Episodes

  • That Time the Doctors Tried to Kill Us
    Dec 5 2024

    Have you ever had to protect yourself from type 1 diabetes ignorance at the hospital? In this episode, Ginger and Sami trade stories about their many encounters with doctors that left them advocating desperately for their health and safety.


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at DiabetesNerd.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    35 mins
  • The Science of Lows & Exciting Clinical Trial
    Nov 15 2024

    Okay, so...Ginger is exhausted — thank goodness Sami could jump in and explain this cool science a little more clearly. Listen to this: there's an awesome drug in clinical trials right now from Zucara Therapeutics.

    Zucara's injectable drug aims to prevent and correct low blood sugars in people with type 1 diabetes! It's NOT the same as glucagon -- it's something that hangs out in your body waiting to kick in when your blood sugar is dropping.

    They've already completed Phase 1 — and they're recruiting right now for Phase 2. They're looking for participants in a dozen cities across the USA and Canada.


    • Learn more on YouTube: DiabetesNerd explains Zucara
    • See if qualify to participate: T1Dexchange.org/Zucara


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    22 mins
  • Should Sami Try a Closed-Loop Pump? Here's Why We're Both Reluctant
    Nov 1 2024

    To pump or not to pump? Sami and Ginger have both tried insulin pumps in the past — for many years, actually! Today, they both do MDI (multiple daily injections) of rapid-acting, long-acting, and inhaled insulin.


    Here's what we don't love about pumping and why maybe Sami should give an automated insulin delivery (AID) system a try when the time is right.


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠
    • Ginger's Patreon
    • Ginger's FREE Guides: Exercise & 80/20 Diet


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.


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    34 mins
  • Trying to Get Ozempic with Type 1 Diabetes? This Guy Can Help
    Oct 23 2024

    Chris Szoke is a nurse practitioner who lives with type 1 diabetes. He's been taking a GLP-1 for over three years. He knows the impact it can have on day-to-day life with T1D. Through his new virtual practice, DiabetesNP.com, he's helping people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes get insurance approval for GLP-1s like Ozempic and Mounjaro.


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    30 mins
  • Comparing your first 5 years with T1D vs. the next 10-15 years
    Oct 14 2024

    Ginger and Sami talk about their first five years with type 1 diabetes compared to the next 10 or 15 years. What was different? Meanwhile, Ginger was diagnosed in 1999 and Sami was diagnosed in 2012! There were some big changes in those 13 years when it comes to diabetes technology and insulin.


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat By Sami & Ginger's T1D Tips
    • Ginger's site: DiabetesNerd
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    27 mins
  • Ginger's Diabetes Diet & Why She Definitely Eats Carbs
    Oct 7 2024

    Can you reach your time-in-range and A1c goals without cutting out all the carbs? Um, yeah, you can. In this episode, Ginger argues why it might even help you get to your goals sooner.


    If you're tired of all the yo-yo restrictive diets that leave you obsessed with all the foods you're "not supposed to eat" with type 1 diabetes, you'll appreciate this ramble on Ginger's 80/20 diet and how to make it work for you.


    Download Ginger's FREE guide on starting your own 80/20 diet right here: https://gingervieira.com/free-ebook/


    Videos from Ginger on diets and intermittent fasting:

    • Intermittent Fasting with Type 1 Diabetes
    • Real Tips: Losing Weight with Diabetes
    • Why Your Diabetes Diet Keeps Failing
    • No, I Won't Follow the Carnivore Diet


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠

    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    13 mins
  • We Increased Our Basal Insulin Dose on Sunday Night — Here's Why
    Sep 30 2024

    Yeah, sometimes that basal dose needs some tweaking. Ginger had a big munchies day on Sunday and Sami was prepping for a day she knew would involve a lot of sitting. Here's what we did — and what Ginger wished she did better.


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    23 mins
  • Caffeine & Diabetes: It Can Affect Your Blood Sugar, Insulin Resistance, and Your Weight
    Sep 23 2024

    Chugging caffeine or diet soda all day while thinking it's harmless? It could be contributing to insulin resistance, rising insulin needs, and difficulty losing weight.


    Sami and Ginger discuss their own caffeine habits and goals, how one cup-o-joe impacts their blood sugar, and why Ginger is trying to quit caffeine altogether!


    Learn more about Caffeine right here: Why Does Coffee Spike My Blood Sugar?


    About Type 1 Tea

    We're spilling the tea on T1D! Every episode is an unscripted (and hardy edited) conversation about life with type 1 diabetes — hosted by Ginger Vieira and Sami Parker. We'll hit topics like managing insulin during exercise, other medications, A1c tips, nutrition tricks, weight loss, and more.


    Unscripted and barely edited: Type 1 Tea is a real discussion about real life with type 1 diabetes.


    Get more from Ginger and Sami here:

    • ⁠⁠Sami's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Instagram ⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠HoneyHealth:⁠⁠ Sweat by Sami & Ginger's T1D D
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Books on Amazon⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's YouTube: DiabetesNerd⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠Ginger's Diabetes Articles⁠⁠


    About Ginger & Sami

    Ginger Vieira was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 13 years old in 1999. Sami Parker was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old in 2012. Find more Ginger at GingerVieira.com and YouTube.com/@DiabetesNerd. Find more from Sami at Instagram.com/Type1Sami.

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    28 mins