Let’s talk about diabetes camp! It’s probably still cold where you live, but now is the time to start planning. Your local camp may open for registration in the next couple of weeks. My guest is the Dr. Gregory Fox, medical director of Camp Surefire in Rhode Island. He’s going to answer many common questions…
Have you heard about the rebel alliance of healthcare? That’s what my guest calls the patient-led movement to improve health & health care. Susannah Fox served as the Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and she’s got a new book out called Rebel Health. If you’re thinking hey –…
Why isn’t blood glucose considered as, and monitored as, a vital sign? That’s the question this week’s guest is asking. Molly McElwee Malloy has big plans to change how hospitals and doctors are able to keep track of glucose. You may recognize Molly. She’s worked at Tandem Diabetes and kept us posted over the years…
Happy New Year! It’s our first episode of 2024 so let’s talk about what this year could bring. I’m doing some predictions with the wonderful Gary Scheiner, MS, CDCES. Gary is the founder of Integrated Diabetes Services and has been named Educator of the Year by the ADA. He’s the author of Think Like a…
Living with type 1 while living with an insulin allergy – how on earth is that possible? It’s what Kate Lecker is going through – she developed the allergy after decades with T1D – and experts are still trying to figure out a solution. Kate shares this very scary situation, how she’s coping – she…
Do you know your rights with diabetes? Our guest this week is John Griffin, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of advocating in and out of the courtroom. He lives with type 2 himself – this is an eye opening and useful conversation. Griffin served as National Chair of the Board of the American…
Tandem’s tiny Mobi pump is FDA approved and set for a limited roll out in the next few weeks. We’ve got a deep dive into its features. Mobi is phone controlled, but it has a button that delivers insulin and more.. This week we’re talking with Ben Mar, Tandem’s Director of Product Marketing. We go…
Dexcom’s Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach talks to me about G6, G7, trends in CGM, what the company has its eye on next and answers a lot of your questions. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Find out more…
Off to college, just for caregivers! Stacey took part in a webinar panel hosted by The Diabetes Link to talk about advice and experience all around sending young adults with type 1 diabetes away to school. She’s joined by Anna Sabino, CDCES of Finding Smiles Coaching. The panel is hosted by Diane Rose, director of…
Most of us wouldn’t think twice about using someone else’s emergency glucagon if our child or another adult needed it. But that’s something a school nurse or other health care provider could lose their license over. Now, some states are passing legislation to make it easier for anyone to use any one’s rescue glucagon. We…