Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

Managing diabetes data can feel overwhelming, especially when every device speaks a different language. What if your care team could see it all in one place—and have a diabetes educator checking in between visits?

This week, we’re talking about SweetSpot, a platform that hopes to make everything easier for the doctor and the person with diabetes. This is a big new trend in diabetes care – w...

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: kids' A1C and tech access correlation, first generic GLP-1 for weight loss approved, Metformin cuts long covid risk, Tandem Diabetes & Eversense updates, and more!

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Lauren Cox and Gary Forbes both live with type 1 diabetes and both played at the very highest level of the sport: the WNBA and the NBA. Podcaster Rob Howe brought them together as part of the Diabetes Legends Basketball Clinic – an ongoing event for kids and teenagers with type 1 that takes place in different cities around the country.

I sat down with all three of them to talk about what it...

This week on Diabetes Connections.. when T1D is one of many chronic conditions. Stacy Abrams was diagnosed with type 1 at age five, and she’s faced a slew of other issues since then. Chronic fatigue, celiac, a long road to uncovering mold and environmental illness. She shares the highs and lows of that journey, what helped along the way, and why having a medical team that truly listens makes all the difference.

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: CRISPR modified cell transplant for type 1, risk of T1D if parent has a different type of diabetes, Metformin and the brain, oral GLP-1, and more!

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We've got an important update on a diabetes drug you may have never heard about. Sotagliflozin is known to have big benefits for people with type 2 but getting it approved for type 1 has been frustrating to say the least.

The FDA has twice declined to approve it for people with T1D, but experts – including my guest – are pushing and hoping that will soon change. I’m talking to Dr. Steve Edl...

We've got a funny, informative, helpful and no holds barred “Ask Me Anything” panels. Recorded at Moms’ Night Out in Cleveland, you’ll hear from two incredible experts who’ve lived with type 1 diabetes for decades—Julia Blanchette, PhD, RN, CDCES, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES.

We tackle everything from helping grandparents understand modern T1D care, to balancing diabetes in a ma...

 It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: cancer reserach may lead to T1D treatment, GLP-1 oral pill moves forward, Tandem pharmacy moves, Medtronic-Abbott sensor unveield, parents of kids with T1D see income drop, Man...

We’re all supposed to know about ketones, but how much education did you actually get? 

 I’m talking to Dr. Jennifer Sherr, a pediatric endocrinologist who lives with type 1 about the basics of ketones and a lot more. She shares best practices to stay safe, what most people with diabetes really do and what she’s hopeful for in terms of making ketone monitoring easier. We’ve been managing T1...

We're diving into the first-ever treatment that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes—Tzield—and hearing from two powerful voices helping spread the word about screening. First, Peloton star Robin Arzon shares her personal journey - managing diabetes through marathons, pregnancy, and parenting—and why she believes time and information are two of the most valuable...

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: FDA approves the first fast-acting biosimilar insulin in the US, Tandem issues warning, DOJ stands up for remote monitoring in schools, GLP1 use protects against dementia, and more!

Pregnancy with type 1 diabetes requires tight management—but what if the very tools designed to help aren't designed or approved for pregnancy? We’re talking about the T1D Pregnancy & Me study, a groundbreaking effort to close the data gap and include pregnant women in diabetes tech research. We’ll go through who can be in this study, how It works, what they’re looking for and what it could mean for the future ...

Managing type 1 when your job means you burn more than 5-thousand calories and lose 10 pounds of water in one day is.. a little different. I caught up with IndyCar driver Conor Daly who is in the middle of the season right now! Diagnosed at 14, Conor talked to me about continuing to chase his dreams of racing, using inhaled insulin – Afrezza – as part of his T1D management for a long time now, how he deals with...

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: Sernova has a new partner and a new drug for cell transplants, at home glucose/T1D test research, study looks at best diet for people with type 2, Lifescan files for banktrupcy, T1D Barbie and more!

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Benny’s back! My son – diagnosed with type 1 at age 2 and now 20 years old – joins me to talk about what’s new in his diabetes management. He’s made some big changes, including using U-200 insulin and just starting on a GLP-1. We’ll talk about what led to those decisions and the effects they’ve had. We’ll have an update on the Follow situation, Benny’s experience training as an EMT, and how he’s feeling after 1...

Screening has moved front and center in the conversation around type 1 diabetes. But we’re just at the very beginning of this – what do we really need to know? I’m talking to Dr. Shara Bialo – she’s a pediatric endocrinologist who lives with type 1. She was diagnosed as a kid while in DKA. She’s working with Sanofi to push for screening, but this is personal – we talk about wanting better guidelines, and more m...

This week on Diabetes Connections, Tandem Diabetes made some big announcements at the recent ADA Conference – we’re going behind the headlines and asking your questions about Control IQ updates, extended wear infusion sets, what’s happening with their patch pumps, and a lot more. I’m talking to Ben Mar the Director of Product marketing. We also getting into their expanded partnership with Abbott – in additional...

It's In the News.. a look at the top headlines and stories in the diabetes community. This week's top stories: loads of news from American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, GLP1 for T1D, Tech updates, diabetes in space, and more!

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This week on Diabetes Connections, “We are not waiting” became more than just a slogan — it sparked a movement. Back when the diabetes community was fed up with slow progress, DIYers stepped in with solutions that actually worked better than what companies were offering. That rallying cry? It came from Lane Desborough in 2013. And more than a decade later, he’s still challenging the status quo.
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