Diabetes Connections Type 2

It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: infusion set recall, update on ViaCyte stem cell research, a few new studies look at sleep and diabetes, actual clinical research into cinnamon for type 1 and lots more. Links & transcript below Find out more about Moms' Night Out  Please visit our  Sponsors & Partners  - the...

GEM is being called a radical new way to treat diabetes and The National Institutes of Health is giving millions to study it. We're going to talk about Glucose Everyday Matters (also called Glucose Excursion Minimization) with Dr. Daniel Cox, the UVA researcher who lives with type 2 and developed it. Let's also talk about insulin resistance. You've probably heard the term, but what does it mean? C...

This week's guest had such a strong family history of diabetes that she decided gastric bypass surgery was the right option for her. That was more than ten years ago – how is Ramona Holloway – and her diabetes - doing now? Plus, you've probably heard of a CGM. How does it work? Is there more than one kind? This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please...

It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Novo Nordisk will discontinue Levemir by the end of 2024, Tandem begins limited launch of software updates that will include Dexcom's G7, Beta Bionics iLet pump will be covered until some pharmacy plans, and lots more! Links and transcript below Find out more about  Moms' Nig...

Do you know your rights with diabetes? Our guest this week is John Griffin, a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of advocating in and out of the courtroom. He lives with type 2 himself – this is an eye opening and useful conversation.   Griffin served as National Chair of the Board of the American Diabetes Association in 2011, and is the former Chair of the Association's Legislative and Regulato...

Professional golfer Ken Duke plays on the PGA Champions Tour; you may have seen him win this summer. You may not know he lives with type 2.    He shares how he was diagnosed, how he manages on the tour, and I ask for some advice for my golf game. Plus, Metformin is probably the most prescribed diabetes drug. What is it? How does it work? This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have...

It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a new study looks at pancreatic exocrine-endocrine "crosstalk," weekly basal for T1D moves forward, a Chinese company gets European approval for its CGM, a look at air pollution as a cause of T2D, lots of info and advocacy for Diabetes Awareness Month including some movies an...

Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are getting a lot of attention. What are they? How do they work to help people with diabetes and should you think about taking one? Plus we'll break down the difference between type 1 and type 2. I get this question a lot – so let's explain it. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your hea...

No nagging, no lecturing. Just good information about what's new for people with type 2 diabetes. Coming soon!