#301 Diabetes Pro Tip: Glucagon and Low BGs
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2020
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Diabetes Pro Tip: Glucagon and Low BGs
Scott and Jenny Smith, CDE share insights on type 1 diabetes care
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Jennifer holds a Bachelor's Degree in Human Nutrition and Biology from the University of Wisconsin. She is a Registered (and Licensed) Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, and Certified Trainer on most makes/models of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems. You can reach Jenny at jennifer@integrateddiabetes.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody welcome to episode 301 of the juice box podcast today in a pro-tip episode Jenny and I will talk about glucagon emergency lows just you know how they manage that kind of a scenario and what happens if you need |
| 0:15.5 | glucagon and how do you use it that kind of stuff it's not a bummer don't |
| 0:19.2 | worry Jenny and I laughed more during this one than most of them. |
| 0:22.6 | So we're going to go over how to use the glucagon, what glucagon is, what does it do, |
| 0:26.5 | the three different kinds that we could think of that are on the market. |
| 0:29.9 | Pretty much, it's a nuts-the-bults glucagonic extravagance to talking about low blood sugar. |
| 0:35.0 | And where else are you going to talk about people having seizures and hearing them laugh at the same time? |
| 0:39.2 | I mean, who else is putting out diabetes content laughing about a seizure. It's not funny by the way it's just |
| 0:44.6 | the situation was funny. You'll see when you get to it, don't get upset. |
| 0:50.4 | This episode of the podcast is sponsored by the Contour Next One blood glucose meter and the Dexcom G6 continuous glucose monitor. |
| 0:59.0 | You can go to Dexcom.com slash Juice Box or Contour Next One.com |
| 1:06.7 | to find out more about the sponsors and what they got going. |
| 1:10.3 | But trust me, what they got going is some amazingly accurate blood sugar measuring tools. |
| 1:17.0 | Arden uses both of these devices daily and they are exceptional. |
| 1:21.0 | Dexcom.com. |
| 1:22.0 | com forage slash usebox contour next one |
| 1:24.2 | dot com. |
| 1:25.6 | Take a look at both of them support the sponsor support the |
| 1:27.9 | podcast. |
| 1:29.9 | Last thing I'm going to be at the Dallas, |
| 1:33.0 | let's see how they build themselves. |
| 1:34.2 | Type 1 Nation Summit, Northern Texas. |
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