When Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, the Texas T1D community banded together. In the middle of the outreach was American Association of Diabetes Educators 2018 Diabetes Educator of the Year, Dr. Stephen Ponder. We speak to Dr. Ponder about the huge team of volunteers that was needed to get help where it was most…
Advice and guidance for caregivers from a wellness coach with type 1. When you have a child with diabetes, it’s not easy to step away and let someone else take over. But Samantha Markovitz wants us to do just that and written a new book to help. We talk about Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence,…
Learn how you can help those hit by Hurricane Harvey. Stacey talks to Anne Imber who’s working with Dr. Stephen Ponder, Kelley Champ Crumpler and many others to help coordinate the local effort. Anne shares what it’s like right now in Houston, what they need and how to get it there. Team 1 Texas Diabetes…
This week, two valuable groups are coming together for a big event this fall. For the first time, The Diabetes UnConference and Diabetes Sisters Weekend for Women will be at the same time in the same place. Stacey talks to Christel Aprigliano from the Unconference and Anna Norton from Diabetes Sisters talk about their groups…
This week, Stacey’s traveling to the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference. She’s giving the closing keynote: “Making Diabetes Connections at Home.” In this episode, Stacey go over some of the advice to make your own real life connections. We also get reports from the road as Bike Beyond rolls on. Hear from 4…
This week, meet three hard-working people with diabetes who are dedicating themselves to helping others with T1D. DiaTribe editor & columnist Adam Brown is the author of Bright Spots & Landmines, the diabetes guide “I wish someone had handed me.” Adam talks about his diagnosis as a teen, why he decided to write the book…
This week, diabetes educator Heather Lage has a daughter with type 1 and a son who’s tested positive through the screening service TrialNet. TrialNet offers a screening test that can detect markers for T1D called autoantibodies up to 10 years before diagnosis. What’s it like to know your child will get type 1 diabetes? What…
This week, a new campaign to stop a dangerous problem: DKA before a diabetes diagnosis. Beyond Type 1 wants to educate about the signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes in a new campaign involving pediatricians. Stacey talks to Tom Scher about the group’s new multi-state campaign, how doctors are responding to it and what…
This week, help for T1D college students. Going away to school is a big milestone for any student.. but when a person with diabetes heads off to school there are unique and challenging issues. The College Diabetes Network offers help and support. You’ll hear from three students involved in CDN along with Mindy Bartleson who…
Next month, women from all over the southeast will gather in Columbia, SC for a unique JDRF retreat. The Women of Type 1 is a new conference for all women touched by type 1 diabetes: adult T1D women, teens with type 1, moms or grandmothers of kids with type 1 and women who are spouses…