Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms Type 1 Diabetes

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 led Eric to this amazing accomplishment, find out about blood sugar management, travel issues and how to stay fueled up through seven marathons. Plus, a fun event for  Diabetes Alert Day next month as Divabetic partners with an escape room in NYC.

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, talking to your child without nagging. Is it possible? We also answer questions about discipline, babysitting and letting go when it really scares you. Plus, it’s Diabetes Podcast Week so I’ll be sharing some other great shows and letting you know how you can help a the Spare a Rose Campaign, which benefits Life for Child. 

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 spotlight. Chris Aldred is better known as the Grumpy Pumper and he wants us to stop being ashamed to talk about possible complications from diabetes and to stop the blame surrounding this dicey issue.

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 includes the entire, much longer interview you might have heard excerpted in episode 207.  Endocrinologist Bryce Nelson takes us through what it does, how it works and the differences among brands.

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 takes us through what it does, how it works and the differences among brands. Dr. Nelson is also our community connection this week. A family member with type 1 guided his career choice and still serves as an inspiration. 

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 Year's Eve and he takes lots of questions from listeners. Plus, a look ahead to the smaller G7. That new version will have the transmitter and sensor in one piece. In our Community Connection, catching up with Beyond Type 1. They've got a new CEO and a new push to help with type 2.

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 Helmsely Trust wants to make it happen, starting with CGMs. David explains why he thinks this will work, who will pay for it, and shares his story; two of his three children live with type 1. Plus.. catching up with Bigfoot Biomedical’s Lane Desborough about their subscription model. Stacey also has information about Bigfoot's new agreement with Lilly Diabetes. 

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 questions about kids and T1D. And, another diabetes mom talks about finding the DIY community and setting up Loop when her daughter was diagnosed in 2015. Now Katie DiSimone works for Tidepool on their Loop project.

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 contestants. You may have seen him in the commercials, he wears a prosthetic arm. Chris talks about how the mental burden of T1D and the challenges of being born with a shorter left arm and only two fingers led him to the incredible path he’s now on. Plus.. what is the T1D Fund? Have you heard about this from JDRF?

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 compete at all. He hung up twice on the producers! Joe’s son was diagnosed with type 1 at age 5 and we get the story behind the Little North Pole and the network competition.  Plus, who is the Hangry Woman? We talk to Mila Buckley about finding support for a younger person with type 2 diabetes.

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 date inspired the title of her book, "If I Kiss You Will I Get Diabetes." Quinn shares her story, talks about running for office and tells us what's next.  Plus, MySugr CEO Frank Westermann on how his company tries to help make diabetes suck less (and we get Stacey's reaction to that motto).

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 back and gives an update on how they're managing now. There are significant changes to share; Benny started an untethered routine about two months ago.

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 anymore and hears your helpful advice as just plain nagging. Our guest, Jill Weissberg-Benchell has a PhD in psychology and is also a certified diabetes educator. Plus remember the glucose necklace? They’re going to be ready to go by the end of year and we have a way to get yours for free.

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 decide to take on this challenge? Stacey talks to Tidepool CEO Howard Look about what this decision means, how it’s going to work and what it means for those interested in DIY but not willing to use out of warranty pumps or do a lot of programming ourselves. And of course we’ll explain what Loop actually is.

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 people – partly because of a reaction he got from a coach in middle school – who cut his playing time when he found out. Now very open about his T1D, Carl has written a book, A Future With Hope, that tells the story of his diagnosis, growing up in the days before home meters and how his family rallied around him.