Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
A show for people who use insulin and the people who love them. Practical strategies, candid conversations and real community support. The Juicebox Podcast has what you need to live well with diabetes. Don't trust blurbs? Try the reviews. Home of Bold With Insulin and the Diabetes Pro Tip Series. JuiceboxPodcast.com
Episodes
Next week: a two-part conversation 'Hero of the Day' with Silvana, a mom outside Sydney whose son was headed down one road until she kept asking whether it might be a different one. Her husband told her she was wishing it away. The hospital humored her. She turned out to be right, and by then the asking had cost the family a year and a half.
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At 13, Evan runs his own bike YouTube channel, manages type 1 and celiac himself with a 6.6 A1c, and just did three
A clinical pharmacist diagnosed her own daughter at seven. Now she's 14, and mom is coining a new setting: teen factor. School nurses, hospital advocacy, and honest burnout.
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Diagnosed at two, a Pilates teacher has survived seizures too many to count. Somatic therapy, EMDR, a stimulant shortage, glucagon courage — and Scott's first-ever mid-episode bathroom break.
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Sixteen years after diagnosis, a nutrition PhD student studies hospital food, manages with Omnipod 5 and Dexcom, and drops a surprise Scott never saw coming.
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A mother in Zimbabwe on her son's diagnosis at four, $90 sensors paid in cash, a headmaster who said no, and the outdated insulin she didn't know was outdated.
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Bella was diagnosed at four and spent two decades at an A1C near ten, with an endocrinologist whose method was yelling. She also bet Scott he couldn't guess what state she's from.
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Christina has had type 1 for fifteen years. Her son William was diagnosed in DKA on a ski team trip to Chile, in a hospital where the care was entirely in Spanish — and the hardest part came after they got home.
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Eloise was diagnosed in DKA at seven, with a blood sugar of 750, while her family was between insurance plans. Her mom Eden talks about the bill, a school with no nurse, and finding her limit.
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Diagnosed at 37 in Germany, a week alone in COVID quarantine, an insulin pen and no instructions. Bar life, burnout, therapy, and one very good endo.
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Part two. The advice lands — two mirrors bouncing anxiety back and forth. Hidden apple pouches, a thyroid checklist, a Texas move, and Scott's blunt fix for a burned-out mom.
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Part one. An RN mom hasn't slept in nearly two years — her daughter's needle phobia, anxiety, and lows run the house. Scott hears it all, then offers the advice.
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Four months in, a dad shares how a family holiday nearly ended in tragedy — his 15-month-old rushed into DKA after being sent home twice with a "chest infection."
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Her son was hours from a coma at diagnosis. Lockdown took his freedom, and a letter asked for help. How one family found its way back — life over numbers.
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Three of her four kids have type 1 diabetes. A Montana mom on antibody testing, TZield, and the family motto — every day without diabetes is a gift.
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Valerie's daughter was diagnosed at 12 in full DKA. A year later, a newly-diagnosed mom on California's Central Coast has become a confident, bold advocate — and shares how she got there.
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In memory of Kent Schnakenberg, the Juicebox Podcast is rereleasing his most recent appearance from 2025.
Kent appeared on the podcast twice, sharing a story marked by resilience, generosity, and an extraordinary commitment to children and families living with type 1 diabetes. Through Team Schnak, he built community, offered encouragement, and helped countless people feel less alone.
Kent passed away on June 11, 2026, at the age of...
Brianna, 11, is a competitive trampoline athlete headed to nationals — and type 1 makes her blood sugar crash mid-routine. She and her dad Jesse talk exercise lows, community, and staying ahead of it.
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