Diabetics Doing Things Podcast

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Diabetics Doing Things Podcast episodes

August 16, 2023 Episode 242 - Kesha Carter, T1D, Comedian, Flight Attendant, Content Creator
Content Warning for this episode for anyone sensitive to eating disorders
or anyone with a fear of flying.
First flight attendant to come on the podcast is here, Kesha Carter! She
talks to Rob and Eritrea about:
* Diagnosed at Cook’s Children’s Hospital in Ft. Worth but still a
Dallas baby, born at Parkland!
* Being air flighted to Cook’s when she slipped into a diabetic coma
* Being low and fiending for food
* Diabetes doesn’t stop her from being a flight attendant
* Being a professional diabetic and being the person you need to be in
the midst of it
* Using humor as a trauma response
* The importance of not touching the flight attendant and other things
that will get you on the no fly list
* Meeting her soulmate, Nick Jonas
* Find Kesha on YouTube @kickinitwithkeesh or on Instagram @instakeesh
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
38 min
August 09, 2023 Episode 241 - Mary Type 1, T1D, 5th Grade Teacher, Content Creator
We’re going Back to School with Mary Type 1! Mary was diagnosed with t1d
right before jumping into her teaching career. In this episode, Rob,
Eritrea, and Mary talk about:
* Diagnosis as an adult and being sent home confused
* Figuring out teaching and diabetes at the same time
* Joining the DOC 2 weeks after diagnosis
* Navigating a huge following and meeting people IRL
* Teaching with diabetes and being prepared for anything!
* Advice for parents with kiddos living with T1D
* This book written by Sonia Sotomayor
* Follow Mary on Instagram and TikTok @mary.type1
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
44 min
August 02, 2023 Episode 240 - Nick Callas, T1D, Stand-Up Comedian and Actor
Nick Callas is on the pod! He’s a multi-hyphenate entertainer, stand-up
comedian, actor, writer, director, etc. etc.! He chatted with Rob and
Eritrea about:
* His at age 6 and how that compounded his separation anxiety at a
young age
* Understanding that diabetes (and comedy) can really humble you and
force you to be self aware more often that you’d like
* Setting himself up for success with foods so he can perform at his
best
* Placing the thing he really wants to do behind all of the things he
needs to do
* Touring when you’re dealing with a frustrating healthcare system
* Follow him on Instagram @mrnickcallas
* See him live on tour especially while he tapes his special in Austin
in September!
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
50 min
July 26, 2023 Episode 239 - Rob & Eritrea, July 2023
Welcome to the July episode of the Rob and Eritrea Show! Its been a month
full of travels and growth. The two dive into it:
* Eritrea’s 3 year anniversary of being at DiabeticsDoingThings
* Diabetes Conference Season
o Rob attending the American Diabetes Association 82nd yearly
conference with Medtronic, Eritrea attended as industry with
diaTribe and their perspectives on patient voices at these
events.
o Diabetics Doing Things’ first time attending Friends For Life
and all the incredible industry friends who also attended!
o Access to conferences can be expensive but where theres a will
theres a way. Don’t be afraid to ask hosting institutions about
financial aid or what options are available to you.
* MERCH IS COMING. Stay Tuned
* Pre bolus-ing blues and loving ourselves thru our lows.
* Rob’s 780G experience and his time in range!
* Rob’s current supplement stack
* Breaking down Rob’s morning routine, the importance of intention and
how you can jumpstart your own morning routine!
* Eritrea’s diabetes adventure trapped in a wetsuit on a kayak in the
middle of the ocean, while struggling with hypoglycemia and anxiety!
* Eritrea breaks down her thoughts around Mounjaro, weight loss, and
being a woman.
* Answering your Mailbag questions!
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
1 hr 11 min
July 19, 2023 Episode 238 - Greta Ehlers, T1D, Diabetes Advocate
Greta Ehlers, gay icon, is back on the pod! She was last on in 2020 at the
height of the pandemic just before Eritrea joined as a co-host. Greta and
the gang dig into:
* Finishing up her masters and starting her career in Diabetes
* Greta is now at Diabetes Centre Berne - DCB holds a yearly innovation
challenge which is open to all applicants for people wanting to find
solutions to making life with diabetes easier. The digital portion of
this challenge is still accepting applications! More information here
.
* You can also join the DCB network if you’re wanting community!
* The life of a long term project and its ability to evolve, pause,
start, and re-ignite.
* How being a person with diabetes, working in diabetes and a content
creator around diabetes can be a super power and Greta’s approach to
her professional/personal work.
* Her LGBTQIA+ Diabetes group! The group is periodically active and
available to anyone wanting to join. Just send Greta a DM on IG
@gretastypeone
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
43 min
July 12, 2023 Episode 237 - Lauren Cox T1D WNBA NCAA Champion
Lauren Cox is live in the studio with Rob and Eritrea! You can watch the
entire episode on YouTube or you can listen here. This very cool in-person
episode covers a wide swath of topics:
* The reigning legacy of the whole Cox family
* Lauren’s diagnosis story
* Growing up with T1D
* Being a #1 player and an inspirational figure at a young age
* Athlete’s attunement to blood sugar
* Advocating for yourself in the big leagues
* The Spanish league and managing diabetes overseas
* a cameo from Lauren’s sister, Whitney
* And MORE
We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
48 min
July 05, 2023 Episode 236 - Summer '23 Events, Merch and the Future of Diabetes Care
Rob’s checking in with a Summer 2023 solo episode. He’s got the scoop on
all of the Diabetics Doing Things updates including:
* Diabetes events and conferences are back in full swing
o dedoc voices scholarship
* New Merch drop from Diabetics Doing Things!
* Podcast News
o recent Brec Bassinger ep
o upcoming Lauren Cox episode recorded in-person with a full
video shoot
o and more episodes on deck
* Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs
* North Texas Food Bank and Feeding America partnerships
* Medtronic MiniMed™ 780G
* And MORE
We want to hear from you. If you’re going to be at Friends For Life, come
say hi! Otherwise send those questions, comments, queries, and general
diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at [email protected]!
23 min
June 28, 2023 Episode 235 - Brec Bassinger, T1D, Actor, DC's Stargirl
This special #sponsored episode features Stargirl herself, Brec Bassinger!
This episode is sponsored by Mannkind, and is part of Diabetics Doing
Things ongoing partnership with Mannkind.
If you want to see Brec in Stargirl, it’s streaming in all places that
stream the CW including HBOMax. Season 3 is out now.
In this episode, Rob and Brec talk about:
How they both have January diagnoses in DFW area children’s hospitals
Balancing diabetes with a Superhero’s schedule
Life on set
The importance of friends with diabetes
Becoming an advocate and spokesperson
Favorite reality TV…hint: it’s Selling Sunset
Which celebrity they’d challenge to a pickleball match
And MORE
We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
21 min
June 14, 2023 Episode 234 - Janet Marin, Disability Awareness Advocate
Janet Marin is an example of someone embracing themselves fully and living
their best life. If you follow her on Instagram @jay_marinnn, you know
that’s true. She is a T1D that also lives with gastroparesis, vitiligo,
neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and is open about all of it along with her mental
health journey. Rob and Eritrea talk to her about all of that and more:
* T1D diagnosis at young age of six
* Sick days and non-sick days when you live with chronic illness
* Being bilingual and the translator between your doctors and your
parents
* Health equity and getting translators in the room to serve education
in the language needed
* Autoimmune responses like vitiligo
* Gastroparesis diagnosis in 2017 and the lack of information around it
* Gastroparesis flare-ups and the effects of malnourishment on her body
* The support of the chronic illness online community especially around
having a feeding tube
* Advice for those newly diagnosed with a rare disease or a rare
disease alongside T1D
* The isolation that you can feel in these diagnoses or complications
* Eradicating shame and guilt-causing language especially from
healthcare professionals
We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and
general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at
[email protected]!
51 min
June 07, 2023 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
[email protected]!
1 hr 8 min

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Hosted by T1D Rob Howe, Diabetics Doing Things tells amazing stories of people with diabetes from across the globe, digging deep into everything it takes to Live Well with Diabetes and sharing…