The Diacast: A Podcast About Diabetes

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• Genteel lancing device
• “Standard” lancets
• Diabeter

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 generally existing on the move.

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Links:

Insulin effectiveness after sun, heat, and cold exposure https://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.a2218.long and https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|A235631421&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=15209156&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~695c9ea3

Insulin storage study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1544319118301924

ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pedi.12718

GLP-1 storage and life-span https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Formulations-and-storage-conditions-for-GLP-1-RA-products_tbl1_326447155

TSA recommendations https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2020/11/13/travel-tip-traveling-diabetes and

Traveling with an insulin pump and cgm https://www.diabetesadvocacy.com/traveling-with-an-insulin-pump-and-cgm/

Airplane cabin pressure and unintentional insulin delivery https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-airport-x-rays-diabetes-devices.html

General insulin pump screening recs https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-airport-x-rays-diabetes-devices.html

T-Slim screening recs https://www.tandemdiabetes.com/docs/default-source/general-guides/ml-1000524_a_print_info_card_tsa.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Medtronic screening recs https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/loop-blog/tsa-screenings-update-for-people-with-diabetes/

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 parents of diabetic kids, we talk about the struggle between encouraging diabetes management and good control, and teaching self-management and empowerment. Facilitative Parenting is a powerful thing. Shaming and scaring techniques never work (regardless of who they’re coming from!), and interactions conveying love and acceptance without undermining a person’s sense of freedom and autonomy predicts good diabetes-management across the life span. This episode is for everyone who has a diabetic in their life.

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Links

Diabetes Etiquette Card https://behavioraldiabetes.org/product/diabetes-etiquette-card-for-people-who-dont-have-diabetes/

Diabetes Etiquette Card for Parents of Teens https://behavioraldiabetes.org/product/teen-etiquette-card-diabetes-etiquette-for-parents-of-teens/

Behavioral Diabetes Institute https://behavioraldiabetes.org/

Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review Felicia Hill-Briggs; Nancy E. Adler; Seth A. Berkowitz; Marshall H. Chin; Tiffany L. Gary-Webb; Ana Navas-Acien; Pamela L. Thornton; Debra Haire-Joshu Diabetes Care 2021; 44(1) p258–279 https://doi.org/10.2337/dci20-0053

Fisher, Lawrence: Family Relationships and diabetes care during the adult years. 0071. Diabetes Spectrum Volume 19, Number 2, 2006

Learn to listen: The art of empathic understanding William R Miller, Ph.D [2018]

M de Wit, PM Trief, JW HUber, I Wiilaing: State of the art: understanding and integration of the social context in diabetes care: DIABETICMedicine DOI: 10.1111/dme.14226 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dme.14226 [2020]

Wiebe, D; Helgeson, V; Berg, C [2016] The social context of managing diabetes across the life span. American Psychologist. V71[7] p 526-538. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0040355

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!

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Reference Links

Dehydration effects on blood glucose https://beyondtype1.org/dehydration-blood-sugar/?gclid=CjwKCAjwo7iiBhAEEiwAsIxQEU7aaXtKP2rO5uZ0F4UluPlgwpch0p_Sjx-kE4ny0jUIf9g4ClR1nBoCAOYQAvD_BwE

Body Temperature Regulation in Diabetes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861190/

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!

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