It's nearly time for National Diabetes Awareness Month!
At Diabetics Doing Things, we are shifting our focus to Women's Health and launching our first Women's Health series, featuring amazing researchers, clinicians, midwives and patient advocates centering the discussion on Women's Health with Diabetes. Eritrea has sourced an amazing group of women sharing their stories about pregnancy, hormones, menopause and much more. So get ready to learn from some of the top minds in the women's health space this month. Rob also has his mind blown a few times learning about all the hoops that women with diabetes go through compared to men.
Although the international narrative will shift towards diabetes, we must not forget our brothers and sisters with diabetes who are managing their disease under duress. The bombing of Gaza continues, and despite continued call for ceasefire by the United Nations, the
. We published a new interview with
and republished a
to center humans and humans with diabetes in Gaza. It is possible to condemn the Hamas attacks on October 7 and condemn the unrelenting attacks and rising civilian death toll (now over 8,000 dead) in Gaza. Where there is mass suffering of people, there is mass suffering of people with diabetes.
We are firmly committed to stopping anti-semitism worldwide, and our resolve is strong to demand humanitarian aid be given immediately to the people of Gaza.
Email your representatives and demand humanitarian aid
With so much going on in the world, we have continued to post podcasts and do all the things! Here is an update of what we've been up to at Diabetics Doing Things:
Rob was the keynote speaker at Stacey Simm's Mom's Night Out event in Frisco October 13
The DDT Team reached the Top-20 in the DCB Innovation Challenge but were eliminated before the top-3 for their submission "The Diabetes Creator Collective" more to come soon
We have posted 11 new podcasts in the past 2 months and over 47 for the year!
The Inaugural Diabetics Doing Things Pickleball Classic is coming on December 2!
Lots of growth this year, and plenty more to come. I'm looking forward to continuing to create a more equitable world for people with diabetes by your side.
Rob
Rise Above T1D Event with Risely Health (Sponsored)
Join friend of the pod Lauren Bongiorno and her amazing panel of guests (including a surprise secret guest) for a live event this Thursday at 7p called Rising Above T1D.
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and don't miss out on this event. Thanks to Lauren for always supporting diabetics doing things, and be sure to tune in to DDT Alumni Neil Greathouse, Derek Theler, Ginger Viera and more at
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