#38: Kim Boaz-Wilson, CDE | Own Your Diabetes Journey

When seeking diabetes healthcare, it’s rare to find a person who delivers advice that he or she has felt. In speaking with Kim, you know she lives and breathes every word of her life lessons with a no fear philosophy. Ryan and Amber went to school.

Fortunately for us, she’s also a CDE (certified diabetes educator). Diagnosed at 5 years old with type 1 diabetes, Kim found her calling as a CDE (and RN) with Diabetes Solutions Oklahoma. As the Executive Director Kim manages new family education for type 1 diabetes, pump therapy training, and ongoing patient consultations. During the podcast, she answered a question over text about what to bolus for a certain number of carbs–she’s committed.

• Hypothetical Facts On Ketones – NOT Keystones (Amber was tired)
  • Not enough insulin
  • Dehydration
  • Lacking nutrition
  • No one lives in a clinical setting
• Breaking down the word diabetic
  • Kim is a person with diabetes, she’s not a disease.
  • The more a person refers to themselves as a diabetic, the more they complain about everything in life.
• For all of the links to the various camps via Diabetes Solutions, check out their website. 
• People don’t forget to stalk up on low BG stuff. You can purchase them via Amazon…
  • Glucose tabs
  • Juice Boxes
  • Organic pouches (usually for kiddos, but an easy and healthy 15g of carbs)

Kim helped Amber put on her first Dexcom after the show. Here’s the result (spoiler: she survived):