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Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes

Meet Pietro Marsala, the first US commercial airline pilot with type 1 diabetes

25 Apr 2023

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Long thought an impossible, development people with type 1 diabetes are now working as commercial airline pilots. The very first to be certified in the US , Pietro Marsala says he decided to forge ahead while working as a flight instructor, taking inexperienced student pilots up while he was in control. Pietro will share what happened next, how a mountain of data gradually won of skeptics, his in flight diabetes routine and what he’s up to now. You might be a passenger on his next flight! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Follow Pietro on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flytype1/?hl=en FAA requirements for pilots who dose insulin: https://www.faa.gov/ame_guide/dec_cons/disease_prot/itdm More about Pietro Marsala: https://www.healthline.com/diabetesmine/first-commercial-pilot-type-1-diabetes   Please visit our Sponsors & Partners - they help make the show possible! Take Control with Afrezza  Omnipod - Simplify Life Learn about Dexcom  Check out VIVI Cap to protect your insulin from extreme temperatures Learn more about AG1 from Athletic Greens  Drive research that matters through the T1D Exchange The best way to keep up with Stacey and the show is by signing up for our weekly newsletter: Sign up for our newsletter here Here's where to find us: Facebook (Group) Facebook (Page) Instagram Twitter Check out Stacey's books! Learn more about everything at our home page www.diabetes-connections.com  Reach out with questions or comments: [email protected]    

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