What would you say if you could thank the man who woke up with the idea that led to the discovery of insulin? Let’s find out! Earlier this year, I interviewed the curator of Banting House. That’s the museum within the house where Sir Frederick Banting had his incredible eureka moment. You can listen to…
It’s “In the News…” the only LIVE diabetes newscast! *We are having some technical problems. To listen to this episode please follow this link* https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/diabetesconnections/Ep_404_Final_In_the_News.mp3 — Top stories this week include the conversation around COVID booster shots for people with diabetes, Lyumjev insulin is approved for use in pumps, news from Beta Bionics’ partner Zealand…
It’s “In the News…” your weekly wrap up of diabetes news and headlines. This week: Medicare move on CGM testing requirements New study on Eversense, implantable CGM One sport changes its rules for BG monitoring Diabetes when deaf – new research to help Women leadership gap in diabetes Join me live on Facebook each Wednesday…
Julie Allred received two separate islet cell transplants ten years ago. How is she doing today? Diagnosed at age 10, Julie was told she would never have children and she wouldn’t live to see age 30. She’s proved her doctors wrong on both counts – her daughter was married a few years ago – but…
We started the show in Summer of 2015. This week, Stacey takes a look back at what was happening in diabetes technology at that time. Tandem had just announced you’d be able to upgrade without getting a new pump, Dexcom gave up on the Share cradle an Bigfoot & Beyond Type 1 were just coming…
Listen to an excerpt from The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom: Real Life Stories of Raising a Child With Type 1 Diabetes! If you like what you hear, get the audio book for FREE. Diabetes Connections listeners can use this link to get one free book and one free month of Audible! You can also find…
Recently, the FDA approved the very first stable liquid glucagon, brand name GVOKE, and as it’s showing up in pharmacies and becoming more available, we wanted to learn more about it. After all these years.. it’s amazing how we suddenly have two new options on the market. The orange or red box glucagon most of…
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. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Dr. Bill Polonsky of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute and Dr. Steve Edelman, founder of TCOYD and an endocrinologist who lives with type 1, join…
Would you ask your teenage daughter to be among 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 teenager to do so. #Wearenotwaiting Pre-order the World’s Worst Diabetes Mom, Stacey’s New Book! We’ll talk about being…
Richard Vaughn was diagnosed in September of 1945, just after he turned six years old. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Stacey calls Richard a “treasure to the diabetes community.” He is the author of Beating the Odds and keeps a lively presence on social media. Find Richard on Facebook here. This interview first aired…