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Episodes

Monday May 13, 2024
How Diabetes Camp Works - A Look Behind the Scenes
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
I spoke with Chris Lally, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator, and member of the medical staff at ADA Camp Freedom, about the behind the scenes work that goes into running camp smoothly. We talk about how they manage all of the camper devices, what led her to be a part of camp in the first place, and what kids and parents can expect who are planning to attend.
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Monday May 06, 2024
How Diabetes Summer Camp Helped This Family Grow
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
I spoke with parents about sending their T1D nine year old daughter to diabetes summer camp. We spoke about how they found the camp, how it felt to be cut off from her glucose levels, and how their daughter's independence grew. I also got to ask their daughter about her experience.
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Monday Apr 29, 2024
The All-in-One CGM + Pump - Niia Explained
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
I spoke with Marcel Both (PharmaSens CEO) and Anna Martensson (Business Dev. & Project Management) about the upcoming line of insulin pumps from PharmaSens called Niia. We discuss the origin of the company, how the pumps work, and their goal of releasing an all-in-one CGM+Insulin pump in the near future.
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Monday Apr 22, 2024
The Power of Diabetes Tech with Tom of Type One Talks
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
I am so thrilled to have Tom Vesely of Type One Talks join me on this episode to talk about what it's like being a diabetes content creator. We chat about growing up with diabetes, overcoming the fear of putting yourself out there with a chronic illness, how diabetes tech improved his life, and the good and bad of being a content creator.
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
New Twiist Insulin Pump Explained
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
I spoke with Sequel Med Tech about its newly FDA cleared insulin pump, twiist. We cover the history of Sequel Med Tech, all the details on the brand new tubed pump, how it's worn and what it looks like, and how the DIY community impacted the development and more.
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
How Ozempic Works - GLP-1s and Beyond Explained
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
I spoke with Pharmacist and Diabetes educator, Diana Isaacs about popular GLP-1 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. We cover how they work, their impact on weight loss, how they help people with Diabetes, and the ever growing issue of cost and accessibility.
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Monday Apr 01, 2024
Are Non-Invasive CGMs the Future? Know Labs Says Yes
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
I spoke with Know Labs about the KnowU cgm, its non-invasive continuous glucose monitor powered by RF Dielectric Spectroscopy technology. We cover how the tech works, its recent study showing 11.1% MARD accuracy, and the road toward FDA clearance. Do you think non-invasive CGMs are the future?
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Tidepool Loop Gets a Cleared Pump - The System Explained
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Twiist, a newly FDA cleared pump, will automate insulin delivery using Tidepool Loop. Tidepool Loop is an FDA cleared automated insulin delivery app built from the popularly used DIY Loop.
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Monday Mar 18, 2024
Where Diabetes Tech is Headed - Takeaways from ATTD 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
I attended the ATTD (Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes) Conference in Florence Italy to take a look at the future of diabetes tech.
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
Medtronic's New Simplera CGMs Explained
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
I spoke with Medtronic about its two new Simplera CGMs: Simplera Sync, a CGM compatible with the 780g insulin pump for automated insulin delivery and Simplera, which works with InPen, Medtronic's smart insulin pen to create a Smart MDI System.
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Monday Mar 04, 2024
3 Months Using iAPS - The Dynamic DIY Automated Insulin System
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
I spoke with a fellow iAPS user about our first few months using the open source DIY automated insulin delivery system built for iPhone.
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DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not medical advice. Always consult with your doctor before making changes to your health care. iAPS is experimental and not approved by the FDA or regulatory authorities. You take full responsibility for building and using iAPS and you do so at your own risk.

Monday Feb 26, 2024
Diabetic Since the 1950s - One Man’s Inspiring Journey
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Michael Dardenelle was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1956, about 20 years after the discovery of insulin. He shares his story about diagnosis and treatment and his health obstacles such as neuropathy and more. Michael, you are an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story.
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Monday Feb 19, 2024
Sex & Dating with Type 1 Diabetes - Featuring Ariana Frayer
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Ariana Frayer shares her experience about how her diabetes has affected her dating and sex life. Hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
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Monday Feb 12, 2024
AAPS: Android's DIY Automated Insulin Delivery System
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
AAPS is the go-to DIY automated insulin system for Android users. I spoke with an AAPS user about her experience using it over the last two years and how it compares to DIY Loop. Sandra is using AAPS version 3.0 during this interview, but has switched to version 3.2 which includes new dynamic settings. She will be coming back on the pod soon to talk about the switch.
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Monday Feb 05, 2024
How Inhaled Insulin Works - Interview with an Afrezza User
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
The inhalable insulin known as Afrezza begins affecting blood glucose remarkably faster than injected insulin, in just roughly 2 minutes. Ginger Vieira tells us her experience using Afrezza for three years, how she implements it into her treatment and how it works.
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More about Justin
Justin was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in May 2021 thanks to the diabetes community on Tik Tok.
Originally, misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes, Justin posted videos on Tik Tok of his symptoms and what his doctor had him doing at the time - testing blood sugar, taking long acting insulin - when the diabetes community found his videos, they blew up and they told him he had type 1, needed and Endocrinologist, a cgm and a pump. They got him the help he needed and I owes them his life.