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The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Elizabeth Baker, Amy Steiner
46 episodes
9 months ago
Hello Diacast fans! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Amy and Liz have been missing for a few months and there have been no new episodes. Our lives have become quite complicated over the summer, and we have not been able to put the time, energy, and heart into creating content for y’all. Unfortunately it looks like this is going to be our new normal, at least for a little while, so we have made the difficult decision to break our promise of monthly episodes and go on hiatus for a while to recharge ...
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Hello Diacast fans! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Amy and Liz have been missing for a few months and there have been no new episodes. Our lives have become quite complicated over the summer, and we have not been able to put the time, energy, and heart into creating content for y’all. Unfortunately it looks like this is going to be our new normal, at least for a little while, so we have made the difficult decision to break our promise of monthly episodes and go on hiatus for a while to recharge ...
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Medicine
Health & Fitness
Episodes (20/46)
The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
A Hiatus
Hello Diacast fans! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Amy and Liz have been missing for a few months and there have been no new episodes. Our lives have become quite complicated over the summer, and we have not been able to put the time, energy, and heart into creating content for y’all. Unfortunately it looks like this is going to be our new normal, at least for a little while, so we have made the difficult decision to break our promise of monthly episodes and go on hiatus for a while to recharge ...
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12 months ago
13 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Don’t Go At It Alone - A Family Conversation About Raising Kids With Diabetes
This episode is basically a family therapy session about growing up with diabetes (all parties consented to the recording). Clinical psychologist Dr. Mike Fulop returns to lead a discussion with Amy and her parents about overcoming some of the challenges of raising a child with diabetes and what they did to pull it off. Hear about some of the challenges with (lack) of local support networks and diabetes care providers, as well as steps taken to facilitate an adventurous life.Instagram @diacas...
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1 year ago
1 hour 2 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Insulin and Other Med Shortages - Why They’re Happening and How to Cope
With insulin and other diabetes med shortages on the rise, Liz, Amy, and Evan dive in to some of stated (and hypothetical) reasons for the shortages. While official explanations for insulin shortages are sparse, changes in the supply chain and manufacturing demands (and probably some good old fashioned corporate greed) are all at play. There’s no clear answer, but there are steps we can take to plan ahead and mitigate how insulin shortages impact us.Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.inst...
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1 year ago
45 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Sugar In My Pocket - A Soliloquy On Hypo Snacks
Liz and Amy dive into the basics and talk about treating hypos and their favorite low snacks. Not all treatments are created equal. And remember, the best low snack is the one you have on you - so stash them and carry them!Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook Diacast (https://www.facebook.com/diacastpodcast)Email us at contact@diacast.comPlease feel free to join the wonderful diabetes communities on Reddit and Discord.r/diabetes subreddit:https://www.r...
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1 year ago
31 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Managing Yourself - Self-Advocacy And Your Own Best Treatment
Diabetes management is all about finding what works for you - and then implementing it. This month we dig into self-management and self-advocacy. Join Liz, Amy, and Kelly to discuss choosing the management methods that work best for you, benefits of MDI vs insulin pumps, use of medications for T2 management, and tips for getting what you want from your care team.Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook Diacast (https://www.facebook.com/diacastpodcast)Email...
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1 year ago
1 hour 16 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Carbs 101 - What They Are and Why They Matter
Season 3 kicks off with a back-to-the-basics look at carbs. This being the Diacast, the basics include a discussion of different types of carbs, how they absorb, and why they’re important. Also a discussion on the link between low carb diets and increased insulin resistance. Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook Diacast (https://www.facebook.com/diacastpodcast)Email us at contact@diacast.comPlease feel free to join the wonderful diabetes communitie...
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1 year ago
40 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
CGM and Glucose Meter Accuracy, Placement, and Hacking
Ever wondered how accurate your CGM and meter really are? Join Amy, Liz, DJ, and Paul as they discuss how accuracy is determined for blood glucose measurements, how CGM placement impacts readings, and how to restart different sensors. Plus what meters are the most accurate and other nifty tips.Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook Diacast (https://www.facebook.com/diacastpodcast)Email us at contact@diacast.comPlease feel free to join the wonderful diabe...
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2 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Off-Label Med Use in Diabetes - GLP1’s, SLGT2’s, Metformin, and supplements
Use of diabetes medications in non-approved (aka off-label) ways is increasingly common. This month, Amy and Liz dig into common off-label usage of Type 2 medications in insulin-deficient diabetes. Meds like GLP-1s, SLGT2’s, and metformin have an established history as a treatment for improving insulin sensitivity in T1’s. Ever wonder how that works and what the potential down sides are? While they’re on the topic of medications used for non-FDA-approved purposes, stay for the second half of ...
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2 years ago
42 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
A Million Decisions per Day - Decision Fatigue and Day-to-Day Choices
Liz and Amy are joined by friends-of-the-Diacast DJ and Evan to discuss the day-to-day decisions that go into living with diabetes. From the small habits and snack-stashing to timing of meds and decision fatigue, they talk about some of the multitude of things that they do every day. Just because diabetes is an invisible disability doesn’t mean it doesn’t significantly impact every aspect of our lives. Bonus content: an in-depth (and on-topic) conversation about warm butt skittles (totally sa...
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2 years ago
55 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Summer With Diabetes - Tips On Managing In the Heat and How Diabetes Impacts Sweating
It’s officially summer and that means time for Liz and Amy to sit down and talk about diabetes management during those fun summer parties, BBQ’s, and events. While they’re at it, they discuss how dehydration can increase your blood glucose levels (but maybe not the way you think it does) and how diabetes impacts our body’s ability to handle thermal stresses. Grab your sunscreen and drink with an umbrella and enjoy!Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook D...
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2 years ago
44 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Diabetes Type What? - A Crash Course In the Different Types of Diabetes
So many types of diabetes, so little time and so much confusion. This episode is those who have been confused by insulin resistance vs. insulin deficiency, what Type 3 diabetes actually is, and why Amy gets cranky when people claim you can have “double diabetes” (spoiler: it’s not a real thing). Join Amy and Liz as they provide a high-level rundown on the different types of diabetes, their causes, and treatments. Then save the episode to send to your friends and family who are confused.Instag...
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2 years ago
43 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Ranting as an Art - an interview with Dr. Irl Hirsch
While Liz was away, Amy sat down with Dr. Irl Hirsch, an endocrinologist, researcher, and outspoken diabetes advocate (as well as an absolute legend). Join us for a discussion about the merits of A1C, access vs. cures, and the power of misinformation and well-placed ranting.Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodcast/)Facebook Diacast (https://www.facebook.com/diacastpodcast)Tweet us at @diacastEmail us at contact@diacast.comPlease feel free to join the wonderful diabe...
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2 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Diabetes in Hospitals - Surgeries, Procedures, and Whatever
Diabetes in a hospital setting is an experience unto itself. Ever wonder why your blood glucose levels spike when you visit the doctor? Turns out there’s a name for that phenomenon. What about glycemic control leading up to and after a procedure? Did you know that CGM’s have limitations when under anesthesia, and insulin resistance does things that actually have a physiological reason. Join Amy and Liz as they delve into the wonderful world of diabetes management in and out of the hospital, p...
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2 years ago
43 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
A Brief History of Diabetes - How Science and Medicine Have Changed So You Don’t Have to Taste Pee to Test Your BG
Diabetes management has come a long way from being a wasting sickness/death sentence and tasting urine to measure blood glucose. This month, Liz, Amy, and Evan (an actual teacher) take a walk down history lane to talk about how diabetes management has evolved over the years. From the advent of home glucose monitoring, metformin, and insulin to CGMs and automated insulin delivery systems, things have changed a lot over the years.Instagram @diacastpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/diacastpodca...
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2 years ago
1 hour 20 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Diabetes is Complicated - Complications and Comorbidities
It finally happened - Amy and DJ sat down to talk (in detail) about diabetes-related complications and comorbidities. For starters, what’s the difference between them (hint: they are not the same), how can you reduce your chances of getting them (you can’t always), and how do you manage/treat them. The good news is management and treatment options have improved dramatically over the past 30 years. Unfortunately, our pun game has not. So grab your glucose meter and hold on tight for an hour an...
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2 years ago
1 hour 41 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Please Don’t Say That to Me - Setting Safe and Effective Boundaries
Boundaries around diabetes are tricky but necessary. Be it family, friends, medical providers, or complete strangers, establishing healthy, sustainable boundaries is hard. Liz and Amy are joined by clinical psychologist Dr Mike Fulop to talk about what makes self-efficacy so challenging and the components of healthy communication (nothing productive happens in the heat of the moment, avoid using absolute words like “never” and always”) for young, old, and every diabetic in-between. For parent...
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2 years ago
1 hour 11 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Diabetics In Motion - Traveling With Diabetes
Traveling with medical supplies, regardless of if they're for diabetes or not, can be a daunting prospect. We often find ourselves asking what extra steps we need to take to make sure our insulin doesn’t lose potency during road trips or long plane rides, how do you take supplies through airport security, and what the heck do you do if you run out of something? Amy and Liz talk about general tips for traveling with diabetes and then dig into extra tips for flying, driving, hiking, and general...
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3 years ago
59 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Build Your Own Pancreas - Automated Insulin Delivery
One day, in a fit of time-zones and sleep deprivation, Liz, Amy, and Cas sat down to talk about automated insulin delivery (AID), also known as looping. They talk about the commercially available systems and then dig in to the DIY looping systems and algorithms. It’s a throw-back to the original Diacast in celebration of the reboot’s 1 year anniversary.https://beyondtype1.org/the-guide-to-diy-looping/iLet bionic pancreas https://www.betabionics.com/our-technology/DGLB1 Hybrid Closed Loop ****...
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3 years ago
1 hour 13 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Defiance is an Asset - an interview with Gary Hall Jr
Liz and Amy sit down with diabetes advocate, 2-time World Record Holder, and 10-time Olympic medalist Gary Hall Jr to talk about his experiences swimming at an elite level with a new T1 diabetes diagnosis, the mental stresses of diabetes, training, and competition, and his advocacy efforts since retirement. The moral of this episode? Meet your heroes because they can be incredibly inspirational in real life (plus, Gary was really cool about Amy being weird and fan-girling hard).For additional...
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3 years ago
57 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
A COVID-Interlude
An unexpected hiatus due to (drumroll please) covid. But don't worry, we have some exciting content in the works! We'll see you in August with a super awesome episode with a very special guest (spoiler: Amy is way too excited for her own good).
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes
Hello Diacast fans! As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Amy and Liz have been missing for a few months and there have been no new episodes. Our lives have become quite complicated over the summer, and we have not been able to put the time, energy, and heart into creating content for y’all. Unfortunately it looks like this is going to be our new normal, at least for a little while, so we have made the difficult decision to break our promise of monthly episodes and go on hiatus for a while to recharge ...