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Seriously? Another diabetes podcast? Yup. I couldn't help myself: I love talking about real life with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with friends, strangers, colleagues, and clinicians. Why not record these chats and share them with you?
No Scripts. Very little planning. Definitely zero editing.
This podcast is simply a real conversation about life with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Ginger Vieira has lived with type 1 diabetes since 1999. She is an author, advocate, journalist, content creator, and diabetes content marketing specialist. Over the years, she's published many books, including Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes, Dealing with Diabetes Burnout, Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes, and more!
Find more from Ginger at DiabetesNerd.com
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Scary Diabetes Motivation: He Held a Gun to Her Head
Season 1
jeudi 10 avril 2025 • Duration 40:38
BJ Garceau shares the very scary day that changed the entire trajectory of her life with type 1 diabetes.
Find BJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjgarceaut1d/
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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GINGER's DIABETES BOOKS
Ali's Fight to Live: Curing Type 1 Diabetes with a Pancreas Transplant
Season 1
jeudi 24 avril 2025 • Duration 52:11
Sounds amazing, right? Just get a new pancreas, and your type 1 diabetes will magically disappear. Not so fast. In this episode, Ali Dugger describes her life today after receiving a kidney and pancreas transplant two months ago after struggling to survive with T1D.
Connect with Ali Dugger on Facebook & Instagram
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DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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GINGER's DIABETES BOOKS
- Stop Overeating During Lows
- Exercise with Diabetes
- Dealing with Diabetes Burnout
- Pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes
- Emotional Eating with Diabetes
- When I Go Low
- Ain't Gonna Hide my T1D
The Side-Effects Are Killing You — But Your Doctor is Clueless
Season 1
jeudi 17 avril 2025 • Duration 29:36
In this episode of the Diabetes Nerd Podcast, Tara Mayo — my best friend and business partner — shares the moment she realized her grandmother's medicine was killing her. Despite a half-dozen tests, not a single doctor ever thought to check the side effects of her medicine.
For people with diabetes, it's a big reminder to speak up, ask questions, and advocate for yourself!
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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Eversense CGM: I Didn't Realize I'd Love It This Much!
Season 1
jeudi 1 mai 2025 • Duration 34:57
In this episode, we are just a few days into my experience with the 365-day Eversense implantable continuous glucose monitor. Feeling totally giddy about it, BJ Garceau and I discuss the insertion procedure and my first few days of gathering data compared to the Freestyle Libre 3+.
Stay tuned for real footage of the insertion procedure and my entire first week with the Eversense in next week's episode on YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd.
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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GINGER's DIABETES BOOKS
Relationships & Diabetes: Hypoglycemia Makes for a Bad 1st Date
Season 1
jeudi 10 juillet 2025 • Duration 41:42
Rage-bolusing, dating disasters, and the ruthlessness of type 1 diabetes (T1D). That's what my friend, BJ, and I are talking about during this week's episode of the Diabetes Nerd podcast! 🎙️
We started this episode out on a low note (not the emotional kind) but ended on a high (the emotional kind).
I don't edit these episodes, and I think it makes every episode exactly what it is: REAL LIFE with diabetes! If you love off-the-cuff talk with my pals with diabetes, this podcast is for YOU. 💥
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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She Was in Diabetes Denial for Years!
Season 1
jeudi 3 juillet 2025 • Duration 36:08
In this episode, Ginger Vieira chats with Michelle Hale—better known as @globaldiabetic on Instagram—about the highs and lows of traveling with type 1 diabetes. They dive into the power of sharing raw, real-life experiences on social media and what it means to embrace your voice and live boldly with T1D.
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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This Inspired Her to Care More About Her T1D
Season 1
jeudi 26 juin 2025 • Duration 30:46
Amanda Mueller opens up about disassociating from type 1 diabetes, the moment she got her sh*t together, and how finding others with T1D changed everything.
Being vulnerable online was new territory—but now, Amanda’s thriving in ways she never imagined.
If her story resonates with you, this is just a glimpse. Don’t miss this honest, powerful conversation with a truly beautiful human—now on Diabetes Nerd.
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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Even Diabetes Clinicians Ride the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster
Season 1
jeudi 19 juin 2025 • Duration 33:36
In this episode, Ginger Vieira chats with diabetes psychologist and author of "Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It," Dr. Mark Heyman.
They dive into the emotional realities of life with diabetes—and how identifying a lack of support inspired them to be the resource they once needed.
If you’ve ever struggled with the fear of lows or wondered whether therapy could help you navigate diabetes, this conversation is for you.
Tune in to the latest episode of the Diabetes Nerd podcast to hear their insights and how they might support your own journey.
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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My Best Friend Doesn't Remember Life Without Diabetes
Season 1
jeudi 12 juin 2025 • Duration 38:20
We accidentally bestie’d so hard that now Tara can’t even remember a time before diabetes was part of the picture—wild, right?! 🎙️
In this week’s episode, we’re getting into what it’s like having your best friend as part of your diabetes care team, how our perspectives have evolved over time, and how Tara thinks she’d handle a T1D diagnosis if it happened tomorrow.
💡 Give this episode a like if you think Tara should take over my diabetes management at ADA’s 85th Scientific Sessions!
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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Ali's Pancreas Transplant Part 2
Season 1
jeudi 5 juin 2025 • Duration 56:41
Diabetes Nerd sits down with Ali Dugger to discuss how life is going months following a dual organ transplant. After experiencing severe complications from years of struggling to manage her type 1 diabetes, Ali needed a pancreas and kidney transplant. Today, she no longer has to take insulin shots or check her blood sugar levels. She shares what that experience is like in this episode, along with the challenges she still faces while on immunosuppressants.
Listen to Part 1, Ali’s Fight to Live: Pancreas Transplant, here: https://youtu.be/5l3CXwamm7M.
Thanks for tuning in!
DISCLAIMER: This video is not medical advice. Ginger Vieira is not a doctor. Please consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your healthcare regimen.
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GINGER's DIABETES BOOKS
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