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Interview with MIT and Johns Hopkins University Presidents
Rob’s viral video
Research Opportunities
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The advice I give people the most is make a friend with diabetes. The interview for this week with Dr. Sally Kornbluth and Ron Daniels, both presidents of top universities, made me realize that no matter who you are, when you were diagnosed or what is going on in your life, the quickest way to improve the state of your life with diabetes is to make a friend with diabetes.
Both Ron and Sally were diagnosed as adults. Unlike many adults diagnosed with LADA, they were correctly diagnosed from the start, but like many of us, they didn’t have anyone in their life immediately to turn to for advice or counsel.
At first you may not think you have much in common with a University President, but I think this interview will teach you that when it comes to living with diabetes, many of our day-to-day experiences are extremely similar. Whether keeping candies on the table of important meetings, or our glucose going up during stressful moments, diabetes is with us wherever we go.
What’s encouraging is that these two leaders face the same challenges that you and I face with diabetes on a daily basis. Diabetes doesn’t discriminate between University Presidents or Elementary School students. We all have to balance the challenging physical, mental, financial and social elements of life with diabetes.
My personal feelings after the conversation with Sally and Ron were true gratitude, and a little bit of laughter. After all, without sharing my life with diabetes, I would never have been able to have a conversation with just one President of MIT or Johns Hopkins, my transcripts and resume simply just aren’t good enough. But because we continue to tell the amazing stories of people with diabetes from all around the globe, I got to spend an hour with two of the best minds in higher learning, and the three of us just chatted about life with diabetes for an hour.
I hope you get as much out of this interview as I did, and above all I’m thankful for the many friends with diabetes I’ve made along this journey.
Keep living well,
Rob
Diabetes & Mental Health Conference
Rob is the closing keynote at this year’s Diabetes & Mental Health conference.
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Diabetes Legends Basketball 2026 Dates
Orlando/CWD - July 11, 2026
Dallas - August TBD 2026
Denver - September 12 2026
Orlando/Touched by Type 1 - September 26 2026
Diabetes Sangha 3-Day Meditation Retreat
Living with Type 1 Diabetes asks a lot of us—every day. This spring, DiabetesSangha invites you to step away from the noise of daily life and into a weekend of rest, reflection, and shared understanding.
Plus, Diabetics Doing Things subscribers will receive 10% off registration with code DDT10 (valid through February 24th)
From April 24–26, 2026, join the DiabetesSangha community in the Pacific Northwest for a 3-day retreat at the serene Gwinwood Retreat Center, nestled on the shores of Hicks Lake in Lacey, Washington.
This retreat is designed for and facilitated by people living with T1D, offering a supportive space to renew your relationship with mindfulness, community, and yourself.
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Research Opportunities 💰💰
Research Opportunities
I am going to do my best to include regular opportunities for you to participate in so you can get paid for your insights. We have a couple good opportunities here:
BEAD T1D (Recruiting) - Building the Evidence to Address Disparities in Type 1 Diabetes
JAEB T1D - Join the EDGE study team to help us learn how education about exercise and glucose control can improve diabetes management!