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Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and journalist Stacey Simms, Diabetes Connections brings a reporter's perspective to the world of diabetes. Since 2015, Stacey has gone beyond the headlines to ask tough questions, break down the latest research and technology, and share honest conversations with the people shaping diabetes care. From industry leaders and researchers to everyday people living with diabetes, Diabetes Connections delivers the news you need, the stories you love, and the…
Episodes
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Low Blood Sugar with CDE Shannon Johnson / The TCOYD Conference
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesKeep Your Insulin Cool Without Refrigeration - The Story Behind Frio
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesClosed Loop Systems With Dr. Bruce Buckingham / Comedian & T1D Advocate Chelcie Rice
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDear D-Moms: "Good" Numbers, Burnout & More
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesLaurian Lane: Mom, Nurse & T1D / "Sweet Genes" Author Susan Sloane
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Ketones with CDE Beth Silvers
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesColt Scott: An American Ninja Warrior with T1D
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDear D-Moms: Stacey & Moira Answer Your Questions
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Diabetes Camp
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesHey Siri! G6 Updates with CTO Jake Leach
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Insulin Pumps - Full Interview with Dr. Jonathan Ownby (Bonus Episode)
Back to basics! We've started a new monthly series called "Diabetes Connections Extra" where we take a look at the essential facts of diabetes. This time, we…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Insulin Pumps with Dr. Jonathan Ownby
We take an in-depth look at insulin pumps this week. It's the second part in our series, Diabetes Connections Extra where we do a deep dive into one topic…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes7 Marathons - 7 Days - 7 Continents: Eric Tozer's Story
It's called the World Marathon Challenge: 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. And Eric Tozer did it all with type 1 diabetes: We talk about the path that…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAsk the D-Moms / #DPodcast Week - Spare a Rose
Advice from the diabetes parents you know and love! Stacey and Moira McCarthy answer your questions in our new monthly segment: Ask the D-Moms. This week…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThe Grumpy Pumper Talks About Complications / AADE's Crystal Broj
Let's #Talk About Complications. That's a hashtag created by this week's guest who's taking a topic that most of us would rather avoid, and putting it into the…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Insulin - Full Interview with Dr. Bryce Nelson (Bonus Episode)
Let's get back to basics. We're starting a new monthly series taking a look at the essential facts of diabetes. This week is insulin and this bonus episode…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAll About Insulin with Dr. Bryce Nelson
Let's get back to basics. We're starting a new monthly series taking a look at the essential facts of diabetes. This week: insulin Endocrinologist Bryce Nelson…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom's CEO on G6 Launch & G7 Update / Changes at Beyond Type 1
Dexcom CEO Kevin Sayer answers your questions and looks ahead. We talk about issues with the G6 sensors, Medicare, what happened to the Share servers New…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesA T1D Geek Squad? / Bigfoot's Lane Desborough
Did you ever wish you had a Geek Squad on call for diabetes tech issues? Like one of the big box store helpers. David Panzirer with the Helmsley Trust wants to…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D Parenting Advice From Stacey & Moira McCarthy / Katie DiSimone on Tidepool-Loop
Get diabetes parenting advice from two D-Moms you know and trust: Stacey & author/speaker Moira McCarthy. In a brand new monthly segment, they answer your…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesNBC "The Titan Games" Contestant Chris Ruden Lives With #T1D
The new Dwayne Johnson / NBC show the Titan Games premieres this week and body builder Chris Ruden – a previous guest who lives with type 1 – is one of the…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D & The Great Christmas Light Fight / The Hangry Woman
The Mure family won 50-thousand dollars in the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC and gave it to JDRF. Stacey talks to Joe Mure who wasn't sure he wanted to…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D Advocate Quinn Nystrom / MySugr CEO Frank Westermann
Advocate and author Quinn Nystrom was diagnosed with type 1 as a young teenager, just a few years after her little brother developed T1D. Her high school prom…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesOur 12 Year Diaversary - Going Untethered & Other Changes
It's Stacey's family's 12 year diaversary. Benny was diagnosed the first week of December in 2006 just before he turned two. This week, Stacey takes a look…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTalking to Teens About T1D with Jill Weissberg-Benchell
We've got a parent's survival guide when it comes to teenagers and type 1 diabetes this week. What to do when your child doesn't want to hear about diabetes…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDIY to FDA: Howard Look Explains Tidepool + Loop
Loop - the DIY app that helps with automated insulin delivery - may become the first do it yourself diabetes solution to go to the FDA. But why did Tidepool…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesNovant Health CEO Carl Armato: Hope, Hospitals and 50+ Years with T1D
Carl Armato was diagnosed with type 1 as an infant, he's now the CEO of Novant Health, a large hospital system. But Carl didn't share his diagnosis with many…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesSU Football Player Andrew Armstrong / JDRF Youth Ambassadors
Andrew Armstrong was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in high school, when college scouts were already coming around. He had the unique experience of being…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesJackson is A T1D Teen Running for More Than Diabetes
This bonus episode is about running, community and finding a way to make a difference. It's a great way kick off Diabetes Awareness Month. Stacey worked with…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesJen Block: Behind the Scenes at Bigfoot
Stacey talks to Jen Block from Bigfoot Biomedical with a look at why they plan to be more than a pump company, offering help navigating healthcare and a…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesRenza Scibilia is Deliberately Non-Compliant / Type 1 Renegade Run
Once called deliberately non-compliant, this week's guest is all about the importance of language when it comes to diabetes. Renza Scibilia has some strong…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesEversense: The Implantable CGM
Darrell Greene is one of the first people to try Eversense, the implantable long-term CGM from Senseonics. With Eversense, a doctor places the sensor in the…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesJDRF Research: Then & Now with Aaron Kowalski
JDRF's Chief Mission Officer Aaron Kowalski talks about what's new and next in terms of research. He also gives us perspective on what's come before including…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"The Resident" Tackles T1D on Prime Time TV
The Fox TV show "The Resident" takes on type 1 diabetes and gets it right! This week's episode "The Prince and the Pauper" features two plot lines about…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAlec Smith Died While Rationing Insulin (Bonus Episode)
A difficult but important interview with Nicole Smith Holdt. Her son, Alec, died in 2017 just after he came off his parents' health insurance and realized he…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesMike Lawson - Open Up Your Bag (Zip Zip Zip)!
"Open Up Your Bag" is a new children's picture book about diabetes. The story behind it takes us into a great conversation with the author Mike Lawson. Mike…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesLibre USA Update: Longer Wear, Shorter Warm-Up
Big news for Abbott, the makers of the FreeStyle Libre. This summer the FDA okayed a shorter warmup and a longer wear for the glucose monitor. Stacey talks to…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesParents of T1D College Students: Overcoming Fear & Letting Go
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesMiss America Nicole Johnson - Still Changing Minds About T1D
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBasal IQ: Our First Days on Tandem's New Update
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesSpray or Shot? Nasal Glucagon Goes to the FDA
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 Connections | Type 1 DiabetesSafe at School - Daycare & Beyond / Stable Glucagon Goes to the FDA
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFlying with Diabetes - T1D Pilots Set a New World Record
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTreating Lows on the Go - The Glucose Necklace / Benny Talks Camp
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesNFL Rookie Mark Andrews / #SmallVictories in South Carolina
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesWait Wait Don't Poke Me! The Diabetes Game Show
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!…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"Drink the Juice, Shelby!" - Steel Magnolias 30 Years Later
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFriends for Life / Stacey Answers Your Questions
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesPreventing Lows Automatically - Tandem's Basal IQ
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTurning 65 With T1D: Medicare & More
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTop Ten Calls Your Endo Gets in the Middle of the Night
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesWhen The Ice Cream Man Has T1D
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThree Years of the Podcast: KTLA's Frank Buckley Interviews Stacey
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesWNYC's Sugarland/ Off to Work With Diabetes
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom G6 - One Month Later / "Previously Healthy" One Family's DKA Story
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDr. Korey Hood: What's That Diabetes Device Doing To Your Brain?
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 Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D in the FBI: Caroline Marshall / Singer Ben Rue #BuckOffDiabetes
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom G6 First Impression / "Safe at Work" promo
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesSean Busby: When T1D Isn't the Only Diagnosis - #NowYouSeeMe
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesInsulin Pricing: A Conversation with Eli Lilly
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…