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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 DiabetesWhat's Next for #OpenAPS and Dana Lewis?
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"Skyjack" A T1D Thriller / Christine is Nobody's Diabetes Hero
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesShould You Fire Your Doctor? / A Boost for Bigfoot
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom G6 Approved - Bonus Episode
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D In Two Homes: Divorce and Diabetes
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThe Latest On Libre / College Dining for T1D Students
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFinding the Diabetes Online Community / NBA All-Star Dominique Wilkins
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesActor Austin Basis and "The Kinetix"
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesShould You Take Over-The-Counter Insulin? Rob's Story
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesJDRF President Derek Rapp With an Update and Look Ahead
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThey Found Love at Diabetes Camp / Spare a Rose
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesWhat's Next for Tandem? T:slim & Beyond
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesInsulin Pricing Legislation / "A Bad Case.." A T1D Comedy Show
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesPreview: All About the Show
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Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThe Diabulimia Helpline: Erin's Story
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFitness Advice to Stay "Diabetes Strong"
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 Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDisney Channel's Jennifer Stone Shares Her Story
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…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesGet Diabetes Organized! Help & Advice for the New Year
Getting organized is always one of the top New Year's resolutions. But keeping track of everything that goes along with diabetes can feel like an uphill…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesLilly: The Newest Diabetes Device Maker
This week, insulin maker Eli Lilly enters the device market with announcements of a diabetes "ecosystem," including a new automated insulin pump and advanced…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesYerachmiel Altman: 56 Years with Type 1 / Noah's March - The Finish
He's lived with type 1 for more than 56 years and was one of the first people ever to use an insulin pump and later a CGM. In fact, Yerachmiel Altman was one…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesGlucosePath: From Disney to Diabetes
How can Disney math - the kind that helps you wait less and do more in the parks - help people with diabetes? This week, Stacey talks to Len Testa and Dr…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom's G6, Lilly Partnership & More / The Genteel
Dexcom's Senior US Medical Director, Tomas Walker, talks to Stacey in a wide-ranging interview. Walker addresses everything from the features of the new G6…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesYour Diabetes Thanksgiving Survival Guide
Join the New Diabetes Connections Facebook Group Happy Thanksgiving! However you celebrate, holidays and food can be a stressful combination. This week, you'll…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesCNN's Oren Liebermann & "The Insulin Express" / College Diabetes Week
CNN Correspondent & author Oren Liebermann has quite an unusual diagnosis story. He found out he had type 1 while on an around-the-world adventure with his…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesSinger-Songwriter Eric Paslay / The Betes Bros
Eric Paslay is a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter. Diagnosed with type 1 when he was ten, he says diabetes has helped him in unexpected ways. Stacey…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTalking to Animas - What Happened?
In October 2017, Animas announced it would exit the insulin pump business and discontinue the manufacturing and sale of Animas® Vibe® and OneTouch Ping®…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDiagnosed with T1D on Halloween: Kelly Kunik
Go behind the scenes! Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Kelly Kunik was 8 years old when she was diagnosed on October 31, 1977. 40 years…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesGuilt-Free Food & Nutrition Advice with Melissa Dobbins, CDE / Team Olivia
Go behind the scenes! Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Melissa Dobbins is an RDN, CDE and award-winning food & nutrition expert. We're…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBigfoot Biomedical & The FreeStyle Libre/ KNOW Foods
Join the new Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! ----- Learn about the Abbott Freestyle Libre, a Flash Glucose Monitoring System recently approved in the US…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesWeston Nordgren on Nightscout, Facebook & #WeAreNotWaiting
Weston Nordgren is the Vice President of the Nightscout Foundation, and Community Liaison for CGM in the Cloud worldwide. Behind those titles is quite a story…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDr. Stephen Ponder: Diabetes Disaster Help
When Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, the Texas T1D community banded together. In the middle of the outreach was American Association of Diabetes…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D In The NFL: KJ Dillon & ESPN's Adam Schefter
Playing in the NFL has been a dream come true for KJ Dillon, but his type 1 diagnosis at 19 had him worried his was over before it started. He'll share how he…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThe Voice Singer RaeLynn / Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring
She shot to fame after an appearance on NBC's The Voice, now RaeLynn is out with a big album, a big tour and lots of fans who have type 1 diabetes just like…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDerek Theler - Marvel's Newest Superhero
Actor Derek Theler will star in the upcoming show Marvel's New Warriors, a dream come true for him. We talk to Derek about growing up with type 1 and moving to…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D Caregiver Confidence / The Faces of Diabetes
Advice and guidance for caregivers from a wellness coach with type 1. When you have a child with diabetes, it's not easy to step away and let someone else take…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"Fantasyland" Author Kurt Andersen / Introducing InPen
Best-selling author and radio host Kurt Anderson is out with a blockbuster book, "Fantasyland, How America Went Haywire, a 500 year history." You may have seen…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesHurricane Harvey - How to Help the T1D Community
Learn how you can help those hit by Hurricane Harvey. Stacey talks to Anne Imber who's working with Dr. Stephen Ponder, Kelley Champ Crumpler and many others…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom DIAMOND Study: CGM with MDI
Can using a CGM help people with type 2 diabetes who don't use insulin pumps? Tomas Walker is Dexcom's Director of Clinical Projects. He shares the results of…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesProtesting the High Cost of Insulin
#Insulin4All is a campaign to bring attention to, and do something about, the high price of insulin. Stacey talks with T1International's founder and director…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDiabetes Forecast Magazine: People to Know 2017
Diabetes Forecast Magazine names their People to Know for 2017. Modeled after Time Magazine's top 100, it's all about finding the movers shakers and game…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBike Beyond - The Big Finish!
After ten weeks and more than 4000 miles, 20 riders with type 1 diabetes completed their epic journey from New York to California. In this episode, hear the…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesOlympic Skier Kris Freeman & Singer/Songwriter Crystal Bowersox
This summer, some diabetes camps have had a few special visitors. American Idol's Crystal Bowersox and Olympic Skier Kris Freeman have been talking to kids…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"The Freedom Broker:" A T1D Thriller / The Bike Beyond Documentary
This week, a conversation with KJ Howe, author of The Freedom Broker, a thriller featuring a heroine with type 1 diabetes. Howe's grandfather had T1D and she…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBrec Bassinger / JDRF Children's Congress / Bike Beyond Week 8
Every two years JDRF brings 150 children to Washington DC to tell their stories to members of Congress. This week, you'll hear how Children's Congress works…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFinding Your Tribe: The Diabetes UnConference & Diabetes Sisters / Bike Beyond Week 7
This week, two valuable groups are coming together for a big event this fall. For the first time, The Diabetes UnConference and Diabetes Sisters Weekend for…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes"Reversed" - A Diabetes Reality Show / Bike Beyond Week 6
This week we find out all about a new reality TV show called Reversed. It premieres July 18th on Discovery Life Channel featuring people with type 1 and type 2…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesMaking Diabetes Connections at Home / Bike Beyond Road Report
This week, Stacey's traveling to the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference. She's giving the closing keynote: "Making Diabetes Connections at…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBanting's Ghost: The Insulin Access Documentary
A bonus episode this week to get the word out about Banting's Ghost. Stephen Richert is a photographer and film maker who was diagnosed with type 1 at age 16…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesT1D Hollywood Stuntman Mike Avery / Bike Beyond Week 4
This week, Mike Avery shares the story of growing up in a family of in-demand Hollywood stuntmen, his dad, mom and brothers are all well known in the industry…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDiaTribe's Adam Brown / Sierra Sandison / Dancing 4 Diabetes
This week, meet three hard-working people with diabetes who are dedicating themselves to helping others with T1D. DiaTribe editor & columnist Adam Brown is the…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesTraveling the World As a T1D Family / Bike Beyond Week 2
Lija Greenseid, her husband Andrew and their son & daughter are recently back to their Minnesota home after almost a year of whirlwind travel. The Greenseids…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesDexcom Update with Retired CTO Jorge Valdes (Bonus Episode)
Lots of news from Dexcom recently! Stacey talks with retired Chief Technical Officer Jorge Valdes about the Apple Watch announcement and much more. (This…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesBike Beyond, A Cross Country T1D Adventure
This summer, 20 people with type 1 diabetes will make an incredible journey. From June 3 to August 11, Team Bike Beyond is crossing the USA, cycling from New…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesAn Open Letter to Steve Jobs: Amy Tenderich Ten Years Later
Amy Tenderich is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of DiabetesMine, one of the oldest and most respected diabetes blog sites. Ten years ago, she wrote an open…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFirst Look! Using the Medtronic 670G Hybrid Closed Loop
Jason Gensler has the unique experience of being one of the longest users of one of the newest insulin pumps. He started in a pivotal trial of the Medtronic…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesA National Parks T1D Road Trip with World Traveler Jeremy Larsen
This week, he's traveled the world, despite type 1, and now Jeremy Larsen is back in the US, traveling to the US Parks and Monuments. Saying "You always find a…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesIs Knowing Better? A TrialNet Story / Diabetes Blog Week
This week, diabetes educator Heather Lage has a daughter with type 1 and a son who's tested positive through the screening service TrialNet. TrialNet offers a…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesThe iLet Bionic Pancreas: An Update From Ed Damiano
This week, Ed Damiano talks about his Bionic Pancreas project. Using a pump called the iLet and a Dexcom CGM, the only information the Bionic Pancreas needs is…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesChelcie Rice: Sugar Free Comedy
This week, finding the humor in a life with diabetes. Stand-up comedian Chelcie Rice talks about the business of comedy and about using his own life with T1D…
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 DiabetesFrozen Insulin & Unfinished Business: Roddy Riddle's Epic Arctic Race
Roddy Riddle recently completed one of the most brutal & extreme races in the world. The 6633 Arctic Ultra is a 350 solo foot race through brutal cold, wind…