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In this episode, Ginger Vieira chats with diabetes psychologist and author of "Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It," Dr. Mark Heyman. 

They dive into the emotional realities of life with diabetes—and how identifying a lack of support inspired them to be the resource they once needed.

If you’ve ever struggled with the fear of lows or wondered whether therapy could help you navigate diabetes, this conversation is for you.

Tune in to the latest episode of the Diabetes Nerd podcast to hear their insights and how they might support your own journey.

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• Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
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• When I Go Low
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We accidentally bestie’d so hard that now Tara can’t even remember a time before diabetes was part of the picture—wild, right?! 🎙️

In this week’s episode, we’re getting into what it’s like having your best friend as part of your diabetes care team, how our perspectives have evolved over time, and how Tara thinks she’d handle a T1D diagnosis if it happened tomorrow.

💡 Give this episode a like if you think Tara should take over my diabetes management at ADA’s 85th Scientific Sessions!

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

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Diabetes Nerd sits down with Ali Dugger to discuss how life is going months following a dual organ transplant. After experiencing severe complications from years of struggling to manage her type 1 diabetes, Ali needed a pancreas and kidney transplant. Today, she no longer has to take insulin shots or check her blood sugar levels. She shares what that experience is like in this episode, along with the challenges she still faces while on immunosuppressants. 

Listen to Part 1, Ali’s Fight to Live: Pancreas Transplant, here: https://youtu.be/5l3CXwamm7M.

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In this episode, Ginger and Ben Tzeel, RD, CDCES, share their most memorable T1D travel disasters — and how they survived the trip anyway.
By the way, Ben Tzeel is a virtual diabetes coach at YourDiabetesInsider.com! Looking for help losing weight, improving your time-in-range, or reducing your A1C? Ben and his team of CDCES with type 1 diabetes can help!

Ben's YouTube Channel:  @yourdiabetesinsider  
Diabetes Coaching with Ben: https://www.yourdiabetesinsider.com 
Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manoftzeel

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• Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D

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In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, Julia Flaherty shares the week she thought she could fix everything about her body by skipping her insulin. It was not a good week.

Find more from Julia on her website, blog, article, and Instagram:
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👉 https://beyondtype1.org/body-dysmorphia-type-1-diabetes/

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In this episode, Ginger Vieira and Natalie Poulton discuss their personal experience taking GLP-1 medications like Mounjaro and Ozempic for type 1 diabetes.

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• When I Go Low
• Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D

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In this episode, Ginger shares that funny little time in the 7th grade when she realized she had type 1 diabetes. Oh, by the way, the amazing BJ Garceau is taking over and hosting this episode!

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

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In this episode, we are just a few days into my experience with the 365-day Eversense implantable continuous glucose monitor. Feeling totally giddy about it, BJ Garceau and I discuss the insertion procedure and my first few days of gathering data compared to the Freestyle Libre 3+.

Stay tuned for real footage of the insertion procedure and my entire first week with the Eversense in next week's episode on YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd.

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

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Sounds amazing, right? Just get a new pancreas, and your type 1 diabetes will magically disappear. Not so fast. In this episode, Ali Dugger describes her life today after receiving a kidney and pancreas transplant two months ago after struggling to survive with T1D.

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• Stop Overeating During Lows
• Exercise with Diabetes
• Dealing with Diabetes Burnout
• Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
• Emotional Eating with Diabetes
• When I Go Low
• Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D

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In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, Tara Mayo — my best friend and business partner — shares the moment she realized her grandmother's medicine was killing her. Despite a half-dozen tests, not a single doctor ever thought to check the side effects of her medicine.

For people with diabetes, it's a big reminder to speak up, ask questions, and advocate for yourself!

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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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• Stop Overeating During Lows
• Exercise with Diabetes
• Dealing with Diabetes Burnout
• Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
• Emotional Eating with Diabetes
• When I Go Low
• Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D