Embracing Diabetes, compassion, community and creativity

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to bestselling author Jim Hirsch who has lived with diabetes since 1964. Jim tells us about his career as a journalist and the author of more than a dozen non-fiction books on subjects that range from sports and race relations to health and medicine. He tells us about his most recent book which profiles Zion Clark, a young man who was born without legs and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat with Kameron "Kam" Dostal, a self-described "Chatty Cathy" who has dedicated much of her young life advocating for people with diabetes whether it's through working as a camp counselor or raising awareness about accommodations. She is an inspiration! Just listen to the episode and see if you can walk away uninspired. Featured on thi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Dr. Robert "Bob" Eckel about living with type one diabetes for more than 70 years. After a long and remarkable career in endocrinology and cardiology, Bob is "rewired" (not retired) but he continues to stay connected to the T1D community. He's also a huge sports fan and has season tickets with the Colorado Avalanche ice hockey te...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to Dr. Ann Goebel-Fabbri, psychologist, researcher, author and all around brilliant expert on disordered eating in diabetes. Ann talks to us about the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) in women and men with diabetes ( 2.5 times as likely as someone without T1D), the particular challenges as well as examples of women who've recovered. We're excit...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Carla Greenbaum received her undergraduate and medical degrees at Brown University then pursued her endocrinology fellowship at University of Washington, where she continues as clinical faculty. She joined the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) in 2000, where she is Director of the Center for Interventional Immunology , Diabetes Research Program and the BRI Clinical Research Ce...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Hirsch is a preeminent endocrinologist, diabetes researcher, author of numerous articles and books on diabetes, and a person with Type 1 diabetes himself for over 60 years. Currently he is a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and sees patients (the majority with Type 1 diabetes) at the University of Washington Endocrine and Diabetes Care C...

Send us Fan Mail As someone who has lived with Type One Diabetes for 50 years, Riva Greenberg is full of wisdom. She is also relentlessly positive and describes her approach to life with T1D as Flourishing. She also uses words like patience, gratitude and acceptance and wants to help the rest of us learn to speak this language of empowerment. She advises providers and people with diabetes that the...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode Liz and Amy talk about conversations they've noticed in the diabetes related podcast community about strained relationships with health care providers. From her position as an endocrinologist and a woman with T1D, Liz has noticed a lot of negative talk about the struggles that people have accessing endocrinologists and ongoing frustrations, especially...

Send us Fan Mail Heather has extensive experience specializing in training and education for patients and providers to integrate the mind-body-spirit with diabetes – something she knows firsthand, having lived with Type 1 diabetes since 1997. Currently she has helped to co-create Healthy Connections Hood River, a functional medicine practice, with her husband, Dr. Jeff Horacek, where she provides...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Allison Nimlos, Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, and diabetes health coach shares her wisdom with Liz and Amy about "navigating life's disruptions." Allison tells us about the super helpful class she designed and runs called "T1 D and the three Ps, preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum." Allison is co-founder of the dia...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Dr. Liz Stephens and Amy Stockwell chat about various fascinating topics that include the frustrations of low blood sugars, the new Dexcom 7, the pending holidays and must read books by some of our favorite authors! During the episode we mention a few things that I want to clarify for those who get confused... First, Liz refers to a recent episode of the podcast (a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we continue our conversation with Lauren and talk about the importance of eating fiber, her favorite "F" word! Lauren also gives us some ideas for Vegan meals. We talked to Lauren about her book Type One Determination, Transforming Life with Type 1 Diabetes through Personal Experience, Scientific Evidence, and a Dash of Disobedience.  Mentioned in this Ep...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk to  registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist, Lauren Plunkett about the benefits of plant based nutrition for people with diabetes. Lauren  has been called a plant-based powerhouse, fiercely honest and a Renegade girl with an authentic voice. Her friends call her a bad-ass. Lauren works as a registered dietitian and certifie...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Liz and Amy chat about managing diabetes while traveling. Amy is flying overseas with her family and shares her concerns about changing time zones and managing blood glucose levels in a country with with a different cuisine. Liz talks about driving to California with her family for Thanksgiving and how she'll manage the hours of being sedentary in the passenge...

Send us Fan Mail We are really excited about today’s interview with John Stirrat, who has had type 1 diabetes since age 8.  John plays bass in an excellent band called Hail the Sun, which is labelled on Wikipedia “as a post-hardcore band using elements of screamo, progressive rock, and math rock in its music.” They are amazing musicians, with live shows that are one of a kind. Their success have r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we have an extensive conversation with Lisa about her life with diabetes, how it has impacted her work, her journey with the documentary industry, and how she remains hopeful that we will find a cure for Type 1 diabetes! Featured on this Episode: Lisa Hepner, Director/Producer of The Human Trial, and her partner Guy Mossman run LA-based Vox Pop Films, a production...

Send us Fan Mail What's living with diabetes like for you? This is the question Dr. Bill Polonsky asked during his first day on the job at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. The waiting room was full of patients who expressed gratitude for his curiosity. "Thank you," they said. "No one has ever asked me that question before." He continued asking this question for weeks,...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Matt Corcoran is such an inspiration for the diabetes community! Despite not living with type 1 dm, he is deeply engaged in helping others see themselves as athletes who also live with type 1, and raising money for scholarships and support for his amazing Diabetes Training Camps. Featured on this Episode Dr Matthew Corcoran is Founder and President of Diabetes Training Camp, w...

Send us Fan Mail About this Episode:   We talk to Ana Morales about her journey with diabetes, how it impacts her art, and exciting plans she has for a graphic novel. You even get to hear her kitty in the background! Featured on this Episode: Ana Morales is based in Roanoke, Virginia and works primarily as a mixed media artist. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Embracing Diabetes, a podcast that highlights people doing really cool things with diabetes, like documentary films, training camps for athletes and researching the emotional impact of living with this chronic illness. My name is Amy Stockwell, and I’m here with endocrinologist, Dr. Elizabeth Stevens, and we both live with Type one diabetes. We're really looking fo...