Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
In this episode of DBTN, Renza Scibilia & I talk about the upcoming ATTD conference, the importance of #LanguageMatters, and the Spare a Rose campaign.
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Mike Lawson stops by to discuss his new children's book, Open Up Your Bag. Find out about the book and what Mike's been up to these days.
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Episode 26 - Grainne Flynn
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Clinical trials come and go, and often they may seem like the same thing is just being tested over and over again. But it’s really not like that at all.
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Mindy Bartleson is accomplished. I don't think that's overstating it. What's really amazing is how accomplished she is at only 24 years of age.
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Truth be told, I look to Christopher Snider as the gold standard for quality diabetes interviews and podcasts. I've wanted him on this podcast for some time. Now, with that out of the way, let me tell you why Christopher was part of the podcast this week. He has a new role, as Community Manager at . Tidepool is a terrific nonprofit organization that helps provide a free, open platform where people with diabetes, doctors, researchers, and others can either upload or view diabetes data. Christopher explains it way better than I do, so I will encourage you to listen for that. ...
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
How do you do two interviews on the same subject on different days within the same week? It helps if something big happens on one of the days in between interviews. "Everything in my life, every decision I've made throughout my life, has always been framed around, 'Will I be able to get health insurance?'." In part two of my discussions with leaders of the , the wonderful organizer of the Nashville march, explains perfectly why, even though the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives pulled his "repeal and replace" healthcare legislation from consideration last Friday, there is...
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Wow. What a turn of events. Last Thursday, when Leyla Mansour-Cole and I recorded this interview, we were less than 24 hours away from the unexpected move of the Speaker of the House of Representatives pulling the Republican's "repeal and replace" health care legislation from consideration. Still, there is a lot left to debate when it comes to health care in America. And that's why people all over the country will be participating in the Saturday, April 1. So many of us are affected by the way care, drugs, and medical technology are delivered in this...
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Hello, and welcome to my little part of . This week, eleven diabetes podcasters and video bloggers are taking part in a week-long diabetes information-fest, and centering once again on the campaign. So listen to this episode, then use the giving link to make your donation and save the life of a child living in a developing country who is also living with diabetes. More information on Spare A Rose, Save A Child is at the beginning of this episode, and there's an additional link below. My guest for this episode is one of my best friends in the world, Karen...
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Diabetes By The Numbers
Diabetes by the Numbers
Time now for the third and final part of my conversation with Christel Marchand Aprigliano. If you haven't yet listened to the first two parts of our chat, please go back after this episode and listen to them, because they are well worth your time. In this episode, we talk about ,or DPAC. Christel and Bennet Dunlap started DPAC as a way to help amplify the voice of the patient to elected officials and policy makers. They provide a slew of tools that empower friends, family, and fellow advocates to take action on a number of diabetes-centric issues. Often, in less than...
info_outlineYou read that right... it's Diabetes Podcast Week!
Brainchild of Stacey Simms at the Diabetes Connections podcast, this is a week where a dozen diabetes podcasters will be uploading new episodes and helping to raise money for the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign. Listen to the beginning and the end of this episode of Diabetes By The Numbers for more information on the Spare a Rose, Save a Child initiative and what an amazing difference it makes for children living in developing countries throughout the world.
Insulin should not be a luxury.
This episode of Diabetes By The Numbers features the Superwoman known to her friends and compatriots as Merle Gleeson. In our opening round question, she describes herself as vivacious, committed, and reliable. She's that and a lot more.
Merle has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for over 50 years. Around nineteen years ago, her and a few friends started something called the Type 1 Diabetes Lounge, which holds regular meetings, fundraisers, educational sessions, parties, and more in the Chicago area. It's quite an operation, and if you're looking to kick start a local diabetes meetup or amp up the meetup you already have, you can do a lot worse than listening to Merle.
One other thing, though we don't talk about it during the podcast: Merle Gleeson was one of our first Champion Athletes With Diabetes medal winners. She does it all, and I chronicled some of that back in March of 2014. It's worth a read.
Here then is my conversation with Merle Gleeson, and a special message about Spare a Rose, Save a Child.
Help save the life of a child living with diabetes in a developing country by donating to the Spare a Rose, Save a Child campaign today:
http://www.p4dc.com/spare-a-rose/give/
Reference Material - Click below for more information on this topic
Merle Gleeson is founder and CEO of the Type 1 Diabetes Lounge in the Chicago area:
type1diabeteslounge.com/
More about Diabetes Podcast Week can be found at Stacey Simms' blog:
staceysimms.com
Spare a Rose, Save a Child is an initiative of the non-profit Partners for Diabetes Change. To find out more about Spare a Rose, Save a Child:
www.p4dc.com