Hello, friends, and welcome to episode

Wow

656 of the juice box podcast that number took me by surprise

Today's episode of defining diabetes with Jenny Smith is going to be just a little different than usual first Jenny and I are going to

Define a term. We're gonna talk about barriers

Jenny and I are going to talk about some situations where you might need barriers between your medical devices and your skin and then

I'm going to read to you a ton of suggestions from the private Facebook group about the barriers and creams and wipes and all the stuff that they find

helpful

Little bonus content on the end of a defining diabetes episode

While you're listening, please remember that nothing you hear on the juice box podcast should be considered advice medical or otherwise

Always consult a physician before making any changes to your health care plan or becoming bold with insulin

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All right, Jenny so my only my only only only experience with this came when Arden was about eight years old

I haven't thought about this in a while. I wrote a blog post about it a really long time ago

She was starting to get irritation under her insulin pump

Okay, and I was at my wit's end

I really didn't understand that I wasn't as entrenched in all this back then as I am now

The internet wasn't as helpful as it is now, and I

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