Podder Talk™ Blog

From wellness tips and science news, to stories and support, Podder Talk™ is where Omnipod® users share inspiration and information about how to simplify life with diabetes. Explore a variety of topics from a community unlike any other.

By Ann Marie Schoenherr RN, BSN, CDCES, Matthew Schoenherr MS, ACSMEP, CDCES and Emily Byrne RN, BSN, CDCES

The writers of this blog, Ann Marie Schoenherr, Matthew Schoenherr and Emily Byrne are employees of Insulet Corporation. The authors’ opinion is

Work, family, school, finances, relationships, and traffic are just a few common sources of stress for many of us. Add diabetes management and you may feel totally overwhelmed.

Luckily, learning and practicing wellness coping techniques can help you stay on a healthy track.

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<p><span><span><span><span><em>My name is Kate Hall and I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when I was 10 years old. I have been on the Omnipod® System since 2012.

<p><span><span><span>Summertime is here, and with it come more days spent at the pool, beach or enjoying other outdoor activities.

<p>As Insulet’s External Communications Manager, I'm not&nbsp;just an employee, I'm also the mom of a pre-teen Podder™!&nbsp; Between work and real-life, I have made a lot of great connections in the diabetes community over the past six years.

<p>Every November, many of us in the diabetes community post our stories and wear blue to support National Diabetes Awareness month.

<p>In the (almost) 20 years I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes, I have always maintained that this struggle has given me more than it has taken from me.

<p><span><span><span>Here at Insulet, we are proud of our many employees who are also Podders</span></span></span>™<span><span><span>.

<p>In mid-2015 at the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)’s annual conference, Insulet held the first&nbsp;<em>Sex, Insulin, and Rock ‘N’ Roll</em>&nbsp;live forum. No joke!</p>

<p><em>Elle Shaheen is a 19-year-old student at Harvard College and a proud member of the Podder™ community.

<p>It's no joke when people say that every pregnancy is different! I had one wonderful pregnancy with my son, Nikita, but this one... this one is different. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not married to the porcelain god or anything, but the nausea!

<p>If you’ve been reading my blogs, you know I’ve been on a quest to be the first diabetic to complete a marathon in all 50 states. This is a journey that began in November 2000 when I hobbled to a finish in the New York City Marathon, exhausted and exhilarated.

<p>Winter is here, and while many welcome the holidays, a change in food, clothes, and possibly a difference in activity with the change in daylight, for some it can be a time that brings a change in mood that affects many aspects of daily life.</p><p><a href="

<p>It’s not every day you meet someone who can dead lift a car, bend a steel frying pan with his bare hands, or carry 200 pounds across a parking lot. But meeting someone who can do all of that with type 1 diabetes is downright impressive!</p>

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