Ask Scott and Jenny LIVE!
From April 23, 2020
Listeners of the Juicebox Podcast get to ask their diabetes questions while Jenny Smith and I try to keep up.
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Enjoyed this, want more? Check out the Diabetes Pro Tip episodes of the Juicebox Podcast that feature Scott and Jenny.
⇢ You can listen to the Juicebox Podcast at JuiceboxPodcast.com or on your fav podcast app (it's free!). Apple Podcasts ⇢ http://bit.ly/JBPAPod Android ⇢ http://bit.ly/jbpandroid Spotify ⇢ http://bit.ly/JBPspot Google Podcast ⇢ http://bit.ly/JBPgoogle ⇢ Want help with your diabetes management? Contact Jenny at jennifer@integrateddiabetes.com Jenny Smith RD, LD, CDE, T1D holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition and Biology from the University of Wisconsin. She is a Registered (and Licensed) Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Certified Trainer on most makes/models of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems.
Corona Shelter In Place: Update One
Before I began podcasting I did a fair amount of blogging, please bear with me while I remember how to write.
It’s March 19, 2020 and my family has been voluntarily sheltering in place for six days. Overall the time has been pleasant but I want to share a few things that I’ve noticed as the days pass.
Arden seems to like distance learning better than going to school, this was not surprising as she has been able to adjust her busy hours to meet her natural sleep pattern.
Kelly is working more hours which is allowing her to conquer tasks that would normally take more time. Saving commuting time is helping tremendously. I do worry that she isn’t taking enough breaks.
Cole has been sent home from college and the NCAA has cancelled the spring sports season. He is figuring out how to channel the massive amount of energy that he usually directs into playing baseball. Yesterday he got outside for the first time and the activity was good for him.
The house has never looked better, cleaning has become a pastime for a few of us. Arden spent a day cleaning the kid’s bathroom and it is sparkling.
Everything still feels pretty normal with the exception of how often we visit stores but the specter of what may still be coming is difficult to ignore. I find myself worrying most about food, security and diabetes supplies.
I’m going to spend this time working on the Juicebox Podcast by recording, editing and prepping future episodes. I’d like to add some home exercise to my day - I need to do that.
I’m hoping that you will use your time for something that you haven’t previously had the bandwidth for. Refocus on diabetes management, try that planking challenge - whatever. Just as long as you can look back on these days and feel like they weren’t wasted. I’ve been re-listenning to my Pro Tip series with Jenny Smith to brush up on my T1D management skills. I’ve picked a few books to read and I think that I may have an idea for bolstering the community around this blog and podcast.
Last two things: Those of you who aren’t able to stay home, please be safe and for anyone who feels uncertain about the coronavirus and what you should and shouldn’t be doing, I just recorded a very easy to follow conversation with Adam Naddelman, M.D. on the subject. Adam will be back on the show as events unfold.
Talk soon.
GIVEAWAY: Omnipod Pullover
A few years ago I spoke at an event and came home with this beautiful and incredibly comfortable pullover for Arden - but it didn’t fit her and so it went to live in her closet. I present it here today, never worn, soft as a cloud and ready for the winner of this Giveaway.
item: The giveaway is for one pullover, Ladies Extra Small. It is the shirt you see in the photos below. The item has no cash value. Complete giveaway rules are here.
shipping: Anyone can enter but if you are outside of the United States I may ask you to help with shipping, sound fair?
Here’s how you can accumulate entry points (the more points you have, the better your chances are of being drawn at random).
Leave a review for the Juicebox Podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) you’ll receive, 5 points.
Leave a review on the Bold With Insulin Facebook page, 3 points.
Subscribe to the Juicebox Podcast in your favorite podcast app, 1 point.
Email, text or tell someone about the Juicebox Podcast and then help them to subscribe, 1 point.
All entries are made through the Rafflecopter app below. Please note that review entries require you to leave your username (used for the review) so I can verify your entry.
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Dexcom Real-Time Status Page
Dexcom launches an always-on, real-time status page!
There is now a webpage where customers, healthcare providers and loved ones can check the status of all Dexcom systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This page is the first of several updates that Dexcom is putting in place. Spoilers: Look for the launch of an in-app messaging feature that is planned for the near future.
What are you waiting for, go check it out!
click> status.dexcom.com
Bump and Nudge
Mini-Post: Bump and Nudge
Arden woke up for school at 6:30 am with a BG of 71 but wasn’t planning on eating before she left for school. About 45 minutes later her BG began to drift lower and she still wasn’t hungry. The drift had momentum because her basal rate increases at 7 am for her school day insulin needs. So we bumped the number with chewable vitamins - just 5 carbs but they worked perfectly. Her BG went to 101 and then drifted back to 91. She did not eat until noon and never experienced a low.
To learn more about bumping and nudging check out episode #225 of the Juicebox Podcast (look down). If you like it consider heading back to episode 210 and listening to the entire Diabetes Pro Tip Series.
