Diabetes Nerd
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?
We're talking about daily life with diabetes, managing insulin, cure research, new therapies, CGMs and pumps, and our mental health while we juggle it all.
These are real conversations. No scripts.
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.
Episodes
65 episodes
The Real Story Behind Automated Insulin Pumps: Patients Built It First
What if diabetes technology could do most of the work for you?In this episode, Chris Wilson shares how the DIY diabetes community has spent years pushing insulin-delivery technology beyond its limits, helping to shape the future of auto...
Eledon's Type 1 Diabetes Cure: What's Fact and What's Fiction?
We can be excited and practical at the same time. It's important to look beyond the headlines at the specific challenges within any clinical trial aiming to cure type 1 diabetes. Recently, I've been accused of "smearing" the Eledon ...
The Truth About Insulin Pump Transitions (Don't Make These Mistakes)
Most people with diabetes (PWD) struggle with insulin pump transitions, but expert Maressa Spohn reveals if you're doing it right, and how to avoid the common pitfalls that could cost you control and peace of mind. If you’re considering...
Parenting a T1D Teen Without Becoming the ‘Blood Sugar Police’
Managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) during the teen years can feel like a constant balancing act. In this episode, Yale pediatric endocrinologist and person living with T1D, Dr. Laura Nally, shares practical strategies to help parents support their ...
Do GLP-1s Actually Make Sense for Type 1 Diabetes?!
Most people think managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) is just about insulin and carbs, but what if there's a powerful tool you're missing that could reduce your insulin needs and stabilize blood suga...
Award-winning Bluegrass Musician Talks T1D Craziness on Tour
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!Most people don't realize how much physical and emotional resilience it takes to perform with type 1 diabetes, especially on the road.
Diabetes Burnout? No, We Have Diabetes Disgust.
Content creators who only show their best moments with type 1 diabetes (T1D)? Unhelpful.Healthcare systems that mistakenly diagnose you with type 2 diabetes (T2D) because you're older or live in a bigger body? Horrifying.Having ...
Will This New Short Film Finally Get T1D Right in the Movies?!
In this special episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, I sit down with the creators of the short film "My Type," which shines a spotlight on a romance involving type 1 diabetes...
He Ran an Ultra-marathon with T1D
In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we chat with Brian Foster as he shatters the myth that type 1 diabetes (T1D) limits ultra-distance running. Discover his strategies for managing blood sugars during grueling events and learn how he ...
He's Been Cured After 36 Years with T1D
Can you imagine waking up one day and no longer needing insulin? No longer worrying about how many carbs are in a meal? No longer fretting over whether you'll go low during exercise? No longer overthinking every little thing because of type 1 d...
Truth About Upgrading to the Twiist Sequel
Most people with diabetes don’t realize how dramatically technology can improve blood sugar management until they experience it firsthand. Sami Parker, a pediatric registered nurse (RN) living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 13 year...
3 Months Later: Is She Still Cured of Type 1 Diabetes?
Before Katie Beth Hand was cured of type 1 diabetes (T1D), she carefully evaluated everything before each meal. Over the course of 13 years living with T1D, she had to make at le...
How an Abusive Relationship Wrecked My Blood Sugars
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!Topic Sensitivity Warning: This episode shares a story of surviving an abusive relationship and how it affected diabetes management. If this ...
This Could Help You Change Everything You’re Struggling with Diabetes
Made a mistake with your insulin dose? Not a failure.Figured out your current diabetes routine isn't working for you?Also, not a failure.Changed up your diabetes care team?Also, not a failure.SPOILER: ...
“I Need Help!” Mom of 2 Kids with T1D Called 911
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!If you're the parent of a child or children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), this is one episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast you won't want to miss. Tod...
The Truth About GLP-1 Drugs and Sudden Vision Loss
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!You've heard the rumors... "GLP-1s are causing blindness." But have you heard the science? Have you listened to your doctors? Have you read the rese...
When Type 1 Diabetes Turns Into Obsessive Thoughts
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!What happens when managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) starts to turn into obsessive thoughts?Where is the line between responsible diabetes care...
She Skipped Her Insulin in Her 20s: Here's What Happened 10 Years Later
JOIN THE DIABETES NERD NETWORK!In this deeply honest episode of the Diabetes Nerd podcast, Ginger sits down with Mary Ann Chamberlain to talk about a chapter of diabetes that does...
Using Pig Cells to Cure Type 1 Diabetes Without Immunosuppression
Join the Diabetes Nerd Network!In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we speak with special guest Michael Revland, who took part in a groundbreaking pig islet cell transpla...
Nearly Cured of Type 1 Diabetes: One Woman’s Journey in the Eledon Trial
In this week's very special episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, we chat with Katie Beth Hand, who shares her experience with the Elodon clinical trial. Katie Beth is a participant in Eledon Pharmaceuticals' clinical trial using a...
Live with Diabetes? Don't Fall for the Low-Carb Trap!
The new food pyramid just dropped, and it's left a lot of people with various forms of diabetes feeling confused: "What do we do now?""Who even follows this?""Should I follow this?"<...
You Won't Believe: She Was Relieved to Have T1D
Katie Albers was misdiagnosed for 14 years. Her doctor told her she had gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy in 2008. She accepted the answer at first. Katie had no idea that the diagnosis would turn into a 14-year medic...
The Dark Side of Dieting With Type 1 Diabetes
An "all-or-nothing" approach to food with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can have dangerous consequences, including a toxic relationship with something we should be able to enjoy. Today, we're joined by Obesity & Diabetes Specialist Hay...