Mark Heyman is a diabetes psychologist, person with Type 1 Diabetes, and Founder and Director of the Center for Diabetes and Mental Health.

The importance of your therapist understanding Diabetes is the first and most difficult hurdle - Mark lives his life helping others with the same disease he lives with. 

Mark believes that addressing psychological health is a critical, and oftentimes missing piece of the diabetes management puzzle. When Mark was diagnosed with diabetes in 1999, he was frustrated by the lack of resources available to help people navigate the behavioral and emotional challenges of living with diabetes. 

Now as a psychologist and Certified Diabetes Educator, Mark is committed to tackling these complex issues by providing education and evidence-based clinical treatment to people with diabetes, cutting-edge training to health care providers, and innovative program development and strategic consulting services to the diabetes business community.

IG - thediabetespsychologist

https://thediabetespsychologist.com
https://thediabetespsychologist.com/podcast/

https://cdmh.org/about-mark-heyman

Dan currently lives outside of London and has an award-winning Podcast, called Talking Type One. We are able to connect with Dan each week on our Bolus Maximus Zoom calls (every Sunday at 3PM PST/ 6PM EST /11PM UK). 

Dan, Matt and Brandon speak about the difference between US and UK diagnosis and supply orders. How easy it is to get Insulin in the UK vs. how hard it is to get pumps and CGM's. 

Check out Dan on IG, Twitter, and any platform you listen to podcast on!

IG + Twitter - @t1d_dan
Podcast - https://talkingtype1podcast.buzzsprout.com

Jake Kaufman is running the Chicago Marathon on October 11th, 2020 and we'll have a chance to hear about his training and motivation. Jake touches on his work in the community both for diabetes and as a he gets his Masters. His work in the classroom reaches far beyond Diabetes and we're happy to showcase him and his work!

Jake has been a weekly caller to our support meetings! If you'd like to be featured on his page, http://www.t1dlike.me, please feel free to reach out to him directly!

He can be reached at 

IG - @t1dlikeme

Quisha Umemba is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist who started Diversity in Diabetes. She did so to help address the growing concern within underserved communities - the overall lack of resources and education. Through the People Of Color Living With Diabetes Summit held in August 2020, many community members received relevant information they need to grow.

Thanks for tuning in!

Links to contact / reach Quisha are below!

POCLWD:
https://twitter.com/poclwd
https://www.instagram.com/poclwdiabetes_/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0oE78cGfePkAcV0XlC-Wng/videos

UMEMBA HEALTH:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaXyaGT9wuTeCuiUtc794w
https://www.facebook.com/umembahealth/
https://www.instagram.com/umembahealth/
https://twitter.com/umembahealth
https://www.linkedin.com/company/40952506/admin/

Anna Barash - Talks about living with Diabetes as a CDCES.

Anna shares some personal stories about her nursing background and how she got into the CDCES role, her time with Elephants in Thailand.. but no insulin, and how she enjoys her days in the Pacific Northwest. Originally from Santa Barbara - join us as we hear from Anna on her first ever podcast!

On this episode, we're speaking with weekly Bolus Maximus contributor - Liam. 

Liam is a thoughtful and devoted young man who does not let his Diabetes win any of the battles it throws his way. His family history with Type 1 and his life choices have put him and his immediate family in a better position for a healthy life. There are a lot of differences between the US and UK in terms of diabetes management - tune in to find out more!

https://www.instagram.com/i.d_dj/

Jordan Paul Laiche - Talk about Design, Diabetes, and Bike Beyond

Our first guest is Jordan and he's been coming to our weekly Sunday meetings to support and communicate with other men living with Diabetes. Jordan loves whisky, Hockey brawls, and people he's met because of Diabetes. 

Brandon Denson and Matt Tarro have started opening up the conversation between men living with Diabetes by interviewing each other. Hearing from Matt today about his background, live with Diabetes, and goals. 

Join the Bolus Maximus Mens Zoom calls on Sunday at 3pm PST - more info on the Facebook and Instagram pages for Bolus Maximus. 

Thanks for listening! 

Brandon A. Denson was a walk-on at Michigan State University and went on to play professional football in two countries, spoke at Children's congress three times, and has been an active and positive member of the Diabetes community for almost 15 years. 

Learn more about Brandon and growing up in Michigan when he's interviewed by fellow Bolus Maximus host, Matt Tarro. 

Thanks for listening! 

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Brandon Denson and Matt Tarro have started a male focused group called 'Bolus Maximus'. Currently, this group is open to members and meets every Sunday afternoon / evening. 

This first episode explores the process to start a much-needed group, the intention doing so, and what we're looking to accomplish.