This is Type 1: Real-Life Type 1 Diabetes

Jessie recently switched from the Medtronic 770G to the new 780G software update. 

In this episode she talks about the improvements in the tech and how her management has been affected by the change.

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Singer/songwriter and former pediatric clinical researcher Kieran James joins us to talk about his daughter's diagnosis, the importance of clinical trials, and how music gave him an outlet from the frustrations of T1D.

Connect with Kieran:

• Website: www.kjsongs.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kieranjsongs
• YouTube: Unspeakably Wonderful - YouTube
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xc7IsrdzVREtrZDe3XrXx 
• Clinical Studies — Stanford Diabetes Research Center 
• Research | Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes | Stanford Medicine 
• The Discovery of Insulin: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition 

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So you've been diagnosed with T1D... Now what? For the newly diagnosed people with diabetes, use this episode as a reference for what you might encounter in the first day, first week, first month, and first year of diagnosis. 

Join the Half-Dead Pancreas Club! 

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Check out this cross-posted episode from Type 1 in Midlife, with Melissa Slemp from Abundant Health with Melissa.

We talk about self-sabotage, self-compassion, grace, and how to handle yourself in burnout—and why burnout even happens sometimes.

While intended for Melissa's audience of midlife T1Ds, this conversation is chock-full of nuggets beneficial to everyone with T1D.

Abundant Health with Melissa

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Peter Friedfeld was diagnosed with T1D on Valentine's Day at age 55. 

In the years since his unexpected thrust into life with type 1 diabetes, he's developed deep self-compassion through yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. 

Join us this episode to hear more about his late-adulthood diagnosis, his work with DiabetesSangha and the Diabetes Research Institute, and how to bring more mindfulness into your relationship with T1D.

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Like it or not, some "authority figures" in the medical space get diabetes, especially type 1 diabetes, wrong.

Whether it's a doctor, nurse, nutritionist, dietitian, professor, or someone in your family, it's important to know not only how to recognize when they're wrong, but also how to stand up for the truth when they do.

Just because someone has a degree doesn't mean they have all the answers.

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What's the history of type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered in 1921?

We have come a long way from animal-sourced insulin and needles that had to be sharpened after multiple uses. 

Sometimes it's mind-boggling to think that T1D was a straight-up death sentence just over a hundred years ago.

With that in mind, Jessie walks us through diabetes research and milestones decade by decade, including our own diagnoses. 

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Taralyn Jamieson was diagnosed at 8 years old and spent most of her 28 years with T1D trying to ignore her blood sugars.

It wasn't until she settled down in her personal life that it became a priority to get her health under control, but by then it was too late to avoid complications.

Taralyn shares why we need to talk about the reality of diabetes complications that are difficult to hear about, but harder to deal with if you actually have them.

Connect with Taralyn on Instagram: @taralynjamieson

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Have you ever wondered what exactly we mean when we say "support system"? 

In this episode, we break down what T1D support systems are, why they're important, and what ours look like.

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Dr. Maureen Michele, an MD and parent to a T1D kiddo who also had pediatric neuroblastoma, joins us to shed light on why it's so important for parents to understand and embrace resilience.

As scary as it is to see your child diagnosed with T1D, it's also scary to navigate it while dealing with fear, overwhelm, and grief from it.

Dr. Maureen shares practical tips for parents of kids with chronic illness to calm the overwhelming thoughts and be an advocate both for their kids and themselves.

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