#90 Jesse Was Here
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
Scott Benner
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2016
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
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Michelle has been a strong advocate in the “d” world since her son, Jesse, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 at the age of 3. After the sudden loss of her son at the age of 13, she continues to advocate and educate.
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Show Notes
reading: JESSE ALSWAGER’S CAUSE OF DEATH
reading: 7 Things I’ve Learned Since the Loss of My Child
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the podcast deals with life and death. |
| 0:04.0 | As I know that many of you listen with your children, I just want to let you know that you might want to skip this episode with your kids. |
| 0:11.0 | Welcome to episode 90 of the Juice Box Podcast. |
| 0:14.2 | This episode of the Juice Box Podcast is sponsored by Omnipod, the world's only tubulous |
| 0:18.9 | insulin pump. |
| 0:19.9 | Listen, I have a new link for you to go to if you want to try a free demo pod. |
| 0:23.0 | Go to myomni pod.com |
| 0:24.9 | forward slash juice box podcast should be considered |
| 0:39.2 | advice medical or otherwise. |
| 0:41.2 | Always consult a physician before making a change to your medical |
| 0:43.7 | plan. And hey, last time heads up. This serious, serious episode deals with life and |
| 0:51.0 | death. If you're listening with your kids, |
| 0:54.0 | it's your last chance to turn back. The I'm Michelle Alsweger. I've been involved in the world of diabetes since my son Jesse was diagnosed at the age of three on |
| 1:25.0 | March 3rd of 2000. I became a director of JDRS in those early years. I helped begin from ski snowboard camp called |
| 1:36.6 | riding on insulin which my son participated in and I kind of stepped away |
| 1:42.4 | from diabetes for a few years. |
| 1:44.0 | My son was kind of sick of talking about diabetes. |
| 1:47.0 | So I took a job at a woman's magazine |
| 1:50.0 | and just kind of volunteered my time in the world of diabetes. |
| 1:54.0 | And then on February 3rd, 2010, my 13-year-old son, Jesse, |
| 1:58.0 | passed away from his type 1 diabetes. |
| 2:01.0 | And I became an advocate more so for people who also have lost their children to |
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