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Episode 287 - 9amHealth with Frank Westermann

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Episode 287 - 9amHealth with Frank Westermann Diabetics Doing Things Podcast

In this episode, we talk with Frank Westermann, the Co-Founder of 9amHealth, a virtual care platform focused on providing holistic, specialty-level care for people living with cardio-metabolic conditions like prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

Frank shares his personal journey with type 1 diabetes and how that experience led him to co-found 9amHealth, which aims to make it easier for people to access the care and support they need to manage their chronic conditions.

Main Topics Discussed:

  • Frank's diagnosis with type 1 diabetes and how it shaped his career path (00:00:57)

  • The evolution from Frank's previous company, MySugr, to the launch of 9am Health (00:04:04)

  • 9amHealth's approach to providing "complete cardiometabolic care" for patients with type 2 diabetes and related conditions (00:06:56)

  • How 9amHealth is working to address barriers to care in underserved communities (00:14:12)

  • Patient success stories and the impact of 9amHealth's affordable, accessible care model (00:21:34)

  • The role of AI and technology in the future of healthcare (00:24:56)

Where to find Frank:

LinkedIn
9amHealth