About us

Founded in 2015, Diabetics Doing Things began as a podcast and social media community with a simple goal: help one person. Since then, the podcast has been downloaded over 2 million times from listeners in over 80 countries. After 8 years of content, events and building practical applications for people with Diabetes, in 2023, Diabetics Doing Things committed to a long-term mission and vision to maximize our impact and give us focus.

Mission

Diabetics Doing Things empowers, informs and inspires people and creators living with diabetes through storytelling, events, and community. 

Vision

Creating a more equitable world for people living with diabetes

Diabetics Doing Things is a for-profit, patient-led media company focused on our podcast, programs and events founded by Rob Howe.

Rob Howe - Founder, T1D

Rob was diagnosed T1D on January 1, 2005 at Children's Medical Center of Dallas. His care team told him that any dream he had for his life was still within reach, which was exactly what he needed to hear. Rob earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and later became the first person with T1D to play for the Washington Generals against the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. In November of 2015, he made Diabetics Doing Things his life’s work.

When he’s not podcasting, public speaking, creating diabetes content or playing basketball, Rob spends his 9-5 as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recreation Dallas, an award-winning boutique creative agency in Dallas Texas working with brands like 7-Eleven, American Airlines and more. He lives in East Dallas with his wife Erica and their two dogs Rowan and Enzo and cat, Michael J. Fox.