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About this Podcast:

Beta Cell is a show about people living with type 1 diabetes. It's the original diabetes storytelling podcast that covers an array of relevant and timely issues through interviews and discussions with diabetics. Host Craig Stubing draws on his over two decades with type 1 diabetes to show how it impacts our lives and how our lives impact it.

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Contact path

Verified email

Booking probability

24%

Guest openness

Selective

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80/100
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What is Beta Cell about?

Beta Cell is a show about people living with type 1 diabetes. It's the original diabetes storytelling podcast that covers an array of relevant and timely issues through interviews and discussions with diabetics. Host Craig Stubing draws on his over two decades with type 1 diabetes to show how it impacts our lives and how our lives impact it.

What has Beta Cell covered recently?

Recent episodes include "A Shot at Love with Nonprofit Insulin" (21 January 2026, 29 minutes), "Battling Big Pharma" (14 March 2025, 48 minutes), and "The Bolus 3: Dexcom Stops Caring" (26 August 2024, 12 minutes).

How often does Beta Cell publish?

Beta Cell publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 103 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Beta Cell?

Booking probability for Beta Cell is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beta Cell requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beta Cell's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Beta Cell?

The strongest fits for Beta Cell are Health & Wellness Services. Beta Cell has a news audience.

About the host

Beta Cell is a news podcast with 103 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Jan 21, 202629 minS0

    <p>Nonprofit pharmaceutical company Civica has released it's biosimilar version of Lantus long-acting insulin for $55 for a box of 5 pens—that's the list price it costs you to buy it without needing insurance, coupons...

  • Mar 14, 202548 minS0

    <p>Diabetics are stuck in an abusive relationship with pharmaceutical corporations: if we try to fight to make insulin more affordable, they can simply stop distributing it, leaving us without the very thing we need to...

  • Aug 26, 202412 minS0

    <p>Dexcom's new sensor replacement policy has shown what the company cares about most: your money.</p> <p>Things we mention:</p> Dexcom's sensor replacement policy Comparison of G7 and Libre 3 Accuracy Write to your...

  • Mar 4, 20246 minS0

    <p>You know how they say that diabetics make an additional 180 decisions a day because of diabetes? Well, they're wrong.</p> <p>Support Beta Cell on Patreon.</p> <p>Things we mention:</p> 180 Decisions A Day by Cynthia...

  • Jan 17, 20245 minS0

    <p>Are you wondering what to buy for someone with diabetes? Well, don't buy any of these.</p> <p>Support Beta Cell on Patreon.</p> <p>Things we mention:</p> 18 Thoughtful Gifts for People with Diabetes

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  • Dec 28, 20235 minS0

    <p>Turns out The Diabetes App is getting ready to launch an IPO. Do you want to use a for profit diabetes social network?</p> <p>Support Beta Cell on Patreon.</p>

  • Dec 27, 20235 minS0

    <p>A little shot of sanity in an increasingly crazy diabetes community. The Bolus takes a thoughtful and measure approach to some of the most pressing, and least pressing, stories about diabetes.</p> <p>Support Beta...

  • Episode #38

    Diabetes in Gaza

    Oct 25, 202325 minS0

    <p>What would you do if there was no insulin left?</p> <p>Follow us on Instagram. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Support us on Patreon.</p> <p>Things we mention:</p> Send diabetes supplies to children in Gaza...

  • Mar 3, 202233 minS0

    <p>There is so much information about managing diabetes that it's hard to know who to trust. So we try and figure it out.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @betacellpodcast. Leave a review on Apple...

  • Jan 26, 202224 minS0

    <p>We unwrap the Oversight Committee's report on how pharmaceutical corporations keep the price of insulin so high.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @betacellpodcast. Support us by becoming a...

  • Episode #35

    Ain't Got Wings

    Sep 23, 202120 minS0

    <p>The untold story of pilots with type 1 diabetes.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @betacellpodcast. Support our work with a tip or on Patreon.</p>

  • Jul 15, 2021—S0

    <p>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...

  • May 22, 20218 minS0

    <p>A short update on Maine bill LD 673, An Act to Create the Insulin Safety Net Program.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @betacellpodcast. Support us with a tip or on Patreon.</p>

  • May 3, 202148 minS0

    <p>100 years after the discovery of insulin, stories of people falling through the gaps in American healthcare.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @betacellpodcast. Leave us a tip. Support our work on...

  • Mar 10, 202144 minS0

    <p>Craig and Hannah discuss how Beyond Type 1 accepting money from insulin makers caused him to resign from their Leadership Council.</p> <p>Support Beta Cell on Patreon.</p> <p>Things we mention:</p> Craig's Letter of...

  • Feb 25, 202131 minS0

    <p>When Hannah tweeted at Montana House Rep. Jessica Karjala (D) about how her insulin co-pay cap bill wouldn’t actually help that many people with diabetes, the debate got a little out of hand.</p> <p>Support Beta Cell...

  • Feb 18, 202115 minS0

    <p>We talked to Ashley Butler, Ph.D. about her co-authored paper Type 1 Diabetes Self‐Management Behaviors among Emerging Adults: Racial/Ethnic Differences.</p> <p>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter...

  • Feb 13, 202127 minS0

    <p>Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest day of the year for football, chicken wings, day drinking, and Dexcom? We break down the pros and cons (but mostly cons) of Dexcom’s first ever Super Bowl ad featuring diabetic...

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