Thicker Than Water https://betacellpodcast.com Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) enBeta Cell Podcast Beta Cell Podcast hello@betacellpodcast.com no Thicker Than Water https://betacellpodcast.com https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/bba0981b-93e8-4694-aef8-bdc33c2e90fc/thickerthanwater.jpg serial Copyright 2026 A serialized journey of getting type 1 diabetes. Yes Thicker Than Water Trailer 5c735259190e16597e110c92 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:26:33 -0000 00:00:59 Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 60 years old, we follow the story of Craig’s Aunt Laura in real time, week by week.

]]> no trailer 1: Symptoms 5c8578b6eb214ecb14ebdb1f Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:01:35 -0000 00:19:13 In February 2019, Laura was feeling weird and went to her doctor to see what was wrong. After testing a fasting blood sugar of 300, they knew she had a type of diabetes but weren't sure which yet.

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]]> Symptoms no 1 2: Oh Blank 5c8f15c3075e0d6427d90a8c Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0000 00:15:46 Laura has been waiting a week for the test results that will show if she has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. She finally gets them.

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]]> Oh Blank no 2 3: A New Tribe 5c932d513c355bde707b145d Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:21:05 -0000 00:15:07 In this episode, one week after her diagnosis, Laura starts to adjust to her new life with type 1 diabetes.

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]]> A New Tribe no 3 4: Stop Talking 5c9cd1e9653ae00759f59400 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:53:45 -0000 00:14:16 In this episode, just three weeks after being diagnosed, Laura is already trying to find the balance of how much she should be talking about diabetes.

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]]> Stop Talking no 4 5: Ready For Takeoff 5cab53c3fe324a2e6beba931 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 02:45:55 -0000 00:10:40 Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 60 years old, we follow the story of Craig’s Aunt Laura in real time, week by week. In this episode, Laura is preparing for her week long vacation in Arizona.

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]]> Ready For Takeoff no 5 6: The Trip 5cbd131ecaddb45c68beccd3 Mon, 22 Apr 2019 01:04:29 -0000 00:12:03 In this episode, Craig meets Laura in Arizona to give her a Dexcom.

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]]> The Trip no 6 7: The Good, the Bad and the Dexcom 5ccd8dd2320ebe782714ed1a Sat, 04 May 2019 13:04:18 -0000 00:14:47 In this episode, Aunt Laura finally gets her own Dexcom.

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]]> The Good, the Bad and the Dexcom no 7 8: Unfollowed 5cd04076b416ed525ef7c535 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:00:36 -0000 00:17:55 In this episode, Aunt Laura tries to figure out how the Diabetes Online Community fits into her life.

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]]> Unfollowed no 8 9: The A1C 5d22be6d23e9e4517e5596e6 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 07:00:07 -0000 00:12:09 In this episode, Aunt Laura sees her endocrinologist for the first time since being diagnosed.

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]]> The A1C no 9 10: The Joke 5d4d77be45842932757e7477 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:00:36 -0000 00:13:33 In this episode, Aunt Laura hears her first diabetes joke since being diagnosed herself.

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]]> The Joke no 10 11: An Extra Unit 5d640d9c5cbc0d0a41f6abda Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:49:32 -0000 00:14:24 In this episode, Aunt Laura gives an extra unit of insulin for the first time.

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]]> An Extra Unit no 11 12: The Seven Stages 5d8773f8bd7d8a2b67020e39 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:00:05 -0000 00:16:01 In this episode, we look back at the first six months after Aunt Laura was diagnosed.

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]]> The Seven Stages no 12 13: Time Flies When You Have Diabetes 5e647a811f278ce85ad39723 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:00:48 -0000 00:14:51 In this episode, we check in with Aunt Laura one year after being diagnosed to see what's changed and what hasn't.

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]]> Time Flies When You Have Diabetes no 13 14: Loosening Up cc678d75-0aaf-463e-8f0a-8fb1fee63f05 Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:42:39 -0000 00:23:27 In this episode, Aunt Laura's new endocrinologist decides to mix things up.

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]]> Loosening Up no 14 15: Leap of Faith https://pinecast.com/guid/0b2ec302-2f4a-4ddc-b932-0cf70db64887 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:00:00 -0000 00:22:51 When Aunt Laura was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, she expected the shots and carb counting, but she didn’t expect just how tiring the whole thing would be. We check in with Aunt Laura two years after her diagnosis to see how she’s adapting.

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