We interrupt this month’s programming of our Women’s Health Episode for NDAM to bring you a new episode of the Rob and Eritrea show! In this episode Rob and Eritrea catch up on:
Eritrea’s fourth NDAM on the DDT team
Rob’s NDAM thread
Our ongoing Women’s Health Series, the lack of online resources/conversations and why we’re digging more into it
Diabetes technology has come so far: some young people haven’t ever even pricked their fingers
Having a victim mindset vs a growth mindset as a person living with diabetes.
NDAM and the hyperactivity of the community
Rob’s continued journey on 780G and letting his system do its thang
Eritrea’s travel to EASD, Germany, The Netherlands and Greece
The difficulty of getting yourself additional supplies once you’ve run through all your extra diabetes gear and the cost of doing so
The escalation of violence in Palestine
Eritrea’s growing frustration and personal pain in being a displaced person watching others continue to be displaced
Rob and Eritrea discuss being advocates while still trying to be real people living “normal lives”
The process of living through grief while still trying to exist in the day-to-day
