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The Diabuddies -Holistic Diabetes Management and Functional Medicine

Dr. Grady Donohoe and Dr. Garrett Panno

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 49

Join Dr. Grady and Garrett, both Type 1 Diabetics, as they talk about a holistic approach to blood sugar management, overall health, and how to take control of your health to gain the freedom to live the life you deserve.

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🇨🇦 Canada - nutrition
01/08/2025
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#49 Managing Stress and Blood Sugar

Episode 49

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 • Duration 01:00:28

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss stress, cortisol, and the potential nightmare of managing your blood sugar through it all.

Topics Discussed:

- What is the Dawn Phenomenon? - How does stress affect it? - What stressors affect cortisol and the Dawn phenomenon? - How does stress affect your blood sugar throughout the day? - The adrenals are not the problem! - How to reduce stress - The importance of having plenty of data to successfully manage blood sugar through stress - Steroid medicine and high blood sugar - How does stress and blood sugar affect the brain - How does stress and blood sugar affect your hormones - How to reduce stress - The importance of long-term stress management and good blood sugar control.

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#48 The Power of Intermittent Fasting and How To Do As A Type 1 Diabetic

Episode 48

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 • Duration 01:19:22

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss the benefits and problems with intermittent fasting and how to do it as a T1D (type 1 diabetic).

Topics Discussed:

- Do we do Intermittent Fasting? - Importance of checking your blood sugar frequently while intermittent fasting - What diet makes it easier to fast? - What is intermittent fasting? - What can you consume during a fast without breaking it? - Should you ride out a low blood sugar or consume sugar during a fast - The importance of changing your basal rate and insulin dosage - Types of fasting - Importance of protein and blood sugar stability - Exercising in a fasted state and its effect on blood sugar and the rest of the body - Benefits of intermittent fasting - Who should not do intermittent fasting? - How long or how frequent should you do intermittent fasting?

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#39 Diabetic Alert Dogs - Zach from Cedar Oak Kennels

Episode 39

Monday, May 3, 2021 • Duration 01:31:46

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett have the pleasure of interviewing Zach from Cedar Oak Kennels where he trains Diabetic Aert Dogs (DADs). He walks us through the training process, the breed that is best suited to be a DAD, and his why. All while sprinkling in some great success stories.

If you are interested in getting to know more about what Zach does and how to get ahold of him, you can visit his website, Instagram, or send an email.

Instagram: diabetic_alert_dog_training

Website: https://cedaroakkennels.com/

Email: cedaroakkennels@gmail.com

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0:25 - Introduction

1:10 - What Is a Diabetic Alert Dog? How Long Has Zach Been Doing This Work?

14:50 - What is the training process?

32:55 - Why British Labs are the best.

41:40 - Are there other breeds that Zach trains?

49:35 - How many people utilize DADs?

55:40 - How much does a DAD cost?

#38 T1D Can’t Stop You! - Olympic Lifting, Running, Crossfit w/ Eric Zucaro

Episode 38

Monday, April 19, 2021 • Duration 01:17:48

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett interview Eric Zucaro who is a fitness fanatic. He has competed in a wide variety of events such as CrossFit, ultrarunning, obstacle racing, and Olympic lifting. We ask him about his training, diet, and how he was able to do all of this despite being T1D.

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#37 Does Leaky Gut Cause T1D

Episode 37

Monday, April 12, 2021 • Duration 01:02:54

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett review a research article titled "Zonulin Upregulation Is Associated With Increased Gut Permeability in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relatives." We define what leaky gut is, how/why it develops, and how that relates to autoimmune and T1D. We discuss the importance of this information and the hope that it provides in the treatment of T1D. Research Article discussed: "Zonulin Upregulation Is Associated With Increased Gut Permeability in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relatives" https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/55/5/1443.long

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0:25 - Introduction

2:10 - What is leaky gut

9:30 - Paper: Zonulin Upregulation Is Associated With Increased Gut Permeability in Subjects With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Relatives

21:50 - What causes increased zonulin and leaky gut?

25:00 - How does leaky gut lead to Autoimmune (T1D)?

32:20 - Does what you eat cause diabetes?

35:00 - Can you reverse T1D? Dr. Grady goes without insulin.

#36 Boxes Up #2 - Diabuddies That Lift Together Stay Together

Episode 36

Monday, March 29, 2021 • Duration 56:00

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett are "in studio" with each other after a few days of working out and hanging out. We talk what we ate, how we dosed insulin, and managed blood sugar while doing two very different workouts and eating out at a restaurant.

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0:25 - Introduction: Garrett Is In Town!!

2:20 - Yesterday’s HIIT Workout And How We Managed Our Blood Sugars Through It

9:03 - Managing BG after the workout and eating and while running out of insulin

15:50 - Today’s “bodybuilding” workout

18:50 - Dosing Our Insulin For Our HUGE Breakfast Before The Workout

27:40 - Not Being Afraid Changing Basal Rates And Dangers of Lows

33:40 - Our BG Post Workout

38:50 - Muggles Thinking That 160 BG Is Way High

40:30 - The Balance Of Enjoying Life And Monitoring Your Diabetes

44:49 - Burst My Beta Cells

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#35 Sweet Dreams Are Made Of....Good Blood Sugars

Episode 35

Monday, March 15, 2021 • Duration 01:14:01

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss all things sleep and blood sugar. We go over how what you do during the day (food, exercise, etc) affects your blood sugars through the night, the impact that your blood sugars have on your quality of sleep, the importance of sleep itself, and how that impacts your blood sugars the next day.

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1:02 - Introduction: Garrett’s Current Sleep Regime 2:12 - Why is sleep so important for Type 1 diabetics 7:24 - High Blood Sugar Leading to Increased Urination And Yo-Yoing 10:40 - Is Having High Blood Sugar At Night Better Than Being Low? 15:47 - Grady’s Near-Death Experience 26:00 - Having A System To Protect You From Dangerous Lows At Night When Living On Your Own 29:40 - What You Do During The Day Effects What Your Blood Sugar Is Like Through The Night 34:00 - Taking Control of Your Diabetes And Being Comfortable Changing Insulin Dosage 38:36 - How What You Eat And When You Eat Affects Your Blood Sugar Through The Night 44:50 - Exercise’s Effect On Blood Sugar Through The Night 53:35 - How Does Sleep Effect Blood Sugars The Next Day 2:08:55 - Grady And Garrett’s Daily Wins And Losses

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#34 BOXES UP #1 - Wrastlin’

Episode 34

Monday, March 8, 2021 • Duration 01:13:14

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett loosen up and shoot the breeze about their "wrastlin" days. We dive into the struggles we faced managing blood sugars throughout our wrestling careers, as well as blood sugar's effect on performance and what could have been. Then we share some "war stories".

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1:02 - Introduction: Boxes Up and Wrastlin’

2:55 - Garrett’s Terrible Weight Loss Strategies and The Effect on Performance

14:00 - Using Diabetes As An Excuse To Get Out Of Things

23:20 - If You Aren’t T1D Don’t Even Try Talking To Me About It

29:30 - Strategies For Managing BG Through Practices

46:00 - Diabetic Wrestling Stories

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#33 Controversy Over Dexcom Super Bowl Ad

Episode 33

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 • Duration 01:07:25

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In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss the controversy surrounding the Super Bowl ad that Dexcom made on Sunday. What was the goal/purpose of the ad? Was it to spread awareness of type 1 diabetes? Was it to spread awareness of the high prices of diabetes care? Or was it an advertisement for their product?

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#32 Diabetes Tech: When It Fails and How To Recognize It

Episode 32

Monday, February 1, 2021 • Duration 01:04:26

In this episode, Dr. Donohoe and Dr. Panno discuss the frustrations of diabetes "tech" failing, such as the pump, glucometer, CGM, insulin, etc. We walk through our thought process when we see a high blood glucose reading. Is it due to food, our physiology, or our "tech?" We also talk about the mental/emotional tax that it has on you when you do everything right and yet you have poor blood sugar control due to something that is so unexpected and not necessarily your fault.

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Time Stamps

1:39 - Start/Introduction

3:13 - You See A High BG Reading What Is Your Problem Solving Thought Process

27:05 - When Tech Fails: Pumps and MDIs

31:42 - Glucometer and CGM Failure

39:51 - What Do You Do When One Hand As A Different BG Reading Than The Other?

49:10 - Emotional Impact Of Tech Failing

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