Hello, welcome to the Juice Box Podcast. I'm your host Scott Benner.

This episode is the third in a series with C. D. E. Jenny Smith. If you haven't heard the first

two, go back and find them. The first one's called Diabetes Pro Tip, newly diagnosed,

or starting over.

The second is Diabetes Pro Tip all about MDI.

And this one of course, Diabetes Pro Tip, all about insulin.

They're designed to be listened to in order.

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 making any changes to your health care plan or

becoming bold with insulin. What is it about insulin that people need to understand at its core?

And I'll start by telling you that it's just a very simple story that that I was in my

nurse practitioner's office one day you know I like to say we were at the endow

but honestly I never see the endo.

Right, it's always a nurse practitioner who is yeah yeah and most often they've got

more time anyway so that's good yeah. When people say who your end know, I sometimes I have to pause.

I'm like, hmm, who is the end up?

I don't really know.

I did it.

So this was a number of years ago.

Back before I think I would quote unquote say that I started to understand and I would say that I've understood

diabetes on a different plane for about the last five years or so

But the run- up to understanding it

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