One Drop made a name for itself with a beautiful design; this summer it became the only diabetes devices in Apple stores. But founder Jeff Dachis says that the mission goes far beyond looking good.
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Jeff explains all that One Drop does and shares his frightening diagnosis story. We also talk about his past as an early internet innovator.
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00:00 What's on this week?
Stacey welcome: Stacey mentions that two episodes ago she profiled Carson Wedding and said that she was the first person to use the DIY Omnipod Loop. As it's hard to determine exactly who's "first" in the DIY crowd (and not really necessary), Stacey corrects that assertion.
Interview with Jeff Dachis
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Stacey shares a story about watching Law & Order with Benny - the episode was an awful one about using insulin in a very weird way.
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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!
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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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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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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
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See you soon - Stacey talk about events (find more here)
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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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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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This week, Stacey moderates a frank conversation about women’s issues and type 1 diabetes. This episode contains the full panel.
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You'll hear about everything from periods to menopause to appearance issues with diabetes gear. The panel includes Elizabeth Forrest, the founder of Touched by Type 1, the conference where this panel took place, lawyer Risa Katz and Nicole Johnson, who is with JDRF now and was Miss America in 1999. All the women live with type 1 diabetes.
This is the full panel - an excerpt ran in the episode immediately preceding this one.
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This week, Stacey moderates a frank conversation about women’s issues and type 1 diabetes.
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You'll hear about everything from periods to menopause to standing up to your doctors. The panel includes Elizabeth Forrest, the founder of Touched by Type 1, the conference where this panel took place, lawyer Risa Katz and Nicole Johnson, who is with JDRF now and was Miss America in 1999. All the women live with type 1 diabetes.
This is an excerpt of the full panel - we'll run the entire thing in our "Extra" bonus episode which will follow this one by a few days.
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In our Community Connection this week, we’ve been sharing the story of project 50 in 50 – two guys with type 1 tackling the highest peak in all 50 states in 50 days. They did it!
And TMSG: a little help from our friends goes a long way. Great story of support at the endo’s office.
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00:00 Show Open: What's on this week?
1:40 Stacey welcome: Benny start high school and Lea is off to college
5:30 Excerpt from Women of Type 1 Panel from Touched by Type 1
35:40 Community Connection: Project 50 in 50 is complete!
41:30 TMSG: Two teens with type 1 help each other out at the endo & Stacey gets some good news at the JDRF Central Virginia Type One Nation Summit
46:30 Stacey is on the road - JDRF Houston is next, then Children with Diabetes in Falls Church, VA - request her for your event here.
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Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic joins us for the first time and talks with Stacey about what's new and what's coming next. Petrovic shares the latest information on Dash, Horizon, Loop and more.
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Shacey also has a personal connection to type 1 diabetes: her father lives with it. She and Stacey talk about the dynamic of caring for a parent with T1D and how technology is changing that.
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In our Community Connection a little bit of a change from the AADE Conference, they want to change the name Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) to Diabetes Care and Education Specialists.
And in tell me something good.. an honor for a school – thanks to a big gesture from a little kid.
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00:00 Show open: what's on this week?
1:30 Stacey Welcome - back to school! Listen to our interviews about the ADA Safe at School program here
4:00 Interview with Insulet CEO Shacey Petrovic
39:30 Community Connection: AADE Conference update
43:00 TMSG: We made the finals of the Independent Podcast Awards!
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Ask The D-Moms is back. This time around we’re answering your questions about the “right” ages for diabetes development, wearing extra gear for DIY systems and a discussing about extra praise for diabetes routine stuff.
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Join Moira McCarthy and Stacey as they answer listener questions and share their own experience raising children with type 1 diabetes.
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In our Community Connection segment, find out about the I Hear You campaign.
In Tell Me Something Good, Stacey share listener milestones and gives and update on Project 50 in 50
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00:00 What's on this show this week?
1:35 Stacey Welcome: more about Benny at "regular" camp, Stacey talks about the Myabetic Diabetes Awards (vote here) and more.
7:45 Ask the D-Moms
43:00 Community Connection: The "I Hear You" campaign
47:30 Tell Me Something Good!
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It's our annual game show edition! Taped on location at the Children with Diabetes, Friends for Life Conference, we have a lot of fun with in-studio contestants and prominent panelists.
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Our panelists this year are: Dr. Stephen Ponder, founder of Sugar Surfing & a renown pediatric endocrinologist who's lived with type 1 for more than 50 years. Howard Look, founder of Tidepool and the father of a college-aged child with diabetes and Cherise Shockley, founder of DSMA (Diabetes Social Media Advocacy), Blue Fridays, WOCDiabetes and who lives with LADA.
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In our Community Connection this week.. another Caravan to Canada but this one gets the attention of a top tier US presidential candidate
And in Tell Me Something Good: A birthday, an international trip and much more!
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