which can keep your insulin cold. We also talk to Drawn from Valor, an animation studio that's working on a great diabetes story called "Kara and the (not so) Dire Beastie." ----- 3:20 Stacey talks about Mike Lawson's "How to Eat Dinner with a Diabetic" video. 4:35 Stacey talks about an upcoming appearance where she'll be talking about Social Media. Has Facebook helped you thrive with diabetes or has it been harmful? 8:00 Thanksgiving Roundtable with Kim Hislop, Mike Barry, Jennifer Christianson and Nia Grant. 46:20 Stacey shares the "dancing taco" story from when she was a young broadcaster working on Thanksgiving. 49:45 Shoptalk with TempraMed's Ron Nagar 54:00 Shoptalk with Todd Silverstein from Drawn from Valor ----- 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

CNN Correspondent & author Oren Liebermann has quite an unusual diagnosis story. He found out he had type 1 while on an around-the-world adventure with his wife. Oren shares how he found he had type 1 in Nepal, how long it took back to get back to the US and why he decided to write "The Insulin Express." The College Diabetes Network is out with something new. Find out about You've Got This: A Guide for Newly Diagnosed Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes." Stacey speaks to Deja Gibson and Andy Zieger about why something like this is needed. CDN's Facebook Page for Live Events After weeks of travel and months of work, the Bike Beyond Documentary is unveiled! Plus, Beyond Type 1 celebrates Dr. Frederick Banting's birthday. Sign a card and help others in need. Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 3:00 Stacey talks about World Diabetes Day Twitter Chat, organized by Diabetes Social Media Advocacy. Search the hashtag #WDDChat17 4:15 Bike Beyond the Documentary & Beyond Type 1 celebrates Dr. Banting's Birthday. 7:55 Stacey talks about her former co-anchor Jeff Glor, now anchor of the CBS Evening News (should she post old publicity pics?) 10:30 Interview with CNN's Oren Liebermann 42:00 Interview with College Diabetes Network's Deja Gibson & Andy Zieger 59:30 Shoptalk with TrialNet's Annie Abraham (Stacey shares her family's story as well) ----- 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

Eric Paslay is a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter. Diagnosed with type 1 when he was ten, he says diabetes has helped him in unexpected ways. Stacey talks to Eric about growing up type 1, knowing he wanted to be a musician as a teenager and what it's like now that those dreams are coming true. Eric is part of Dexcom's Call of the Warrior campaign. Learn more about how you can use the hashtag #WarriorUp to raise money for diabetes charities through the month of November. Stacey mentions another Dexcom Warrior, Derek Theler, and plays a clip from his video. Previous episode with Derek here. In our Community Connection this week, meet The Betes Bros. Chris Pickering talks about this new advocacy and support group and shares about their experience helping out during Hurricane Harvey. Shoptalk this week is with the PADRE Foundation. Learn what this Southern California group is doing to support Pediatric Adolescent Diabetes Research Education. Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- 2:30 Stacey talks about Diabetes Awareness Month efforts including those from JDRF, Project Blue November and a grass roots #MakeDiabetesVisible hashtag project. 5:30 Clip of Derek Theler's #WarriorUp Video 7:00 Clip of Eric Paslay's #WarriorUp Video 7:15 Stacey interviews Eric Paslay 38:00 Stacey interviews Chris Pickering from The Betes Bros 51:00 Shoptalk segment with Shana Baker, PADRE Foundation President 55:30 Stacey talks about Lauren Stanford, who marks 20 years with type 1. Lauren and her mother, Moira, were featured in a previous show ----- 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

In October 2017, Animas announced it would exit the insulin pump business and discontinue the manufacturing and sale of Animas® Vibe® and OneTouch Ping® insulin pumps. Stacey talks to the company's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brian Levy about what happened, what customers need to know and the future of insulin pumping as a business. Read the Animas statement here ----- Go behind the scenes! Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here

Go behind the scenes! Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Kelly Kunik was 8 years old when she was diagnosed on October 31, 1977. 40 years later, she is a thriving advocate, humorist and blogger (check out her site, Diabetesaliciousness). And she hasn't missed a Halloween since. Kelly shares her story - quite a few people in her family have type 1 – and gives great advice for all of us. You can also learn more about Kelly at I Wish People Knew That Diabetes.... Shoptalk this week with two companies trying to make diabetes look better. Stacey talks to Gretchen Otte from Myabetic & and Katie Larsen from Pocket Innerwear. ----- 3:00 Stacey talks about Halloween, T1D and her family 8:00 Interview with Kelly Kunik 45:30 Shoptalk with Myabetic 49:40 Shoptalk with Pocket Innerwear ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here

Go behind the scenes! Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Melissa Dobbins is an RDN, CDE and award-winning food & nutrition expert. We're talking with her about food and fads, nutrition and practical and easy changes we can all make. Melissa also hosts the podcast Sound Bites and features Stacey in her latest episode. In our Community Connection, a family devastated by their toddler's diagnosis becomes inspired by her. We'll talk to Team Olivia, nine people running the NYC Marathon! Isabel & Mike Klingshirn share their daughter's diagnosis story and Olivia's aunt, Abby Wallisch talks about putting the team together. Stacey also confirms that Ross Baker finished his incredible goal of running a marathon in every state and DC. He says "51 and done!" Ross was diagnosed with type 1 as a young adult - you can hear his story in this previous episode. In our Shoptalk segment, learn about the DRI Foundation, part of the Diabetes Research Institute as Stacey talks to senior vice president Lori Weintraub. ------ Timecodes: 3:00 Stacey reads a "not so hot" Apple Podcast Review 9:30 Stacey talks about the Diabetes Empowerment Summit (more info and signup at link) 12:00 Interview with Melissa Dobbins, Guilt Free RD 39:00 Community Connection: Team Olivia & the NYC Marathon 58:00 Shoptalk with Diabetes Research Institute Foundation 1:06:00 Stacey talks about podcast reviews & subscribing ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here

Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Learn about the Abbott Freestyle Libre, a Flash Glucose Monitoring System recently approved in the US. We talk to Dr. Chris Thomas, the director of biosensor technology for Abbott about what exactly the Libre is, how it works and who it's for. Plus, Bigfoot Biomedical is now partnering with Abbott to use the LIbre in their automated insulin delivery system. We talk to CEO Jeffrey Brewer to find out how what this means and what's on the horizon for Bigfoot. Good article on the partnership here from DiabetesMine. You'll also hear from Steve Hanley of KNOW Foods. Stacey wanted to speak to him after he donated all the bikes to the riders of Bike Beyond and wound up learning all about this new company. You can read more about KNOW Foods in this Sweet Life column by Kerri Sparling. Stacey also shares her take on overnight school fields trips; Benny recently spent three days away with his school. We also address the closure of Animas, what that means to the podcast, Stacey & her family and to customers. Learn more from Animas here. ----- 3:00 Stacey talks about Animas 8:00 Stacey talks about Field Trips 15:00 Interview with Chris Thomas, Abbott 33:00 Interview with Jeffrey Brewer, Bigfoot Biomedical 1:19:00 Interview with Steve Hanley, KNOW Foods ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here

Weston Nordgren is the Vice President of the Nightscout Foundation, and Community Liaison for CGM in the Cloud worldwide. Behind those titles is quite a story. We talk to Wes about his son's diagnosis as an infant, their family's journey to find solutions and the power of the #WeAreNotWaiting community. Wes recently represented the CGM in the Cloud Facebook group at an exclusive international Facebook conference. He shares what he learned there and talks about his son's experience with Looping and on the new Medtronic hybrid closed loop pump. We also mention OpenAPS. In our shoptalk segment, no more chalky glucose tabs? Chris Angell says he needed something better to treat his lows, so he created GlucoLift. You'll also hear a clip of Polaroid from Truck Stop Honey's debut album. It's a very personal story and song from previous guest Amanda Jo. Ross Baker is another previous guest, Stacey calls him T1D's Marathon Man. He is set to run in the Maui Marathon on October 15th, completing an incredible mission of running a marathon in every US state and Washington DC. Find out more about Animas and their message to customers as they exit the insulin pump business. ----- 3:30 Stacey talks about Truck Stop Honey, clip of Polaroid 5:30 Animas/One Touch mention 7:00 Stacey talks about Ross Baker & the Maui Marathon 10:00 Interview with Weston Nordgren of Nightscout/CGM in the Cloud 1:01:30 Shoptalk with Chris Angell of GlucoLift ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

When Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, the Texas T1D community banded together. In the middle of the outreach was American Association of Diabetes Educators 2018 Diabetes Educator of the Year, Dr. Stephen Ponder. We speak to Dr. Ponder about the huge team of volunteers that was needed to get help where it was most needed and how Harvey was just the beginning. Since the first time "T1 Team Texas" jumped into action, devastating hurricanes hit Florida, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, creating even more of a need for people with diabetes in those areas. Dr. Ponder shares how organizations like Insulin4Life and others got supplies to the area and how T1 Team Texas reached people, some of whom were stranded without power or transportation. He also offers advice to help us prepare for a disaster. And don't miss the very end when he offers the secret to raising healthy kids with T1D. Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Playing in the NFL has been a dream come true for KJ Dillon, but his type 1 diagnosis at 19 had him worried his was over before it started. He'll share how he made it through that tough time and most recently played for Houston Texans. Plus, Adam Schefter has spent his career covering sports, you probably know him as an NFL insider at ESPN. Adam's wife Shari has type 1 and he's taking part in a big contest to help JDRF. Contest info and entry here. Stacey & Adam also talk about the Glucagon App. Our Community Connection features a diabetes dad running Chicago Marathon. Wesley Bryant says doctors told him not to run, but he didn't know when to quit; now, neither does his son. More info on the JDRF team and how to donate here. Shoptalk this week is with Stay Put Medical, a new company that wants to help keep your D-gear stuck. ----- 3:00 Stacey shared the upcoming conference calendar including the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Falls Church Conference, the Diabetes UnConference and the Weekend for Women 5:00 Stacey talks about Benny's bad low on the football field recently and how she reacted 9:30 Interview with KJ Dillon 16:00 Interview with Adam Schefter 37:00 Community Connection with Chicago Marathon runner and D-Dad Wes Bryant 53:00 Shoptalk with Mike Mangus with StayPut Medical ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

She shot to fame after an appearance on NBC's The Voice, now RaeLynn is out with a big album, a big tour and lots of fans who have type 1 diabetes just like she does. Diagnosed at age 12, RaeLynn talks about managing diabetes on the road, challenges she faced early on and why she's okay (sort of) with Blake Shelton being the food police. In our community connection, he was tired of waiting for options, so a North Carolina diabetes dad went on his own to get the Libre Flash Glucose Monitor not yet available in the US. Steve Espin explains why he wanted the device for his son and how he went on eBay to get it. Plus, in our Shoptalk segment, learn more about Dancing for Diabetes from Kelly Simbolick and about BetaBionics from John Costik. ----- 4:00 Stacey explains the Libre and how it's newly approved in the UK 6:00 Stacey talks about Dexcom opening its data platform (and what that means) 10:00 RaeLynn Interview 28:00 Steve Espin / Libre Interview 47:20 Stacey shares why she prefers the Dexcom alarms and why she moved the Dexcom receiver out of her son's room 53:00 Shoptalk with John Costik from BetaBionics 57:30 Shoptalk with Kelly Simbolick from Dancing for Diabetes ----- Get even more Diabetes Connections! Sign up for our newsletter here Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android As always, thanks for listening!!

Actor Derek Theler will star in the upcoming show Marvel's New Warriors, a dream come true for him. We talk to Derek about growing up with type 1 and moving to LA to pursue his career, which included a 5-year run in the show, Baby Daddy. Derek shares how he and his sister who also has T1D grew up without diabetes role models and how that fueled his desire to be one now. He explains how his Baby Daddy audition was almost ruined by a persistent low blood sugar and shares a few funny commercials he starred in before his big break (including Kayak and State Farm). Plus, a follow up on the Insulin4Life protest, which garnered some national coverage and more help for those devastated by this month's two hurricanes. (Learn more about how to help here) Lilly helps Hurricane victims. Article about T1TexasArmy (Dr. Stephen Ponder) In our shoptalk segment.. meet Amy Burrows and Becky Marval from Connected in Motion and Emily Imblum from Pump Peelz.. -------- 4:30 Help for Hurricane Harvey & Irma 7:15 Update: Protesting the price of insulin 11:30 Derek Theler interview 46:00 Shoptalk: Connected in Motion 51:00 Shoptalk: Pump Peelz ------- Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Advice and guidance for caregivers from a wellness coach with type 1. When you have a child with diabetes, it's not easy to step away and let someone else take over. But Samantha Markovitz wants us to do just that and written a new book to help. We talk about Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence, and discuss challenges and strategies to help parents feel confident about childcare, babysitters and relatives. Plus, we'll look at the grandparent perspective. Stacey interviews Rose Greenbaum, whose grandson was diagnosed T1D at age seven. Rose shares her fears and how she turned them into a passion for helping others. (Rose is Stacey's aunt and they have some family fun here as well). Learn more about Rose's efforts here. And in our Shoptalk segment, meet the man behind the book, The Faces of Diabetes. It's a picture project, but so much more. ---- Show timecodes: 3:30 Stacey talks about her family's T1D caregiver experience 10:45 Rose Greenbaum, D-Grandmother 32:00 Samantha Markovitz, author, Caregiver Confidence 1:07:00 Edward Fieder, Faces of Diabetes ---- Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Best-selling author and radio host Kurt Anderson is out with a blockbuster book, "Fantasyland, How America Went Haywire, a 500 year history." You may have seen him on the cover of The Atlantic Magazine and all over cable news this month. But you may not know he lives with type 1 diabetes. Stacey and Kurt talk about Fantasyland, as well as his other books like the fictional True Believers, where the main character has type 1. Our Community Connection calls attention to the heroes of the T1D relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey (Listen to our full episode here and find links to help/information) In Shoptalk this week, hear about a brand new product. It's called InPen and it aims to give people who use shots the same calculations & ease of use as people who use pumps. Stacey talks to Tony Galliani from Companion Medical about the product and the company. ----- 8:50 Interview with Kurt Andersen 50:00 "Shoptalk" with InPen's Tony Galliani ----- Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Learn how you can help those hit by Hurricane Harvey. Stacey talks to Anne Imber who's working with Dr. Stephen Ponder, Kelley Champ Crumpler and many others to help coordinate the local effort. Anne shares what it's like right now in Houston, what they need and how to get it there. Team 1 Texas Diabetes Relief is made of local diabetes community members. Anne also recommends you consider donating to the "big guns" of ADA, JDRF & Insulin for Life, which are working together to get supplies to the area. Beyond Type 1 is also putting out great information. See links/info below for all groups. Team 1 Texas Diabetes Disaster Relief Needed: Gift cards to Target, Walmart, CVS, Walgreen, etc Send to: Brazos Valley Endocrinology 4508 Mills Park Circle Suite 500 College Station, TX 77845 ATT: Kelly Champ Beyond Type 1 Love & Help for Texas Insulin For Life / ADA / JDRF ------ Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Can using a CGM help people with type 2 diabetes who don't use insulin pumps? Tomas Walker is Dexcom's Director of Clinical Projects. He shares the results of their new DIaMonD study (Multiple Daily Injections and Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes). Of course we also cover issues relevant to the type 1 community; Stacey asks about CGM use and Medicare coverage, possible changes to the Dexcom adhesive, and closed loop systems. In our Community Connection this week, blogger Mindy Bartleson says sharing only the positive side of diabetes had a price. After going through some serious burnout, she wants to help others by sharing an honest look at growing up with chronic condition and mental illness. Mindy has a new book and is crowdfunding to publish (click to learn more and help). Mindy also talks about the untethered or POLI method (pumper on long acting insulin) where she uses both a long-acting injection and her insulin pump. New segment this week, called Shoptalk! Every diabetes convention has a big vendor floor where exhibitors show off the latest and greatest and educate consumers about their products or business. Stacey interviewed all 50 exhibitors(!) from the Friends for Life Conference and we'll be sharing those stories in the next few months. This week, learn about The Barton Center from associate director Lindsey Charest. ----- 4:00 Stacey shares an amazing letter from a listener in Japan who says the podcast helped through the "despair" of diagnosis 13:00 Interview with Tomas Walker 31:30 Interview with Mindy Bartleson 50:00 Shoptalk with The Barton Center ----- Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

#Insulin4All is a campaign to bring attention to, and do something about, the high price of insulin. Stacey talks with T1International's founder and director Elizabeth Rowley about what the organization is trying to do and how we can all get involved. A demonstration is planned in front of Eli Lilly and Company international corporate headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana Saturday, September 9th at 1-3pm. There's also an online day of action on September 8th. Find out more about the movement here. Join the #Insulin4All event Facebook group ------ Get our App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Diabetes Forecast Magazine names their People to Know for 2017. Modeled after Time Magazine's top 100, it's all about finding the movers shakers and game changers in the diabetes world. On the list? Your host, Stacey Simms! You'll hear from Diabetes Forecast Editor Kelly Rawlings, who shares how this special issue comes together. Kelly also talks about how she balances having type 1 for more than 40 years and working in the diabetes field. Stacey is honored to be part of this incredible list. She was interviewed for the issue by radio show host Jonathan Shuffield. Listen to their interview and then hear why Jonathan kept his type 2 diagnosis to himself for a very long time. Time codes: 9:00 Kelly Rawlings, Diabetes Forecast Editor 31:00 Jonathan Shuffield interviews Stacey 56:30 Shuffield shares his story ------- Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for a podcast award! Please add your endorsement to the WEGO Health Awards Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

After ten weeks and more than 4000 miles, 20 riders with type 1 diabetes completed their epic journey from New York to California. In this episode, hear the heart-pounding and emotional Bike Beyond finish and listen to the man who started it all talk about what the event has meant to him. We also catch up with several riders during a rest day a few days before the finish. Those interviews took place while they were relaxing in a hot tub (a first for our show)! Stacey also talks about the great people behind the Real Life Diabetes Podcast and shares events she's traveling to in the next few weeks. Find out more about supporting Bike Beyond so that Beyond Type 1 can continue to fund diabetes programs (listed here) Time Codes: 8:30 Bike Beyond finish line and front tire "dip" 12:30 Walt Drennan speaks about finally feeling "normal." Six Bike Beyond riders talk about the trip: 18:15 Perri Silverheart 22:00 Abbey Brau 29:30 Matt Swain 34:50 Sid Sharma 39:00 Cassidy Robinson 45:30 Jesse Lavine Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for a podcast award! Please add your endorsement to the WEGO Health Awards Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This summer, some diabetes camps have had a few special visitors. American Idol's Crystal Bowersox and Olympic Skier Kris Freeman have been talking to kids about following their dreams while living with type 1 diabetes. It's part of the Lilly Camp Care Package which provides scholarships, education, ambassadors and insulin to diabetes camps. Kris Freeman is hoping to make the Olympic Ski Team for the 5th time next year. He was told at diagnosis that he needed to give up his Olympic dreams. Instead, he's on track to appear at his fifth Olympic games next year. Crystal Bowersox was the runner up in American Idol in 2010, the 9th season of the show. Just out with a new album, she talks about why she comes back to the Friends for Life Conference and what she gets out of sharing her story with kids and adults with type 1. We also profile Bike Beyond rider Jesse Lavine, talking food, college and why he decided to jump into this cross country adventure. Plus, information about back to school: Register for the ADA Safe at School Webinar August 10th Beyond Type 1 Back to School Info Request a JDRF Back to School Toolkit We need your help! Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for a podcast award! Please at your endorsement to the WEGO Health Awards Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week, a conversation with KJ Howe, author of The Freedom Broker, a thriller featuring a heroine with type 1 diabetes. Howe's grandfather had T1D and she wants to make sure this book is true to the condition while weaving it in to a thrilling story about hostage negotiation, family ties, betrayal and mystery. The Freedom Broker has been compared to the Jason Bourne series for it's adventure and seat-of-your-pants pacing. After the interview, Stacey shares her thoughts about how type 1 diabetes is represented here and gives a review of the story, the characters and the book itself. Plus, as we follow along with Bike Beyond, the cross country bike ride with 20 people with type 1, we found out there's a documentary in the works. We'll talk to Neil Greathouse about how he's putting the movie version of the ride together. We need your help! Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for a podcast award! Please vote: WEGO Health Awards Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Every two years JDRF brings 150 children to Washington DC to tell their stories to members of Congress. This week, you'll hear how Children's Congress works, who attends and what this event means for families who participate, even years later. There's so much going on in this episode, we broke it down by time code below! We also continue our look at Bike Beyond, an epic cross country adventure from Beyond Type 1. 20 riders with type 1 diabetes traveling from New York to California all summer long. 5:10 Silvi Pold, diagnosed type 1 at age 8 is the social media and activities coordinator for Bike Beyond. Silvi shares why, as someone who loves outdoor adventure, even she thought a team of T1D bikers riding cross country was an "audacious" goal. 21:30 Alisa Norris, Chief Marketing and Communications Office at JDRF and a mother of two T1D sons explains how JDRF Children's Congress got started and what happens during the 3 day event. 36:00 Brec Bassinger is best known for the title role in Nickelodeon's "Bella and the Bulldogs." She's also starred in TV's "The Goldbergs," "School of Rock," and co-stars in the upcoming feature movie "Status Update." Brec is attending JDRF CC as a special guest this year. She talks about what helped her pursue her dream of acting after a T1D diagnosis at age 8. Stacey's son Benny sits in on the interview - he and Brec swap some Nick Jonas stories! 55:30 Lauren Stanford attended JDRF CC at age 11 as a delegate and again two years later as Kid Chair. Lauren shares how much the experience meant to her then and how it's influenced her as she pursued a career in Washington, DC. We need your help! Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for some podcast awards! Please check them out and vote: WEGO Health Awards People's Choice Podcast Awards (voting closes 7/31) Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week, two valuable groups are coming together for a big event this fall. For the first time, The Diabetes UnConference and Diabetes Sisters Weekend for Women will be at the same time in the same place. Stacey talks to Christel Aprigliano from the Unconference and Anna Norton from Diabetes Sisters talk about their groups and why they decided to have a "peanut butter in my chocolate!" moment. Plus.. checking in with Bike Beyond. This week meet Kevin Moore, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1971. And we need your help! Diabetes Connections and Stacey are nominated for some podcast awards! Please check them out and vote: WEGO Health Awards People's Choice Podcast Awards Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week we find out all about a new reality TV show called Reversed. It premieres July 18th on Discovery Life Channel featuring people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The brainchild is producer & host Charles Mattocks and he's well aware that the name is raising eyebrows. Stacey talks to Charles about the show, his opinions about the diabetes community and healthcare providers/pharmaceutical companies. He talks about why that's already rubbed some people the wrong way and shares some of the tough-love methods you'll see on the show. Plus, week six of our coverage of Bike Beyond! 20 riders, all with type 1, heading from NY to California. This week, you'll hear from Amanda Oberski.. who at first.. wasn't a fan of the idea of a cross country ride. In fact, she thought it sounded horrible! And is that diet soda really diet? This article from MySugr gave Stacey the idea to check once and for all. She'll share how it really helped on a recent trip to Disney World. Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week, Stacey's traveling to the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference. She's giving the closing keynote: "Making Diabetes Connections at Home." In this episode, Stacey go over some of the advice to make your own real life connections. We also get reports from the road as Bike Beyond rolls on. Hear from 4 cyclists, all with type 1, who share some of the ups and downs as they continue their cross country adventure. Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

A bonus episode this week to get the word out about Banting's Ghost. Stephen Richert is a photographer and film maker who was diagnosed with type 1 at age 16. His website and project Living Vertical is a way to document his adventures and share his family's story. Now, Stephen is working on a new project: documenting the insulin access crisis in America. Named after Sir Frederick Banting, one of the researchers who discovered insulin in 1923 and sold his share of the patent for $1, Banting's Ghost is a way to document the people who are struggling. Stephen is looking for funding - you can learn more and donate here. The deadline for the first phase of funding is June 30th, which is why we're pushing out this bonus episode. If you're hearing this episode after June 30th, please check out the links anyway to stay up to date with the project and how you may still be able to help. Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week, Mike Avery shares the story of growing up in a family of in-demand Hollywood stuntmen, his dad, mom and brothers are all well known in the industry. Mike was diagnosed with type 1 at age 8, when he was already working. Find out how he learned to manage diabetes while jumping out of planes, off bridges and under pounds of TV makeup. Of course, Mike also has to manage T1D in every day life and shares which is harder, diabetes or death-defying movie stunts. Plus, week 4 of our coverage of Bike Beyond. Find out why Ryan Dunn got involved less than two years after being diagnosed. Less than a month after diagnosis in college, Ryan left for China on a long-planned trip to study abroad. Find out how he did it, how to say "diabetes" in Mandarin, and why he became the logistic manager of this cross country trip. In this episode, Stacey also talks about a visit to diabetes camp from American Ninja Warrior Kyle Cochran and an update on T1D's Marathon Man Ross Baker. Baker is on a mission to run a marathon in every US state (and DC). He just checked off Alaska, leaving only Hawaii to go! Get the app and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

This week, meet three hard-working people with diabetes who are dedicating themselves to helping others with T1D. DiaTribe editor & columnist Adam Brown is the author of Bright Spots & Landmines, the diabetes guide "I wish someone had handed me." Adam talks about his diagnosis as a teen, why he decided to write the book and what topics were more difficult for him. Stacey also checks in with Bike Beyond! This week, Miss American contestant Sierra Sandison shares why she wanted to join the cross-country ride. You can learn more and donate to Bike Beyond here. Plus, what's Dancing 4 Diabetes? Elizabeth Forrest started this event when she was diagnosed at age 10. Eighteen years later, it's turned into a year-round event that's helping educate and raise awareness. Get the app and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Lija Greenseid, her husband Andrew and their son & daughter are recently back to their Minnesota home after almost a year of whirlwind travel. The Greenseids always enjoyed travel and they wanted to show their children, Arija & Adam, more of the world. They picked up and spent 9 months traveling internationally. Since Arija has type 1 diabetes, this took a lot of planning, extra supplies and learning as they went. Lija shares their story. Also this week, as we follow Bike Beyond all summer long, Stacey talks to Sid Sharma. Sid was diagnosed with type 1 two years ago, at age 27. He's already biked from London to Paris and is excited to travel through America with the team. Get the app and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone Click here for Android Sign up for our newsletter here As always, thanks for listening!!

Lots of news from Dexcom recently! Stacey talks with retired Chief Technical Officer Jorge Valdes about the Apple Watch announcement and much more. (This interview took place just before the FDA approved Dexcom G5 for Android, but that news is covered in the episode). Dexcom/Android info & compatible devices CNBC article on Apple/Dexcom Stacey also talks about the news that Beyond Type 1 is taking over Diabetes Hands Foundation's TuDiabetes.org and EsTuDiabetes.org More from DHF here Stacey shares her personal connection to DHF and mentions this Big Blue Test video that she and her son made a few years ago.