We interrupt this month’s programming of our Women’s Health Episode for

NDAM to bring you a new episode of the Rob and Eritrea show! In this

episode Rob and Eritrea catch up on:

* Eritrea’s fourth NDAM on the DDT team

* Rob’s NDAM thread

* Our ongoing Women’s Health Series, the lack of online

resources/conversations and why we’re digging more into it

* Diabetes technology has come so far: some young people haven’t ever

even pricked their fingers

* Having a victim mindset vs a growth mindset as a person living with

diabetes.

* NDAM and the hyperactivity of the community

* Rob’s continued journey on 780G and letting his system do its thang

* Eritrea’s travel to EASD, Germany, The Netherlands and Greece

* The difficulty of getting yourself additional supplies once you’ve

run through all your extra diabetes gear and the cost of doing so

* The escalation of violence in Palestine

* Eritrea’s growing frustration and personal pain in being a displaced

person watching others continue to be displaced

* Rob and Eritrea discuss being advocates while still trying to be real

people living “normal lives”

* The process of living through grief while still trying to exist in

the day-to-day