P2 Diabetes Chat

Type 1 diabetes is a family affair for Melbourne Endocrinologist Dr. Ben Nash. He's a long-time listener of the P2 Diabetes Chat program and made his first-time call to hosts, Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers, to chat about the real-world experience of Australians with type 1 diabetes who switched to the Omnipod pump. Ben reveals insights ... from the research and his family's experience...

Chatsters (fans of P2 Diabetes Chat podcast!) know just how much P1 and P2 love to explore new diabetes technology! In this episode they get their chat on exploring the Omnipod DASH, an insulin delivery system for people with type 1 diabetes in Australia. As usual, Credentialled Diabetes Educators Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers deliver an episode with their honest opinions about Omnipods'...

This episode of P2 Diabetes Chat, Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat about continuous glucose monitoring. Novice Chatsters will enjoy the overview of the three systems available in Australia, their differences and the basics of what they bring to the lives of people with diabetes. Expert Chatsters will love the way P1 and P2 bring new meaning to analogies as education strategies. Of course, w...

Jayne Lehmann (RN and CDE) and Kirrily Chambers (Pharmacist and CDE) explore the inaccessibility of health services and how it contributes to the 20 - 32 year shorter life expectancy of people with intellectual disability, like Jayne's daughter, Sarah. Hear about the light bulb moment Kirrily gave Jayne when she was packing Sarah's Webster Packs after Sarah left home ... You will be shocke...

P1 and P2 are back and chatting about the elephants in the room created by the worldwide shortage of GLP1 receptor agonists. Never afraid to tread where others fear, Credentialled Diabetes Educators Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers are on a mission to unmask the reality these shortages have created for people with diabetes, those trying to lose weight and their health professionals. Lots of prac...

Australian Credentialled Diabetes Educators Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat about Kirrily's recent Ambulance callout. Along the way, they reflect on the way COVID's placing a premium on hospital beds, the flow-on impact on Ambulance services, Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments and what you can expect if you manage to get taken to A&E. This leads them to ask the question: Do p...

Once again Credentialled Diabetes Educators Jayne Lehmann (RN) and Kirrily Chambers (Pharmacist) (AKA P1 and P2) get their chat on about non-medical prescribing, prompted by Queensland's planned trial of prescribing for pharmacists. Our intrepid duo move onto the challenges many Credentialled Diabetes Educators face in the course of their work around medications and the challenge this causes aroun...

Jayne and Kirrily get off to a cracking start, in their first P2 Diabetes Chat in 2022, chatting about diabetes practicalities of the before, during and after stages of COVID19 virus variant Omicron. Join the chat to find out some of the things for people with diabetes to prepare to manage the virus, and their diabetes, so we are preparing people to be ready to prepare, manage and evaluate the imp...

It's 2021, National Diabetes Week in Australia and the Heads Up campaign has P1 and P2 sharing stories and inspiration on why health professionals need to change their language for good. Grab a hot drink ... a cosy spot and be inspired to watch your words words and improve the mental health of people with diabetes. First published 17/7/2021.

This ones all about Kirrily ... or is it? P1 and P2 delve into the need for health professionals to listen more in order to support people with diabetes with the 180 extra decisions they make every day about their diabetes. First published 22/3/2021.

In this first episode for 2021 after a break in transition for Jayne to have a nick and tuck to remove "the slug" (it will make sense when you listen to the podcast!) Jayne and Kirrily get their chat back getting into the nitty gritty of who decides when people with diabetes need to see a Credentialled Diabetes Educators. Seems brain surgery can't hold these two back! First published 17/1/2021.

Australian diabetes educators Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers contemplate their navels to consider what diabetes care and education will look like after the COVID19 restrictions have finished. Find out why Jayne issued a warning that no felines were harmed in the recording of this podcast and Kirrily's recent holiday destination will surprise. All completed with a non-touch technique! First pub...

Australia has two biosimilar insulins, and P2 Chat is here to help you get your head around what this means for people with diabetes. Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat out about insulin production, the difference between a generic, biosimilar and bio-equivalent medication, and insulin pricing around the world. (NB This Chat was recorded at the end of 2019, and with the launch of the second b...

P2 Chat's Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers share their ongoing COVID19 journey. They share insights on telehealth, road test KNOWDIABETES, a new online telehealth platform for people with diabetes to consult with a Credentialled Diabetes Educators across Australia and share some of the changes that have been happening to help us all manage the risk that the Corona virus exposes us to. First publ...

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers have been delivering their diabetes care and education on the phone and online so it is only appropriate that they provide their Chatsters with their insights into harnessing this new approach for good. Find out how to maximise appointment times, keep track of the emotional impact of staying safe at home and changes to the Gestational Diabetes Screening guideline...

Changes to the way we live and do our work have been fast and furious in the wake of COVID19. As CDEs are granted the ability to provide Medicare reimbursed telehealth service Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers share with their chatsters how to set-up a telehealth service. Innovation is the name of the game and P1 and P2 will have you setting up your telehealth service in no time! First published...

As COVID19 looms larger than ever, Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers got their chat on and ensured social distancing guidelines were strictly adhered to in the taping of this podcast. They chatted about the impact of ongoing restrictions on people with diabetes and their health professionals and strategies to get us all through the serious business of staying safe. First published 26/3/2020.

And they're back! Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers return to chat in 2020 about the challenges people with diabetes experience as the only constant in the acute care vs. primary care continuum. All they want is a little help from their health professionals ... seems its not so easy in the current state of play within our health systems. First published 11/3/2020.

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat about the things people don't tell you when it comes to diabetes technology (thanks for the question Jen!). Then they go shopping, hitting the Internet to look for Kirrily's Christmas present as they check out diabetes products that hit and miss the mark for people with diabetes. First published 1/12/2019.

Jayne Lehmann chats to her partner in 'chatness', Advanced Practicing Pharmacist and CDE Kirrily Chambers. They explore the ways people with diabetes are interacting with their Pharmacy staff and services and reveal Kirrily's dream pharmacy diabetes service which just might include a Kirrily hologram! Settle in for a chat that will get you thinking about the many opportunities ahead to improve dia...

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers welcome their first P2 Chat visitor, to the program. Just back from her second JDRF fundraising walk, Eliza Bartlett joins the chat to share the challenges, inspirations and sheer diabetes logistics of walking with a backpack from Southern Italy to Scotland when you have type 1 diabetes. Eliza will inspire you to donate (www.elizabartlettjdrfwalk.com) and help he...

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat about the long term relationships formed between health professionals and people with diabetes. How do you maintain your professional focus when all you want to do is have a good chat? Are there issues that need to be considered in these unique relationships and how do you decide if you go to their funeral? First published 6/11/2019.

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat on therapeutic inertia ... or in other words ... the 'non-compliance' of doctors to adequately prescribe and titrate or de-prescribe diabetes medications to help people with diabetes achieve their glycaemic targets. Oh ... the irony! www.edhealth.com.au and search 'P2 Podcast' for additional resources on this topic. First published 24/10/2019.

Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers have gone to the dark side to talk about things that happen for people with diabetes when their diabetes educator is tucked-up in bed asleep. The highs ... the lows ... the between the sheets ... nothing is left undiscussed in this chat! Originally published 16/10/2022.

Credentialled Diabetes Educators Jayne Lehmann and Kirrily Chambers chat about the reasons why there's a difference of opinion between GPs and CDEs on the role of blood glucose monitoring for people with type 2 diabetes not at risk of severe hypoglycaemia. The humble finger-pricking device is also a focus this edition, as Jayne and Kirrily chat about decreasing the discomfort of finger-pricking. E...