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In episode 395, Graham and I meant to talk about Halloween and candy, then spent 45 minutes on something completely different. Graham had to go, so I sat down solo to give you what I promised: a quick, practical game plan before trick-or-treating this week.

These are the same 10 things I walk through with my coaching clients and the parents I work with whenever a holida...


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It’s Halloween week, and Graham opened with a confession about a bag of fun-size candy that was supposed to be for trick-or-treaters. So I asked him to go back to 10-year-old Graham: what did Halloween look like with Type 1 diabetes in the late ’90s?

His answer opened up a much bigger conversation. Before fast-acting insulin and insulin-to-carb ratios, management meant ...


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Basal insulin is the foundation of everything. If it’s not right, it doesn’t matter how well you pre-bolus, how carefully you count carbs, or how dialed in your correction factor is. The whole system falls apart.

In this episode I break down everything you need to understand about basal insulin — what it actually does, what it isn’t designed to do, how to know if yours ...


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Within fifteen minutes we were deep in a conversation about glucose responsive insulin, closed loop systems, stem cell trials, the future of diabetes technology, and whether stress is ultimately the biggest driver of insulin resistance on the planet.

Glucose responsive insulin — or smart insulin — is the idea of a medication that sits in the body and only activates in r...


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Dexcom rolled out a new data policy update to G7 users — and they did it in the worst possible way.

Mid-sensor. Mid-day. A message blocking access to blood sugar readings with two options: accept a policy update that most people will never read, or delete the app. No warning. No window to prepare. Just a screen standing between a diabetic and their numbers.

Graham...


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