Diabreadic

"Is that a pager?"

We are talking miniature garlic naan and how Diabetes treatment devices such as insulin pens, insulin pumps, and blood glucose meters train us to think and act as we use them. Our guest is Dr. Carrie Rentschler, Associate Professor in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies and Associate Member of the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, who talks through her experiences with these devices in the 49 years since her diagnosis.

The designs of these technologies have changed over the past 30 years, but why do they all look like pens, pagers, or cell phones? What drives us to conceal (and, at certain times, reveal) illness or disability? And can Diabetes be the basis for building relationships?

During the discussion we reference an article Dr. Rentschler co-authored with Benjamin Nothwehr titled "Transmitting Insulin: The Design and Look of Insulin Delivery Devices as Technologies of Communication," published in 2021 in Catalyst: Theory, Feminism, Technoscience -- it is an open-access journal, and the full text can be found here: https://doi.org/10.28968/cftt.v7i1.34567

We based our our tiny, fluffy, bready pillows (thanks for that one, Melissa) on Chef John's recipe for Garlic Naan. John Mitzewich is a treasure, as is this recipe (find it here: https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2019/02/garlic-naan-now-100-tandoor-free.html)

Melissa talks about her experiences with how medical devices have made her (and Diabetes) visible, and sparks an exploration of how we do/don't build trust in technologies.

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Melissa and Steve talk everything bagel pumpkin bread and give a general primer on Diabetes and its treatments. Type 1 and Type 2 are widely known but often less-widely understood. What is the difference between each diagnosis? And how does that affect what is happening with the body—and with people in general? Navigating these intertwined chronic illnesses makes it possible to see some interesting human experiences a little more clearly

How can you get seeds to stick to the outside of your bread dough? And how, exactly, do you make those fancy pumpkin ribs on a loaf of bread, anyway?

Melissa relives some experiences with high and low blood glucose (BG, or blood sugar), and how insulin injection has changed in the 25 years since her diagnosis.

See some of the amazing breadmaking insights from Jack Sturgess over at Bake with Jack (bakewithjack.co.uk) – some real gems in there.

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Melissa and Steve talk cardamom bread and Diabetes identity with special guest, Dr. Heather R. Walker! From diagnosis to her personal blog to her academic research and writing, Dr. Walker discusses how the largescale misunderstanding of Diabetes, Diabetics, and their devices creates stereotypes that affect (and live inside) all of us—and how radical trust is the way forward.

How can you tell if your bread is ready to bake? And what’s with the SUPER under-estimated proofing times all over the food blog-o-sphere?

Melissa unpacks her experiences with “defensive othering” and her own identity in Diabetes; Steve connects the concept of radical trust with empathy- and care-based justice.

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Next episode: Everything Bagel Pumpkin Bread & a Diabetes Primer

Dr. Walker is co-editor of (Un)Doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture with Dr. Bianca Frazer. More info and links to preorders can be found at undoing-diabetes.com

The cardamom bread recipe can be found here: https://www.acozykitchen.com/swedish-cardamom-bread

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Melissa and Steve talk sourdough starters and introduce their personal and professional connections to bread, Diabetes, and treatment technologies. What is Diabreadic and how did it come about?

What is a sourdough starter and how can you make one? What do you do when things get a little… sour? And don’t forget to boil your water!

Melissa talks life with Diabetes and maneuvering work, family life, and the weight of chronic illness; Steve talks connecting research with lived experience, & mental health and breadmaking.

Find Ken Forkish's book Flour Water Salt Yeast here: https://www.amazon.com/Flour-Water-Salt-Yeast-Fundamentals/dp/160774273X

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Next episode: Cardamom Bread & Diabetes Identity w/ Dr. Heather R. Walker, Ph.D.

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Join host Stephen Horrocks and producer Melissa Horrocks, an expert in Diabetes & medical devices and an artist living with Type 1, as they bake delicious bread together… then “break bread” with a variety of smart and interesting guests as they uncover the human in health and technology. Follow us on Instagram @diabreadic.

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