{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Your Best T1D Year","title":"Special Guest // Justin Eastzer @diabe_tech","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fd9e93c6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3716,"description":"In this conversation, Justin (diabetech) breaks down where diabetes tech is actually headed. We talk dual-hormone hype vs reality, why Tandem Mobi’s bolus button matters, open-source + AI for unannounced meals, why FDA timelines feel slow, and why the future likely looks tubeless with one device doing more.\n\nTakeaways\n• Community and content led to Justin’s diagnosis and better questions.\n• Dual hormone sounds great, but complexity can beat convenience.\n• The Mobi bolus button is clutch when your phone isn’t handy.\n• Open-source is already doing dynamic learning and unannounced meals.\n• FDA timelines protect all users, every integration adds work.\n• Expect consolidation: fewer tubes, CGM and pump in one housing.\n• Have a backup plan for Bluetooth, heat, travel, and sensor failures.\n\nTitles\n• Smarter, simpler, tubeless: Justin on what’s next in diabetes tech\n• Beyond the hype: AI, bolus buttons, and one-device wearables\n\nSound bites\n• It can kill someone, insulin can kill someone.\n• I think all pumps in 10 years will have CGMs included… one device.\n• It looked like a lava lamp.\n• They have unannounced-meal tech and dynamic settings.\n• The bolus button was a standout feature for me.\n\nChapters\n00:00 Introduction, why your next upgrade may not look like a pump\n01:41 Justin’s origin story, TikTok to T1D and starting diabetech\n04:19 Finding community, why comments changed the trajectory\n05:15 From content to education, how tech became the focus\n09:15 Awareness and adoption, why many miss the benefits\n11:51 Community intel, leaks, Abbott Instinct CGM mention\n14:33 Overhyped, the dual-hormone debate and tradeoffs\n16:49 Underhyped, Tandem Mobi’s bolus button and why it matters\n20:49 Open-source and AI, unannounced meals, photos, barcodes, voice\n22:45 FDA timelines, safety for all and integration liability\n30:21 The future: one device, fewer tubes, more automation\n36:24 Heat, pool, and a lava-lamp Omnipod… the cautionary tale\n40:02 Listener Q&A: favorite carb counting app...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o0hXmJTfrsbPYfZKHjLJRs1Dx7iBMJisKDJZnYXjscs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzFh/MDhmY2QwMjcwZTcx/NWRkZTBjNTk5YzUz/YjY2MS5QTkc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}