Each week Rob and Eritrea will update you on all the goings on at Diabetics Doing Things, and integrate that into the show prior to our guests.
This week we talk about:
Eritrea’s recent endocrinologist appointment
Normalizing A1C anxiety!
How Diabetes (and a bad endocrinologist) affected Rob’s credit score early in his life
Discussion around Health Insurance renewals, etc.
Eritrea talking about the stigma and bad feelings around filing for a disability at work or when Diabetes gets in the way of work/activities
This week’s guests are Paloma Guerrero (@glitterglucose on Instagram) & Gretchen Otte (@TypeOneTypeHappy on Instagram)
Paloma, Gretchen, Rob and Eritrea discuss, among other things:
How Diabetes brought Gretchen and Paloma together
Connecting through the Diabetes online community
Finding common interests outside of Diabetes (shoutout David Mina)
The importance of friends with Diabetes when dealing with Diabetes burnout
Rob getting inspired to run a marathon through Gretchen (and Marie) sharing their stories on Instagram
Paloma getting outside her comfort zone at a Diabetes adventure camp and falling in love with the outdoors
Behind the scenes of Paloma and Gretchen’s paddle boarding adventure
Advice to people who haven’t yet found their Diabestie
Paloma’s secret name when she meets new people (lol)
Being open with showing the highs and the lows of Diabetes
And much more!
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