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Neil - 00:00
What if your next pump upgrade wasn't even a pump? Like, what if there are pumps that are coming to market soon
that would blow your mind? Or what if AI plus something else that's already out there could create or help us with
something we haven't even imagined yet when it comes to diabetes tech? Well, ladies and gentlemen, Justin of
diabetech. He's the guy who knows what's coming in diabetes tech, sometimes even before the company even
announces it. Well, he's here today, and we're going to talk about behind the scenes of what is going on in diabetes
technology and advancements. What are the duds? What are the things that are absolute home runs? What does the
future look like for us? We're going to talk about the dreaded Bluetooth curse. Plus, can we.
Neil - 00:50
Can we talk about how this man was literally diagnosed with type 1 diabetes because strangers on Tik Tok told him
to check his blood sugar? He was looking like he might possibly have type 1 diabetes. Like, what in the world?
Listen, Justin is here. The conversation starts right now. And this is your best T1D year. All right, Justin, I got to start
off here of. This is the way you start a podcast, right? You. You were literally diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on
TikTok. I can't even believe I just said that sentence out loud. Can you catch us up for a second? What happened?
Justin - 01:41
Yeah, it's a pretty cool origin story. So, yeah, about four years ago now, I was posting. Well, I had gotten diagnosed
with type 2 and was being treated for that by my doctor.
Neil - 01:53
Oh, okay.
Justin - 01:55
And at the time, I was already a tech YouTuber. I was making videos about smart home Arkansas VR on YouTube. I
had social pages, and it was all under the name just in tech. And so naturally, when my doctor was like, you know, I
need you to start testing your blood sugar. And I got this blood glucose meter that sent readings directly to an app
on my phone. I thought it was the coolest thing. I was like, okay, I need to make a video about this. This is tech.
Neil - 02:19
Okay?
Justin - 02:19
So I make that video, and I show, like, you know, my blood sugar is 325. Is that high? And there was this flood of
reactions and comments coming in on this video. Never expected a video like this to blow up. And there was just a
lot of, like, questions and saying. You know, I saw little comments. Maybe, you know, maybe you have type one, but I
didn't really read into it. Right. It was the first video I put out. But then I started putting out more videos of, like, today.
I'm trying long acting insulin for the first time and I am gaunt. I am so skinny and I look sick and people see that,
right? Like once you're in this community, you know it when you see it a mile off.
Neil - 03:00
Yeah, right. Yep.
Justin - 03:01
So. Yeah. So after putting out a few videos, I noticed these recurring comments of, you have type 1.5 or LADA, latent
autoimmune diabetes of adults. You need the auto antibody test. So I got it and they were right. I had type one.
Neil - 03:17
That. Okay, that's. This is the most 2000s thing you could ever even. You can't, you can't script that. For those of you
who are just figuring this out, like if you've been in the type 1 space, you know Justin, right. Diabetic is where we are
now. But you started off as Justin Tech, right?
Justin - 03:39
Yeah, that's where the name came from.
Neil - 03:40
I love it.
Justin - 03:41
Yeah. I heard it in like the diabet tech and I was like, I'm already just in tech.
Neil - 03:46
Yeah.
Justin - 03:46
So I kind of just changed the Justin to the diabet and the underscore in between.
Neil - 03:50
I love it. All right, so like from the feelings, like if we go to the feels right. I don't know if we want to go right there, but
we'll do it. What is, what is going through your head when you start seeing people saying things? And it's not just an
occasional person, right. Like you, there's some Karens we don't listen to. Right. On a comment, it's like you don't
take one or two, but you start seeing multiple comments show up like, what is, what's. What does that feel like?
Justin - 04:19
I was excited, it was cool that this wave of people were engaging with my content. And I had never experienced
something like this before in my three years of doing just in tech at that point. Yeah, I got comments and reactions to
my videos, but I never really fell or found a community or harnessed a community, whereas these few videos
engaged this community I didn't know existed. And so getting all of these responses with this information that I
really needed at the time was inspiring. And I realized that I could then harness this and ask any question I had on
TikTok and create a video of an experience of my first low on TikTok for the to. To engage with the community.
Justin - 05:15
And then that's when I started realizing how much technology was in the space and how I could start talking about
that and helping educate people like me who are lost and alone. And take this information. I was getting at doctor's
appointments and just giving that out for free.
Neil - 05:36
Isn't that. That's so wild to me. Like, I remember years ago, people talked about the whole diabetes community. That
at the time was a bunch of together in a room listening to somebody talk to us about that. That wasn't. I'm sitting in
a room and I'm like, all the chairs are facing forward. None of them are facing each other. This is not. This is not a
community. This is a talk. But now you get into social media, and I. I legitimately wonder that about this community.
Like, do you think that's where we're headed? Like, social media and this community being so impactful out there
that most of us can spot it? Like the gaunt. Right. You see it in your face. People have been following you for all.
They're like, hang on a minute. You okay?
Neil - 06:16
Like, is that even a part of the pipeline? I think it should be considered. Right?
Justin - 06:21
Yeah. I think we're getting more awareness, but there's a lot of room to grow.
Neil - 06:27
Yeah.
Justin - 06:28
More and more people, thanks to social media, are Learning about type 1 diabetes and all forms of diabetes and
knowing the differences, which is great. But I still go into a doctor's office. I've got. I went to an eye doctor a couple
days ago, and I went to a new primary care doctor recently, and I find that I'm always educating them about how you
can be diagnosed with Type one later in age. And then there's just little remarks. They say that I'm like, that's not very
educated or not. You're. You don't truly understand this space. And they're a doctor or they're an eye doctor. Right.
Like, you know, there's a lot of eye issues related to diabetes, too. So I'm continuously surprised by the lack of
awareness there is and understanding of all aspects, especially of Type one.
Justin - 07:19
So there's a lot of room to grow. And that. That's why I'm like, wow. Like, I'm just like, I'm at the eye doctor. I'm like,
wow, I need to make a video about this. Like, what he just said to me.
Neil - 07:26
Yes.
Justin - 07:26
Because he doesn't know.
Neil - 07:27
Yes. No. Okay. I was at my endo yesterday. I go to my. And. And we have fellows that come through. Wow. This is.
This is oversharing. But whatever. We have fellows that come in and this. This young doctor, it's. She's been in the
practice of going through her fellowship for a month and a half. And she tells me, she's like, hey, I have a couple
questions for you. When she asks those questions, I. I kind of, you know, you tilt your head and I don't want to be that
guy. But also, she's like, hey, you know, I haven't really had any experience with insulin pumps yet.
Neil - 07:58
And I'm just like, oh, my gosh, we really should be recording this right now because this is different than what you
expect because there's an immediacy in the type 1 diabetes community online, on social, and wherever the trends,
the what's working, what isn't working, that is shared so quickly and it spreads so fast. Not saying that's our only
source, but, my gosh, it is reassuring that it's a. It's almost like a second opinion sometimes. I don't know if that's
even technically I'm allowed to say that, but it's kind of what it feels like.
Justin - 08:30
Yeah. I feel like you and I, we're so ingrained in this space that it's sometimes hard to fully see the outside world
because we've just been in this for so long. But I, I knew nothing about diabetes four and a half years ago, and I just
heard yesterday that only 30% of type ones are using automated insulin pumps. This in the U.S. and you know, this,
you're right. This, this piece of technology that can greatly enhance, completely change your life and allow you to be
less anxious, less depressed, have a less toxic experience with food. And so, yeah, there's a lot of room to grow with,
you know, the awareness and also the adoption of technology.
Neil - 09:15
Yeah, I would love to talk about that for a second because people see your tech reviews, like, you just did one on the
Tandem mobi, and I was like, oh, my gosh, if this. What do you think? It's incredible. Like, I have the tandemobi, and
I'm watching yours going, oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Oh, I forgot about that. I'm like, I wonder if Tandem would just
put this on their website. Like, I'm not even. I'm not even, like, campaigning for it. But you do such a good job of
coming at it with perspective. And you said, listen, there's some features here I don't really love, but I love these. You
and I, we. Okay, all joking aside, we have had companies approach us about, hey, would you do a video about this?
Neil - 09:58
My answer to them always is, would love to, as long as you're okay with me being honest about it. And then there's
some companies, they're like, I'd rather not. I'm like, oh, so you want a five star review that's different for you. How do
you keep up with so much diabetes tech that is hitting the market? Like there are people that are not getting sleep at
night thinking about how is Justin keeping up with all this? Your, your speed and efficacy is incredibly, it's impressive.
Justin - 10:29
How do you do. It's also a problem. Like I work too much. I see. I just, I just want like when something's announced
I'm like, well I can't not report on this immediately.
Neil - 10:40
Yeah.
Justin - 10:40
So I, so I do. LinkedIn has become my new favorite news source for all things diabetes. I think I just started to create
a network of and following the right people and all of the companies and things like that. That, that's been my go to
source for like getting the latest.
Neil - 11:01
Okay.
Justin - 11:02
Social media also a lot of the brands will post things on social. Like Medtronic just posted a picture of their
upcoming Instinct CGM built by Abbott. So I immediately, you know, wrote about that on the blog. But yeah, I just, I
keep my, it's my job to keep my eyes and ears open and I also have channels where you know, people message me
on social or through our community discord channel where people are like hey, this is a slide from the investor
meeting, you should talk about it. Or I got this email from this company who's asking about colors of their upcoming
tubeless pump. Just wanted to send this. So I, I love that the community also sends me things to report on. It's, it's
super fun.
Neil - 11:51
It's like you have reporters out there helping you gather intel. Yeah. Which is one of the best things you can do for a
news agency is like help me with this press release. Just gimme all this stuff. Yeah, yeah.
Justin - 12:02
And I want to grow. I want like right now it really is me and some freelancers. I just hired a part time employee. Very
excited. She has a lot of passion in the space, especially in the type 2 and pre diabetes. But I want to like have
multiple people who can help me really keep up and have niches because I can only be right a jack of you know, so
many trades. Like tech really is my heart. But you know, I write about a.
Neil - 12:27
Lot when this new diabetes tech is announced or it actually comes out, like how much do you trust the
announcement versus when it actually hits the market? Is there, is there a gap there?
Justin - 12:39
Yeah, some companies can get carried away with like announcement way before something's gonna come out. So I
try to treat every announcement like a new smartphone app that takes two years to come out. Like, I, I've come to
the point where I get a little less excited about think, like, in the sense that, oh, this is gonna come out asap. Like, this
may take a long time.
Neil - 13:01
Right.
Justin - 13:01
So I definitely add that in my writing and my reporting that like, yep, this is, like, exciting, but who knows when it's
gonna come, right? I don't. I don't know. I think that this space is highly regulated, so I don't think that these
companies are saying anything that's not true or using any hyperbole. And I try not to use hyperbole either, which is a
huge thing in like, YouTubing and social media. Like, oh, my God, this is like.
Neil - 13:34
You don't trust me anymore.
Justin - 13:35
Yeah, yeah. I may have been like that at just in tech. You know, I've come a long way in my own reporting in the tech
space, but it's so highly regulated that they, I take what they're saying, you know, as the honest opinion or the, as the
honest facts.
Neil - 13:54
Yeah, it's more of a timing thing. I agree with you. Sometimes we get a little out over our skis and I don't know if I'm
sure these companies, manufacturers, they understand when announcement happens in this community, we're all
foaming at the mouth. Like, when can I have like, shit?
Justin - 14:10
I know.
Neil - 14:10
Click add to cart. You're like, bro, there is no cart yet. Not yet. So when it comes to that, like the hype machine, is
there anything that, like a feature, you don't have to. I'm not asking you to call out a company, but is there like a
feature that you've seen that may be. We as a community have overhyped before it's actually gotten here. Is there
anything that you're like, oh, wow, community. Like, we need to simmer down a little bit.
Justin - 14:33
I think that the community has rightly gotten really excited about a dual hormone pump. Yeah, I think that's. But it's
been something we've talked about for a long time and, you know, there still are a couple in the works in
development, being used in trials that I've reported on the Inrada Beta Bionics has one. I have a video coming out
soon that's going to go over them. But there has been a lot of hype here and I think that I get comments a lot that are
like, you know, but we really just need this. This is what the you know, dual hormones really going to be the key. And
I'm not saying it's not, but I feel like more and more often I'm seeing now that I think that we're almost bypassing that
and going towards stronger algorithms, you know, potentially better insulins.
Justin - 15:21
I just don't know. I just don't know if the dual hormone is going to actually be the answer. But I think a lot of people
have really stuck to that. I mean, even myself included. When I first heard about them and started reporting on them,
I was like, this is what's going to happen. But when you think of the practicality of two chambers, potentially two
wearables, one of the current devices requires two continuous glucose monitors. I want less, not more.
Neil - 15:49
Yeah, that's a lot.
Justin - 15:50
Yeah. So I just don't. I don't know. I'm not as excited about dual hormone as I once was.
Neil - 15:56
Yeah, it's almost like we get excited about the concept of it, but the practicality of it and the FDA testing and process
of it, you go, I don't know if you understand. This is a huge lift. Maybe we shouldn't be putting all our hopes and
dreams in that basket by itself. And. And there's a breadcrumb back to where we are now, to there. Let's enjoy the
fact that some of these steps along the way are advancements. But I know you want this. Just let's be patient with it.
Yeah. Okay. Okay. So let me ask you this. On the other side of it, like, what is something that you feel like is
underhyped that we probably should be a little more appreciative of right now in this whole advancement.
Justin - 16:39
Under hyped. I tend to get hyped about all. All the things I talk about.
Neil - 16:45
That's why we love you. So that's okay that there's nothing wrong with that.
Justin - 16:49
I think a feature that's super underhyped that came to my attention more recently was from my tandem MOBI
experience, and it was the bolus button on the device. So what that allows you to. Do you use the bolus button?
Neil - 17:03
Well, what's so crazy is a lot of people don't, and I found myself a lot of people don't until you realize you're like, oh, I
can just hit one button and it will do that. That's pretty incredible. But also, you can program it for like, a certain
amount of carbs too. Right?
Justin - 17:17
It's so convenient. So, yeah, there's a couple ways you can program either through units or carbs increments of like,
you know, say 15, 30 or 45 grams of carbs or 1, 2 or 3 units. Right. So on this bolus button, you don't need to be
around your phone because the MOBI requires a phone to be controlled.
Neil - 17:35
Right.
Justin - 17:35
You don't need to be around it, though. Your phone could be in the other room and you can just tap this button and
dose yourself for that. So, you know, it's great. Like if you're out by the pool and you're snacks are served to you.
Right. You don't want to have to go run to get your phone. I mean, so many situations and no one uses it. So many
people just forget about that feature. But I think it was one of the standout features for me. And it's a feature that I'd
like to see on all insulin pumps, including all tubeless pumps. Because there are times when I was using Omnipod 5
and I would go away from my phone for a long period of time knowing that the onboard alerts would tell me if I'm
low.
Justin - 18:20
But I could never combat highs and I could never dose for food. So if I wound up wanting to eat, I'd have to go find
my phone. Hopefully you find it.
Neil - 18:28
Yeah.
Justin - 18:29
And dose. So that was just a pretty cool feature for me. And it's something that I'm trying to get on all devices just
through my reporting. Bringing it up a lot.
Neil - 18:40
Yeah. Well, all right. More power to that because I agree with you. I think it's not just like a fail safe. It's a convenience
thing as well, even on the tubeless side of it. Just to be able to do that really quickly, that. Yeah, I'd say that's helpful.
Justin - 18:54
Well, and you're right about fail safe. I mean, if your phone dies, loses battery, gets submerged in water and dies, the
MOBI in this case and most pumps work like this. It's speaking directly to the CGM still, so you can use it for
however many days you have left, you know, at least getting some treatment. And if you have direct to watch with, if
you're using Dexcom, then you can even see your levels on your wrist.
Neil - 19:19
Yeah. There's more than one. Yeah, yeah. And that gives you about two days to go find your phone. Where is that
thing? Find my phone, please. Yeah. Are we peaking in type 1 diabetes tech or are we. You feel like we're getting
started. I mentioned this in another episode. I've told people for a while, I'm like, the last four or five years feel like
the golden age. Of advancements. Right. Prior to this we didn't have advancements all that often. But like, do you
feel like this is. Are we peaking or we are. You're like, oh no, no, this is going to keep.
Justin - 19:52
No, we're not peaking at all. There's a lot going on and I think that the layman doesn't necessarily have any idea
what's going on because a lot of it is going on in the open source space. The DIYers, the people who created the first
automated insulin system four plus years before pharma did it. Right. There's a lot going on and I've reported on a lot
of it recently and have some more coming. I don't know when this is releasing, but I've got some good stuff. So
there's a lot of cool stuff going on in that space. There's algorithms that are dynamic that are constantly adjusting
and learning and able to be more aggressive at certain moments when they notice that you have carbs that you
weren't logging. Similar to what Beta Bionics does, but better. Betabiotics kind of learns with you and adjusts.
Justin - 20:49
But these are very sophisticated algorithms that can continuously learn. They have unannounced meal technology
and dynamic settings that are adjusting. Then you've got AI already being implementing, implemented into open
source apps. So DIY Loop. I had the developer of this new feature within that app. I use this app and he created the
ability to take photos of your foods, photos of barcodes, voice prompts of what you're eating. And it gives you all the
information you need about portions, fat, all nutritional value and diabetes notes. Notes that are like, if you eat this,
you may want to eat the broccoli first or this food has a high glycemic index. It gives you information that you need
to know about this and it really helps train. And the AI model was trained to act like a nutritionist and diabetes
educator. So we're.
Justin - 21:54
And we just saw Dexcom did release a feature to be able to at least take pictures of foods and for it to categorize it.
Right. So pharma's slowly getting there, but they have a lot more red tape. Whereas open source is just always on the
cutting.
Neil - 22:07
They are all gas, no breaks, they just go for it. I love that because it, like you said, it tends to push some of the other
areas. You're like, hang on a minute. If more and more people realize what can be done and may, I'm not saying
should have been done, but we could speed this process up. Yeah, There's, there's a lot of hope. I, I agree. For sure.
Okay. You, you mentioned something about the FDA approval process. I don't know if a lot of people understand how
long it takes to get something approved like the FDA is. It's a massive machine. Why does it take so long to get that
kind of approval here in the U.S. yeah.
Justin - 22:45
So I'm also still learning more and more about this and I'm going to have a podcast guest soon who's going to take
me really into it. But there are a couple of things that I understand, which is one, these devices need to be built in a
way where they're safe for everyone, even for people who don't know what they're doing, which is sometimes
unfortunate because you have people who may be on the more skilled side of knowing how to use this technology,
like open source apps. Right. Where all of these features could exist, but they can exist because there is a subset of
people who would use it and be harmed by it.
Justin - 23:26
So that's one thing, is that some things just don't get cleared or need to go back to the company for them to fix or
readjust because it won't be safe for some people. Another thing is, especially when it comes to integrations
between pumps and CGMs, you know, we're always like, well, you know, just add your pump works with the Libre 2
Plus. Already. Well, why just. Just make it work with Libre 3 Plus, just make it work with Dexcom, G7, whatever. Well,
there's a whole, there's a lot going on behind there because as soon as this pump manufacturer opens up this new
door and new integration, they have to do all of the same, a lot of the same work they did for that other continuous
glucose monitor. And then it's like, well, who's liable if something happens here?
Justin - 24:17
Is it the new CGM company or is it us? Right. Who owns the CGM readings or who keeps that on their servers? Right.
So there is a lot in the business side and the liability side also, each time you introduce a new device.
Neil - 24:33
Integration, it's so deep. The. I'm curious your thoughts on like, is the innovation harder in type 1 diabetes tech
because of these regulations or is it because of the tech itself?
Justin - 24:48
It can kill someone. Insulin can kill someone. So it just, it is very strict and raw and incorrect. CGM levels can also kill
someone. Yeah, so it's just like we're, we're dealing with technology, you know, like, that can be dangerous Whereas,
you know, when I was in the tech industry, like, contracts were signed like that and written like that. Like, now there's
so much red tape. I constantly myself, like when I'm at conferences, I've been told I'll go to a booth. I remember when
this happened. I went to this booth atTD in Europe. It was like a little, the Lili booth, Lily booth. And I see like this
smart insulin. I go up to it. I'm like, oh, this is so cool. I, I say like, can you tell me about this?
Justin - 25:32
He's like, he starts talking and then he's like, he looks at my badge. He's like, oh, you're from the U.S. i was like, yeah.
He's like, sorry, I can't talk to you about this. I was like, way, why can't you talk?
Neil - 25:42
We were just talking here.
Justin - 25:44
In that moment, I was so demoralized. I actually had like this inner crisis of why am I doing this?
Neil - 25:50
Wow.
Justin - 25:51
I really got, I got really down on myself. I was like, why am I working in an industry where it's so difficult to get things
done or to be able to talk about some things that, like, why shouldn't I be able to talk about it? And it happens a lot.
There's a lot of red tape even in my reporting. But I've learned, and I continue to learn how to navigate that. And I
don't think I'm not demoralized by it anymore. But that was a really, that was just a moment where I was like, do I
want to do this? And yeah, I think I figured it out.
Neil - 26:22
Yeah, I, I think when you and I are talking about this, like you have a level of understanding of the way the pump
works, weight functions, your understanding of insulin, and, you know, peak times, offset, you know, duration, all
those things. The majority of people don't have that level of understanding. So when you're handing them a pump,
you're not just handing them something that's convenient, it also can kill you. And that is really important. So like the
FDA side of it is important and we have to have those regulations. I think the tech is wanting to advance a little
faster than what the system, but it's a check and balance side of it.
Neil - 27:04
Because if we let people go all willy nilly, like, you know that it would be dangerous and you would see reports and
then we would all be horrified that I can't believe this happened. Right. We would then be reporting on the other side
of It. So, yeah, it's a. It's a give and take for sure. Yeah.
Justin - 27:17
And there's work being done now to make it a more streamlined experience.
Neil - 27:25
Okay.
Justin - 27:26
And I'm hopeful for it. They want to create some sort of workflow where each time something needs to get done that
it goes through these same queries and whatever, and potentially harnessing a lot of AI as, like, AI users of all
different types of users and. And running it through that and seeing what comes out. So I. I am hopeful that the
process will become faster. The FDA wants it to be faster. Everyone wants it to be faster.
Neil - 27:59
The.
Justin - 27:59
The tech manufacturers want it to be faster.
Neil - 28:02
Right.
Justin - 28:02
They can sell more, they can help more people, whatever. So I'm hopeful.
Neil - 28:06
Yeah. Okay. I wonder, as you look back, because right, we're. We're in the middle of 20, 25 right now. All of the AI talk,
all of that, and I'm. I'm like, here for all of it. Right. What do you. What do you think will feel laughable about how we
manage type 1 now? Because I look back 10 years ago from right now, and I'm like, oh, my gosh, how are we doing
this? How will we look back in 10 years from now and think, how are we even. What were we doing?
Justin - 28:38
Yeah, well, hopefully there's a cure at that point, which seems more and more likely, but. And then we'd laugh at, like,
oh, we used to have to do all this, but a lot of people, probably in 10 years, even if there is a cure, will still be doing it.
So. But which, because of access and money and it's very expensive, the cure would be very expensive. But let's say
there is no cure and tech continues on and we all are still using it. I think we'll be laughing or crying over the fact that
we used to have to bolus, that we used to have to tell our system every time that were eating and that we'd have to
tell it that were working out.
Neil - 29:21
The.
Justin - 29:21
The first one is much more likely. And, like, definitely, hands down, like, we're not gonna be. These are gonna get so
good. I think working out's tough because if you're doing intense cardio sometimes and you don't put on, you don't
let your pump know.
Neil - 29:34
Yep.
Justin - 29:36
But it will also, I think, be a more seamless experience where you won't go low. Like, even if you have to tell your
pump that I'm working out in an hour, it will be perfect. Like, we won't even have to worry about going Low or giving it
any more information than that because open source apps give you the ability to do all these programs. I think just
telling it you're working out on all systems. And then also I think we'll laugh that we used to have multiple devices on.
Right now wear a continuous glucose monitor and a pump. I think that all pumps in 10 years will have CGMs
included in them. Yeah, it will be one device.
Neil - 30:21
Yeah.
Justin - 30:22
And lastly, I think we'll also be laughing about tubes the same way with phones. Phones used to have cords. I think
that, to me, at least, because I've just been using tubeless for so long, when I switched to Moby, it felt like a move
backwards to, like, it really felt like outdated technology to have a tube.
Neil - 30:46
Yeah.
Justin - 30:47
Even though tubes have their pros, I think at least for me, no tube had a lot more freedom and flexibility. And all of
the pump companies are working on tubeless pumps. All of them. Why? Because they know that is the future. And
tubeless will get better and better. And I think even people who are tried and true tubed will. Will want tubeless once
they see what's. What's coming.
Neil - 31:11
Yeah. I was literally at a. A diabetes meetup three nights ago, and it was a. A young girl that was talking about how
she's just fresh out of college and she's got a cat, and the cat got in bed with her while she was sleeping and chewed
through her tube. Like, was. Was whatever, like, fixated on this tube. She woke up and she was 500, and she's like, oh,
my gosh. Like, I got to figure out how to keep the cat out of the room. And the lady next to her goes, why do we even
have tubes? Like, and there it is. That's the thing that I think. Yeah. All of us are like, yep, can we please not have
those?
Justin - 31:50
Yeah. And not everyone is able. Not everyone who wants Omnipod, at least here for that. That tubeless pump, not
everyone who wants it can get it. You know, not all insurances allow it or it's just very expensive with the prescription
models. So I think as access gets better, more and more companies provide it, we'll be seeing a lot less tubes.
Neil - 32:12
Yeah. Okay. Inside.
Justin - 32:13
Even Moby.
Neil - 32:14
Yeah. Okay, so even Moby. Is it Q1 next year that the tubeless version of this.
Justin - 32:21
I mean, I don't know timing, but is that what you're hearing?
Neil - 32:24
I heard it three days ago from. From somebody, but yes. And it's the existing. The existing tandem Mobi, but a
different infusion set that has a. It's kind of like a curved top. The adhesive patch that you talked about in your review
about it feels a little bit too big. It's just the size of the actual pump itself. So that'll be interesting. And it's a seven
day.
Justin - 32:51
Okay. I haven't heard that it's a seven day tandem. Is working on a seven day infusion set. But it's a tubed infusion
set. I haven't heard anything about a seven day patch pump from Moby. If that's the case. That is a really scary place
for Omnipod.
Neil - 33:09
It's okay, so. And it's so weird. It's hilarious. I don't know if I'm even allowed to be saying, but like, I was literally talking
to the rep. He said, we've seen the demos, we've held them in our hands. We have had the overall trainings that it's
just, it needs to come out in Q1 and it's got the different infusions of the tubing. The cannula is more of a cur. You
can't really see it as much because it's so small, but it's more of a, of a spiral and it has five holes where the insulin
can come out. And it's seven day. And I'm like, oh, so this is real. Like, this isn't vaporware. Like you're talking about.
Something really goes, oh, yeah, it's. It just got to come out. I'm like, and when can we expect. I couldn't get anything
outside of Q1 from.
Justin - 33:53
Well, you blew my mind about the seven days. I mean, that's, that's big. I think Omnipod is scared of that because
they'll no longer be the own. The, the only tubeless company. You'll get versatility with Moby, for people who want to
go back and forth and seven days, that is, you know, more than double the amount of time.
Neil - 34:19
Can't even really wrap my brain around not changing that thing every three. Like, that's.
Justin - 34:24
Yeah, that's what we'll be laughing about. We'll be laughing about that. That we used to have to change these out
every three days. I mean, we laugh. CGMs used to have to switch out every day, two, three, four days. Now it's 10 and
a half, 15 days. That's incredible.
Neil - 34:40
Yeah. I want to tell people all the time when they will complain about something, I complain about it too. But I'm like,
man, you just got to remember where we came from. The fact that we're even here having this conversation. I know
it didn't work out on this sensor, but just, overall, we're much further down the road. We. We all just want it to be
perfect and better. Okay, so diabetes confession booth. All right. This is my first time doing this on a podcast. If this
fails horribly, Justin, we'll just cut it from the show and we'll act like it didn't happen. Okay.
Justin - 35:10
Okay.
Neil - 35:10
If you had 60 seconds in a confession booth to just. Right now you have a moment where you get to go, you know
what? There's something that has happened to me with type 1. Or I had a moment where I did something crazy and
it didn't work or something failed or whatever. You've got 60 seconds to just talk about a ridiculous tech fail that has
happened. Could be a pump mistake, could be a CGM fail, whatever it is.
Justin - 35:39
Okay, so the other day, I was going. I was in Palm Springs, and I was going hiking with my friends. We were going to
go up to the mountain where it's, like 65 degrees during the summer, whereas it's 104 degrees in Palm Springs. So
you know, you go up the tram. We get to the tram's closed, so we're like, all right, let's go hiking outside for, like, 20
minutes, because that's all will last. So I'm hiking. It's, you know, 104 degrees outside. We go back to the. We go back
to one of their houses. We. I go swimming in the pool. And then I get out, I'm drying, and I, like, look at my omnipod,
and I notice it looks like a lava lamp. The pump, you see through it, too. It's translucent. It looks like a lava lamp. And
it's dark liquid.
Neil - 36:24
What?
Justin - 36:24
Not clear liquid. It is dark liquid. And so I take it off. I actually have an Instagram reel coming out about this, because
it's freaked me out. This has never happened in four years. I take it off, and I'm just twisting it back and forth. There's
this gross liquid. I take off the. The patch on the back to see, like, the insides, because you can see it even better on
the back. And, like. Like, surrounding the insulin chamber, there's dark matter.
Neil - 36:48
What.
Justin - 36:49
Going through. And I have no idea what h. Well, I noticed also I'm. I noticed a. It was leaking. There was a crack in the
pod.
Neil - 36:57
No.
Justin - 36:57
As I squeezed it, there was liquid coming out. The liquid was Dark. And then I was like, did this inject dark stuff into
my body? Like potentially. Did it get into the chamber? I was thinking maybe it was. Was battery. That a battery
expanded from all the heat.
Neil - 37:14
Yeah.
Justin - 37:14
And that it then like corroded or the liquid came out, I don't know. And went into that. Because it was dark liquid. I
don't know what have caused it would have caused it to be dark anyway. I don't think I was injected with battery
liquid.
Neil - 37:27
Okay.
Justin - 37:28
But really, I learned, I guess, you know, you shouldn't be out in 104 degree weather.
Neil - 37:33
There's that. Yeah.
Justin - 37:34
With. There's that your pump. And not even for an. For an insulin thing, but for a. For a battery thing.
Neil - 37:43
Yeah.
Justin - 37:44
That's crazy.
Neil - 37:47
Yeah. Like you were. It was. It was like it was under a heat lamp for a long time and all of a sudden you glance down
and you're like, did I need to get the oil changed on this? What is happening? That's freaky.
Justin - 37:59
Well, and the craziest part is there was no beep. There was no error beep.
Neil - 38:03
No.
Justin - 38:03
But I looked at my system and it was disconnected from my system for maybe 20 minutes.
Neil - 38:11
Oh.
Justin - 38:11
I mean, I think that it even. I think if. If it was the battery that exploded or whatever, that it just killed the pump. That
there was no power in the pump. Because it will got water damage essentially.
Neil - 38:23
Right.
Justin - 38:23
It's like.
Neil - 38:23
Yeah, yeah.
Justin - 38:24
It wasn't working. So there was no error beat ever.
Neil - 38:28
Because it couldn't.
Justin - 38:29
Yeah.
Neil - 38:30
Oh, my God.
Justin - 38:31
Never in my life.
Neil - 38:32
Okay. Well, this diabetes confession booth, episode one is a huge hit. This is a success. Because I didn't see that
coming.
Justin - 38:40
All right, let's take a breather.
Neil - 38:46
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Neil - 39:40
You can do it for free@bluecirclehealth.org and now back to the show. Okay, so we asked people on Instagram,
who's we? I mean, I. I asked people. Honestly, I do the same thing. Yeah, like, who's we? People are like, you have a
team.
Justin - 40:02
No, I do personalities.
Neil - 40:03
Yeah, it's personality. So we asked people, literally said, hey, what are some questions they have for you? So this is
listener question roulette, and we're just gonna. I'm gonna go through some of these questions.
Justin - 40:12
Are.
Neil - 40:13
Are like. You're like. They thought that through others. They just messaged me as fast as they could. I don't think
they thought these through. So we'll just go through these. Okay. One question. She said, what is one diabetes app
that's actually worth downloading for?
Justin - 40:29
Carb counting. My favorite one has been Fig we, which allows you to see visual images of foods, and you can use,
like, a sliding scale, and it adds more or less, and you can really become a pro carb counter with that. So if you, like,
need help with carb counting, I would say that's the app.
Neil - 40:47
Okay.
Justin - 40:48
The go to.
Neil - 40:49
I've seen it where it's like, as you. And it's increased that slider, you're like, oh, there's more chips. Oh, there's less
chips. That's wild.
Justin - 40:55
And it's free.
Neil - 40:56
Yeah. Okay. Even better. Even better. Okay, this next question is, am I just relying on my CGM too much? Because
why do I break down crying when this thing gets schizophrenic on me and acts crazy?
Justin - 41:12
Yes, I think that we could. That we all may be relying on our CGMs a little too much and that we forget to listen to our
bodies, which is, I think, the other half of the equation. So tech fails. We can't let it upset us. I think if this is
something that happens a lot to you, have a. Have a glucose meter on you at all times, because you can really check.
Check it, and then you won't get anxious over it. Right. Have that on you and then play around, talk to your doctor
about placement of the cgm. Because it could be.
Neil - 41:43
It could be.
Justin - 41:44
That could be an issue.
Neil - 41:45
Yeah, it could be that simple. I. I did a video two weeks ago. It was a weekend. I was one town over, moving my son
out of his apartment into his house. And Justin. I. My CGM failed. But I did not have a meter with me. Me. And I. I
texted and called a friend of mine. Their daughter has type one. I'M like, hey, do you guys have a meter? Whatever.
And. And he, his first one, he goes, man, look at you out there letting your guard down, walking around with us. I'm
like, I know what I did. But I'm like, it happens to us sometimes. We just don't think we rely on it too much. And in that
scenario, that's definitely what I did for sure.
Justin - 42:23
Yeah, Yeah. I carry backups. And then the one time I don't.
Neil - 42:26
Yeah, it's the one time every. Yeah, it gets you. Okay, this next question is. I actually wondered this one myself. Have
you tried every modern insulin pump that is on the market in the United States?
Justin - 42:38
No, that's my current goal right now. I've used Omnipod 5. I've used Open source apps for Omnipod Dash, I've used
Mobi. And next I'm trying Twist, which I'm starting the first week of October just because I have some travel coming
up. I can't. I don't want to start until after that.
Neil - 42:55
That's probably good. Yeah, the perfect storm of all the wrong things at the wrong time. Okay, all right, cool.
Justin - 42:59
I've done that. Or I did that with Moby. I traveled to different countries with Moby and I was like, yeah, not the
smartest.
Neil - 43:05
Be home for that one. Okay, next question. Do you think that the closed loop pump system will ever be totally hands
off?
Justin - 43:15
Yes, that's the goal. Wow. That's the goal. I mean, that's where everyone's trying to get. And we're not going to stop
until we get there.
Neil - 43:25
And for those of us like, that's. That's our dream. But you're saying for these companies and manufacturers, that is
their goal is to get there.
Justin - 43:33
So I think that using it will be hands off the automated system. Not like eating, exercise will be hands off, but
technical malfunctions are still going to happen because, you know, their pump may become a lava lamp like that.
You know, the algorithm can't prevent that.
Neil - 43:52
Yeah, yeah, nobody saw that one coming. Who had that on their bingo card? Okay, this one, you're going to laugh at
this one because we almost just touched on this. But is there a day coming when we can take a photo of our food
like the Dexcom app or like another insulin pump app where it will calculate carbs and our pump will automatically
adjust and bolus for us?
Justin - 44:14
Half of that equation already exists. I had someone on the podcast who is the founder of co. Founder of the app
Snack with A Q, S, N, A Q.
Neil - 44:26
Okay.
Justin - 44:26
Where you can take pictures of foods, barcodes voice prompts, and it will use AI to automatically figure out what
foods are on the plate, tell you how it's going to affect your glucose based on last times, the other times you've eaten
it, and carb count. But what it won't do purposefully, they're not. They don't. They're not a medical device. It won't
automatically bolus you. Then DIY loop people are developing one for that system. Again, won't automatically bolus
for you. But as this technology already exists, I see that as being the next step.
Neil - 45:06
Yeah, yeah. It was connecting the dots between the two. Yeah. The parts exist. We just got to put it together.
Justin - 45:11
Just press enter.
Neil - 45:12
Yeah, please. Please hit it. Yeah, just hit enter. True or false. You can answer these as simply or as in depth as you
want. We may need more in depth on some of these. First one is true or false. The FDA process is more political
than it is technical.
Justin - 45:30
False.
Neil - 45:32
Yeah. All right. Tell people why that. Because I don't know if everybody gets that.
Justin - 45:36
Well, yeah, the FDA itself is not political. There may be people who politicize it, but the fda. I don't think the FDA can
really afford to be political. I think that there's a lot of work going on to streamline things and make it faster, but I
think ultimately it needs to be done safely, and I don't think that they're gonna make it unsafe.
Neil - 45:59
Yeah.
Justin - 45:59
But.
Neil - 45:59
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Okay. All right. True or false. We will have fully automated insulin delivery before we have a cure.
Justin - 46:11
I feel like it's not True or false. I don't. I don't know. I could see. I could see it being. I could see it being false because
stem cell therapy has gotten so good. Well, actually, we've already cured people, so. False.
Neil - 46:25
Right. Okay.
Justin - 46:26
So that's why we've already cured people. They're on immunosuppressants, but they're cured. So I guess we already
have. We already have a cure, and we just don't have a streamlined cure.
Neil - 46:35
Yeah, that's the thing is, I think people used to think we'd get a shot or we'd get a pill and be like, oh, my gosh, that's
it. It's over. But it's not that I don't think it's ever going to be that. It is a process, and there are steps toward a full cure
that is available for everybody. Right.
Justin - 46:51
Yeah.
Neil - 46:52
True or false. Tech companies hold back features to make the Next model look even better?
Justin - 47:00
Yes, absolutely. I mean, I see this always with my phone and my laptop that there are features that don't exist when
something comes out. And then also maybe they just want a software update down the line to add a little more
energy to the product. Right. So then they release that feature a little down the road with. With the diabetes
technology, it's a little more difficult because, like, I think that they want to put out as many features as they can
immediately because it takes so long, but sometimes just things won't make it. So they're like, all right, we need to
prioritize what we can now and just put this in the next launch.
Neil - 47:37
Yep. So, yeah, they got. They got to push out what they. What they have ready. And that. That. That process is two to
five years sometimes. So it's. It's not. None of this is fast. Okay. True or false. Bluetooth is the weakest L pump and
CGM combos.
Justin - 47:59
Bluetooth is very annoying. Especially underwater.
Neil - 48:03
You could say that, yes.
Justin - 48:04
Yeah, Especially underwater or with some. If it's not on, like, the same side. I. So, yeah. Is it the most annoying thing
there?
Neil - 48:19
It's right up there.
Justin - 48:20
Yeah. I mean, it's super annoying. I don't know. I'm not impacted by it a ton on my end because I'm not swimming all
the time and I'm not. Well, actually, with DIY loop, they don't even talk to each other. They talk to the phone. So I never
have issues with that.
Neil - 48:34
Okay.
Justin - 48:36
I think the issue that annoys me more is just sensor issues that, you know, not getting readings from the sensor and
then therefore not getting any on the podcast.
Neil - 48:46
Pump. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, that's fair. Okay, last one. The future of CGM sensor life will never be longer than 14 days.
Justin - 48:57
Oh, 100% false. Well, ever since is already a year.
Neil - 49:01
There it is. Yeah.
Justin - 49:02
And then there's Glucotrack working on an implanted device that doesn't have an external device that would last
three years. And ever since back to them, they are working on bigger things where there is no external device and it
lasts a year or the. Or the internal device lasts longer. So there's a lot of work being done to make CGMs last longer.
Neil - 49:27
I think people don't realize because maybe your CGM doesn't last that long doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. And I
think that's kind of eye opening to be able to hear something like that. That's good. Okay. All right, Justin, this is.
We're about to take you through the fastest five minutes of your life. Okay, that sounds ominous, but it's. It's
fantastic. So the goal. The goal here is see how many of these questions you can answer. Right now, I only have 20
of these questions because no one has made it past 16. Okay? Right now, Rob Howe is at 16. He's our. He's our. He's
on the leaderboard. Dr. Monica Gomberg is at 15. Ginger Vieira a close third. Okay, so that's your competition. I'm
gonna set a timer on my phone.
Justin - 50:11
What are the rules? Like, should I. Should I have. I. I'm a. But should I just.
Neil - 50:15
Like, you can expand on it. Like, you can't just say yes or no answer. Like, in a minute and a half, we're done with all
20. So I like legitimate answers. That's my one rule. Okay? Okay. Okay. All right. You ready?
Justin - 50:26
What if I don't? Am I going to know the answers to all these things?
Neil - 50:29
Yeah, you'll know. If you don't know the answer to these, we're in trouble. You're just. You're diabetic. You were fine.
You'll know these. Okay, here we go. Starting now. What is the first diabetes tech review you ever did?
Justin - 50:44
Dexcom G7.
Neil - 50:46
Oh, that's recent. I didn't think that. I was thinking. It would have been way earlier than that.
Justin - 50:50
Okay, you're slow.
Neil - 50:51
Are.
Justin - 50:51
You are.
Neil - 50:52
I'm not sandbagging. I'm not saying back. Okay. You're stranded on a deserted island, and you can only have one
piece of diabetes tech with you. What is it.
Justin - 51:04
Insulin?
Neil - 51:06
Nah. Is that diabetes tech, though?
Justin - 51:08
Like, Honestly? Blood glucose meter.
Neil - 51:10
Okay. All right. You didn't say the phone that reads the glucose. Okay. Yeah, you're good.
Justin - 51:15
No blood glucose.
Neil - 51:16
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
Justin - 51:17
You didn't say dies in 14 days.
Neil - 51:18
Yes, it does. One tech feature you wish existed tomorrow.
Justin - 51:25
The bolus button on Omnipod.
Neil - 51:28
Oh, my gosh. If they're listening. Omnipod, call. Call him. Okay. What is one talent that you wish you had?
Justin - 51:40
I wish I could act better. I'm good at being myself, but I'm not the best at acting.
Neil - 51:46
I've seen some sketches from you on Instagram. Pretty fantastic.
Justin - 51:50
So, yeah, I guess I'm good at.
Neil - 51:51
Yeah, okay. All right. If you haven't seen them, they're incredible. All right. If you could give one pump a mic drop,
retirement and just say, listen, this thing is done. Like, can we move on? Which one is it?
Justin - 52:03
Do you want me to. Badmouth a pump right now.
Neil - 52:05
I mean, it can be super old.
Justin - 52:08
I mean, no, I'd say the Medtronic 780G hardware. And they know that.
Neil - 52:13
Oh, they do.
Justin - 52:14
The hardware. The software is great, but the hardware.
Neil - 52:17
With you, a hundred percent. Okay, got it. What is the most exciting diabetes tech you have ever tried in person? The.
Justin - 52:28
This eye scan technology that could, you know, use AI to find issues with your eyes.
Neil - 52:33
Oh, okay. All right. It's almost like a second opinion. All right. What is the most overhyped diabetes gadget? Could be
a gadget. Could be fluff.
Justin - 52:40
The dual hormone pump.
Neil - 52:42
I'm just gonna go. Okay. All right. The cure won't look anything like what we thought it would. And is that okay with
you?
Justin - 52:52
Yeah. Okay, that's okay with me. I'll take a cure no matter what it looks like.
Neil - 52:57
Exactly. All right, so if a CGM alert could be customized to whatever sound you want, what sound would you want to
be? Some of your CGM alerts, like a chicken get done. A favorite low snack that you've used while editing videos
because you can't get stuff on your fingers.
Justin - 53:17
Oh, gummy gummies are good. Or like a glass of orange juice.
Neil - 53:23
Yeah. Okay. All right. Who do you want to play you in your Hollywood biopic that I'm currently pitching? Who. Who do
you. Who do you want to play you?
Justin - 53:31
Well, I want to hear more about the bio.
Neil - 53:32
I know you do. Don't let's stay on target.
Justin - 53:38
What's his name from Donnie Darko.
Neil - 53:40
Oh, my gosh. Jake Gyllenha.
Justin - 53:42
Jake Gyllenhaal.
Neil - 53:43
Oh, done.
Justin - 53:45
His younger self.
Neil - 53:46
Okay, what is one company that you wish would enter into the type 1 diabetes tech space?
Justin - 53:53
Yeah, I'm sorry. I was thinking about Jake. Jake Gyllenhaal. Still Apple. Apple would be so cool. And they're kind of.
Neil - 54:00
Yeah, they're really close. Yeah, they're. They're toying with it. Okay, what is the funniest comment you have ever
gotten on a video? One that just made me laugh.
Justin - 54:11
Well, this one didn't make me laugh. It gave me a whole, like, inner distraught feeling. But it's worth talking about. I
just had an episode about, like, AI come out, and within the. The. The podcast, I say, like, I call an LLM a learning
language model instead of a large language model.
Neil - 54:29
Yeah, yeah.
Justin - 54:30
And, like, I know it's large language model. I listen tons of podcasts. Podcast about AI. Like, I'm very aware of what's
going on in the space. And this comment was like, someone shouldn't be reporting on LLM, on AI if they don't know
the acronym LLM, blah, blah. And then they had something else. And I'm like, okay, so you're telling me all reporters
need to know. Yeah, every acronym before they report on it. Do you think reporters reporting on type 1 diabetes know
what aid is? No. We're here, we're educating, we're learning as.
Neil - 54:58
Reporters always what is which is more important. The CGM warm up time being faster or more accurate. You've
got 30 seconds.
Justin - 55:06
Accurate, definitely. You want your CGM to be accurate. Like, I don't care if it's two hours, one hour, or 30 minutes. If
you're telling me it's going to be more accurate the longer we warm up, then I'll just overlap sensors.
Neil - 55:18
There's more than one way to do that. Okay. 20 seconds. The one diabetes app that you actually use every day.
Justin - 55:25
I mean, my DIY loot app. I, I, I actively try to use less. So I'm not trying, I'm not using diabetes apps. Really?
Neil - 55:36
Okay.
Justin - 55:37
Because I want less diabetes in my life.
Neil - 55:39
Yeah. Okay. All right, last question. We're at 10 seconds. You get to pick walk up music. You're at bat music. What is
your go to song.
Justin - 55:51
Then? I don't know the name.
Neil - 55:53
Feel like it's on the Jock Jam cd.
Justin - 55:55
Yeah, I don't know. Y' all ready for this?
Neil - 55:59
Okay.
Justin - 56:00
All right. All right.
Neil - 56:01
Parting shots, Justin. Like, what you do in this space, what you do for all of us, I know you do it because you love it. I
know you do it because you enjoy it and it's your way of contributing back to this community. I don't know if
anybody's ever said this to you, but, like, on behalf of all of us, seriously, thank you. Because we trust you. If I can say
that, like, there's a certain level, there's an equation for trust. It's empathy and competency. That is where we get
trust and you have both. And we feel it when we watch your stuff. We are on your side. We are cheering for you. And
I just want to say thank you for all the work that you put into. I know how long it takes to edit a video, man.
Neil - 56:48
I know how long it takes to film all that content, to write that out, to go get the stuff, to work on it and all of that time.
We appreciate it, like, genuinely. We do.
Justin - 56:59
Thank you. Thank you. It's great to hear that. I think it does take a lot of work and it's so easy for comments like the
one I mentioned earlier to eat away at you. But then you would just have to realize that a lot of people don't
understand how much work goes into it. So thank you. Thank you so much. I love doing it. It's so fun for me and I. I
just want to keep doing more and more, and I've got lots of ideas and I'm working to do that.
Neil - 57:26
Okay. Excited. You have an employee coming on. That's. That's awesome. All right. If you, if you can tell people, like,
give them one parting shot here, something that will help encourage them or challenge them when it comes to
diabetes tech. And then where can people find your work, what you do on a. On a daily basis?
Justin - 57:45
Give yourself grace and don't let the tech control you. It's so easy to look at your glucose levels every other minute,
you know, or just like constantly.
Neil - 58:02
Yeah.
Justin - 58:03
But when you let go a little bit. And I know it's hard too, especially after potentially traumatic experiences of lows.
Neil - 58:10
Yeah.
Justin - 58:11
But know that the technology and its alerts really are there for you and put a little more trust in that. And also listen
to yourself, listen to your body, because that's part of the equation. My mom's calling me.
Neil - 58:25
Okay.
Justin - 58:26
And should I take it?
Neil - 58:28
Yes.
Justin - 58:28
And then, hey, mom, you're on a podcast.
Neil - 58:31
Hey, mom.
Justin - 58:33
And so that's what I've done. And it's made me a lot happier and it's made me more reactive than proactive with
glucose levels. And that's really helped a lot is like, you know, when there's an alert, that's when you should respond
and not worry about that, where people can find me. I'm Diabetec on everywhere on socials. I'm on all the socials.
My handle is Diabetech. And then my website, diabetech.info is like what I'm building to be the go to source for
diabetes tech news and research. So it's like all of these news updates on the latest in tech and research and our
podcast episodes go up there. Our YouTube videos go up there. So it's kind of like the one stop shop for everything
you want on the latest and greatest. And there's all of our content.
Justin - 59:30
There's also a newsletter on there where we send you updates. And my podcast, Diabetic. Diabetic Tech.
Neil - 59:37
Yeah. I love it. Thanks.
Justin - 59:40
Oh, and sorry. I also have a YouTube channel which is where I put all these fun videos.
Neil - 59:44
My next thing was to say, hey, you kind of have a YouTube channel that you might want to.
Justin - 59:48
I forgot.
Neil - 59:48
Yeah. There's so many things you're doing, man. Thank you for. For being on this podcast for a minute. Thanks for
just kind of giving us an update on where we're at, where we are in the state of everything, man. Some AI stuff is in
there, some pump technology, some CGM stuff, just all of it. But I think what. What you said kind of rings true. All of
that stuff is there to help us. Let's not. Let's not obsess over that. And really trust your own instincts, trust your own
body. That's huge. I appreciate you, man.
Justin - 01:00:17
Yeah. Thank you so much for having me. This was a lot of fun.
Neil - 01:00:23
I cannot even describe to you how much I love doing this on a daily basis. It takes me weeks to write these episodes.
I then sit down and record them. That takes a lot of time. I'm over here getting cotton mouth. But it's so fun being in
this with you on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday basis. And your responsiveness, your kindness on social media and
everywhere else, it's the best. This is one of the greatest communities I have ever been a part of. And I just want you
to know, like, after you're done listening to this episode, if you're overwhelmed with the technology, remember, you
run that tech, okay? Not the other way around. It's there to serve you. And I will be here every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday with short episodes to help you walk through this one step at a time.
Neil - 01:01:14
Make sure you're following me on all the socials, whatever, anywhere. I'm on Instagram and TikTok and all those kind
of things. New episodes are constantly coming out. I'm really excited to talk soon about what is coming next month
for the month of September, because we're gonna. We're gonna do a bit of a reset, just a pause. We're gonna hit the
pause button on a lot of stuff. I think it's gonna be very helpful for so many of us. I love doing this with you guys.
Remember, you're not doing a bad job, okay? You're doing a difficult job. There's a major difference. And nobody
remembers easy. What you are doing is resilient, and I'm proud of you, and I'm in this with you. I'll see you next time.