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>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>As many people know, I am very active with the Friends for Life (FFL) conference organized by the organization Children with Diabetes (CWD), which takes place each July in Orlando.&nbsp; I have been involved since the beginning of FFL and it has been nothing less than an absolute hon

<p>June 17, 2017 was easily the most heart wrenching and difficult day of my entire life. It was the day I lost my mother to cancer.

<p>As a parent or caregiver of a child with diabetes, your back-to-school checklist includes more than a backpack, notebooks and writing tools.

<p><strong><em>Diabetes Camps for Children a Large Benefactor</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Less than 24 hours before embarking upon her first full marathon, 32-year-old Podder™ Torrey McKnight was nervous, but excited to show the world, and herself, that diabetes didn’t have to keep her from pursuing her dreams.</p>

<p>School’s back in session and&nbsp;in many parts of the country,&nbsp;the leaves are changing. That&nbsp;means&nbsp;one thing –&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;football season! One of the best things about football is the food that goes with it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Late last summer, parts of the United States and Puerto Rico were devastated by extreme weather with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria and the California Wildfires.

<p>I love to travel. I hate to travel.</p>

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

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