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#94 Normal Growth, Forbidden Foods, Sneaking Snacks and Red Flags whe…
In episode #94, Aren Dodge returns to help guide us through a myriad of topics. We discuss normal growth in our children, forbidden foods and snacks, sneaking foods, and red flags when it comes to feeding. Aren is the owner …
#88 Working through Anxiety with Psychotherapist and T1D mom, Joanne …
Being a parent or caregiver to a child living with type 1 diabetes can come with a lot of anxiety. Listen in to today's episode as Psychotherapist and fellow T1D parent, Joanne Robb, and I try to unpack some of …
#87 The Happy Bob App with Jutta
There's a new love in my life and his name is Bob. Happy Bob, that is! Have you heard of the Happy Bob App ? In today's episode you'll hear from the app's creator and a fellow type one parent, …
#86 Omnipod 5 Update: Our experience thus far after 2 months
You asked so I answered! So many listeners wanted to know how our experience on Omnipod 5 has been going so I thought it would be nice to put it in one spot. I talk about why we made the …
#84 Summer 2022 in Review: Travel, illness, swimming and summer camp
This episode is all about our summer of 2022. We had such a busy but FUN few months with, of course, type 1 diabetes tagging along every step of the way. Listen in as I talk about traveling with type …
#82 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 10: Resources for Everything and An…
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the tenth episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter TEN called, Resources for Everything and Anything Diabetes. My guest for …
#81 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 9: Taming the Highs and Lows with S…
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the ninth episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter NINE called, Taming the Highs and Lows. My guest for this …
#80 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 8: Meeting the Challenges of Daily …
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the eight episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter EIGHT called, Meeting the Challenges of Daily Living. My guest for …
#79 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 7: The Art and Science of Bolus Cal…
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the seventh episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter SEVEN called, The Art and Science of Bolus Calculations. My guest …
#78 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 6: Basal Insulin Dosing with Shannan
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the sixth episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter SIX called, Basal Insulin dosing. My guest for this one is …
#77 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 5: The Basal/Bolus Approach with He…
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the fifth episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter FIVE called, The Basal/Bolus Approach. My guest for this one is …
#76 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 4: The Three Keys to Better Control…
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the fourth episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter FOUR called, The Three Keys to Better Control. My guest for …
#75 Think Like a Pancreas, Chapter 3: Beyond the Basics with Miranda
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the third episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter THREE called, Beyond the Basics. This chapter covers the different types …
#74 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 2: Glucose Control, Y'all, What is …
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the second episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter TWO called, Glucose Control, Y'all... What is it Good For? My …
#73 Think Like a Pancreas Chapter 1 with author, Gary Scheiner: Time …
Who's ready to think like a pancreas?! This is the first episode in our 10 week, Think Like a Pancreas Book Club Series and today I am covering chapter ONE called, Time for a Little Transparency! My guest for this …
Episode #71 Part 2: The 411 on the 504 with Leigh Fickling
The 504 plan! What is it? What's in it? And how can we make sure our children living with type 1 diabetes are cared for and safe in the school setting while also receiving the accommodations they need to thrive. …
#70 Metformin use in kids with Type 1 Diabetes
While preparing for the upcoming Think Like a Pancreas Book Club series that launches this summer (June 2022), I read a lot about medications (other than insulin) that are often used to manage blood sugars in both type 1 and …
#69 Living in Freedom with Type 1 Diabetes; a chat with Lauren Bongio…
Meet Lauren Bongiorno! Founder and CEO of Risely Health, a diabetes health coaching company that is passionate about empowering those living with type 1 diabetes. Lauren was diagnosed with T1D when she was 7 years old and, as...
#68 When Your Kid is in a HUGE Clinical Research Trail for Teplizumab…
This is episode 68 of the Sugar Mama’s Podcast and today I am chatting with my very good friend, Shannan Critzer. Shannan is a 5th grade teacher, mom to a truly amazing young lady living with type 1 diabetes, and …
#67 Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It with Mark Heyman
Mark Heyman is a clinical diabetes psychologist and a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) who has been living with type 1 diabetes for about 23 years. Mark has dedicated his practice to helping other T1Ds...
#66 Touched by Type 1 with founder, Elizabeth Forrest
This is episode #66 of the Sugar Mama’s Podcast and today I get to chat with the lovely and gracious Elizabeth Forrest who is the founder of Touched by Type One. Touched by Type 1 (TBT1) is a non profit …
#65 Sleepovers and Type 1 Diabetes
Let's talk sleepovers and type 1 diabetes! Things to consider, what to pack, how much education to provide and how to deal. My daughter, Sarah, has successfully made it through 4 recent sleepovers, not including several with ...
#64 The Trauma and Grief of a Type 1 Diagnosis with Brooke Giordano
Today's topic, is not one that is talked about often but one that I and my my guest, Brooke Giordano, think is very important to acknowledge. Trauma and grief are words often associated with horrific events, major accidents o...
#63 Is My Best Friend a Robot? An Interview with Mandi Franklin
Today's episode features the super sweet Mandi Franklin; author, blogger, pediatric nurse practitioner and type 1 warrior. Today we get to hear about Mandi's life with T1D, how she's been able to use her type 1 experience to ...
#62 TEEN SERIES Part 10: Invincible Kids Network with Bob Weishar
It's the last episode in the series for parents of T1D teens and today's guest is Bob Weishar, founder of the Invincible Kids Network. Listen in as Bob tells us all about the AMAZING resources Invincible has to offer the …
#61 TEEN SERIES PART 9: Eating Disorders and Diabetes with Joe Solowi…
Family therapist and Diabetes Nurse Educator, Joe Solowiejczyk, is back for today's episode to talk about diabetes and eating disorders, specifically in our type 1 teens. Joe and I talk about what eating disorders and disorde...
#60 TEEN SERIES Part 8: Drinking and Diabetes with Rachel Halverson, …
Today, Rachel Halverson (RN, CDCES), and I are talking about drinking, diabetes and the effect that alcohol has on blood sugar. Why is this HERE as part of the teen series, you may be wondering?? I think it's very important …
#59 TEEN SERIES Part 7: T1D Teens and Driving with Moira McCarthy
I'm back today with Moira McCarthy, fellow type 1 mama and author of the book Raising Teens with Diabetes: a Survival Guide for Parents. This episode was inspired by one of the chapter's in her book and is all about …
#58 TEEN SERIES Part 6: The College Diabetes Network with Molly Johan…
Even if your child with type 1 diabetes is a toddler, it's never too early to start planning for those future college years! Today my guest is Molly Johannes from the College Diabetes Network (CDN). Listen in as we discuss …
#57 TEEN SERIES part 5: T(een)1D Podcast with Jacqueline Lynch
The T(een)1D Podcast is a type 1 diabetes podcast hosted by a T1D teen. Pretty amazing, right?! In todays episode, I get to talk with the impressive host of this show, Jacqueline Lynch. Listen in as she shares her story …
#56 TEEN SERIES part 4: Giving your Teen more Independence with Stace…
Stacey Simms is the host of the very successful T1D news podcast, Diabetes Connections and the author of the book The World's Worst Diabetes Mom . Not only that, but she is also mom to Benny, a now almost 17 …
#55 TEEN SERIES part 3: Teen burnout and rebellion with Joe Solowiejc…
Join me today as I speak with Diabetes Nurse Educator and family therapist, Joe Solowiejczyk, as we discuss how to handle burnout and rebellion in teenagers living with type 1 diabetes. Joe has been working in the field of di...
#54 TEEN SERIES part 2: Insulin Needs in Teens with Rachel Halverson,…
Episode 54 features Rachel Halverson, CDCES . If you remember, Rachel is the trooper that joined me for ALL 10 weeks of the newly diagnosed series. Today, Rachel and I discuss a general overview of insulin needs in teenagers ...
#53 TEEN SERIES part 1: Raising Teens with Diabetes with Moira McCart…
This is episode 53 of the Sugar Mama’s Podcast and the very first in our series for parents of T1D teens. I just want to encourage you that, even if your type 1 kiddo isn’t a teen, don’t check out! …
#52 Myabetic with Kyrra Richards
Episode 52 features Kyrra Richards, owner, founder and CEO of Myabetic. If you don't already know, Myabetic sells chic and fashionable diabetes products that are truly beautiful AND practical. From purses to sling bags, backp...
#51 The Omnipod 5 Clinical Research Trial
Today I had the pleasure of talking to Skiy Berglund whose daughter, Vera, has been participating in the Omnipod 5 (OP5) Clinical Reasearch Trial (CRT) for the past year! If you're anything like me, you've been waiting patien...
#50 Dexcom 101 and How to Read the Dots, not the Arrows
We love our Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor! However, before we got on it, we had A TON of questions and were pretty nervous about how the whole thing worked. Today, I discuss all things Dexcom including terminology, cal...
#49 Holiday Gift Ideas for your Kid with T1D
The holidays are literally right around the corner! This episode highlights some good gift and stocking stuffer ideas for you child living with type 1 diabetes. I certainly don't advocate getting them ONLY gifts surrounding t...
#48 Stimuli Responsive Glucagon and T1D Research with Dr. Matthew Web…
Episode 48 of The Sugar Mama's Podcast features Dr. Matthew Webber, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He is currently in charge of a team that is studying, among ...
#47 Type 1 Diabetes THE MUSICAL
I am, and have always been, one of those people who goes around singing songs that match whatever circumstance I find myself in. Sometimes the lyrics are already perfect for the situation at hand and sometimes I change them a...
#46 Children with Diabetes and Friends for Life with Marissa and Leigh
This week on Episode 46 I had the pleasure of chatting with Marissa Town and Leigh Fickling, two women who have been involved professionally and/or personally with the non-profit organization, Children with Diabetes (or CWD f...
#45 Fostering to Adopt Type 1 Diabetes with Sarah Vaughan
In episode 45, Sarah Vaughan tells her beautiful and heartwarming story of fostering to adopt a daughter with type 1 diabetes AND her little sister. This one is just sweet good for the soul. Enjoy! Isaiah 117 House Informatio...
#44 Glowcose, the awesome T1D Gadget with Kevin
Does your type 1 diabetes management need a glow up? Well, let me introduce you to Glowcose, quite possibly the coolest type 1 diabetes gadget on the market. In today's episode I get to talk with Kevin Terry, one of …
#43 Our relationship with and Mindset Towards Food with Amanda, T1D N…
Amanda Ciprich is a registered dietician and the founder of T1D Nutritionist where she helps type 1 diabetics and their families learn how to manage blood sugars well while nurturing a healthy relationship towards food as wel...
#42 Mr. Brooks: Child Actor with Type 1
Episode 42 features Hannegan, mom to Mr. Brooks Roseberry the child actor who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 3 years ago. THIS FAMILY OF FIVE IS SO FUN! The parents and their three boys are ALL heavily involved in …
#41 Teddy Talks with Vanessa Messenger
Today I got to chat with super mom, Vanessa Messenger! Vanessa was diagnosed with T1D as a young adult at the age of 24. She is a hard working mother of TWO pandemic babies, one currently 15 months old and …
Episode #40 Making Diabetes Work for You with Tori
In this episode I had the pleasure of chatting with Tori, a soon-to-be mother of three whose first child, Jax, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes right before his first birthday. We get to hear Jax's diagnosis story and you'l...
#38 Low carb, homeschooling, DIY Loop and more with Adrienne!
In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Adrienne, mother of a sweet, 7 year old girl named London who was diagnosed with T1D at just 16 months old. Yowza! Adrienne talks to us about living the low …
#37 Pinpricks with Singer/Songwriter Jordan Micheal Peterson
Bust out the tissues, parents of type 1 diabetics, because this song, Pinpricks, by Jordan Micheal Peterson will have you crying into your insulin. Jordan is a singer/songwriter and a T1D. Not only that, but his brother and s...
#36 The Glycemic Index with Andi Balog
The Glycemic Index (GI). What is it? Why do we need to know about it in the world of Type 1 Diabetes Management? In short, the Glycemic Index is a scale from 1 to 100 that tells you how fast …