Hello friends, and welcome to episode 512 of the Juicebox podcast.

With the 251st pick, in the 2021 MLB draft, the Tampa Bay rays have selected Patrick

Wicklander, and Patrick's on the show today, just a week and a half after he was drafted.

He's pretty excited, and he's going to talk to you today about what it's like to have type 1,

some of the family history has around type 1, playing in school, we'll go through his diagnosis

story, talk about being drafted, and a lot more.

Please remember while you're listening that nothing you hear on the Juicebox podcast should be

considered advice, medical, or otherwise. Always consult a physician. The word physician

just got caught in my throat, I'll try again. Always consult a physician before making any changes

to your healthcare plan, or becoming bold with insulin. How about it Patrick huh?

Getting drafted, pretty damn cool, let's hear about it.

I'm not going to put any ads on this episode, but I am going to remind you about the advertisers.

Here's why I'm doing that. The show is my job, and I'm able to treat it that way because of

the advertisers. Just getting Patrick on the show in a timely fashion after he was drafted before

he goes to sign his contract and all the stuff that happens to happen. A lot goes into that. A lot

of scheduling and trying and doing things at odd times, and because this podcast is ad-supported,

I can make the time for that. I can be available for those things. So I'm squeezing in an extra

episode here this week, so I don't really have any ads for it, but it wouldn't exist without

the support of Dexcom, OmniPod, contour next one, blood glucose meter, GVOC, hypo pen,

touched by Type 1. The relationship I have with the T1D Exchange every time you guys sign up for

the Exchange. I get some compensation. That's not really an ad thing. They don't buy ads, but

there's that. Even all of you who bought me a cup of coffee, you make it possible for me to be

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