Bringing longtime friend, but first time guest, Matt Tarro on to the pod!

There are so many amazing people living with diabetes and we finally got

the Denver-based, incredible videographer, Matt Tarro, on the pod! Rob and

Matt get into:

Content warning: there is some discussion of drug use

* Matt’s incredible help at the Diabetes Legends Basketball Camp

* Matt’s diagnosis story and his younger life as a person who has

always been creative and artistic

* How insurance has played a large role in what kind of work/jobs Matt

has gone after

o Matt’s journey as a creator and the hoops he’s had to jump thru

to get his diabetes supplies at an affordable cost.

o The strict guidelines around income limits that can make access

to medications hard especially if you’re on State Insurance

o Matt’s cost of insulin access going up to $300 at a time

because of income creating an unviable option to insulin for

him

o The importance of signing up for a medical leave option or FMLA

if you are working somewhere that its available

* Diabetes creator burnout and the different inputs that go into taking

care of your diabetes, OUTSIDE of just the basics

* Matt’s cross country moves from his native Rhode Island to California

and now Denver and how his own life experiences have pushed him out

of his original home state

* The grief that comes along with the loss of a parent and the

management of mourning

* Outgrowing and quitting things that no longer serve you

Follow Matt over on IG: @matt.tarro and check out @inkulin