Special Guest // Justin Eastzer @diabe_tech

In this conversation, Justin (diabetech) breaks down where diabetes tech is actually headed. We talk dual-hormone hype vs reality, why Tandem Mobi’s bolus button matters, open-source + AI for unannounced meals, why FDA timelines feel slow, and why the future likely looks tubeless with one device doing more.

Takeaways

• Community and content led to Justin’s diagnosis and better questions.

• Dual hormone sounds great, but complexity can beat convenience.

• The Mobi bolus button is clutch when your phone isn’t handy.

• Open-source is already doing dynamic learning and unannounced meals.

• FDA timelines protect all users, every integration adds work.

• Expect consolidation: fewer tubes, CGM and pump in one housing.

• Have a backup plan for Bluetooth, heat, travel, and sensor failures.

Titles

• Smarter, simpler, tubeless: Justin on what’s next in diabetes tech

• Beyond the hype: AI, bolus buttons, and one-device wearables

Sound bites

• It can kill someone, insulin can kill someone.

• I think all pumps in 10 years will have CGMs included… one device.

• It looked like a lava lamp.

• They have unannounced-meal tech and dynamic settings.

• The bolus button was a standout feature for me.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction, why your next upgrade may not look like a pump

01:41 Justin’s origin story, TikTok to T1D and starting diabetech

04:19 Finding community, why comments changed the trajectory

05:15 From content to education, how tech became the focus

09:15 Awareness and adoption, why many miss the benefits

11:51 Community intel, leaks, Abbott Instinct CGM mention

14:33 Overhyped, the dual-hormone debate and tradeoffs

16:49 Underhyped, Tandem Mobi’s bolus button and why it matters

20:49 Open-source and AI, unannounced meals, photos, barcodes, voice

22:45 FDA timelines, safety for all and integration liability

30:21 The future: one device, fewer tubes, more automation

36:24 Heat, pool, and a lava-lamp Omnipod… the cautionary tale

40:02 Listener Q&A: favorite carb counting app and backup habits

42:38 Which pumps Justin has used… and what’s next

44:14 AI food logging today, what needs to connect for auto-bolus

47:00 Quick hits: delays, Bluetooth headaches, product cycles

56:01 Wrap, gratitude, tech should serve you

👉 Listener Challenge: Pick one habit or feature from this episode and test it for 7 days. Use one-line tracking each day… time, BG, insulin, what you ate or did. Tell me what changed.

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