Synopsis
The Juicebox Podcast features intimate conversations about obtainable strategies for living well with type I diabetes. Together we will throw away our fear and learn to be Bold With Insulin! Hosted by Scott Benner.
Episodes
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#50 Going to College with Type 1 Diabetes
08/03/2016 Duration: 59minCollege freshman Elias was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before his senior year in high school. Since then he has found community in many forms (including the Juicebox Podcast) and it is all helping him to live well with type 1. Show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - Get your free no obligation demo of the worlds only tubeless insulin pump by clicking here, try a free demo today. Show Notes Learn more about the College Diabetes Network. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! My type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should always consult a physician before making changes to your health plan.
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#49 Bigfoot Biomedical CEO Jeffrey Brewer
01/03/2016 Duration: 01h01minOur Sponsors OmniPod - Try a free no obligation Demo of the worlds only tubeless insulin pump. To get started go to myomnipod.com/juicebox Bigfoot Biomedical is a company dedicated to the development of a closed loop insulin delivery system. Founded and run by the parents and loved ones of people living with type 1 diabetes... this company has a personal investment in getting to market as soon as possible. This episode is with Jeffrey Brewer, former CEO of the JDRF and current CEO of Bigfoot. The future isn't so far away. Show Notes Learn more about Bigfoot at their blog. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! My type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should always consult a physician before maki
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#48 Aaron Kowalski JDRF Chief Mission Officer
23/02/2016 Duration: 51minAaron Kowalski is the Chief Mission Officer for the JDRF, a PWD and by all accounts a really good guy. In this episode of the podcast Aaron and I kick back and talk about type 1 diabetes, the directions that the JDRF is taking and a bunch more. Show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Show Notes Aaron is on twitter @aaronjkowalski Check out JDRF.org Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! My type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should always consult a physician before making changes to your health plan.
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#47 MLB Outfielder Sam Fuld has Type 1 Diabetes
10/02/2016 Duration: 01h15minMajor league outfielder Sam Fuld is on the podcast to talk about playing professional baseball, managing his type 1 diabetes and much more. Sam grew up playing high school ball in New Hampshire, he went to college at Stanford and 2016 will be his ninth season in the big leagues. This interview is for anyone who has worried that type 1 diabetes could hold them back from following a dream. You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Show Notes Sam is on twitter, wish him luck for the upcoming season. @SamFuld5 Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or
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Spare a Rose
09/02/2016 Duration: 04minLack of access to insulin is the most common cause of death for children with diabetes in many countries around the world. In fact, in some parts of the world, the estimated life expectancy of a child who has just developed diabetes could be less than a year. Click it>> SpareARose.org Spare a Rose, Save a Child is simple: buy one less rose this Valentine’s Day and donate the value of that flower to children with diabetes. Your donation will provide: Regular insulin Quality blood glucose monitoring equipment (meter, strips, lancets) Essential clinical care Up-to-date diabetes education materials Specialised diabetes training for medical staff Thank you for considering this wonderful cause! My best, Scott
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#46 Jeff Dachis founder of One Drop
09/02/2016 Duration: 01h09minShocked at how diabetes was treated in the U.S., Jeff Dachis turned his business acumen toward the type 1 and 2 diabetes world. Now the co-founder of RazorFish is the founder and CEO of One Drop. One Drop is clearly a passion for Jeff and his enthusiasm shows in this episode. One Drop is a diabetes tracking app, a blood glucose meter, a community and a new business model for suppling meters and test strips. Looks like diabetes picked on the wrong entrepreneur! You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Show Notes Check out OneDrop.today The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Med
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#45 Sugar Surfing with Dr. Stephen Ponder
03/02/2016 Duration: 01h09minEnjoy Scott's interview with Dr. Stephen Ponder, the author of Sugar Surfing, the widely recommended book about managing Type 1 diabetes in a more dynamic way. Dr. Ponder is a pediatric endocrinologist and Type 1 diabetic himself (since the 1960s). Dr. Ponder promotes a proactive approach to T1D care. Scott and Dr. Ponder discuss technology changes, micro-bolusing, and bumping and nudging. Show Notes Learn more about the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump while supporting the Juicebox Podcast - just click. 'Sugar Surfing' Giveaway (until 2/12/16 12am EST) Buy 'Sugar Surfing' on Amazon Visit Dr. Ponder on Facebook The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast O
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#44 Getting Off The Diabetes Roller Coaster
27/01/2016 Duration: 01h01minBethany, mom of 4-year-old T1D Will, finds the nerve to be bold with insulin after a phone call with Scott. Scott gives her some basic steps to take to stop the spikes she sees in her son's blood sugar. After a short period of time, Bethany sees success by pre-bolusing and addressing high blood sugars sooner. She shares her son's initial T1D diagnosis story, her stress over his uncontrollable blood sugar, and her path to finding answers. Show Notes Please support the podcast by learning more about the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump - Click it! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast On Instagram @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hea
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#43 Actor Victor Garber from Titanic, The Flash, Alias
15/01/2016 Duration: 01h08minVictor Garber stopped by the Juicebox Podcast to talk about his life with type 1 diabetes, his new show on The CW (a spinoff of The Flash called 'Legends of Tomorrow') and a diabetes charity that he supports called 'Beyond Type 1'. Its not often that someone is this willing to speak so open and honestly about their life with diabetes. I'm genuinely grateful for Victor's willingness to be transparent about his journey with type 1. It doesn't matter if you are a person living with the disease or someone just hoping to hear about his work on Legends... Victor Garber's kindness and desire for people to learn from his life overflow in this episode - I think you'll love hearing what he had to say, I certainly loved speaking with him! Show Notes Learn more about the OmniPod tubeless insulin pump Victor on Instagram Take a moment to learn more about BeyondType1.org, check out their website. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podca
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#42 Kelly's Bionic Pancreas
05/01/2016 Duration: 01h04minKelly is a registered nurse and a certified diabetes educator who has been living with type 1 diabetes for 24 years. Recently Kelly completed a six week bionic pancreas trial at Massachusetts General Hospital and she is on the podcast to tell us all about her experience. Hint: It's so cool! Show Notes Take a moment to learn more about BeyondType1.org, check out their website. Find out more about the bionic pancreas trials at Mass General. Photos from Kelly's trial are on ArdensDay.com and JuicebocPodcast.com Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast On Instagram @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read
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Bonus - Year end wrap up and a sneak peak at 2016
23/12/2015 Duration: 24minScott talks into the microphone with Basal snoring in the background. New season of the Juicebox Podcast begins January 5, 2016. Victor Garber will be on the podcast January 15, 2016 to talk about his life with type 1 diabetes and his long acting career. Thank you for a great first year... Subscribe today! #A1cYaLater
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#41 JDRF Director of Discovery Research Albert Hwa
08/12/2015 Duration: 59minHave you ever wanted to talk to a super smart guy about the research that is happening around diabetes? I'm talking about prevention, treatments, cure, artificial pancreas, responsive insulin, beta cell therapy, encapsulation... theres so much to choose from and Albert speaks about them all like an expert (because he is!). Albert Hwa, Ph.D. joined the JDRF in January 2007 as the scientific program manager in the beta cell therapies program, for which he develops and manages research initiatives related to islet transplantation, bioengineering, stem cell research, cell encapsulation, and cellular reprogramming. Show Notes The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Learn more about our sponsor OmniPod by visiting their website. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media On Twi
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#40 Anisha Dharshi is the Director of Type 1 Diabetes at the ADA
01/12/2015 Duration: 01h10minAnisha Dharshi is a person living with type 1 diabetes who happens to also be the director of type 1 diabetes programs for the American Diabetes Association. Anisha holds a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins and has focused her career on working in healthcare. She has worked for the British Medical Journal, the Institute of Medicine and the National Quality Forum. Anisha's entire family lives with diabetes; her sister has Type 1, her father was diagnosed with T1 late in life and her mother has type 2 diabetes. Anisha may have a serious life and a serious education but she is a light-hearted and upbeat individual who is crazy fun to talk to. I get it if you initially hear that the Director of Programs from the ADA is the guest on episode 40 and think, "boring"... but no, no... Anisha rocks! Interesting aside, spellcheck changes her name every time you type it, this took three times as long to write because of that... :) Show Notes Learn about all that 1-800-DIABETES and all that the ADA can do for you
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#39 Omnipod News with Insulet's Shacey Petrovic
23/11/2015 Duration: 01h08minAn hour long conversation with Insulet's Chief Commercial Officer Shacey Petrovic. Shacey answers questions from the diabetes community and from me in this candid chat. We talk about Medicare, Freestyle test strips, Artificial Pancreas, Omnipod/Dexcom partnership, new PDM status, the Forbes piece that paints Omnipod as being in jeopardy of being "out of the insulin pump market" in one year and much more. Show Notes Learn more about OmniPod by visiting their website. Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad on Amazon. The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast On Instagram @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should al
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#38 Talking Dexcom Apps and Software with Dexcom's Mike Mensinger
17/11/2015 Duration: 01h08minThis is Mike's first podcast interview and I think he did a great job answering my and the type 1 diabetes communities questions about current and future Dexcom software and apps. You'll learn about G5, Android, Apple Watch, G4 peds 505 and way more in this jam packed hour. You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Show Notes Learn more about Dexcom by visiting their website. The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast On Instagram @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the
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#37 Jenny Smith Diabetes Guru
10/11/2015 Duration: 01h11minOur Sponsors OmniPod - Try a free no obligation Demo of the worlds only tubeless insulin pump. To get started go to myomnipod.com/juicebox Jennifer holds a Bachelors Degree in Human Nutrition and Biology from the University of Wisconsin. She is a Registered (and Licensed) Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Certified Trainer on most makes/models of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems. She is an active member of the American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators and Team WILD (We Inspire Life with Diabetes). She is also a contributing author for Diabetes Sisters, Insulin Nation, and Diabetes Self Care for Byram health. But best of all Jenny works at Integrated Diabetes and her job is to talk to people and help them to refine their diabetes management plan - and she's very good at her job! Jenny knows how to fine tune your life with type 1 diabetes and that's what we spoke about on this week's episode. Must listen. Show Notes Learn more about Integrated
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#36 Ginger Vieira talks about being Pregnant with Type 1 Diabetes
05/11/2015 Duration: 58minI spoke with Ginger Vieira to find how the editor of DiabetesDaily.com handled her pregnancy. Our conversation revealed what she learned during the nine months, how she coped and what lessons remain after her daughter Lucy was born. You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Ginger's books are available at Amazon.com and so is my book that you heard Ginger refer to during the episode. Show Notes You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Diabetes Daily Ginger's books on Amazon. The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning mem
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#35 Dee is 60 and Recently Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
28/10/2015 Duration: 01h03minDee's brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was twelve years - fifty years ago. Dee was just diagnosed two years ago when she was in her late fifties. Today she has embraced insulin pumping, continuous glucose monitors and her new life with diabetes. Her's is a perspective on type 1 that you don't often hear, hope you enjoy it! You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPod insulin delivery system is the worlds only tubeless insulin pump and you can try a free demo today. Show Notes I'm about to interview Mike Mensinger from Dexcom for the podcast. Mike is the Director of Mobile and Cloud Services Software Development at Dexcom - in short, Mike knows all about the apps and software at Dexcom and we are going to get to pick his brain, ask questions and offer suggestions. If you'd like to ask Mike a question please post it here. The Juicebox Podcast will soon be available on Google Play! Diasend is here. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to
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#34 Jenna is Eighteen and Already Amazing!
20/10/2015 Duration: 01h01minJenna is an eighteen year old college student who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of thirteen. To say that Jenna has 'it' together is, well, the understatement of all understatements. Seriously, I hope my kids turn out half as well. Heck, I wish her parents raised me.... "The interesting thing about (having) diabetes is that you start to understand other people's problems more clearly..." Jenna talks about her diagnosis and how her mom handled the life change. Find out about decisions that she's made on her own to help her blood glucose levels and much more. Listening to Jenna will leave you comforted if you're the parent of a child with type 1 and perhaps inspired if you are living with it yourself. Check Jenna out on Instagram, she's at diabetestips and look for a guest blog post from her soon on Arden's Day. I need a kid to explain this Instagram thing to me, I'm apparently not doing it well. You can show your support for the Juicebox Podcast by checking out this episodes sponsor - The OmniPo
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#33 Resenting Diabetes
14/10/2015 Duration: 01h07minEmily says that she resents her son's type 1 diabetes and the feeling is getting worse. We talked about how she felt and it seemed to me that her anger is partially fueled by the guilt she experiences when she struggles to manage her sons BG levels. This episode of the Juicebox Podcast was sponsored by Insulet, makers of the world's only tubeless insulin pump. Get a free Demo kit today. Show Notes Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes today! Amy sells diabetes alert bracelets for kids with tiny wrists - check them out here! Check out my type 1 diabetes parenting blog Arden's Day Listen to the Juicebox Podcast online Read my award winning memoir: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Dad Follow Scott on Social Media On Twitter @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast On Facebook Arden's Day - Juicebox Podcast On Instagram @ArdensDay @JuiceboxPodcast Disclaimer - Nothing you hear on the Juicebox Podcast or read on Arden's Day is intended as medical advice. You should always consult a physician