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This week – Dexcom’s CEO is back to answer your questions. Kevin Sayer shares lots of news from the recent ADA Scientific Sessions as well as more information about the new G6 transmitter expected later this year.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Sayer also shares news about Dexcom’s role with current hybrid closed loops, answers your questions about Medicare and updates to Follow and touches on when we might see the G7 and when we’ll stop seeing the G4. Learn more about the top research from ADA 2019  In our Community Connection, a new resource to help you find the best pump, CGM and other diabetes tech for you. It's called DiabetesWise, an initiative from the Stanford School of Medicine funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust.  And Tell Me Something Good is all about research that could help the entire diabetes community. Learn about a new prevention study from Trial Net that delayed the onset of T1D for two years. ----- 00:00 Open: What's on the Show This Week? 1:35 Stacey Welcome - Benny's

Moira McCarthy and Stacey answer your questions about picky eaters, fear of shots and a summer time trips to the pool or beach. They share helpful stories from their own experiences - check the links below for more help and info. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Learn about Buzzy and Shot Blocker (pain reduction in shots) MedT's iPort Advance (what Stacey calls an inset for shots) Previous episode on Getting Diabetes Gear to Stick in the Summer In our Community Connection this week… some push back from the DIY community as the FDA targets an off label use issue. Stacey asks, isn't all T1D a bit DIY? FDA Warning RE: DIY devices Read Katie DiSimone's post about the FDA and DIY And in our Tell Me Something Good Segment - sports achievements from young and old as well as a major T1D accomplishment: The 4th person with type 1 diabetes summits Mt Everest! Taylor Adams Summits Mt. Everest with T1D History of T1Ds on Mt Everest -- :00 Show Open -What's on this week? 1:30 Stacey Welcome - Benny's away a

With Father’s Day coming up we’re taking a look at Dads and Diabetes. Two T1D Dads: Alan Nolte and Mark Turner share their perspective on raising children with diabetes.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Alan and Mark met when their daughters hit it off at diabetes camp last year. The girls became long distance friends and so did their dads. They started a podcast - Dads and Diabetes. They share their stories with Stacey, give us the "guy" perspective and explain what they'd love more D-Moms to keep in mind. In our Community Connection, a quest by two T1D outdoorsmen to summit the highest peak in each state in the US. We’ll find out about Project 50 in 50 and how you can get involved. Tell Me Something Good features a 5 year old who's finished second grade! And Stacey shares her daughter's high school graduation.  ----- 00:00 Show open and "tease" - what's on the show this week? 2:00 Stacey Welcome - Find out about the 2019 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Scholarship Contest. Attend their November c

Get the most out of your Continuous Glucose Monitor. Certified Diabetes Educator Gary Scheiner joins Stacey to talk about all the CGMs available in the United States. An excerpt of this interview ran in episode 229. We go further in depth on more issues around CGM and discuss more advice.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Gary is the founder of Integrated Diabetes Services, the author of many books including, Think Like A Pancreas and was the 2014 AADE CDE of the Year. This is the full interview with Gary. You can find an excerpt in the previous episode. Here's Gary's formula for getting your A1C and beating your endo at the bet he jokes about. Start with your CGM average glucose for 30 days. Multiply by 1.03. Then add 46.7. Then divide by 28.7 to get your A1C.  To do the reverse and find out your estimated average glucose, The American Diabetes Association has a handy A1c-to-eAG calculator: https://professional.diabetes.org/diapro/glucose_calc Use this link to get one free download and one fre

Get the most out of your Continuous Glucose Monitor. Certified Diabetes Educator Gary Scheiner joins Stacey to talk about all the CGMs available in the United States.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Gary heads up Integrated Diabetes Services, is the author of many books including, Think Like A Pancreas and was the 2014 AADE CDE of the Year. This interview is an excerpt - the full interview with Gary can be found in the bonus episode immediately following. In our Community Connection this week, diabetes camp for grownups – why should the kids have all the fun?! A look at some of the programs available including Camp Nejeda's Survive and Thrive, Beyond Type 1 Slip Streams and TCOYD's One Retreat. Sign up for our newsletter here And in Tell Me Something Good, some diabetes camp memories, more than a generation later. And a big award for a kid who doesn’t have type 1 but supports her friends who do. ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome - she shares her experience filling out diabetes camp forms. A lot has c

For 14 years, Kerri Sparling has shared her story on the very popular blog, SixUntilMe. This month, she published her last post. We take a look back with Kerri and go beyond the blog. We also asked her mom, Debbe, to join us! Debbe shares what she thinks of Kerri's accomplishments and influence and we talk about raising a child with type 1 in a time with very different technology and tools.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  In our Community Connection – help for people with diabetes who have insurance but still can't afford all of their supplies. We catch up with Diabetes Will's Way as they celebrate 5 years! Sign up for our newsletter here And Tell Me Something Good – meeting your people for the first time. How diabetes conferences are good for the body and the mind. Listeners share their stories and Stacey talks about a recent TCOYD conference. ----- 00:00 Show Open - What's going on this week?! 1:46 Stacey Welcome - She shares a great mother's day present: Benny was Rufus at their local JDRF

Steel Magnolias is getting reissued in a lot of theaters across the country to celebrate 30 years since the movie’s release. The movie has become a touchstone and a bit of a hot spot for  women, pregnancy and type 1 diabetes. This round table first ran last year as Stacey's local theater was putting on the show; Steele Magnolias was first a play by Robert Harling – based on the true story of his sister’s death then the blockbuster movie. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Melissa Lee, Kerri Sparling & Kyrra Richards are all moms who live with type 1 joined Stacey for this talk about the movie, their experiences in pregnancy and now with their kids. Melissa is the director of community relations for Bigfoot Biomedical, the mother of two children and was diagnosed with type 1 in elementary school. She blogs at Sweetly Voiced. Kerri is an author, advocate and until recently, she wrote SixUntilMe, the wonderful blog that she wrapped up this month. Kerri was diagnosed at age 7 and has two children.

Dear DMoms is back, answering your questions about when it's time for T1D kids to be more independent, worries about camp and handling judgmental friends. In this monthly segment, Stacey and Moira McCarthy share their experiences to help you through diabetes parenting.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group Moira shares what her medical crisis has taught her about diabetes. Plus, a Caravan to Canada – going across the border to get cheaper insulin. Activists Lija Greenseid and Quinn Nystrom give us a report on their way back home to the US. More info on the Caravan here Newsweek article here Previous interview with Lija about traveling the world with T1D Previous interview with Quinn And in Tell Me Something Good, a graduation that is well earned and a long time coming. A diabetes social media advocate who got her cap and gown. Congratulations to DSMA founder Cherise Shockley! ---- 2:00 Stacey Welcome 5:20 "Dear D-Moms" Stacey & Moira answer your questions 51:30 Community Connection: Caravan to Can

You saw him on American Idol, now Jackson Gillies is using his spotlight to educate not only about type 1 diabetes but about another, more rare condition he’s lived with since he was 13. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  It's a painful skin condition called Hidradenitis Suppurativa or HS.  It’s not as rare as first thought, but most people with it are too embarassed to seek help. Jackson is trying to change that. Of course, we’ll also have some fun talking about American Idol. Check out Jackson's TedX Talk here Here's his American Idol Audition Information on the Auto-Immune Protocol Diet Jackson mentions Plus.. you’ll hear from Benny this week – we talk about the changes we.ve made in management and the really great results we’ve seen. Stacey's son switched to an untethered regimen last fall using long acting Tresiba with their insulin pump and his A1C has come down significantly.  More on untethered with Dr. Steve Edelman Previous episode on Benny switching to untethered - Stacey marked his 12

A Diabetes Connections Extra! We take a deep dive into low blood sugar with a frank talk about what hypoglycemia means, what the dangers are, how to treat and more Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  This is the extended, full version of our conversation about lows. As with all of our "Extra" episodes, an excerpt ran in the episode just before the this one. Look for Extras the last week of each month. Stacey talks to Shannon Johnson, who was diagnosed with LADA in her early 20s.  Shannon is also a CDE and a pump and CGM trainer. Low blood sugar basics (JDRF) Low blood sugar info (ADA)   Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners!  Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android  

This week we take a deep dive into low blood sugar. A frank talk about what hypoglycemia means.. what the dangers are, how to treat and more. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Stacey talks to Shannon Johnson, a CDE who lives with diabetes herself. Shannon was diagnosed with LADA in hear early 20s and she's now a Certified Diabetes Educator and trains her patients on pumps and CGMs. Plus, we’ll find out about the TCOYD conference – the first one for people with diabetes and not just medical professionals. Taking Control of Your Diabetes is marking 25 years. Stacey talks with founder Dr. Steve Edleman who was diagnosed as a teen. And in Tell Me Something Good - huge news from the DIY community. You can now Loop with Omnipod. Find out about the Open Omni project Sign up for our newsletter here  ----  1:45 Stacey welcome - her daughter is graduating high school soon, she's going to two conferences in May: TCOYD in Raleigh and Take Control of Your Diabetes in Orlando.  7:30 Interview with Shannon John

It's hard to believe, but a natural disaster was the spark to bring a popular diabetes device to the US. A Frio is a handy little way to keep your insulin cool. Dan Katzki was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult an in 1989 – during the San Francisco earth quake – he lost power.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Not wanting to go through that anxiety again, Dan and his wife Lisa found the Frio product and brought it to the US. How it was invented is another great story. Our Community Connection is all about a virtual conference coming up in May. Find out about the Diabetes Empowerment Summit - the conference you can attend in your pajamas. And Tell Me Something Good includes a huge milestone for a diabetes advocate we’ve spoke to before. 1000 blog posts for Renza Scibilia who's also marking her 21st year with diabetes. ----- 1:50 Welcome: Stacey shares how the Avengers movie coming out this weeks means a lot to her family. In fact, Marvel has even helped with diabetes.  7:00 Interview with Dan and

This week Stacey talks to renowned researcher, long time pediatric endocrinologist and all around good guy Dr Bruce Buckingham. He decided to become an endo after experiencing diabetes camp early in his residency, more than 50 years ago.  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Dr. Buckingham tells Stacey he put his first patient on an insulin pump during a clinical trial in 1979! He was principal investigator of the Medtronic MiniMed 670G at Stanford University and he shares his reaction to a recent study that showed some people are struggling with this first commercially available hybrid closed loop. In our Community Connection this week, an important – and if I’m being honest – a bit of an awkward conversation about race. Comedian Chelcie Rice and I talk about how to get more people of color at diabetes events. He’s great.. I’m the awkward one. Good info from an event last fall: Diabetics on the Margin (includes links to more information and more people continuing the conversation about people of co

Ask the D-Moms is back! Moira McCarthy and Stacey answer your questions about explaining diabetes to others without creating fear. They weigh in on offering incentives for "good" numbers and give concrete tips about handling burnout. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Sign up for our newsletter here Plus.. Community Connection with a campaign to treat someone to a great meal while helping JDRF and in our Tell Me Something Good a great roundup of milestones and a second American Ninja Warrior contestant with T1D this year!! Find out more about Texas Roadhouse / JDRF Gift Cards Follow Type Zero Ninja on Instagram This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. ----- 2:00 Stacey Welcome 3:30 Stacey talks about the reaction to the recent Ketone episode - specifically the advice around the Keto-diet. 7:00 Moira & Stacey Dear D-Moms Segment 45:30 Community Connection: JDRF & Texas Roadhouse teaming up  47:30 Tell Me

This week, meet Laurian Lane, a labor and delivery nurse now raising three children of her own. Laurian was diagnosed with type one diabetes in 8th grade. When she was older, she began babysitting for Stacey's family! You'll hear Laurian’s perspective as a nurse, a sitter and now a mom with type 1. She has great advice for parents (and parents-to-be). In our Community Connection this week, Stacey talks to Susan Sloane, the author of Sweet Genes: Finding a Balance Living with Diabetes. It's their family's story - Susan's two sons were diagnosed with type 1 back in the 1980s and both now work in healthcare. And in our Tell Me Something Good segment.. diabetes comes to your Xbox and it’s T1D day at the Georgia State Capitol. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome, she talks about Children with Diabetes Friends for Life 4:10 Interview with Laurian Lane  45:30 Community Connection interview with Susan Sloane 1:07:00 Tell Me Something Good: Get your own diabetes-tech avatar for the

A Diabetes Connections Extra, all about Ketones. This is the third in our series taking a deep dive into a diabetes management issue. Note: This episode is set up like a Bonus Episode, with none of the regular segments - the interview about Ketones is the entire episode. We're back to our regular set up next week.  Ketones are the byproducts of the breakdown of fatty acids. The breakdown of fat for fuel and the creation of ketones is a normal process for everyone. In a person without diabetes, insulin, glucagon, and other hormones prevent ketone levels in the blood from getting too high. But.. with diabetes it’s a whole other story. Stacey goes in-depth with Certified Diabetes Educator Beth Silvers. Beth is also a Registered Dietician and was diagnosed with type 1 herself at the age of 5 in 1962. More info about Ketones: Beyond Type 1 American Diabetes Association DiaTribe   Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diab

This season of American Ninja Warrior, keep an eye out for Colt Scott! Diagnosed with type 1 as a baby, Colt has been a course tester for ANW for 4 years and just recently got the call that he made it to the show.  Colt talks about being a sudden role model - he really just found the diabetes community - and takes us behind the scenes of ANW. In our Community Connection this week an update on what’s now called the Thrive Medical Alert Necklace (formerly Glucose Revival) and how you can get yours And Tell Me Something Good! A strong drive to succeed leads to a terrific honor for a teen.   Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - she mentions Friends for Life in Seattle 3:45 Interview with Colt Scott 39:00 Community Connection: Thrive Medical Alert Necklace (listen to our previous episode with inventor Kris Maynard) 41:00 Tell Me Something Good: Sydney is named Camp Sweeney Camper of the Week due to being accepted at the University of North Texas's prestigious College of Music.

Our monthly Dear D-Mom segment is back! Moira McCarthy & Stacey take on travel, talking about cure research with our children, and words like "sneaky" and "compliance." Sign up for our newsletter here In our Community Connection – An update on Lilly’s announcement about a generic, lower cost insulin. Learn more here And Tell Me Something Good! A baritone gets a big honor. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  ----- 1:30 Stacey Welcome - Stacey talks about her wedding anniversary and about traveling to Syracuse recently for her college radio station reunion. 5:45 Stacey & Moira answer your parenting questions 49:15 Lilly's lower-cost insulin 54:15 Tell me something good: Baritone Thomas Glass wins First Place at the Rocky Mountain Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council. Glass was diagnosed with type 1 at the age of five. Here's the article from 2/18 that Stacey mentioned 58:00 Stacey shares a story from Benny for the "podcast people." Use this link to get one free download and one

Everything you need to know about sending your child to camp! This week, we talk about what parents need to think about, what the staff wants you to know and how to make it a great experience for everyone.  Dr. Henry Anhalt is a pediatric endocrinologist who works at Camp Nejeda, which has been hosting kid with diabetes for more than 50 years.  You'll also hear from Victoria Benyo who started out as a camper and now works at camp. In our Community Connection this week, Stacey talks about camp scholarships and shares some good information about helping pay for diabetes camp ADA Camp Scholarship Info Brightfunds Project Blue November Camp Lists And.. tell me something good! A one year diaversary celebrated with a powerful picture and a ninja gets his big chance. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  ----- 1:30 Stacey welcome - she talks about her family's experience with camp and talks about some adult D-camp programs. 5:40 Interview with Dr. Henry Anhalt & Victoria Benyo about Diabetes Camp  50:3

Dexcom released an iOS update on February 27th and we take a deep dive into what's changed and ask about ongoing issues. Stacey talks with Dexcom Chief Technology Officer Jake Leach about the new Hey Siri feature as well as the new ability to add up to ten followers, get a 24 hour in advance sensor warning and direct to Clarity from the G6 app.  She also asks about Dexcom's recently announced layoffs, changes to the Follow app, direct to watch capability and G6 sensor issues. (Whew!) Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group!  Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners!  Sign up for our newsletter here Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android