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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 Colleg

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 th

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

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

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 tra

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

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 4

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.

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 t

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 

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 stacey@diabetes-connections.com 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

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 Grou

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:    onetouch@hellommc.com 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 Connec

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 f

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 OneTouch@hellommc.com ----- 2:00 Stacey welcome, talks about the Touched by Type 1 conference and a little about