On this special episode of Diabetics Doing Things, Rob and Eritrea tackle

episode two of our Women’s Health Series for National Diabetes Awareness

Month. The team interviews Dr. Sarit Polsky, Director of the Women’s Health

Clinic at the Barbara Diabetes Center. This episode explores: -

* How she became a subject matter expert in Women’s Health and Diabetes

* The research and experiences that fueled her passion to Women’s

Health and Endocrinology

* Eritrea’s experience having her period for 18 days

* How menstruation impacts blood sugar levels with Type One diabetes

* The phases of menstruation and how they impact diabetes as well as

temp rates that can be set with CGM/Pump technology

* How your body’s insulin needs can change based of what phase of life

you are currently in (menstruating, pregnancy, menopausal, etc)

* Defining what the goal of your life is while menstruating, whether

its trying to get pregnant or avoiding pregnancy

* The most important thing to do in pregnancy with diabetes can be

planning ahead

* All the important planning and work that is valuable when considering

pregnancy with your healthcare care provider.

* Your diabetes pregnancy team and what it should look like

* The main diabetes headline “ yes you can do anything - but you need

help”

* Pregnancy and Diabetes Stigma; how modern medicine has debunked much

of it

* How to best support your partner if you are someone without diabetes

* Hyperemesis and Diabetes, how difficult that can be

* Dr. Polsky article links -

https://diatribe.org/managing-your-glucose-and-using-continuous-glucose-monitor-during-pregnancy

https://diatribe.org/need-automated-insulin-delivery-systems-during-pregnancy-women-type-1-diabetes