Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

Dexom and Oura announced a partnership a few months ago and now they've announced a new integration. This is the Dexcom Stelo – the OTC biosensor (they don’t call it a CGM) for people who don’t use insulin and Oura a smart ring for fitness stress sleep and health.

From the news release: This first to market glucose biosensor and smart ring integration will provide members with a personalize...

Remember that ad : I’ve fallen and I can’t get up? do we need a life alert for type 1 diabetes? I’m talking to the folks behind StrideMD – a Florida based healthcare company that is using remote monitoring to alert their clients, and event notify emergency contacts and paramedics if needed. How does it work, who is it for, and would you consider it?

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It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: A new Austrailian study aims to prevent type 1, the new twiist pump will integrate with Eversnse CGM as well as Libre, diabetes deaths are down in the US, Dexcom U is looking for college athletes, and more!

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Research is finally focusing on women with type 1 – hormones, periods, menopause. But there’s not a lot of guidance or conclusions yet. So what can you do to feel good now? I’m talking to Courtney Pickett this week – she lives with type 1, was a labor and delivery nurse, and is the founder of The CP Table, a holistic health coaching company. We’ll get her takes on everything from food, to frustration of cyclica...

Dexcom G7 gets FDA approval for 15-day wear. It’s in adults-only and should hit the market in the second half of this year. I’m talking to Chief Operating Officer Jake Leach about this newest advance for Dexcom, why they didn’t go for pediatric approval, their partnership with sleep ring company Oura, what else is coming this year from Dexcom and I’m asking a lot of your questions.

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It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: Eli Lilly will start a lcinical trial for tirzepatide for people with type 1 diabetes, more details on Dexcom's 15 day G7 sensor, Ozepmic pill form tested, type 5 diabetes identified and more!

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The iLet insulin pump system has been out in the real world for almost two years now. How’s it going? I’m talking to Beta Bionics chief medical officer Dr. Steven Russell about what they’ve learned from people using the system, what they’re changing in future iterations, and how the quest for a pump that uses insulin and glucagon is going. This is a deep dive episode – I had a lot of questions and so did you.

The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) is focused on curing and preventing diabetes. We’re checking in to see what’s on their radar. Safer islet cell Transplant Options Without Harsh Drugs, smarter devices to protect islets and what they call Quantum Leap projects. I’m talking with Dr. Matthias von Herrath, Scientific Director of DRI and Michael Burton, CEO of Diab...

During his final exams at Georgia Tech, Jonathan Fitch had a seizure. He was fine, but it was a frightening wake up call – he says – that managing T1D reactively wasn’t enough. An industrial engineering student  he pivoted a creating an all in one app designed to help people stay ahead of diabetes. What does that mean? How does it work? We’re talking about GlucoSense..

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: Learning more about the FDA letter sent to Dexcom, news from ATTD including a bihormonal pump from a Dutch company, time in tight range update, more studies about using insulin and GLP-1 medications, eating chili to prevent gestational diabetes (really!) and more.. 

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Disability rights – particularly those spelled out in 504 plans – are being questioned right now, in a way we haven’t seen since the federal Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990. There’s a lot of uncertainty, but there are some things you can do to protect your children. We’re going to talk about 504 plans – we’ll go over the basic, talk about the lawsuits, the dept of education situation...

Some changes coming to Tandem’s Control IQ software… which will now be called Control IQ Plus. What have they added? I’m talking with Dr. Laurel Messer, senior director of Medical Affairs at Tandem to answer your questions about this software update, type 2 indication, whatever happened to Tandem’s new infusion sets and reusable patch pump, and lots more.

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People with type 1 can be found in just about every professional, sport, hobby, you name it. But just because more and more people are living their dream with T1D, that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do that!

I’m talking to Morgan Reimler this week – a PGA teaching professional who was playing golf in college when she was diagnosed. Morgan’s mom also lives with type 1- we’ll talk about how they’...

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This week on Diabetes Connections, a look into the RV Life... with type 1. I’m talking to Chris and Amanda Stocker – Chris lives with T1D as does one of two children – and they’ve been living the RV Life since 2021. If you’ve ever thought about living full time in an RV… with diabetes.. we are answering all those questions. What does it look like? How do you visit the doctor? Where do you store everything? And ...

A story from People Magazine was all over my feed in February.. you may have seen the headline: "Young Couple with Diabetes Meet Online from 3,000 Miles Away." It’s a very cute story, but it speaks to the larger diabetes community – issues of connection, positive depictions of T1D in media, and the idea that googling diabetes doesn’t have to bring up depressing or outdated medical advice. I’m talking to Elise a...

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: New drug is looked at for T1D prevention, a new stem cell method is tested for beta cell transplanation without immunosuppresion drugs, the FDA okays the first fast-acting biosimilar insulin, Lilly lowers price of Zepbound, and more!

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This week on Diabetes Connections, an episode we want you to share with family and friends who don't have any kind of diabetes.  We all know that bias and stereotypes about diabetes can be bad for your health. Diabetes stigma is an ongoing issue.. and a new survey and campaign looks to spotlight just how it impacts health. I’m talking about Abbott’s recent Above the Bias ...

It’s a bonus episode of Diabetes Connections! We’ve got an Ask Me Anything panel with two incredible advocates. Kerri Sparling and Kenny Rodenheiser talk about everything from independence, to their support systems, communication around type 1, mental health, burnout and more. It’s smart and honest and funny – and even after 18 years of parenting a child with type 1 – I find these talks incredible helpful.