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Seriously? Another diabetes podcast? Yup. I couldn't help myself: I love talking about real life with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with friends, strangers, colleagues, and clinicians. Why not record these chats and share them with you?


No Scripts. Very little planning. Definitely zero editing. 


This podcast is simply a real conversation about life with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.


ABOUT THE HOST: 
Ginger Vieira has lived with type 1 diabetes since 1999. She is an author, advocate, journalist, content creator, and diabetes content marketing specialist. Over the years, she's published many books, including Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes, Dealing with Diabetes Burnout, Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes, and more!


Find more from Ginger at DiabetesNerd.com

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Hi Ginger, I’ve really been enjoying your podcast and following you on Instagram—you’re such an inspiration. My therapist actually recommended your Diabetes Burnout book, and I bought it, though I’ll admit I struggle with self-help reading—it’s just not easy for me to stay with. I’m 53, five years into LADA, and also perimenopausal. The combination has been brutal at times. I’ve dealt with serious burnout managing this disease, including two mental-health hospital stays and even ketamine treatment. I recently switched back to MDI because the constant beeps and chasing lows were draining every bit of joy from life. It’s only been a week, and I’m still relearning and tweaking my basal and bolus doses. My blood sugars are running higher than usual, but I know it’ll take time to stabilize. Still, it’s been such a relief to have peace and quiet again—no alarms, no constant pressure. I’m getting so much insight from you about MDI. Thank you for sharing your experience and for everything you do. I really hope you’ll do a podcast on diabetes burnout soon—you’d have a lot to say that could help so many of us. 💕 Tara

Edmonton, AB