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 with diabetes easier. The digital portion of this challenge is still accepting applications! More information here.

• You can also join the DCB network if you’re wanting community!

• The life of a long term project and its ability to evolve, pause, start, and re-ignite.

• How being a person with diabetes, working in diabetes and a content creator around diabetes can be a super power and Greta’s approach to her professional/personal work.

• Her LGBTQIA+ Diabetes group! The group is periodically active and available to anyone wanting to join. Just send Greta a DM on IG @gretastypeone

We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

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 yourself in the big leagues

• The Spanish league and managing diabetes overseas

• a cameo from Lauren’s sister, Whitney

• And MORE

We want to hear from you. Send those questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

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

  • dedoc voices scholarship

• New Merch drop from Diabetics Doing Things!

• Podcast News

  • recent Brec Bassinger ep

  • upcoming Lauren Cox episode recorded in-person with a full video shoot

  • and more episodes on deck

• Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs

• North Texas Food Bank and Feeding America partnerships

• Medtronic MiniMed™ 780G

• And MORE

We want to hear from you. If you’re going to be at Friends For Life, come say hi! Otherwise send those questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

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 area children’s hospitals

Balancing diabetes with a Superhero’s schedule

Life on set

The importance of friends with diabetes

Becoming an advocate and spokesperson

Favorite reality TV…hint: it’s Selling Sunset

Which celebrity they’d challenge to a pickleball match

And MORE

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Janet Marin is an example of someone embracing themselves fully and living their best life. If you follow her on Instagram @jay_marinnn, you know that’s true. She is a T1D that also lives with gastroparesis, vitiligo, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and is open about all of it along with her mental health journey. Rob and Eritrea talk to her about all of that and more:

• T1D diagnosis at young age of six

• Sick days and non-sick days when you live with chronic illness

• Being bilingual and the translator between your doctors and your parents

• Health equity and getting translators in the room to serve education in the language needed

• Autoimmune responses like vitiligo

• Gastroparesis diagnosis in 2017 and the lack of information around it

• Gastroparesis flare-ups and the effects of malnourishment on her body

• The support of the chronic illness online community especially around having a feeding tube

• Advice for those newly diagnosed with a rare disease or a rare disease alongside T1D

• The isolation that you can feel in these diagnoses or complications

• Eradicating shame and guilt-causing language especially from healthcare professionals

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

If you thought you weren't going to get a Rob and Eritrea episode this month well….YOU THOUGHT! The Rob and Eritrea show is back! The crew unpacks so much and gets into:

• DDT is now hosting EVENTS! Its been 2 months since our Pax and Beneficia event and we’ve got more on the way!

• The impact of harmful unsolicited advice and the violent narrative it brings to people living with disabilities and chronic illnesses

• DIABETES DRAMA! Theres so much of it!

• Life with Diabetes comes with complications. No matter what people with diabetes do, we will deal with complications.

• Rob’s new pump! The Medtronic 780G and its exciting updates for PWD.

• “Enjoying your lows” and different ways your brain does that.

• Losing that muscle memory of feeling your lows and “technology induced hypounawareness”

• Diabetes alerts and how they can immediately shift your priorities in the immediate moment.

• Eritrea gives up on Mounjaro and explains why it didn’t work for her and  how tirzepatide/semaglutides can impact a person living with diabetes and an eating disorder.

• The importance of moving your body without feeling shame.

• No one has diabetes figured out. We just get better at doing things we dont want to do!

• THE MAILBAG GETS INTO TRAVEL TIPS!

Books discussed during the show: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Morta

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

This week on the pod, Rob and Eritrea welcome Maya Ramirez (aka Papayabetic) to the show! Maya lives with type 3C diabetes and underwent a full pancreatectomy as an infant at 8 months old. In this episode the team dives into:

• 30 years of living with diabetes and without a pancreas

• Maya’s Diagnosis with congenital hyper-overproduction of insulin in her pancreas at 2 weeks old (hyper insulinism)

• Props to parents of children with diabetes, a whole different ballgame of providing care!

• 23 years of using an insulin pump (even if it is technically off-label usage)

• Why considering your pancreas dead is not only incorrect, but stigmatizing language

• The other health implications of living without a pancreas

• Using grief as motivation to bond with people in her community

• If you’re in the North California area and you’re looking for a community of people with diabetes: check out Maya’s IG @papayabetic to stay updated on future meetups!

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Erin Akers is back on the pod! Erin is the founder of the Diabulimia Helpline, now DBH.

In this episode Rob, Eritrea, and Erin talk about:

• Diabulimia Helpline’s transition to DBH

• Erin’s mother and one of the GOATs, Mama Dawn

• The 3rd International Conference on Diabetes & Eating Disorders In November

• Presenting at ADCES in Houston this year

• Broader world of Mental Health and Diabetes including burnout, anxiety, and depression

• The importance of group support

• Representation matters especially in conversations about disordered eating

• The warning signs of diabulimia

• The destructive nature of toxic positivity

• Want to volunteer for the helpline? Send an email to info@dbh.org

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Dr. Roy Collins returns to the pod! He was a part of our series in 2020 “More Than a Diabetic.” Dr. Roy Collins is a Stanford Chief Resident, M.D., M.P.H., and Sports Psychologist. We are so excited to have him and his expertise back on the show!

In this episode Rob, Eritrea and Roy dig into:

• Getting comfortable with Diabetes while simultaneously being recruited by Yale

• Thriving as a young athlete regardless of limitations

• The transition from high school athlete to the accountability of being a college athlete

• The transition from being a lifelong athlete to a regular person in the real world

• Overcoming imposter syndrome and unfair comparisons

• Staying present and in the moment even with Diabetes always running in the background.

• “You’re not going to be successful all the time, but if you miss a bolus - failure is not final. What can I do better next time?”

• The inevitable interruptions that come with Diabetes.

• Being open to doing hard things and stepping outside of our comfort zones

  Keep up with Dr. Collins at www.roycollins.com and follow him on IG: @dr.royc

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Rachel Heckerman, from our Tools of Type Ones series in the very early days of the pod, is BACK! Rachel is a videographer, editor, writer, designer, photographer, and overall cool person. She produced a short film called Under the Ice of Antartica. It’s beautiful and you should check it out!

In this episode we get into:

• How she got a job on a station in Antartica

• The LONG journey to Antartica

• Planning ahead and packing for diabetic emergencies

• What living in Antartica is like

• Adjusting to being in a new timezone with Diabetes

• Having a Dia-buddy, even in Antartica

• Enjoying the moment while being actively aware of your diabetes and not letting Diabetes stop you

• Diabetes tech on a freezing tundra

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

March flew by and we are back with another episode of The Rob and Eritrea Show. These two get into lots of good stuff this episode:

• There have been some crazy weather here in Dallas, tornado watches and insane lightning storms. - just a good time to remind folks to keep their devices charged and emergency equipment ready.

• Also happening in Dallas is our Spring Event! The Roastery tour, April 15th 2pm - 4pm CT at Pax & Beneficia! Come hang out, learn a new skill and make some friends!

• Rob’s Diabetes Updates and some major life changes have been happening with Rob lately. - like Recreation, moved offices!

• Getting to go to a private screening of “AIR” the story of Nike and Michael Jordan.

• ON AIR DIABETES - Whats your bloodsugar rn?

• Eritrea Diabetes Updates: - Ramadan update! Single and gym dates.

• Being a homeowner and paying for all her diabetes stuff on her own.

• What to do if you Dexcom sensor/transmitter fails?

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Allison Nimlos, longtime diabetes advocate, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, podcaster, and so much more, is on this episode! Rob and Eritrea talk to Allison about Diabetes & Mental Health:

• The Diabetes and Mental Health Conference coming up on May 5th & 6th

• The early days of the diabetes online community

• The prevalence of Diabetes Distress

  • You can do a self-assessment survey at diabetesdistress.org

• Importance of self-talk and language around your own diabetes

• Self-compassion, self-advocacy, and setting boundaries

• “You can’t be comfortable at doing something you never do”

• Hypo anxiety and trauma from scary lows

• Be sure to check out the virtual Diabetes and Mental Health Conference coming up on May 5th & 6th

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

We are back with The Rob and Eritrea Show! It has been quite a big month filled with exciting diabetes news and lots of travel for our crew, which came with some diabetes struggles. In this episode they get into:

• Insulin Caps, CGM coverage and an old 2019 video of Rob featured on CBS!

• Rob’s trip to LA with his worst Diabetes Day ever.

• Rob debuting “The Dichotomy of Diabetes” at the JDRF Type One Nation Summit

• Eliminating “drift” time. Doing the hard stuff to be able to do the good stuff

• Eritrea’s trip to Berlin for the Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes

• Eritrea cancelling her trip to Cairo to deal with diabetes fatigue and exhaustion

• and just a little bit about Creed III

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

For those of you that don’t know, Rob is a huge Star Wars fan, which makes this episode extra special! Samantha Alleyne has been in all five of the Disney Star Wars movies as the first female stormtrooper. She also appeared in Season 1 of Andor which premiered in fall 2022 on Disney+. In this episode, Rob and Eritrea talk to Sam about:

• Her diagnosis story

• Sam’s time with Star Wars

• Life on set

• Talking to the cast and crew about diabetes

• Insulin access advocacy

• Finding the Diabetes Online Community

• Fan interactions

• and so much more!

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

The Chronic Superhuman himself, Eric Dutcher, is back on the pod! Last time he was here, he was in the middle of a 47-mile run. Rob and Eritrea chat with Eric about:

• Ultramarathons and Spartan races

• Seeing the beauty in long endurance events; the solitude in nature

• Diagnosis at the age of 26

• Toxic positivity and giving yourself permission to feel the darker feelings

• Preparing for failure

• and much more!

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

This episode features Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer, the filmmakers behind the documentary film, Pay or Die, which is premiering at SXSW 2023 in Austin on March 11. Their time at SXSW will also include a live panel on March 12, Young and Insured: Pay or Die, with Scott, Diabetes Advocate Nichole Smith-Holt, Texas Representative James Talarico, and S. Vincent Rajkumar MD, from the Mayo Clinic.

Rob talks to Scott and Rachael about:

• Inspiration behind the documentary

• The importance of the film in today’s world

• Working with a partner for so long on a creative project

• Teaming up with Hollywood producers

• Creative work while living with Diabetes

Learn more about Pay or Die at https://payordiefilm.com/

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

On this episode of Diabetics Doing Things, Rob is reunited with musician and face of the Freestyle Libre, Austin James! Austin and Rob originally met during the pandemic as a part of the @beyondtype1 Imagine Spotlights Series. Rob and Eritrea talk to Austin about:

• Testing on a friend’s glucose machine (and raising some eyebrows) leading to a T1D diagnosis.

• Life as a musician starting early including being classically trained in violin

• CGM access and becoming the face of nationwide Freestlye Libre ads

• The importance of CGM access and representing black and brown communities

• When T1D leads to another chronic illness diagnosis

• Mental health as a POC with Type One Diabetes

We want to hear from you. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

Friend of the pod, Ben Tzeel, is back with a very special mini-sode of Diabetics Doing Things!

Rob puts Ben on the hot seat with five questions;

1. What are the most common misconceptions your patients have when they start working with you?

2. What’s the number one piece of care advice you’d give to someone living with of diabetes (no matter the type or the years living with it)?

3. What strategy or adjustment has made the biggest difference in your own diabetes?

4. What resolutions does a CDCES registered dietician and CS S with diabetes have for the New Year?

5. What should a person living with diabetes in 2023 focus on to have the biggest impact in their diabetes care?

We want to hear YOUR QUESTIONS. Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to THE MAILBAG at mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

The gang’s back together! In their first episode together in 2023, the team sits down to formally introduce a new (but classic) format to the show: The Rob and Eritrea Show!

In this episode they dive into:

• Rob’s Diabetes updates

• A quick recap of 2022 and a glimpse into plans for 2023 at DDT

• Rob’s re-emergence to the public speaking circuit

• Eritrea’s recent visit to the endocrinologist and an update to her journey with a GLP-1; Mounjaro

• Rob’s updated supplement stack

• Eritrea’s divorce and dating with Diabetes!

We’re bringing back The Mailbag in this episode! Each month we’ll take anonymous submissions from YOU! Send your questions, comments, queries, and general diabetes concerns to mailbag@diabeticsdoingthings.com!

On this solo episode, Rob dives into his 18 years of living with Type 1 Diabetes. He talks about:

• The Sunday Scaries

• Reliving the diagnosis day with his mom on New Year’s

• The reciprocal relationship with the listeners and the importance of community

• The duality and dichotomy of Diabetes

• Celebrating the highs and acknowledging the lows

If you’re a listener, thank you for being along for the ride.