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>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>In a series of 12 episodes, Podder™ Talk&nbsp;is featuring interviews between professional snowboarder&nbsp;<a href="http://suited.myomnipod.com/author/sean/">Sean Busby</a>&nbsp;and in

<p>I have been on a pump for more than 15 years now and a CGM for more than 10. A lot has changed with the technology, size and options in pump therapy. started out on a tubed pump and made the transition to Omnipod soon after it came to market mostly for athletic benefit at the time.

<p>When I started my Freshman Year of college I knew things were about to make a full 180° spin.

<p>November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time when patients, clinicians, and others whose lives are touched by diabetes bring attention to the challenges of this disease.

<p>In a series of 12 episodes, PodderTalk™&nbsp;is featuring interviews between professional snowboarder Sean Busby and inspirational people in the diabetes community.

<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="

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