Welcome to the Juice Box Podcast. I'm your host Scott Benner. I first interviewed Jenny Smith, the CDE from Integrated Diabetes, back in season 1 on episode 37.

At that point Jenny and I were just talking about

different management ideas.

But it was then that I realized

how much we agreed about type 1 diabetes

and the management of the disease.

I brought Jenny back on in episode 105

and we really drilled down about A1 sees. What they were and

what they weren't. After that second interview with Jenny I decided that one day I would

have her back on to discuss all of the diabetes management ideas that come up on the show.

I wanted to break them down into small categories, something that was easily digestible

where we'd stay focused on just one idea. I wanted to create something

that you could come back to, hopefully learn from, and if you found useful, share

with others simply.

And so with that in mind, I give you the first

in this 10-part series, diabetes pro tip

for the newly diagnosed or for those wanting to start over with Jenny Smith, CDE. Please remember that nothing you hear on the juice box podcast should be considered

advice medical or otherwise and to always consult a physician before becoming bold with insulin or making any changes to your medical plan.

If you're a newly diagnosed person with type 1 diabetes or the parent of someone who's been newly diagnosed, what do you

think the first things to understand are?

The first things to understand beyond the glucose values are what does insulin do? How does it work?

I think that's a huge one that is, it I guess is the best way to put it.

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