Steven Santoyo (@stevensantoyo on Instagram) joins the pod for the first time!
Steven, Rob and Eritrea discuss, among other things:
What it’s like to teach 8th Graders while living with Diabetes
Steven’s diagnosis story
How Steven found the Diabetes community
How COVID-19 has radically changed what it means to be a teacher in a post-COVID world.
Rob and Eritrea are back for the return of the episode format of Testing Testing our Blood Sugar. We talk about living through the Texas Snowpocalypse 2021 as well as upcoming guests on the podcast. Thanks so much for being a part of Diabetics Doing Things.
In this episode, we cover:
Discussing what we learned from the Texas Electricity Crisis during the worst winter store in 100 years
Upcoming guests, including a Sex Worker with Diabetes
Explaining Rob’s “vaguebooking” on Instagram, the context behind “What you do is who you are.”
Weird banter about Jurassic Park lol
Teasing out Diabetes in mainstream media episodes
Rob’s second vaccine update
Setting up a VOICEMAIL line for Diabetics Doing Things
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Kendall Kidder-Goshorn (@thesweetlibrarian on instagram) joins the pod for the first time!
This is a big moment for the podcast, because Rob first asked (and Ken agreed) to do the podcast in 2016, but it has never happened until now.
Ken and Rob discuss, among other things:
Kendall’s experience with COVID-19 and mono, along with managing her Diabetes
What DIRTs (Diabetes In Real Time) are and where they came from
The responsibilities of a public librarian
Insider discussion on Diabetes influencers
Kendall’s favorite gluten-free treats in the Chicago area!!!
This is a really fun, entertaining and informative interview, so I hope you enjoy! it was nearly 5 years in the making!!!!
Evan Soroka - @evan_soroka on Instagram joins Rob and Eritrea on the pod to talk about her new book Yoga Therapy for Diabetes.
She takes us through her journey as a Yogi with T1D and we have an incredible discussion about the importance of practice as it relates to Diabetes.
We’ve had a number of people with Diabetes on the podcast who employ a yoga practice to help manage their Diabetes and I think Evan is an incredible resource for people who are looking for the science behind their yoga practice and how to use the transformative power of a yoga practice in their Diabetes management.
Enjoy!
Rob and Eritrea are back for the return of the episode format of Testing Testing our Blood Sugar. We talk about our More Than A Diabetic project and other events from January 21. I Thanks so much for being a part of Diabetics Doing Things.
In this episode, we cover:
Teasing a project with the first WNBA player with T1D Lauren Cox
Talking about the first two weeks (at time of recording) of President Joe Biden’s term
Reviewing More Than A Diabetic drop 1
Thinking through January 2020, and remembering Kobe Bryant and the 12 months that followed
What’s next at Diabetics Doing Things? Podcast guests like Kendall Kidder-Goshorn the Sweet Librarian, and digging into Diabetes in media and TV.
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Episode 3: Diabetes, Black Lives Matter and The Black Diabetic Experience
Panelists:
Topics:
What it's like to be a person of color online in the Diabetes space?
What was it like in the early days of the Diabetes Online Community?
Dealing with the stigma of insulin in the Type 2 Diabetes community
The power of finding community online
Keep it locked on the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, where we will include the full video interviews of all our episodes.
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Episode 3: Diabetes, Black Lives Matter and The Black Diabetic Experience
Panelists:
Topics:
What role can the Diabetes community at large and the Black Diabetes Community play in Black Lives Matter?
COVID-19 as another area in health where Black and Brown communities are disproportionally affected.
The Black Diabetes Community showed strong support for BeyondType1's GetInsulin.org project, which was being criticized in the community because it was funded in partnership with pharmaceutical companies. What made you start that discussion? How was it received?
What do people like Rob, and people in positions of leadership in Diabetes need to know what it's like to be Black with Diabetes?
Keep it locked on the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, where we will include the full video interviews of all our episodes.
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Episode 2: Diabetes Nonprofits and Representation
Panelists:
Topics:
A in depth discussion on Diabetes nonprofits and the lack of representation for BIPOC communities.
An up close and personal look at the JDRF Juneteenth incident
How can we be better represent Black people with Diabetes? The system is clearly broken what can be done to fix it?
Keep it locked on the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, where we will include the full video interviews of all our episodes.
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Episode 1: Medical Racism, Misdiagnosis & Stereotypes
Panelists:
Taylor Johnson - www.instagram.com/taylorbetic
Dr. Roy Collins - www.instagram.com/dr.royc
Shaw Strothers - www.instagram.com/typeonderful_ https://typeonederfulclothes.com/
Chelcie Rice - www.instagram.com/type1comedian
Mila Clarke-Buckley - www.instagram.com/thehangrywoman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLFD9VZ1SHLpCCWuAhX_DA
Topics:
"The risk of diabetes is 77% higher among African Americans than non-Hispanic white Americans." Certainly we know this anecdotally because of stereotypes, but are we as a Diabetes community talking about the disproportionate assault on black communities enough?
Race and Misdiagnosis. This is also a fat phobic issue. What part does race at face value play in diagnosis?
Another stat: Maternal Mortality in Black mothers is 3x higher than white mothers.
Stereotyping: black people are often pictured as either very poor, or very successful (athletes, entertainers, etc.) what about Black people who aren't poor or even come from wealth?
Keep it locked on the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, where we will include the full video interviews of all our episodes.
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To kickoff 2021, Rob and Eritrea have been hard at work at a new series titled More Than A Diabetic, a 4-part series featuring 15 members of the Diabetes Community who are all people of color. This series focuses on important topics like medical racism, representation in the Diabetes community and how we can collectively as a community do better to support our BIPOC brothers and sisters with Diabetes. Launching January 15, 2021, the 4-part series includes the following episodes:
Episode 1: Medical Racism, Misdiagnosis & Stereotypes - January 15th
Episode 2: Diabetes Nonprofits & Representation - January 19th
Episode 3: Diabetes, Atiana Jefferson & Black Lives Matter - January 22nd
Episode 4: Microaggression and the things people say to people with Diabetes online- January 26th
Keep it locked on the podcast as well as our YouTube channel, where we will include the full video interviews of all our episodes.
Don’t forget to make sure you’re subscribed to The Drip and follow #morethanadiabetic on Instagram for all the materials related to the series.
Rob and Eritrea are back for the return of the episode format of Testing Testing our Blood Sugar. We’re covering a lot in this December round up, but overall we want to wish you a Happy Holidays and a safe and prosperous 2021. Thanks so much for being a part of Diabetics Doing Things.
In this episode we cover:
The conversation around Diabetes and Disability. From the discussion on Twitter, to the Amazon documentary on Oscar Pistorius, Rob and Eritrea talk about living with Diabetes and how they think about having a disability or identifying as disabled.
Achievement culture in Diabetes. Why have we for so long only shown extraordinary people living with Diabetes as the example of what life with Diabetes is like? Rob talks about falling victim to that narrative and how we are working to normalize living a normal life with Diabetes
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Jorge Esquivel Ruiz has been a longtime follower and listener of Diabetics Doing Things. So when he sent Rob a message on Instagram in November 2020 that said there was a clear lack of Spanish-speaking countries represented on the podcast, we felt the need to act quickly.
Jorge lives in a small town in Mexico, and talks about the challenges people with Diabetes in Mexico who do not live near a big city face not only with Diagnosis, but also with ongoing management of their supplies. In this episode we discuss:
The challenges rural communities in Mexico face with healthcare
How what is considered affordable for Americans is often too expensive for Mexican people
The truth about Mexico’s pharmacies for Mexican citizens
Jorge’s diagnosis story
Diabetes Community in Mexico
Jorge answers Rob’s famous “Airport” question in Spanish with help from Eritrea.
Do you live with Diabetes and speak Spanish as your primary language? We want to hear from you. Please contact us if you would like to share your story in Spanish.
11/5/2020
Once upon a time Kerri Sparling from SixUntilMe mentioned Mario Kart on this podcast, and today we realize that dream as Sarah Johnson (@thediabeticcactus on Instagram) play Mario Kart during this interview. This is a fun challenge, and you’ll have to see how Rob and Sarah perform as they dig into conversations about Diabetes!
In this episode, Rob and Sarah discuss:
You’re the Diabetic Cactus, where did that come from and what made you start doing it?
Your mom also lives with Diabetes, what was that like growing up and what is it like now?
You are bring the full unfiltered life with diabetes to instagram , you’re a YouTuber, what is something about putting your life with diabetes out there that most people don’t realize is part of it?
You’re currently taking Trulicity - what should people with Diabetes know about it?
iPads - let’s talk about em
What are you most looking forward to in a post-COVID reality
Rob and Eritrea are back for the return of the episode format of Testing Testing our Blood Sugar. We’re covering a lot in this October round up, but the biggest thing you’ll notice is there’s new intro music. Will it stay? Rob already hates it, so be sure to let him know if you do too!
In this episode we cover:
November = diabetes awareness month
Election burnout
it is I, the DIY Fly Guy - the story behind my Twitter handle @flyyabetes
Myabetic awards recap - Myabetic tv
Lauren Bongiorno/Koia/Omnipod Together T1d event
-Echo chamber of social media
-podcasts I was on the Texans Titans / Like, Honestly
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9/23/2020 - Part 2
On August, 11 2020 Medtronic Diabetes announced its plans to acquire Companion Medical, makers of the InPen, the only FDA cleared smart insulin pen. Medtronic tasked us to collect questions from the Diabetes Community for Julie Foster, so that’s what we did. Since the acquisition has now officially closed, this episode is part 2 of a 2 part series. If you haven’t listened to part 1, check out Episode 159 of Diabetics Doing Things with Sean Salmon
Disclaimer: Rob Howe is a paid consultant of Medtronic Diabetes, this podcast was made possible by Medtronic but Rob’s thoughts and opinions are his own.
In this episode, Rob and Julie discuss:
Julie’s career with Medtronic (30+ years) and her new role as the VP of Customer Experience at Medtronic Diabetes
Julie’s excitement to integrate the InPen into the Medtronic suite of products
Why it’s important for Medtronic to meet patients where they are in their Diabetes journey
Medtronic’s planned integration for the InPen and what InPen customers can expect to hear from Medtronic
A question from the community, regarding affordable diabetes treatment options and how this acquisition helps with that.
Medtronic’s iPort and integration with the InPen
A question from the community on upcoming news about Bluetooth integration for Medtronic pumps
It was time to switch things up a bit and add a little more variety to the podcast, so that’s what we’ve done.
Rob and Eritrea go 1 on 1 to talk about things that have been going on with Diabetics Doing Things, things going on in the real world, things going on in the Diabetes Community and this time, we get to learn more about Eritrea’s Diagnosis with T1D and what it was like for Rob to be featured in Express.
Most of all, we just cut loose for 45 minutes and have a good time.
Looking forward to hearing your comments on this episode of Testing…Testing…our blood sugar?
Delayed Publishing Due to COVID-19
Nicolas Caracandas (@Diabetic_Athletic on Instagram) from Cape Town, South Africa joins the pod to talk about his winding journey with Diabetes and Fitness.
Diagnosed at age 10, Nicolas’ only experience with Diabetes was with his Mother, who was not involved in his life when he was diagnosed. Always athletic as a kid, Diabetes provided Nicolas with a love and extra focus on sports and athletics, and early in his career he knew that he wanted a career in fitness. Fast forward to today, where he runs Diabetic Athletic a training and nutrition platform for people with Diabetes.
We talk about:
Living with Diabetes in South Africa
Life as an entrepreneur
What it’s like to help other people with Diabetes
Embracing the grind as a small business owner
What quarantine is like in South Africa
Thanks to Nick for coming on the show, and apologies for the late posting!
In this episode I mention that Lilly has put a program in place for people who have lost insurance due to COVID-19 to get their insulin capped at $35 per month, for more information on that program, follow this link
All of Nick’s links below:
Delayed Publishing Due to COVID-19
Greta Ehlers, (@gretastypeone on Instagram) lives with T1D in Sweden.
I’ve followed Greta for a number of years now, and over the past 2 years or so, has been sharing #GretasDiabetesBoards
Greta joined the podcast in March 2020 and we talk about:
Traveling in Europe (sometimes under an assumed name!)
Healthcare differences in Sweden & Germany compared to the U.S.
The backstory behind #gretasdiabetesboards and how she comes up with her topics
What she’s been doing during quarantine
The importance of citing your sources and stopping the spread of misinformation
And Greta gives us a preview of her upcoming letterboards
Be sure to check out Greta on Instagram, and share #gretasletterboards
“I want the Diabetes Community to know that I know, and I’m listening and I do hear you and that’s why we’ve made customer experiences in terms of innovations and support our top priorities at Medtronic Diabetes.” -Sean Salmon, EVP and President of Medtronic Diabetes
8/18/2020 - Part 1
On August, 11 2020 Medtronic Diabetes announced its plans to acquire Companion Medical, makers of the InPen, the only FDA cleared smart insulin pen. Medtronic tasked us to collect questions from the Diabetes Community for Sean Salmon, so that’s what we did. Since the acquisition has not officially closed, this episode is part 1 of a 2 part series and if you don’t hear your question on this interview, check back for part 2 after the acquisition closes.
Disclaimer: Rob Howe is a paid consultant of Medtronic Diabetes, this podcast was made possible by Medtronic but Rob’s thoughts and opinions are his own.
In this episode, Rob and Sean discuss:
-What makes Sean so excited about the planned acquisition of Companion Medical
-Why adding a Smart Insulin Pen to Medtronic is so important
-Areas where Sean is actively working to help Medtronic improve (CGM)
-Addressing questions from community members about Medtronic Customer Service
-What Medtronic’s acquisition of Companion means for current InPen users
-Addressing questions about Dexcom integration now that Medtronic is acquiring InPen
-Discussing the concept of Pump Breaks and why it’s important to Medtronic to offer a solution for patients
Listen to Sean’s first interview with Diabetics Doing Things
Delayed publishing due to COVID-19
On today’s podcast I’m joined from Southern Utah by Aya Tsuruta, a T1D of nearly 24 years who left her career in advertising to make a big jump outside (literally) her comfort zone.
After dealing with a very relatable bout of career and Diabetes burnout, Aya was scrolling through Instagram when she got an ad about careers in the Conservation Corps (part of Americorps). Next thing you know, she was out on her first 12 day “hitch” in the wilderness of the western United States.
Aya and I talk about Diagnoses at a young age, how slowing down during COVID-19 isn’t such a bad thing, and how life’s greatest adventures can be kicked off by good advertising (of all things).
You can follow Aya on Instagram at @tsurutaya and get a firsthand look at the great outdoors through her lens, as well as all the supplies and snacks she takes out with her on the trail to make sure she has everything she needs to treat her Diabetes.