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  • “As active as I want to be” - Dianne Mattiace uses Eversense CGM to thrive with T1D in her 70s

    “As active as I want to be” - Dianne Mattiace uses Eversense CGM to thrive with T1D in her 70s
    Apr 30 2024
    This week, managing type 1 diabetes into your 70s is a bit of uncharted waters.. While thankfully more and more people are living long with T1D, that wasn’t always the case. I’m taking to Dianne Mattiace who is in her early 70s and was diagnosed as an adult, 30 years ago. She was the first person in the US to use the Eversense CGM when it was approved in 2018 and she’s still using it today. She answers your questions about this implantable CGM, why she’s stayed with it and what else she does to manage in retirement and beyond. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. More about Eversense here Our previous episodes about Eversense here Find out more about Moms' Night Out Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com) Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom Edgepark Medical Supplies Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com Reach out with questions or comments: info@diabetes-connections.com Episode Transcription: Stacey Simms 0:00 Diane Matisse. Thanks so much for joining me. Welcome to Diabetes Connections. It's great to talk to you. Dianne Mattisse 0:04 Thank you so much for having me. Yeah, let's Stacey Simms 0:07 jump right in. Let's start with your diagnosis story, because you were initially misdiagnosed, right? Take me through what happened? Yes, Dianne Mattisse 0:15 I was 40 years old. And my family history was type two diabetes. And they actually, as soon as you say that to a physician, and it was a general practitioner, it was not an endocrinologist, they automatically just put that label on me and said, you know, you're another type two in your family. It went on for about three months. And I actually was in the honeymoon phase, which now was not even recognized back then. But I, it was at the time where you're making enough insulin to keep you from going into DKA into ketoacidosis end up in a hospital, but not enough to make you feel well, so my blood sugar's were still rising, the medication they had me on wasn't working. And finally, after, I think about three or four months, well, during that time, I saw an endocrinologist. And he also was doing a lot of testing, even the C peptide, which is now a diagnosis tool wasn't able to be done where I lived, they had to send it out to a lab in Atlanta. So once that was kind of established, he admitted me, and started me on insulin and, you know, multiple injections per day, Stacey Simms 1:35 why did you What led you to actually seek out an endocrinologist? Dianne Mattisse 1:39 I was not feeling great with the general doctor treating me and I just kept getting worse and worse. And I was taking oral medications, they weren't all these designer meds that they have now for type twos. Back then it was couple pills. So I was I would call them increase the pills. And as I was increasing the pills over the three or four months, so was my blood sugar increasing, and I kept losing weight. And I'm thinking, well, this is a great diet I'm on I was eating better. But my blood sugar's were going into the three hundreds. So finally, I had been in the medical field before that, actually, it was in the medical field at the time, I was a controller for a nursing home company, but it didn't really have access to a lab or anything like that. I was actually the Regional Controller. And I was on the financial side, right? So I actually went to a lab got my blood sugar taken. I didn't even think to buy a meat or anything like that, which I should have, but I did not. And I kept seeing my blood sugar's go up and up and up. And so I finally just on my own said, I'm gonna go to an endocrinologist. And as soon as I went, he told me, I think you're a type two. And type one, I think you are type one, misdiagnosed as a type two. And let's do some testing. He started he did the C peptide, sent it out, did a bunch of other tests. I have no no recollection. Now, it's been 33 years of what else he did. But over that weekend, so that was like a Friday over that weekend, I just be compensated more I started getting muscle cramps, I called him and he said, go to the hospital Monday morning, seven o'clock and bring a bag you're being admitted. So I did. And he said, I was really on the brink of going into diabetic ketoacidosis. So it was really, really just, you know, it's...
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    43 mins
  • In the News... Ingredients linked to T2D, genetic T1D research, new SGLT-2 guidelines and more!

    In the News... Ingredients linked to T2D, genetic T1D research, new SGLT-2 guidelines and more!
    Apr 26 2024

    It’s In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: A new study links emulsifiers, a common ingrediant, to type 2 diabetes, reserachers map out the pancreas in a new way that's already yielding new information, new guidliens about using GLP-1s and SGLT-2 medications with exisiting oral meds, genetic T1D studies and more!

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    Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com)

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    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

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    6 mins
  • “How can we continue to move T1D to the background?” Medtronic’s Dr. Jennifer McVean

    “How can we continue to move T1D to the background?” Medtronic’s Dr. Jennifer McVean
    Apr 23 2024

    This week, catching up with Medtronic’s Senior Director of Global Medical Affairs Dr. Jennifer McVean. It’s been one year since the 780G was approved in the US, what does the device – and its seven-day infusion set – look like in the real world. Plus, we have a big discussion about the future of type 1 diabetes – Dr. McVean has lead some significant trials – she lives with type 1 and has some big ideas about changes she’d like to see.

    This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.

    Find out more about Moms' Night Out

    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible!

    Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com)

    Omnipod - Simplify Life

    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

    The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter:

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    46 mins
  • Meet the newest insulin pump: all about “twiist” with Sequel CEO Alan Lotvin

    Meet the newest insulin pump: all about “twiist” with Sequel CEO Alan Lotvin
    Apr 16 2024

    This week, the newest pump coming to the market is called the twiist. It’s a very different shape – circular with a top half that twists off – with very different software – Tidepool Loop. The company behind this pump – they’re called Sequel - wants to be different as well, hoping to offer solutions to bigger issue than basal and bolus rates. It’s very ambitious and we have a wide ranging conversation about it all with Sequel’s CEO Alan Lotvin

    This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.

    Our episode about Tidepool Loop approval

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    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible!

    Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com)

    Omnipod - Simplify Life

    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

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    44 mins
  • In the News... Dexcom-to-watch update, Wegovy studies, night time hypo research and more!

    In the News... Dexcom-to-watch update, Wegovy studies, night time hypo research and more!
    Apr 12 2024

    It’s In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: Dexcom launches direct-to-watch with the G7 in the UK and Ireland, more studies looking at heart benefits with Wegovy and diabetes, a new T1D study investigating an injectable to prevent overnight hypoglycemia, lobbying for Levimir, a ChatGPT diabetes diagnosis and more!

    Find out more about Moms' Night Out

    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible!

    Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com)

    Omnipod - Simplify Life

    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

    The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter:

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    9 mins
  • The FDA took down this teen’s free bolus calculator. He needs your help to bring it back.

    The FDA took down this teen’s free bolus calculator. He needs your help to bring it back.
    Apr 9 2024

    There used to be a lot of bolus calculators in the app store, maybe you’ve used one and haven’t updated it in a while. Don’t try now.. it’s likely been pulled. Apple and the FDA are cracking down on this types of tools – no unreasonable, right? But surely there are more coming.. how hard can it be to create a simple insulin bolus calculator that’s FDA approved, easy to find, easy to use, free, and doesn’t require you buy anything else? Turns out, it’s pretty darn hard. We’re talking about that today with the inventor of such an app with an interesting story – he’s still in high school.

    My guest this week was diagnosed with type 1 at age 13 – and while he and his family were calling in every blood sugar to help their doctor make adjustments, he thought there should be a better way. So Drew Mendelow created T1D1. I’ll let him and his parents Laura and Mike tell you more about it and what makes it unique.

    It was recommended by his doctors to other patients and the word spread – they had tens of thousands of downloads. But in 2021, the FDA started cracking down on these kinds of apps and Apple pulled it. Drew has been working toward approval ever since and they’re pretty close.

    This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.

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    Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible!

    Learn more about Gvoke Glucagon Gvoke HypoPen® (glucagon injection): Glucagon Injection For Very Low Blood Sugar (gvokeglucagon.com)

    Omnipod - Simplify Life

    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

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    34 mins
  • Diabetes Technology: Expectation vs Reality with Dr. Stephen Ponder

    Diabetes Technology: Expectation vs Reality with Dr. Stephen Ponder
    Apr 2 2024

    Diabetes technology is getting better and better. We have automated insulin systems that link pumps and CGMs, and smart insulin pens that have precise calculations and reminders. It’s been quite the evolution over the past few years! But outcomes – time in range, A1Cs, aren’t exactly where experts thought they might be. I’m talking to Dr. Stephen Ponder about why that is, how a social media post he shared about this caused a strong reaction, and what does work for better long term outcomes.

    This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.

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    Omnipod - Simplify Life

    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

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    46 mins
  • In the News... diabetes drug pricing, vial shortage, pump using Tidepool Loop cleared, insulin cows and more!

    In the News... diabetes drug pricing, vial shortage, pump using Tidepool Loop cleared, insulin cows and more!
    Mar 29 2024

    It's In the News! A look at the top diabetes stories and headlines happening now. Top stories this week: a new study shows that drugs like Ozempic can be produced for just a few dollars, we upate the insulin vial shortage Lilly announced, a new pump has been FDA cleared, a genetically modified cow can product human insulin, and more!

    Transcript and links below

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    Learn about Dexcom

    Edgepark Medical Supplies

    Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures

    Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens

    Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange

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    11 mins