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The T1D news show you've been waiting for! Long-time broadcaster, blogger and diabetes mom Stacey Simms interviews prominent advocates, authors and speakers. Stacey asks hard questions of healthcare companies and tech developers and brings on "everyday' people living with type 1. Great for parents of T1D kids, adults with type 1 and anyone who loves a person with diabetes.
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Now displaying: September, 2019
Sep 24, 2019

Is the news about diabetes better than many of us believe? A deeper look into some important studies with two leaders in the diabetes community.

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Dr. Bill Polonski of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute and Dr. Steve Edelman, founder of TCOYD and an endocrinologist who lives with type 1, join Stacey to talk about how to go through the evidence that’s sort of hiding in plain sight.. to live well with diabetes.

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Tell me something good: a young woman’s letter to a major clothing company sparks a change – it’s all about the pockets. Thanks to Athleta for a new product!

This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.

More about the DCCT Trial

More about the EDIC Trial

 

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00:00 Show open: what's on this week?

1:15 Stacey welcome: 250 shows! Check out our search page and browse by subject or keyword 

5:00 Interview with Drs. Polonsky & Edelman

48:30 TMSG: new sweatshirt from Athleta inspired by a teen with type 1

52:00 You can still pre-order Stacey's book. Available everywhere in just a few weeks!

 

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Sep 17, 2019

Would you ask your teenage daughter to be the first to try a new DIY diabetes method? Carson's family did. She's been Looping with Omnipod since last fall; as far as we know, she's the first person to do so.

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We’ll talk about being a loop guinea pig, how her parents are doing and more. 

In our Community Connection this week, Stacey talks to Dave Peterson, the GM of the Worcester Bravehearts about his diagnoses with type 1 as an adult.

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Learn more about Open Omni

Learn more about OpenAPS

The Nightscout Foundation

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And tell me something good an intern gets called in to see the boss.. for a great reason.
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Show open: what's on this week?

Stacey Welcome:

Interview with Carson Wedding

Interview with Dave Peterson

Tell Me Something Good!

See you soon - Stacey talk about events (find more here) 

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Sep 10, 2019

This week, it's our Ask the D-Moms back to school edition. We talk about tech in school, schedules, 504s and when your kid only has twenty minutes for lunch. Stacey & Moira McCarthy answer your questions.

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Plus.. Tell me Something Good with a big brother who steps up, and a pageant appearance that makes a difference

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Sep 3, 2019

Krishna Kaliannan is the founder of Catalina Crunch, a low carb cereal company. But that wasn’t the path he thought he’d take when he was diagnosed with type 1 in high school. In fact, he was so angry about the diagnosis that for a while, he considered ignoring the whole thing:

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Krishna made his peace – he tells us how – and he wound up creating a line of low-carb crunchy cereals. He also lives with epilepsy.. and shares that story as well.

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In our Community Connection: Sugar Surfing for your doctor, a new resource from Dr. Stephen Ponder.

And in TMSG a T1D teen takes a prize at an invention convention. Congratulations to Morgan LaRochelle! Learn more about her story here. 

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