#1714 Defining Diabetes: Total Daily Dose
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Scott and Jenny define Total Daily Dose (TDD) and Total Daily Insulin (TDI), explaining their role in calculating pump settings and tracking changing needs.
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| 0:00.0 | Here we are back together again, friends, for another episode of the Juice Box podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | Managing diabetes is difficult, but trying to do it when you don't understand the lingo, that's almost impossible. |
| 0:22.0 | The defining diabetes series began in 2019 and today we're adding to it. |
| 0:26.9 | Go to juiceboxpodcast.com up in the menu, click on Defining Diabetes, and you'll see a complete |
| 0:32.6 | list of all the terms that we've defined so far. |
| 0:37.3 | My Grand Rounds series was designed by listeners to tell doctors what they need, |
| 0:42.9 | and it also helps you to understand what to ask for. |
| 0:46.0 | There's a mental wellness series that addresses the emotional side of diabetes |
| 0:49.8 | and practical ways to stay balanced. |
| 0:51.9 | And when we talk about GLP medications, |
| 0:55.6 | well, we'll break down what they are, |
| 0:56.7 | how they may help you, |
| 0:58.9 | and if they fit into your diabetes management plan. |
| 1:00.8 | What do these three things have in common? |
| 1:05.0 | They're all available at juiceboxpodcast.com up in the menu. |
| 1:07.8 | I know it can be hard to find these things in a podcast app, so we've collected them all for you at juiceboxpodcast.com. |
| 1:12.6 | While you're listening, please remember that nothing you hear on the Juice Box podcast |
| 1:17.4 | should be considered advice, medical, or otherwise. Always consult a physician before making |
| 1:23.6 | any changes to your health care plan or becoming bold with insulin. |
| 1:30.4 | All right. |
| 1:31.4 | We are going to define total daily dose of insulin. |
| 1:35.9 | So what is that? |
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