Episode 198 - Cameron Hall, T1D Advocate

In the episode, friend of the pod, Cameron Hall returns to Diabetics Doing Things. Cam, Rob, and Eritrea discuss:

  • Diagnosis at the age of 9

  • Difference of care for patients of color

  • Diabetes tech from back in the day

  • Having a family of advocates

  • Pretending not to have Diabetes, trying to hide it, and the price of trying to ignore it

  • The mental onus of being a young black man with limitations

  • Living openly at Chipotle

  • Navigating new jobs, new states, new insurance, new healthcare

  • Health deserts and exodus of endocrinologists

  • Using client advocacy with your insurance and HR

  • Burnout even when privileged

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