Insulinning

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Alicia and Josh talk about taking care of their type 1 diabetic son, Charlie, and his brother, Sam.... more

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The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Insulinning episodes:

November 13, 2018 The Basic Life Stuff
For World Diabetes Day 2018, we made a show you can share with friends who want to learn what type 1 diabetes is, what it's like to care for a kid with it, and how they might offer a little support.
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35min
November 06, 2018Cinnamon Tangent
What's it like to wear a CGM? Can wearing one yourself help you understand what it's like for your kid? Alicia tried it and shares some thoughts.
Links:
Get 10% off at GrifGrips.com when you use our referral code. (We earn points, too, if you do this.)
Josh's estimate of the carbs in a Cinnabon cinnamon roll was a bit high. Apologies to the Cinnabon corporation.
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25min
October 30, 2018Report Card
The bad news: We see our kid's A1C as our report card. The good news: We got a pretty good grade.
Links:
Meet Dot, a book about diabetes for little kids that Charlie has had a renewed interest in lately.
Wikipedia's page on A1c in case our rambling explanation isn't quite doing it for you. :)
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26min
October 16, 2018The Peanut Butter Chocolate Gene
Our game plan for trick-or-treat is coming together. We think we should try a superbolus or two.
Links:
Beyond Type 1's candy cheat sheet
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36min
October 02, 2018Limited Real Estate
Charlie wants his Dex on his forearm. What could go wrong?
Links:
Lipohypertrophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipohypertrophy
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20min
September 25, 2018Bed of Pokey Things
Toddler drool took out our PDM. We fell back to our fallback. Also, we have some tips for doing insertions and shots on kids.
Links:
The prescription numbing cream we use: https://www.rxlist.com/emla-drug.htm
The Tegaderm film we use to cover the numbing cream while it works: https://www.amazon.com/Tegaderm-Transparent-Dressing-Picture-Package/dp/B0009Q2OMW/
Buzzy Bee natural pain blocker: https://www.amazon.com/Buzzy-Mini-Personal-Striped-injections/dp/B004UMOWBM/
ShotBlockers (bed of pokey things): https://www.amazon.com/Bionix-Shotblocker-Insulin-Injection-Device-3/dp/B00B2GI3TG/
GrifGrips for Dexcom: https://www.amazon.com/GrifGrips-Sports-Adhesive-Patch-Dexcom/dp/B01BGZ3TNW/
GrifGrips for Omnipod: https://www.amazon.com/GrifGrips-Medium-Sports-Adhesive-Omnipod/dp/B01N8TPOHI/
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28min
September 18, 2018We Should Probably Write This Down
We ate pizza and slept on the same night. Also, baby Sam is T1D-antibody-free. Yay!
Links:
Earlier episode in which we discussed dosing for pizza: https://insulinning.fireside.fm/a-little-brain-blowing-up
Alicia's blog post about taking Sam for TrialNet: https://insulinning.com/sams-trialnet/
TrialNet: https://www.trialnet.org/
TrialNet Locations: https://www.trialnet.org/about-us/trialnet-locations
The prescription numbing cream we use for sensor and pod insertions: https://www.rxlist.com/emla-drug.htm
We'd love to hear from you. Hit us up with questions or comments at our Contact page.
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34min
September 04, 2018Dose Through the Wall
We had a rough evening. Then we had a pod fail.
Links:
The prescription numbing cream we use for sensor and pod insertions: https://www.rxlist.com/emla-drug.htm
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20min
August 28, 2018 Wave at the Dex
How do you dose insulin for a meal when you don't know how much your kid will eat?
Split-dosing, situational awareness, and what we do when we've given too much.
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19min
August 20, 2018 A Little Brain Blowing Up
Alicia read some research papers about protein and fat dosing.
The papers:
Impact of Fat, Protein, and Glycemic Index on Postprandial Glucose Control in Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Intensive Diabetes Management in the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Era
Both Dietary Protein and Fat Increase Postprandial Glucose Excursions in Children With Type 1 Diabetes, and the Effect Is Additive
The Role of Dietary Protein and Fat in Glycaemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Intensive Diabetes Management
Optimized Mealtime Insulin Dosing for Fat and Protein in Type 1 Diabetes: Application of a Model-Based Approach to Derive Insulin Doses for Open-Loop Diabetes Management
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23min

FAQs about Insulinning:

How many episodes does Insulinning have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.