Episode 233 - Rob & Eritrea, June 2023

If you thought you weren't going to get a Rob and Eritrea episode this month well….YOU THOUGHT! The Rob and Eritrea show is back! The crew unpacks so much and gets into:

  • DDT is now hosting EVENTS! Its been 2 months since our Pax and Beneficia event and we’ve got more on the way!

  • The impact of harmful unsolicited advice and the violent narrative it brings to people living with disabilities and chronic illnesses

  • DIABETES DRAMA! Theres so much of it!

  • Life with Diabetes comes with complications. No matter what people with diabetes do, we will deal with complications.

  • Rob’s new pump! The Medtronic 780G and its exciting updates for PWD.

  • “Enjoying your lows” and different ways your brain does that.

  • Losing that muscle memory of feeling your lows and “technology induced hypounawareness”

  • Diabetes alerts and how they can immediately shift your priorities in the immediate moment.

  • Eritrea gives up on Mounjaro and explains why it didn’t work for her and  how tirzepatide/semaglutides can impact a person living with diabetes and an eating disorder.

  • The importance of moving your body without feeling shame.

  • No one has diabetes figured out. We just get better at doing things we dont want to do!

  • THE MAILBAG GETS INTO TRAVEL TIPS!

Books discussed during the show: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Morta

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!