Eric Dutcher runs through a Tough Mudder course

From Discouraged to Inspired: Meet Chronic Superhuman Eric Dutcher

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17941595/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_352_Final_Eric_Chronic_Superhuman.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17941595″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] Eric Dutcher is one of the super athletes of the diabetes world. He even calls himself Chronic Superhuman on social media! But he spent years years thinking diabetes meant that he shouldn’t be active, and he admits he got…

Spare a rose logo and photos of Scott Johnson, Kerri Sparing and Bennet Dunlap

Spare a Rose and a Game Show! (Classic Episode)

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17901803/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_351_Final_Classic_Spare_a_Rose.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17901803″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] Spare a Rose has become an annual tradition in the diabetes community. The idea is simple: this Valentine’s Day buy eleven roses, rather than the traditional dozen, and donate the money you save to the campaign. The cost of…

Chris Stocker with his daughter

“Hey, you’re like Daddy now” – When a child is also diagnosed with T1D

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17865632/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_350_Final_Chris_Stocker.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17865632″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] Chris Stocker is a well-known voice from the early Diabetes Online Community, launching his blog about life with type 1 diabetes called Life of a Diabetic in 2007. In 2019, he stepped back a bit from the DOC with good…

Lilly Diabetes logo and Ypsomed pump system

Learning More About the Lilly Diabetes Insulin Pump

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17756429/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_348_Final_Lilly_Mason_Ypsomed.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17756429″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] When Swiss pump maker Ypsomed launches brings it’s business to America, likely in 2022, it’ll be with Lilly Diabetes as their partner. The Ypsopump will be the first pump in the US that only takes one brand of insulin.…

The O'Neil family and Chronic Hope book cover

Using Emergency Glucagon – What One T1D Mom Wants You To Know

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17682488/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_347_Final_Bonnie_Glucagon_Mom.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17682488″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] What is it like to actually give someone emergency Glucagon? What happens next? This week, Stacey talks to Bonnie O’Neil whose son was diagnosed with T1D at age 5 and is now 24. They had a scary situation while…

Molly McElwee Malloy with her Tandem pump

Tandem’s Control IQ at One Year: “The Real-World Data is Even Better Than the Clinical Data”

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17577662/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_346_Final_Tandem_2021_Malloy.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17577662″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] It’s been a year since Tandem Diabetes Care released their Control IQ software, hybrid closed loop technology to help increase time in range. What have they learned about how people are using the system? Molly McElwee Malloy, Manager of…

Ypsomed pump system

Ypsomed: Bringing A New Insulin Pump (and Partnership) to the US

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17421659/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_344_Final_Ypsomed_Michel.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17421659″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] For the first time in several years, a new pump company is making a reach into the US market. Meet Ypsomed, the Swiss company teaming up with Lilly Diabetes. Their device, The YpsoPump, is available in Europe and Canada…

Four health care providers get vaccinated

“It’s Like a Huge Drop Of Hope” – Health Care Providers with T1D get the COVID Vaccine (Bonus Episode)

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[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17380535/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/3e9ccc/” width=”100%” scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/diabetesconnections/Ep_343_Final_HCPs_Covid_First_Shot.mp3″ libsyn_item_id=”17380535″ height=”90″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”3e9ccc” player_use_thumbnail=”use_thumbnail” use_download_link=”use_download_link” download_link_text=”Download” /] Let’s start off 2021 with some hope! This week you’ll hear from five health care providers who received a COVID vaccine in late December 2020. They all live with type 1 diabetes and share their experiences leading up to…