Need a CGM? Ask your pharmacist. A new pilot program aims to improve access
Getting a CGM is, more and more, becoming a routine part of a diabetes diagnosis. But figuring out if your insurance will pay can be anything but routine. A new pilot program is recruiting pharmacists...
7 Helmi 202434min
In the News.. weight loss & cancer study for T2D, new pump submitted, Summer Olympic hopeful with T1D and more!
It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: a look at how weight loss might lower cancer risk in people with type 2, a n...
2 Helmi 20246min
Adjusting to a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis - PR Pro Matt Friedman
My guest is Matt Friedman, an expert in public relations who lives with type 2 – we get his take on what's going on in PR these days – with social media, crisis control, and even CHatGPT and AI – and ...
31 Tammi 202428min
Insulin Use with Type 2 Diabetes: Navigating Solutions, Avoiding Stigma
Let's talk about using insulin. For some, that can feel like a huge failure or that they have the bad type of diabetes. But sometimes, diet and exercise isn't enough to manage type 2 diabetes. My gues...
24 Tammi 202439min
In the News... Spray insulin tested, Dexcom T2D sensor submitted, A1C period pads... and more!
It's In the News, a look at the top stories and headlines from the diabetes community happening now. Top stories this week: Vertex pauses their stem cell transplantation trials after a patient death, ...
19 Tammi 20247min
Get Kitchen Confident! The Happy Diabetic's Recipe for Living Well with Type 2 Diabetes
When you get a diabetes diagnosis, eating well is usually at the top of the "to-do" list. But then you get home and look around the kitchen and – let's face it – most of us aren't sure where to start....
16 Tammi 202431min
Diabetes + Weight Loss: Inside the new partnership between WeightWatchers and Abbott
This time of year diets are the center of a lot of conversations. So when I heard WeightWatchers was specifically offering something for people with diabetes, I wanted to learn more. WeightWatchers is...
10 Tammi 202439min
"Diabetes distress is something real" - Managing the mental side of type 2 with Dr. Bill Polonsky
Today on Diabetes Connections Type 2: Let's talk about diabetes distress and how to manage it. Not sure what that even means? My guest is Dr. Bill Polonksy – a diabetes psychologist – who has an incre...
3 Tammi 202430min
