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Can you imagine waking up one day and no longer needing insulin? No longer worrying about how many carbs are in a meal? No longer fretting over whether you'll go low during exercise? No longer overthinking every little thing because of type 1 diabetes (T1D)?

It sounds nice, but it also feels unimaginable to most people. 

But not Chris Pacheco—he's living proof that a cure is on its way. (It might already be here!) After 36 years of living with T1D, Chris no longer has to live the same way because of his participation in the Eledon Clinical Trial.

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Editor's note: In the Eledon trial, low blood sugars are not dangerous for islet cells after a few weeks. Learn more about the Eledon Clinical Trial here.

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DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.

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Most people with diabetes don’t realize how dramatically technology can improve blood sugar management until they experience it firsthand. 

Sami Parker, a pediatric registered nurse (RN) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 13 years, shares how switching to the Sequel Twiist insulin pump and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), such as the Freestyle Libre 3+, has transformed her daily life and improved her blood sugar stability.

In this episode, Sami recounts her journey from being anti-pumper to loving her Twiist insulin pump, thanks to its unmatched accuracy, occlusion detection, and customizable features that fit her spontaneous lifestyle and intense work schedule. 

She explains how these tools help her maintain over 90% time-in-range (TIR), even during night shifts and demanding days, and why she finally feels she has power over her diabetes.

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Before Katie Beth Hand was cured of type 1 diabetes (T1D), she carefully evaluated everything before each meal. Over the course of 13 years living with T1D, she had to make at least 200 extra decisions per day about simple tasks like eating, exercising, and sleeping.

But today, the only thing she has to worry about at mealtime is "what looks good?" This feels unimaginable to people with T1D—a true mic drop moment—but Katie is charting new territory.

In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, she shares her current A1C, how she manages her daily life, which checkups are needed, and the process of "becoming undiabetic" after participating in Eledon's clinical trial to cure T1D.

One unexpected benefit? People have even started telling her she looks better! You would too if your body controlled your A1C for you.

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Topic Sensitivity Warning: This episode shares a story of surviving an abusive relationship and how it affected diabetes management. If this topic feels close to home, please take care of yourself while listening.

Managing type 1 diabetes is hard enough on its own. But when you’re surviving an emotionally abusive relationship, the stress doesn’t stay neatly tucked away in the background. It spills into everything—including your blood sugars.

In this episode, I share what it was like trying to manage my diabetes while living in a relationship that was slowly tearing me down. My A1C didn’t spike because I “wasn’t trying hard enough.” My blood sugars reflected the constant stress, fear, and exhaustion I was living with every day.

If you’ve ever been in a relationship like this, or you’re still finding your way out, you are not alone. I hope this episode helps you feel seen, understood, and maybe a little less alone in the mess of it. 💛

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Made a mistake with your insulin dose?
Not a failure.

Figured out your current diabetes routine isn't working for you?
Also, not a failure.

Changed up your diabetes care team?
Also, not a failure.

SPOILER: These are all opportunities for growth. They're lessons learned. They're not reasons to bring yourself down with diabetes.

Diabetes already comes with enough pressure. We don't need more from ourselves! In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we unlock a key takeaway: "shame motivates no one." How you speak to yourself while managing diabetes matters.

Ever heard of motivational interviewing? Well, you're about to! Hillary Logan, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, Founder of the MI Center for Change, is about to blow your mind (and give you some practical tips you can start using right away).

Learn more about the power of motivational interviewing at MiCenterforChange.com.

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• Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
• Emotional Eating with Diabetes
• When I Go Low
• Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D

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If you're the parent of a child or children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), this is one episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast you won't want to miss. Today, we sit down with Kylie Grimes, whose story made headlines when People Magazine reported that "she called 911 on herself."

What actually happened, and what did Kylie learn from it? Find out when you tune in.

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• Emotional Eating with Diabetes
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You've heard the rumors... "GLP-1s are causing blindness." But have you heard the science? Have you listened to your doctors? Have you read the research?

In this important episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we chat with the one and only Dr. Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, FACP, (Harvard Medical School) to clear things up once and for all.

If you're using a GLP-1 while living with diabetes, don't miss this!

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Thanks for tuning in! And thanks to my video editor, Sheikh Umair Asif.

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What happens when managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) starts to turn into obsessive thoughts?

Where is the line between responsible diabetes care and when OCD begins to creep in?

In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we sit down with Natalia from Kairos Wellness Collective to talk about the often-overlooked connection between T1D and OCD. Living with T1D requires constant attention, decision-making, and number checking.

For some people, that mental load can begin to overlap with obsessive thinking patterns in ways that aren’t always easy to recognize.

This conversation explores why that can happen, how it shows up in real life, and what it can look like to find a healthier balance while still managing your diabetes.

If you live with both OCD and T1D, we’d love to hear from you. What has your experience been like managing both?

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• FIND NATALIA'S NEW BOOK: launching this April!
• GET SUPPORT & RESOURCES FROM KAIROS: https://www.kairoswellnesscollective.com/

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In this deeply honest episode of the Diabetes Nerd podcast, Ginger sits down with Mary Ann Chamberlain to talk about a chapter of diabetes that doesn’t get discussed enough.

In her 20s, Mary Ann struggled to take her insulin consistently. Not because she didn’t “know better" or didn’t care. It was because the mental weight of type 1 diabetes (T1D) was too heavy.

Years later, that chapter caught up with her in the form of diabetic retinopathy and vision loss.

This conversation isn’t about fear. It’s about being honest about the real consequences of untreated burnout and prolonged high blood sugars, especially during your teens and 20s. It explores how those years can affect your health down the road, and what it looks like to move forward when those consequences become part of your reality.

Mary Ann opens up about the shame she carried for years. The grief of losing part of her vision. And the powerful shift from self-blame to self-acceptance. Today, she recognizes how she has adapted, rebuilt, and become proud of the life she’s created.

If you’ve ever struggled to take your insulin consistently…
If you’ve ever felt crushed under the daily mental load…
If you’ve ever looked back and thought, “I should have done better”…

This episode will meet you there.
Just because your past is a part of your story, it doesn’t get to write your ending.

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In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we speak with special guest Michael Revland, who took part in a groundbreaking pig islet cell transplant trial, OPF-310. Conducted at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System in Chicago, the trial tested pig islets transplanted into a protective encapsulation device. These islet cells may offer an unlimited supply of insulin-producing cells.

During our chat, we explored Michael’s experiences in the initial months, his participation in the trial, his current insulin needs, and his hopes for the future of people with T1D. Plus, you'll never believe it, but he's NOT on immunosuppressants after participating in this trial! Learn how and why when you watch.

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