The Diabuddies -Holistic Diabetes Management and Functional Medicine Dr. Grady Donohoe and Dr. Garrett Panno

In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss stress, cortisol, and the potential nightmare of managing your blood sugar through it all. 
 
Topics Discussed:
- What is the Dawn Phenomenon? - How does stress affect it?- What stressors affect cortisol and the Dawn phenomenon?- How does stress affect your blood sugar throughout the day?- The adrenals are not the problem!- How to reduce stress- The importance of having plenty of data to successfully manage blood sugar through stress- Steroid medicine and high blood sugar- How does stress and blood sugar affect the brain- How does stress and blood sugar affect your hormones- How to reduce stress- The importance of long-term stress management and good blood sugar control.
 
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In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss the benefits and problems with intermittent fasting and how to do it as a T1D (type 1 diabetic).
 
Topics Discussed:
- Do we do Intermittent Fasting?- Importance of checking your blood sugar frequently while intermittent fasting- What diet makes it easier to fast?- What is intermittent fasting?- What can you consume during a fast without breaking it?- Should you ride out a low blood sugar or consume sugar during a fast- The importance of changing your basal rate and insulin dosage- Types of fasting- Importance of protein and blood sugar stability- Exercising in a fasted state and its effect on blood sugar and the rest of the body- Benefits of intermittent fasting - Who should not do intermittent fasting?- How long or how frequent should you do intermittent fasting?
 
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In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett discuss functional medicine and holistic concepts about the thyroid, blood sugar regulation, and how diabetes can impact it. 
 
Topics Discussed:
- What does the thyroid do and why it is important?- How to assess thyroid function (What blood work to get)- What impacts your thyroid function?- Link between T1D and Autoimmune Thyroid disease - How does blood sugar and stress affect thyroid function- Blood sugar, sex hormones, and thyroid hormone- How does thyroid function affect blood sugar- What are the things that cause or promote autoimmune diseases?- The importance of sleep
 
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In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett go through everything you should know, think about, and do to successfully be a runner as a T1D (type 1 diabetic).
 
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Topics Discussed:
- Fear of Running as a Type 1 Diabetic- Preparation: Carrying sugar, tester, phone, etc- Start Slow and check your blood sugar often (Get Data!)- Don't be afraid to stop- False High Blood Sugars (sugar on the finger)- Signs of low blood sugar while running- Checking Blood Sugar while running or CGM- Rewards/Benefits of running- What happens to your blood sugar during the running- Strategies for managing your blood sugar before, during, and after the run (short, mid, and long-distance runs)- Running with severe high blood sugar- Different correction factors for severe highs vs moderately high blood sugar- How to track and utilize data to better manage your blood sugar, especially for longer runs (Dr. Garrett gives a real-life example)- How stress and sleep affects your blood sugar differently during a run- How the time of day affects your blood sugar during a run

The Diabuddies are back for a limited season. In this episode, Dr. Grady and Dr. Garrett talk about what they have been up to since last year and the new diabetic struggles that they have been dealing with. 
 

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Topics Discussed:
1:53 - Podcast start4:45 - Catching up with the Diabuddies-Dario Blood Sugar Monitoring System- Slacking on blood sugar monitoring- Weather Effecting Blood sugar management - Tinkering with basal rates- Managing Blood sugar without a CGM (continuous glucose monitor)- Freestyle Libre CGM- Good Rx for more affordable prescriptions- Workouts, running marathons
 

In this episode, Grady and Garrett talk about some of the diabetic obstacles that they have been working through in the last few months. And we announce the end of season one. 
 

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Time Stamps
0:25 - Introduction: Checking in with Grady (Handling the AZ heat, inconsistent schedule, HIIT workouts
 

17:31 - Checking in with Garrett (training for a marathon in the heat, connecting with more Diabuddies 
 
34:06 - Big Announcement