#177 Ella Builds Bridges
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2018
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Ella lives with type 1 diabetes and so many other medical conditions that I can't list them all. Her spirit and determination is the stuff of legends. This is her story....
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 177 of the Juice Box |
| 0:03.4 | podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Today's show is sponsored by Omnipod, the tubules insulin pump |
| 0:07.9 | that Arden has been wearing for a decade. |
| 0:10.3 | And by Dexcom, makers of the G6 continuous glucose monitor, now FDA permitted for zero finger sticks. I'm at a bit of a loss for how to describe today's episode because it is incredibly |
| 0:28.0 | uplifting but at the same time it could be difficult to listen to at times. |
| 0:32.0 | Today I speak with Ella. it could be difficult to listen to at times. |
| 0:34.1 | Today I speak with Ella. |
| 0:38.0 | She's a young person in her 20s who has type 1 diabetes, but who also has a host of other medical conditions. |
| 0:42.0 | As you listen to Ella describe her day and what she |
| 0:45.0 | needs to do to stay healthy and safe, it's going to be a little overwhelming for |
| 0:51.3 | you. But I think Ella's life offers a perspective that would be difficult for many of us to gain. |
| 0:58.6 | So I hope you listen. She's really a rather remarkable person. |
| 1:05.0 | Nothing you hear on the Juice Box Podcast should be considered |
| 1:08.0 | advice, medical or otherwise. |
| 1:10.0 | Please always consult a physician |
| 1:12.0 | before making changes to your medical plan. My name is Ella. I'm 23 years old. I've had type 1 diabetes since September 26, 1997. |
| 1:38.0 | And I have some other complex health conditions, but aside from those I have a lot of hobbies that I love to do. |
| 1:48.5 | One of them is volunteering. I love volunteering at any opportunity I get either the Red Cross the ADA, KDRF, anything I can do or just helping a friend in need out. |
| 2:02.0 | That's what I love to do. or just helping a friend in need out. |
| 2:02.5 | That's what I love to do. I live for it. I live for helping other people. And I also love rock climbing, |
| 2:11.0 | and before I got sick I love swimming. |
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