Everybody Talks: A Diabetes Hands Foundation Podca

On this TuDiabetes Talks Episode, we interview Adam Brown, about his new book Bright Spots and Landmines. With this book, Adam encourages us to be proactive in our diabetes management and invites us to identify what works and what we need to modify to manage our diabetes in a satisfactory manner.

In this episode of TuDiabetes Talks Mila talks to Deborah Greenwood, CDE, Past President of AADE and DHF Board Member and discuss how social media benefit people with diabetes and shares how is she helping and supporting this new support tool.

On this episode of TuDiabetes Talks Mila interviews Oren Liebermann and talk about his upcoming book “The Insulin Express” and his diagnosis story while traveling.

On this episode of TuDiabetes Talks, Mila will be talking with Mark Heyman Ph.D., Psychologist and new member of our Board of Directors. Mental Health is a topic we don't hear a lot of, but it's certainly one we can not forget.

Director of Advocacy at Diabetes Hands Foundation, Mandy Jones, hosts this week's interview and she talks with Elizabeth Rowley about her work at T1International. Together they talk about the complicated problems that Elizabeth and T1International have been working hard on.

On this episode of TuD talks, Mila interviews Dr. Karol E. Watson, M.D., Ph.D., FACC professor of medicine/cardiology, co-director, UCLA Program in Preventive Cardiology, Director, UCLA Barbara Streisand Women's Heart Health Program about the Foryoursweetheart.com initiative, the campaign aims to raise awareness about the risk of developing heart disease if you live with diabetes.

This week Mike starts off by doing an unboxing of the health & ancestry kit from 23 And Me (23andMe.com) - then he speaks with Erin M. Akers about the March For Health which is coming up in many cities on April 1, 2017. After watching the interview, head over to MarchForHealth.org to find out more!

This week we are joined by Nirav Shah & Marianne Gravely from the USDA. We talk about what people with diabetes need to know about food safety! If you have questions about food safety topics, call the USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline at 1-888MPHotline or chat live with a food safety specialist at AskKaren.gov. These services are available from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, in English and Spanish.

This week Mike talks with Dr. Jonathan Prenner about what people with diabetes can do to keep their eyes healthy. Dr. Prenner is an advisor for the LOOK TO YOUR FUTURE campaign (looktoyourfuture.com) which is designed to raise awareness of the impact of low vision caused by retinal diseases and encourages people with diabetes to take proactive steps to help protect against vision loss.

This week Mike talks to Asha Brown from We Are Diabetes (WeAreDiabetes.org) about Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Catch all the episodes of TuDiabetes Talks at TuDiabetes.org/Talks

Mike & Mila are back! This time they talk about the awesome program SPARE A ROSE, SAVE A CHILD. Each February people from all over the world donate to the SpareARose.org website. On TuDiabetes Talks this week, Mike and Mila talk about the reasons they donate and let people know how easy it is to contribute. After watching the interview, head over to: SpareARose.org to make a donation!

This week Mike Lawson and Mila Ferrer introduce a few new changes to the TuDiabetes Talks episodes. Check out the archive of TuDiabetes Talks Episodes at: TuDiabetes.org/talks. If you speak Spanish, check out the video/podcast interviews by searching "Hablemos Diabetes" or head over to EsTuDiabetes.org

This week Cynthia chats with Anna Norton and Karen Graffeo about an interesting study they are working on for women with diabetes. Listen to the full interview, then check it out at: https://diabetes-sisters-voices.org/home

This week we were lucky to have Michael Martin from RapidSOS join us to talk about the really cool app that will help people in emergency situations communicate with the dispatch operators. To download the app and use it for FREE for an entire year, go to: rapidsos.com/diabeteshandsfoundation We also chat with Mariana Gómez and Mandy Jones from the Diabetes Hands Foundation to hear what they've been up to lately and get their stories about 911 emergency calls.

Just in time for your New Year's Resolutions, Christel Oerum joins Cynthia this week to talk about a free fitness challenge designed to help people living with diabetes. Cynthia and Christel also chat about recipes and some of the other cool features on TheFitBlog.com

It's a special holiday reunion with the Diabetes Hands Foundation co-founder Manny Hernandez and the previous community manager Emily Coles. They chat with Cynthia about what they've been up to and some of their fondest TuDiabetes memories.

This week Allyson Schloming and Mandy Jones from Diabetes Hands Foundation join Cynthia Rogers to chat about all kinds of things including their diabetes stories, and the work they are doing for the nonprofit organization.

This week Cynthia hosts her final MasterChat for the year. The guest is Angella White, RN, BSN from the Teachers College at Columbia University. The topic is: Using insulin for type 2 diabetes management. The conversation talks about the stigma and shame associated with insulin and how we can overcome that. We also chat briefly about the #greatBIGthanks campaign hosted by Diabetes Hands Foundation. Buy a THANK YOU for someone that has helped you in your diabetes journey at: diabeteshandsfoundation.org/thanks

This week we have a MasterChat from Elisa Brier Cruz PhD. She talks to us about mindfulness and diabetes care. Then we talk to Ran Ma and Veronica Tran about their really cool socks developed at Siren Care. Take a look and check them out at Siren.Care and use the offer code ILoveTuDiabetes for $20 off!

This week we get the chance to play the MasterChat we lost last week. The topic is SURVIVING HOSPITALIZATION WITH DIABETES. It's a topic that nobody wants to need, but you'll be glad that you planned ahead if you do need it. Mike Lawson and Cynthia Rogers also chat about their Thanksgiving plans and discuss their opinions on Sugar-Free and Low-Carb foods.