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
And Tell Me Something Good! A strong drive to succeed leads to a terrific honor for a teen.
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1:30 Stacey welcome - she mentions Friends for Life in Seattle
3:45 Interview with Colt Scott
39:00 Community Connection: Thrive Medical Alert Necklace
(listen to our previous episode with inventor Kris Maynard)
41:00 Tell Me Something Good: Sydney is named Camp Sweeney Camper of the Week due to being accepted at the University of North Texas's prestigious College of Music.
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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."
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In our Community Connection – An update on Lilly’s announcement about a generic, lower cost insulin. Learn more here
And Tell Me Something Good! A baritone gets a big honor.
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1:30 Stacey Welcome - Stacey talks about her wedding anniversary and about traveling to Syracuse recently for her college radio station reunion.
5:45 Stacey & Moira answer your parenting questions
49:15 Lilly's lower-cost insulin
54:15 Tell me something good: Baritone Thomas Glass wins First Place at the Rocky Mountain Region of the Metropolitan Opera National Council. Glass was diagnosed with type 1 at the age of five. Here's the article from 2/18 that Stacey mentioned
58:00 Stacey shares a story from Benny for the "podcast people."
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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.
In our Community Connection this week, Stacey talks about camp scholarships and shares some good information about helping pay for diabetes camp
Project Blue November Camp Lists
And.. tell me something good! A one year diaversary celebrated with a powerful picture and a ninja gets his big chance.
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1:30 Stacey welcome - she talks about her family's experience with camp and talks about some adult D-camp programs.
5:40 Interview with Dr. Henry Anhalt & Victoria Benyo about Diabetes Camp
50:30 Community Connection: Diabetes Camp Scholarship Info
53:00 Tell Me Something Good: we celebrate Noelia's one year diaversary (check out the picture!) and Colt Scott will compete on America Ninja Warriors after testing the courses for 4 years. Stacey shares why Colt has already made a difference to her family.
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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!)
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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.
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2018 Insulin Pump Comparisons (Integrated Diabetes)
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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.
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.
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
Plus, Tell Me Something Good featuring a new baby and a good liar.
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1:30 Stacey Welcome - she talks about interoperability and whether that comparable to Mr. Potato Head. Stacey shares Info about Tandem's new ACE designation by the FDA and more about Open Omni.
7:20 Stacey talks about the history of the insulin pump
9:30 Interview with Dr. Ownby
47:00 Stacey talks about Carson Daly's effort to educate people with type 1 about their risk of heart disease
51:00 Tell Me Something Good: Shelby Daniel's mom shares why her daughter is a good liar! You can see more about Shelby and the Savage Race she completed here.
And congrats to Moira McCarthy on the birth on her second granddaughter!
54:00 Stacey asks about emotions when it comes to parenting and diabetes and share some changes she's seen in herself lately.
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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 and Stacey asks why anyone would even want to do something like this! We find out about blood sugar management, travel issues and how to stay fueled up through seven marathons.
Eric is a co-founder of the Diabetes Sports Project which has great information and inspiration for athletes with T1D.
In our Community Connection this week, a fun way to help spread the word on Diabetes Alert Day next month. Find out about Divabetic’s partnership with an escape room
And Tell Me Something Good! Parents weigh in on their teens.
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1:30 Stacey Welcome, she talks about other extreme athletes who've been on the show. Check out those episodes here.
6:00 Interview with Eric Tozer (find out more about JDRF PEAK study here)
44:30 Divabetic's Escape Room for Diabetes Alert Day
47:30 Tell Me Something Good!
Stacey is experimenting with a new podcast app: Check out Stacey's Minivan Minutes (not diabetes stuff, just testing out the app for a podcast presentation she's doing for college students)
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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.
And Tell Me Something Good! A proud husband shares news and a college student takes on diabetes myths in media.
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1:40 Stacey welcome:
Vote for Diabetes Connections on WFAE's Queen City Podcast contest.
Diabetes Daily Grind Real Life Podcast - The Hot-Tub Episode
8:45 Ask the D-Moms: Moira & Stacey answer your questions
42:00 Community Connection: Diabetes Podcast Week to benefit Spare a Rose - Life for a Child
45:30 Tell Me Something Good! Steve Tornambe writes in that he's proud of his wife for bringing her A1C down signfiicnatly (and he's happy his insurance finay covered the Dexcom G5). And we found out that former guest Courtney Gale's research paper/proposal on Hollywood's Perceptions of Diabetes was selected for the Eastern Communication Association Conference. It’s titled “Diabetes in the Media: How Hollywood is Causing Miseducation.”
Listen to our previous episode about College with Courtney and her mom here.
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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.
More information on his blog here
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Find out more about Diabetes Podcast Week
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Also this week, your diabetes educator is getting some help when it comes to staying current on technology. Stacey talks to AADE's Chief Technology and Innovations officer about a new resource for educators called DANA.
And, tell me something good: a big step forward for a 5 year old two years into her T1D journey and a big award for a tween.
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1:40 Stacey welcome, explains that Chris Aldred's son was just diagnosed with type 1 over this past weekend. She explains Diabetes Podcast week and shares a story about Nick Jonas's wedding reception, not far from where she lives.
8:30 Interview with The Grumpy Pumper
39:20 Interview with Crystal Broj
47:00 Tell Me Something Good: Congratulations to 5-year-old Rose who just checked her blood sugar for the first time! And congrats to 12-year-old Logan Merwin for winning the JDRF Spirit Award at Run Disney! Learn more about Logan, the Elbow Bump Kid
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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.
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