Diabetes Connections With Stacey Simms | Type 1 Diabetes |

For adults with type 1, an initial misdiagnosis of type 2 diabetes is unfortunately, all too common. What’s perhaps more unusual is what happened to this week’s guest who was correctly diagnosed by TikTok! Justin Eastzer talks to me about the community support he found even before he was correctly diagnosed, how it led him to creating his own diabetes videos and content – you may know him better as Diabetech, and how his experience with cancer as a very young adult shaped his life. Justin's Podcast This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Don't miss Moms' Night Out - a new event for moms of children with diabetes Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange Th

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new pilot program will allow some pharmacists to prescribe CGMs, Georgia becomes the latest state to pass a law securing Glucagon for schools, new info about COVID-19 and new cases of T1D, insulin pump infusion set and skin reaction study, does kombucha tea lower blood glucose and more! Moms' Night Out early bird specials will end soon for Texas and Rhode Island!  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Find out more about Edgepark Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Insta

It's almost time for back to school! How do you explain type 1 diabetes to students? I asked a preschool teacher whose daughter has t1d to talk about how to get the message through without scaring anyone. Laura Self also has a great book our for kids called Sweetie. Her daughter, Hannah, was diagnosed at age 8 and is now 20. She spent the spring semester in Europe this year. Laura and I talk about how we tried to help our children find independence, confidence, and responsibility with diabetes. Moms' Night Out is in three cities! Find out more before our early bird specials end.  Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter her

This week, actress Jennifer Stone lives with LADA.. she decided to become a nurse and started her first ER job in March of 2020. I asked her what it was like knowing she had to take care of her own diabetes while also taking care of patients during a pandemic: You might know Jennifer best from her days on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place… I caught up with her to talk about how she manages LADA, why she decided to become a nurse and still continue acting... and what’s next for her dual careers. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about LADA More about Medtronic's InPen system Our previous episode with Jennifer Stone Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T

Let's talk about menopause and type 1. It’s hard enough to find information about this part of life for women without diabetes.. so when this week’s guest started looking for research about T1D she wasn’t too surprised to come up short: Dawnie Adams is a midwife who is determined to use peer support to push medical research forward. We talk about her experience, what she and her group are doing to support each other, how diabetes and menopause can have similar symptoms which just makes everything confusion.. and much more. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is b

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new insulin pump gets FDA approval, once-weekly basal insulin for type 2 gets through another trial, New Jersey caps insulin prices for some, possible link between ability to chew and glucose control, a landmark diabetes study moves on to aging and T1D, JDRF Children's Congress and more! Learn about Moms' Night Out - a new event for moms of children with diabetes Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey'

My son Benny is back from a four week trip halfway around the world with a non-diabetes camp program. He says it was amazing! To be honest, I had a really hard time with it. This week, we share how we prepared, what went wrong, how Benny deals with feeling different on these types of trips and a lot more. This episode first aired in August of 2021 Previous episodes with Benny: 14 years of T1D Benny & Stacey talk untethered and more on their way to the endo Talking about Control IQ & addressing kids' questions about diabetes Our 12 year diaversary Ten years of T1D - our whole family speaks up This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters

This week, G7 updates – direct to watch announcements – and a lot more about what Dexcom sees as the next frontier in CGM. A conversation – from ADA – with the company’s Chief Commercial Officer Teri Lawver. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com  Reach out with questions or comments: info@diabetes-connections.com    

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: FDA approval for a pancreatic islet cell therapy to treat type 1, stem cell research moves ahead, big news from the ADA Scientific Sessions about what's next for medications like Mounjaro and a pill form of semaglutide. Dexcom announces a sensor for people with type 2 who don't use insulin, Libre moves ahead with Ketone monitoring and more.   Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more abo

LADA is a form of diabetes that is often mistaken for type 2 but needs to be treated much more like type 1. As you can imagine, getting the diagnosis wrong is dangerous. This week's guest, Jacqueline Haskins, says she got lucky. A friend said her symptoms sounded more like Latent Auto Immune Diabetes in Adults than like Type 2. Jacqueline is the author of Kick Ass Healthy LADA where she shares research, advice and her own story. She’s an aquatic biologist and an award winning author. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Here are our earlier episodes around LADA    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the sho

Katie Bone is the youngest ever American Ninja Warrior Women’s National winner! She is also a nationally ranked rock climber and has her eyes on the Olympics. Katie was diagnosed with type 1 at age eleven and is now seventeen. We talk about her big win, a recent injury and what she’s looking forward to next. She also answers a lot of your questions about managing T1D during training and competitions. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about Katie here: https://katiebone.com/ Watch Katie's NInja Warrior win: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Jlvc3OwLw    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: FDA warning about compounded versions of semaglutides like Wegovy and Ozempic, new research on what people with diabetes who start Go Fund Me campaigns are asking for, Tandem's CEO gives an update on Dexcom G7 and Libre integration, follow-up on the French Open player denied insulin on the court, and more! Here's more info about Mom's Night Out: https://bit.ly/DMomsNightOut Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check ou

Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are getting a lot of attention. What are they? How can they help people with type 1 and type 2? Should you think about taking one? After all, the weight loss component alone sounds amazing. This week, Stacey talks with Dr. Steve Edelman, who lives with type 1 and heads up Take Control of Your Diabetes – TCOYD – a not-for-profit organization with the goal of teaching and motivating patients in diabetes self-care. We go through the science behind these medications, who might think about taking them, and whether they live up to the hype. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. TCOYD ONE retreat info here More info about GLP-1 medications here  Dr. Edelman's "Buongiorno" Mounjaro video here    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insu

The newly FDA-approved iLet Bionic Pancreas is the most hands-off automated insulin delivery system to be commercially available. At set up, all you enter is your weight and the only interaction with the pump is to announce meal size, no carb counting. Stacey talks with Beta Bionics CEO Sean Saint. We go through this pump system in lots of detail, talk about future plans – yes we’ll talk dual chambered pump which is the original design here - and get a little philosophical about the idea behind a hands off system.. especially for those of us used to being much more in the driver’s seat. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about Beta Bionics: https://www.betabionics.com/ Our previous episodes about the iLet here: https://diabetes-connections.com/?s=ilet One of many write ups of clinical trials with the iLet system: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2205225 Stacey mentioned our episode with ConvaTec about

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Lilly becomes the first of the big three insulin makers to settle a class action lawsuit over pricing, the FDA approved Beta Bionics' iLet system, oral meds trialed for T2D seem to work as well as Ozempic injectable, Lego adds a T1D "friend" to their line and a big win for an American Ninja Warrior competitor with T1D. Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our hom

This long-awaited Medtronic 780G is now FDA approved. It’s been out for two years in Europe and has features that are a bit different from other commercially available automated insulin delivery systems in the US, including a target range down to 100. This week you'll hear from Heather Lackey, global medical education director for Medtronic Diabetes who also lives with type 1 and has used the 780G. We talk about what else this system can do – remember this is the one with the 7-day infusion set – and Stacey asks a lot of your questions. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More info here: https://diatribe.org/medtronic-minimed-780g-approved-fda Lackey mentions a study where even with no meal boluses for three months, people stayed mostly in range. Here's that study: The Official Journal of ATTD Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes Conference Madrid, Spain—February 19–22, 2020.  Diabetes Technology &

When many diabetes tech companies are turning their attention to CGMs or closed loop systems, Josh Pittman has his eye on the basics: lancets. His company PIP, makes a new kind of smaller and thinner device for fingersticks. This week, we talk about why he thinks this is still necessary, why he's passionate about helping people overcome fingerstick fear and what his mother with type 2 taught him about why the basics are so important to long term care. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.   Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter her

On social media, Neil Greathouse is better known as “The Betes.” He posts daily about diabetes on social media. It’s a lot of work – and not his real job. I wanted to know why this is important to him. What is he hoping to accomplish? There is so much to Neil’s story – he’s become a diabetes educator – and he’s an open book – he’ll share about going into DKA not too long ago, a failed marketing effort with a big diabetes company and much more. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. My first conversation with Neil, from 2017: https://diabetes-connections.com/neil-greathouse-t1d-instagram-inspiration/ Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way

It’s In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: The US Senate grills insulin makers about keeping the price where it is, two studies look at the impact of faster-acting insulins, a new study looks out temperature and insulin storage, researchers examine CGM access and health outcomes, and more Check out Moms' Night Out with three new dates on the calendar! Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www

Actor Austin Basis has a juicy role in this final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; he plays Alvin, the head writer on the show within the show. Basis was diagnosed with type 1 at age nine back in the 1980s. It was a time before home blood glucose meters, let alone pumps and CGMs. He shares how he manages T1D during auditions and on the set and of course we talk about Mrs. Maisel! I had questions about the fashion, the plot, all night shoots and how this final season ends. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. My first episode with Austin Basis from 2018: https://diabetes-connections.com/actor-austin-basis-and-the-kinetix/ Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through th