Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes

Ask The D-Moms / Caravan to Canada #Insulin4All

American Idol's Jackson Gillies Lives with T1D & HS / Benny & Stacey at the Endo

All About Lows: Full Interview with CDE Shannon Johnson (Bonus Episode)

All About Low Blood Sugar with CDE Shannon Johnson / The TCOYD Conference

Keep Your Insulin Cool Without Refrigeration - The Story Behind Frio

Closed Loop Systems With Dr. Bruce Buckingham / Comedian & T1D Advocate Chelcie Rice

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. Plus.. Community Connection with a campaign to treat someone to a great meal while helping JDRF.

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. Stacey also talks to Susan Sloane, the author of Sweet Genes: Finding a Balance Living with Diabetes. Susan's two sons were diagnosed with type 1 back in the 1980s and both now work in healthcare.

A Diabetes Connections Extra, all about Ketones. This is the third in our series taking a deep dive into a diabetes management issue. 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.

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

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." In our Community Connection – An update on Lilly’s announcement about a generic, lower cost insulin.

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.

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!)  

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 take go in-depth on insulin pumps.  Stacey talks to endocrinologist Dr. Jonathan Ownby about what a pump does, how to get the most out of one and what questions to ask. This bonus episode includes the entire, much longer interview you might have heard excerpted in episode 212. 

We take an in-depth look at insulin pumps this week. It's the second part in our series, Diabetes Connections Extra where do a deep dive into one topic.  Stacey talks to endocrinologist Dr. Jonathan Ownby about what a pump does, how to get the most out of one and what questions to ask your doctor about the topic. In our Community Connection, a high profile look at type 1 and heart disease as TV and radio personality Carson Daly shares his family’s story on the Today Show