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Your Friends With Diabetes
Hosted by Your Friends With Diabetes Podcast · ENGLISH
Your friends, Mary Ellen Hawkins and Bailey Ferguson, are diabetic and have a lot to say about it. Sit back and relax as they discuss the ins and outs of dealing with a jacked up pancreas, wearing fantastical socks, and living with robot parts. Follow along as these two humans try to figure it all out together.
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Ep. #6 Die-abetic Halloween Spooktacular
Nov 1, 202101:34:02Tap to summarizeLadies and gentleman, welcome to the diabetic halloween special you’ve been waiting for. This episode, listen in as we tell the tale of insulin’s haunting past, feel your spine tingling as we discuss the world’s most horrific mollusk, and stay tuned for the most frightening of creatures: outdated technology. This episode isn’t just spooky, it’s Dia-Beastly!
Transcribe →Ep. #5 Getting a Degree with T1D
Sep 11, 202101:02:07Tap to summarizeIn our fifth episode, we discuss what it’s like going to college as a diabetic and give some tips along the way. Also, we talk about some very important issues such as our thoughts on the ending of Game of Thrones (no spoilers) and identifying plants. And, of course, NICK! You don’t want to miss this one, folks.
Transcribe →Ep. #4 Card Carrying Member of the Pancreas Club (Pancreas Part 2)
Aug 15, 202100:47:16Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Bailey and Mary Ellen are back to talking about the pancreas. This is PART TWO of our pancreas exploration: we talk medical history, digestive functions, and much more! Somehow we also talk about calling Poison Control - it’s a wild one. Hope you enjoy, friends.
Transcribe →Ep. #3 CGM Secret Handshake
Jul 27, 202101:00:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode we talk diabetic devices! There's a lot of cool technology out there for managing type 1 diabetes, but what is it really like to have robot parts? Mary Ellen and Bailey chat about their experiences starting new devices, wearing them day to day, and how it can lead to meeting other type 1s in the wild.
Transcribe →Ep. #2: The Pancreas is a Fancy Juice Bar (Pancreas Part 1)
Jul 4, 202100:39:43Tap to summarizeThis week, your friends, Mary Ellen Hawkins and Bailey Ferguson, talk about wat dat pancreas does and how Mary Ellen accidentally made fermented cider. Come listen in!
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Ep. #1: I want to be a Heavy-Metal Teen!
Jun 20, 202100:55:36Tap to summarizeIn our first episode, we talk about our hopes for the show, the problems with vacation blood sugars, and discover celebrities also living with diabetes.
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