Real Life Diabetes

After a long hiatus, I’m back and doing my best to use new technology… I chose to kickoff this new wave of podcasts with a “hot topic“, insulin affordability and accessibility. The DOC (diabetes online community) has been harping on this for ages, but as the topic is now international news after a recent wave […]

After a long hiatus, I’m back and doing my best to use new technology… I chose to kickoff this new wave of podcasts with a “hot topic“, insulin affordability and accessibility. The DOC (diabetes online community) has been harping on this for ages, but as the topic is now international news after a recent wave of “published” deaths due to insulin rationing, it was time to chat with the author of Insulin’s High Cost Leads To Lethal Rationing, Bram Sables-Smith.

BIO: Bram Sable-Smith is an independent health journalist based in Madison, Wisconsin. His work has appeared on NPR, Marketplace, Public Radio International and Kaiser Health News, among others. His reporting has been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow awards, two Sigma Delta Chi awards and health policy reporting award from the Association of Health Care Journalists.

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SHOW NOTES:

* You can follow Bram on TWITTER (funky diabetic)

* Oh My God by A Tribe Called Quest, Phife Dawg

* Podcast 35: Everyone Deserves To Chase Their Dreams with Insulin4All co-founder, Elizabeth Rowley.

* The Work Around podcast

* Novo Nordisk, Cornerstones4Care

* Eli Lilly Discount Card

* Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

* Dexcom – Don’t forget to opt out at the airport.

* Shout out to Charlie Kimball.

 

Oklahoma is thankful to have an upcoming state senate candidate who in not only a second generation educator, but the parent of a child recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode we touch on her son’s diagnosis, insulin affordability & accessibility, and Carri’s day to day life on the campaign trail with three […]

Oklahoma is thankful to have an upcoming state senate candidate who in not only a second generation educator, but the parent of a child recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. In this episode we touch on her son’s diagnosis, insulin affordability & accessibility, and Carri’s day to day life on the campaign trail with three kids. Please note – this is not a political plug, but just an opportunity to have someone in her shoes share life with managing the real world and a child with Type 1 diabetes.

Happy listening everyone, and cheers to the highs and lows!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

If you’d like to support the show monetarily, here’s our Paypal link:

Subscription Options

Option 1 : $1.00 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption 3 : $10.00 USD – monthlyOption 4 : $50.00 USD – monthly

* Love, like and share our social media links! Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram.

* Would you like to share your story? How do you live your creative, real life with the diabetes? Scope out what we look for in a guest post HERE!

* Amazon is kind enough to throw a little change our way whenever you click on this banner before shopping. Save yourself some time and bookmark it…

SHOW NOTES:

Trialnet

Novo Nordisk(affordability, access and virtual reality)

Abbott Freestyle Libre

Shout out to the Dexcom G6

Sim patch

* Carrihicks.com

* Find your community!

* Amber just kicked off an Etsy account to help with her diabetes supplies and everyday challenges. Check it out and please help spread the word… MOMMANEEDSGROCERIES (aka: mommaneedsdiabetessupplies). FYI – Amber can make custom rings for your T1D cause….

It’s funny how the thing you set out to do ends up being done to you. We had one goal when launching Diabetes Daily Grind back in 2014–give real support for the diabetes life (it was once ‘diabetic life’, but we got with the times, thanks to Kelly McKeever). I had it all figured out, […]

It’s funny how the thing you set out to do ends up being done to you. We had one goal when launching Diabetes Daily Grind back in 2014–give real support for the diabetes life (it was once ‘diabetic life’, but we got with the times, thanks to Kelly McKeever). I had it all figured out, the whole living with diabetes thing. I’d write articles for the website about how to run marathons or how to go vegan, dispelling all this great wisdom to help others, and it would be a fun, creative outlet. Turns out, I didn’t even know what real support was, because I’d been missing it all along: community. Turns out I needed the real support.

Having diabetes can really suck. Type 1 or type 2. For a good portion of us diagnosed, we bared responsibility early with shots, pump site changes, and finger pricks. Our parents—thank you Mom and Dad—supported much of the burden, but we wore the hidden weight of the daily highs and lows. This toll tends to build, and in my case, I tried doggedly to never let anyone see it. It was like a badge of honor, “Look at me do this stuff with this disease that I’m perfect at controlling.” But I wasn’t perfect, nor was my A1C, or my relationship to the disease. Living like this was lonely. None of this was known to me before starting up the website. Thank you diabetes online community for opening a space to be seen, but more importantly, demonstrating the power of vulnerability. I still admire those who post high blood sugars on social media; it happens to everyone! As we evolved as a podcast and website, this became our mission: we are not alone, we are not perfect, and life is still awesome. Just last month, for one of the first times in my life, I asked a friend at a local conference for some ideas about post-meal highs. Sure enough, she gave just the tip I needed and those highs aren’t as high. 

Through interviewing folks on the podcast and reading guest articles on our site, one particular bit of truth seems most apparent—every person has their own diabetes journey and balance, which uniquely fits their own life. In listening to so many of these individual pearls of wisdom, it changed my life. Compared to how I managed my disease four years ago, there’s almost nothing that stands untouched. During quite a few podcasts, I remember distinctly thinking, “Wow, that’s a better way of doing things. Let’s bring that in.” Or, “I like that attitude.” The podcast prompted a constant beginner’s mind attitude for me. And we laughed so hard; maybe it helped lower blood sugars. I have a deep appreciation for each of our guests who were willing to share out their authentic story with courage. And, to the listeners of the show, you made the podcast a work of joy. We couldn’t wait to release each episode, just to hear from you.

It’s now time for the next step in the journey, and it’s with much sorrow that I step away from the DDG to begin a medical residency position. Appreciate the belief, support, and love from everyone along the way. With your help, I now see diabetes as one of the best things that ever happened to me.

Cheers to the (minimal) highs and lows,

Ryan

 

As promised, the Diabetes Daily Grind is happy to share what’s on the horizon for the blog and the Real Life Diabetes podcast while catching up with one of our favorite guests. Over a few glasses of wine, Amber has a heartfelt discussion with Trish, T1D parenting badass to two sons with T1D whose fighting the […]

 

As promised, the Diabetes Daily Grind is happy to share what’s on the horizon for the blog and the Real Life Diabetes podcast while catching up with one of our favorite guests. Over a few glasses of wine, Amber has a heartfelt discussion with Trish, T1D parenting badass to two sons with T1D whose fighting the good fight on Capitol Hill as a diabetes advocate. 

Happy listening everyone, and cheers to the highs and lows!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you’d like to support the show monetarily, here’s our Paypal link:

Subscription Options

Option 1 : $1.00 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption 3 : $10.00 USD – monthlyOption 4 : $50.00 USD – monthly

* Love, like and share our social media links! Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram.

* Would you like to share your story? How do you live your creative, real life with the diabetes? Scope out what we look for in a guest post HERE!

* Amazon is kind enough to throw a little change our way whenever you click on this banner before shopping. Save yourself some time and bookmark it…

SHOW NOTES:

Podcast 17: Straight CSI Crime Scene: What It’s Like To Raise Two Boys with T1D

Legal document 504 plan to protect your T1D child

FIND YOUR VOICE

Healthy Living OKC (Amber’s day job)

SDPI – prevention of diabetes for tribal communities

LINK to Trish Winters Facebook page

Friends for Life Conference – WE NEED A SPONSOR…

Check out our theme song author – Mike Hosty

As promised, the Diabetes Daily Grind is happy to share what’s on the horizon for the blog and the Real Life Diabetes podcast while catching up with one of our favorite guests. Over a few glasses of wine, Amber has a heartfelt discussion with Trish, T1D parenting badass to two sons with T1D whose fighting the good fight on Capitol Hill as a diabetes advocate. 

Happy listening everyone, and cheers to the highs and lows!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you’d like to support the show monetarily, here’s our Paypal link:Subscription OptionsOption 1 : $1.00 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption 3 : $10.00 USD – monthlyOption 4 : $50.00 USD – monthlyLove, like and share our social media links! Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Instagram.

Would you like to share your story? How do you live your creative, real life with the diabetes? Scope out what we look for in a guest post HERE!Amazon is kind enough to throw a little change our way whenever you click on this banner before shopping. Save yourself some time and bookmark it…SHOW NOTES:

Podcast 17: Straight CSI Crime Scene: What It’s Like To Raise Two Boys with T1D

Legal document 504 plan to protect your T1D child

FIND YOUR VOICE

Healthy Living OKC (Amber’s day job)

SDPI – prevention of diabetes for tribal communitiesLINK to Trish Winters Facebook pageFriends for Life Conference – WE NEED A SPONSOR…Check out our theme song author – Mike HostyThe post Podcast 54: Times Are A Changing (Advocacy & DDG Announcements) | Trish Winters, T1D Parent & Advocate appeared first on Diabetes Daily Grind | Real Life Diabetes Podcast.

The post Podcast 54: Times Are A Changing (Advocacy & DDG Announcements) | Trish Winters, T1D Parent & Advocate appeared first on Diabetes Daily Grind | Real Life Diabetes Podcast.

For all of us, this was a new season. In the time away from each other (less than a year), Mark has moved back to Northwest Arkansas, started a new job with Medtronic, and committed to a diabetes life with the new 670G insulin pump. And, as expected, the conversation went off the rails from […]