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…
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…
Once called deliberately non-compliant, this week’s guest is all about the importance of language when it comes to diabetes. Renza Scibilia has some strong opinions about why words really matter. We’ll talk more about her non compliance – it has to do with her Looping, using one of the do it yourself options – and about…
A difficult but important interview with Nicole Smith-Holt. Her son, Alec, died in 2017 just after he came off his parents’ health insurance and realized he couldn’t afford his supplies. He began rationing insulin and died less than a month later. Stacey talks to Nicole about how this could have happened and what her message…
It’s been 20 years since Nicole Johnson took the crown, becoming Miss America. That was just five years after she was diagnosed with type 1. At diagnosis, her doctors told her she was too sick to continue college, to pursue her dreams of being a journalist and to have a baby. Nicole shares how she…
Can you pilot a plane when you have diabetes? Our guests this week say absolutely yes! Two private pilots, Douglas Cairns and Thor Dahl, share their stories and explain why they went after a world record recently. They visited the most US states in 24 hours, to show that a T1D diagnosis shouldn’t ground you.…
It’s been more than 30 years since the play & then the hugely popular movie Steel Magnolias came out. It still continues to be a focal point for women, pregnancy and diabetes. When Stacey’s local theater announced their production, she decided to put together this round-table of moms who have type 1. You’ll hear from:…
You’re hearing a lot right now about Children with Diabetes Friends for Life. The largest family diabetes conference in the world starts this week. But how did it begin? What’s it about? You’ll hear from the founder of the whole event. (This episode contains excerpts from our interview with Laura in 2015. You can listen…
People with diabetes often live with other conditions as well. Find out about a new campaign called Now You See Me, an effort by the folks at Riding on Insulin to educate about living with multiple diagnoses. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey talks to professional snowboarder and founder of ROI Sean Busby who…
Stephan Shaul was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult and says finding the diabetes online community changed his life. Stephan writes the blog Happy Medium and hosts the podcast, Diabetes By The Numbers. He recently joined Maryland’s Advisory Council on Health and Wellness and is part of 2018 Reader Panel at Diabetes Forecast magazine. Stacey…