Diabetics Doing Things Podcast

This is the final installment of our Women’s Health Series. We welcome back our returning guest and good friend the pod, Cyrine Farhat! On this episode, we peel back the layers on Eritrea and Cyrine’s personal experience with pregnancy loss. (Content warning: this episode will dive into the details of pregnancy loss). We dive further into: * How Eritrea found friendship within Cyrine and the Posit...

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 you...

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 fuele...

It’s another National Diabetes Awareness Month, so you know what that means - A NEW SERIES. Over the next four episodes, Rob and Eritrea will have conversations with women's health experts in Diabetics Doing Things’ Women’s Health Series. For Episode One of this series, we were thrilled to chat with Dawn Adams, PhD student, midwife, diabetes advocate, and mother of FOUR! The team talked about * Da...

It’s not often that we get to talk to the partners that help us to be able to create this podcast. On this episode, Rob talks to the CEO of MannKind Corporation, Michael Castagna. They discuss: * Being a doctor of pharmacy and then getting an MBA at a top-tier school * Working on the HIV drug that became the first once-a-day one pill regimen * Becoming a CEO of a pharma company could expand his ab...

We are lucky at Diabetics Doing Things to have friends all over the globe. We are very lucky to have friend of the pod, Mohammed Seyam, on this episode. Mohammed has previously done an IG takeover for Diabetics Doing Things, and has written a blog, which you can read here for a perspective of Gaza in 2020. With Gaza under siege, we felt it was important time to bring him back. Rob and Eritrea talk...

While we often feature the stories of people living with diabetes, our guest for this episode Dr. Ananta Addala makes a big impact on the world of diabetes. Dr. Ananta Addala is a pediatric endocrinologist and physician scientist at Stanford University addressing disparities in pediatric type 1 diabetes management and outcomes. Eritrea and Rob talk to Dr. Addala about: * Dr. Addala and Eritrea’s f...

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Displacement, War, Occupation, Dehumanization This episode is from 2021 with an updated introduction and edit for 2023. We felt it was important to revisit and repost our episode on Palestine with Noor Al Ramahi from 2021, shortly following the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis. This conversation was especially relevant during the days immediately following the 2023 humanitarian...

Rob and Ertirea are back with anotther episode of the Rob & Eritrea Show! This month their diving into: * Recapping the Diabetes Legends Basketball camp * DC Berne Innovation Challenge * Diabetes Creator Collective * Health moments: the highs and the low moments * “It’s okay to not be okay” especially if Megan Thee Stallion is not always okay, right? * Eritrea’s fall travel plans * Women’s Health...

Recorded live from Diabetics Doing Things first ever Diabetes Legends Basketball Clinic! Rob talks to Gary Forbes and takes questions from the kiddos covering a wide range of topics: * Gary is the last NBA player to have played with T1D (and was a huge inspiration to Rob!) * Tough diabetes days * The importance for everyone to share your story; you never know who you’ll impact * Gary’s book, The S...

It’s a special minisode with friend of the pod, Stacy Simms! Rob talks to Stacy, the diabetes mom that has got it going on about: * The transition of making the diabetes decisions for your child to letting them grow up and go off to college * Inception of Moms’ Night Out o First started in Charlotte, NC with sometimes two people, sometimes 30 people, it varies. o Stacey planned it originally as a...

We’re bringing founder of @typeonetogether Raquel Baron to the pod! After catching up at FFL this summer, Raquel joined Rob and Eritrea as they get into: * Her first time on the pod (lost files of 2020) * Being the first person who ever recognized Rob IN THE WILD with T1D! * Her transition across the country, out of a long-term relationship, and letting go of what wasn't serving her * A LIVE DIABE...

Policy and Advocacy Director at T1International, Shaina Kasper, joins Rob and Eritrea on the show to discuss a wide range of topics, including: * What $35 dollar insulin really means for people living with diabetes * It’s been six months since insulin manufacturers announced that programs were being rolled out for co-pay caps but many patients are struggling to qualify for these benefits - whats g...

We’re back with another episode of The Rob & Eritrea Show. August got a little busy, but we’re catching up. We’re here. We’re doing bits. We’re getting serious. We’re digging into all sorts of topics: * Big Tex and the State Fair of Texas * Diabetes conference circuit * Road trips with diabetes * Being chronically ill and chronically busy * Meeting internet friends IRL * Top 20 for DCBerne Innovat...

Ginger Vieira is here! You may know her from her work with T1DExchange or her several books on diabetes including her newest book, Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes. On this episode, Ginger talks to Rob about: * Challenges of diabetes and exercise * Starting with a mindset shift * Diagnosing herself at a school health fair! * Weightlifting and as Nike says, “If you have a body, you’re an athlete.” * H...

For the first time on the pod, we have a guest living with MODY 5 (Mature-Onset of the Young Type 5) diabetes: Rena Rossi aka @renatherockharddiabetic on Instagram. Rob and Eritrea talk to Rena about: * Initial diagnosis of gestational diabetes during her pregnancy in 2007 * A diagnosis of a polycystic kidney disease while running marathons * Being in limbo between a Type 1 and Type 2 diagnosis *...

We are very rooted in GRATITUDE THIS EPISODE! Recorded on the 8th year anniversary of the conception of Diabetics Doing Things, we have third-time guest and friend of the pod, Lauren Bongiorno! * Changes and updates to routine and diabetes management even after 23 years of managing! * Growing, changing but staying the same especially when it comes to relationships and marriage * Marrying her high...

Content Warning for this episode for anyone sensitive to eating disorders or anyone with a fear of flying. First flight attendant to come on the podcast is here, Kesha Carter! She talks to Rob and Eritrea about: * Diagnosed at Cook’s Children’s Hospital in Ft. Worth but still a Dallas baby, born at Parkland! * Being air flighted to Cook’s when she slipped into a diabetic coma * Being low and fiend...

We’re going Back to School with Mary Type 1! Mary was diagnosed with t1d right before jumping into her teaching career. In this episode, Rob, Eritrea, and Mary talk about: * Diagnosis as an adult and being sent home confused * Figuring out teaching and diabetes at the same time * Joining the DOC 2 weeks after diagnosis * Navigating a huge following and meeting people IRL * Teaching with diabetes a...

Nick Callas is on the pod! He’s a multi-hyphenate entertainer, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, director, etc. etc.! He chatted with Rob and Eritrea about: * His at age 6 and how that compounded his separation anxiety at a young age * Understanding that diabetes (and comedy) can really humble you and force you to be self aware more often that you’d like * Setting himself up for success with foods...

Welcome to the July episode of the Rob and Eritrea Show! Its been a month full of travels and growth. The two dive into it: * Eritrea’s 3 year anniversary of being at DiabeticsDoingThings * Diabetes Conference Season o Rob attending the American Diabetes Association 82nd yearly conference with Medtronic, Eritrea attended as industry with diaTribe and their perspectives on patient voices at these e...

Greta Ehlers, gay icon, is back on the pod! She was last on in 2020 at the height of the pandemic just before Eritrea joined as a co-host. Greta and the gang dig into: * Finishing up her masters and starting her career in Diabetes * Greta is now at Diabetes Centre Berne - DCB holds a yearly innovation challenge which is open to all applicants for people wanting to find solutions to making life wit...

Lauren Cox is live in the studio with Rob and Eritrea! You can watch the entire episode on YouTube or you can listen here. This very cool in-person episode covers a wide swath of topics: * The reigning legacy of the whole Cox family * Lauren’s diagnosis story * Growing up with T1D * Being a #1 player and an inspirational figure at a young age * Athlete’s attunement to blood sugar * Advocating for...

Rob’s checking in with a Summer 2023 solo episode. He’s got the scoop on all of the Diabetics Doing Things updates including: * Diabetes events and conferences are back in full swing o dedoc voices scholarship * New Merch drop from Diabetics Doing Things! * Podcast News o recent Brec Bassinger ep o upcoming Lauren Cox episode recorded in-person with a full video shoot o and more episodes on deck *...

This special #sponsored episode features Stargirl herself, Brec Bassinger! This episode is sponsored by Mannkind, and is part of Diabetics Doing Things ongoing partnership with Mannkind. If you want to see Brec in Stargirl, it’s streaming in all places that stream the CW including HBOMax. Season 3 is out now. In this episode, Rob and Brec talk about: How they both have January diagnoses in DFW are...