Just Talking Podcast

Happy New Year! Jeff Mather starts 2018 off with a conversation about traveling the world, his changing relationship with the diabetes online community, developing a special dedication and insanity t…

Happy Holidays! Dr. Leonor Fernandez an educator and internist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School is my guest this week. We …

This week I'm joined by Kerri Sparling to talk about building a house, the "fridge flippy switch", diabetes burnout, mucking around CSS files, the potential of the FreeStyle Libre, and how to pronoun…

Dana Lewis returns to chat about traveling the world with an open source artificial pancreas, writing a book, and the end of the #hcsm tweetchat after taking over Sunday nights for 9 years.

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This week I'm joined by Chris Gale, Vice President at Greentarget Global Group to talk about the versatility of the name Christopher, our mutual appreciation for being a Hokie, the difference between…

Cara O'Regan returns to discuss the nuance of sharing home building pictures, exercising self care in the midst of ongoing political absurdity, finding balance through multimedia art, and the ongoing…

Harrison Milfeld joins me for a conversation about steroids in baseball, sexual harassment around the country, exploring new opportunities for journalistic endeavors, and the incredible success of Ni…

Sarah Kucharski returns to the podcast to talk about 280-character tweets, the importance of health literacy, changing the narrative of patient inclusion at WEGO Health, growing as a patient advocate…

This week I'm joined by Sara Nicastro to talk about all kinds of diabetes advocacy. Specifically, we discuss local outreach by JDRF's Southern Nevada Chapter, the value of a diabetes buddy system, an…

Justin Korthof returns to the podcast to discuss Halloween costumes, his new job on the agency side of marketing at The Marketing Arm, discussing politics on social media, and of course, comics. Spec…

Tina Ghosn joins me this week to talk about raising three children with type 1 diabetes, understanding the difference between teenage angst and a low or high blood sugar, the recent decision by Anima…

This week I'm joined by Stacey Simms for an update from the DiabetesSisters/Diabetes Unconference mashup, the honor of being nominated for a podcast award, balancing the privacy of her family with th…

Liz Salmi joins me this week to share her story of getting diagnosed with a brain tumor and multiple brain surgeries. Her patient advocacy journey includes co-creating an recurring TweetChat in #btsm…

This week I'm joined by David McShea, American Diabetes Association Executive Director for the Maryland Area for a chat about David's journey to the world of nonprofit organizations, his rise to beco…

Kerri MacKay joins me this week to offer up a primer on the Canadian health system, and discuss the stigma faced by people living with asthma, the challenges she faced getting an ADHD diagnosis, and …

This week I'm joined by Mindy Bartleson for a conversation about diabetes advocacy, being defined by a lack of a southern accent, her work supporting patient communities in Boston, and her upcoming, …

Hurricane Irma just came through the Greater Atlanta Area. Technically it was more of a Tropical Storm by the time it reached us, but it still knocked out power and internet for over a day. The resul…

Jamia Crockett joins me for a chat about patient advocacy, nostalgia for the Stanford Medicine X community, and most importantly a crash course on multiple sclerosis. We cover Jamia's diagnosis, the …

Renée Berry joins me for a conversation about the difference between hospice and palliative medicine, the value of end of life care, why she volunteers her time as a hospice and palliative care advoc…

Michelle Litchman joins me for a conversation about skiing in Utah, finding a purpose in helping people through practicing medicine, becoming a Nurse Practitioner at the University of Utah Diabetes a…