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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 Interv

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    

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!

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

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 iPhon

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! -----

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

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 sh

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

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

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

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

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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 ---

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