Stacey Simms returns to the podcast to recap Diabetes Podcast Week, discuss the opportunities for new podcasters to engage in the medium, and her perspective on the hybrid closed loop technology for people with diabetes, and their caregivers.

Keep up with Stacey's podcast, Diabetes Connections, at diabetes-connections.com.

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Kerri Sparling returns to the podcast to talk about the end of her blogging adventure, the exciting future of hybrid closed loop technology, mourning her cat Siah, and the wonderful rabbit hole of random top level domains.

While it's still a thing, you can read Kerri's diabetes musings at sixuntilme.com, and follow Kerri on Twitter @sixunitlme.

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Lydia Beier joins me for a conversation about living with depression and bipolar disorder, the challenges and opportunities that come with battling mental health stigma, and the value of starting a conversation to make a difference in people's lives.

Keep up with Lydia at beinglydia.com and chronicillnessbloggers.com.

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David Haddad, CEO and Co-Founder at Overlap Health, returns to the podcast to chat about life after Open mHealth, focusing on a new idea, the goals of Overlap Health, creating an application to assess mood and its relationship to PTSD, and participating in The Mood Challenge.

Learn more about Overlap Health at overlaphealth.com, the Aware App at awarestudy.org, and check out the other entries at The Mood Challenge at moodchallenge.com.

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This week I'm joined by Mike Natter to discuss his diabetes diagnosis, becoming a doctor, utilizing his art to take notes and retain knowledge, and developing the broader recognition for his artistic abilities.

Follow Mike on Instagram @mike.natter and portraitsforgood.com.

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Julie Ryan, creator of the Chronic Illness Bloggers Network is my guest this week. Before we get to the Network, we discuss her life in Huntsville, TMJ and fibromyalgia diagnoses, and the importance of connecting with other patients online. Finally, we discuss the origins of the Chronic Illness Bloggers Network, maintaining a balance between original and paid content, and the opportunities that develop from connecting patient communities and businesses.

Follow Julie on Twitter @drunkitty2000 and countingmyspoons.com.

Learn more about the Chronic Illness Bloggers Network at chronicillnessbloggers.com.

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This week I'm joined by Jenni Grover Prokopy, also known as the ChronicBabe, to discuss her fibromyalgia diagnosis, subsequent chronic illness experiences, developing an advocacy platform, and the process behind her upcoming book.

Follow Jenni on Twitter @chronicbabe and chronicbabe.com.

Run Time - 44:56

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Danny Peña returns to the podcast to discuss his Hall of Fame induction, "The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary", and his upcoming keynote at Podfest in Orlando, Florida. Plus, we have a thoughtful conversation about the challenges of growing a community around a podcast.

Follow Danny on Twitter @godfree and gamertagradio.com.

Go to podfest.us to learn more about Podfest and themessengersdoc.com to learn more about "The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary".

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This week Mike Hoskins joins me for a conversation about the cost of insulin and how he covers this issue for Diabetes Mine. We also discuss a new phenomenon called "Journo Dog", and dive into a broader discussion about the state of journalism and how to tailor news consumption to reduce stress.

Follow Mike on Twitter @MHoskins2179 and diabetesmine.com.

Go to lifeforachildusa.org to learn more about the Spare a Rose campaign and make a life-saving donation to a child with diabetes in need.

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Did you know it's Diabetes Podcast Week? Stacey Simms joins me for a conversation about Life for a Child's Spare a Rose campaign, why she started Diabetes Podcast Week, the value of local journalists on television, and navigating the opportunities presented by podcast advertising.

Follow Stacey on Twitter @staceysimms and diabetes-connections.com.

Go to lifeforachildusa.org to learn more about the Spare a Rose campaign and make a life-saving donation to a child with diabetes in need.

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Nick Dawson, Executive Director of Johns Hopkins Sibley Innovation Hub, joins me for a chat about the future of the Affordable Care Act, the continued potential of Stanford Medicine X, his eternal optimism, and tenacious pursuit for patient autonomy and equality in healthcare. There's also a bit about breaking the bowling lanes at the White House. Three different times.

Follow Nick on Twitter @nickdawson

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This week I'm joined by Heather Gabel for a conversation about disability and culture, how disability perception can be a matter of assumption, an evolving view on patient advocacy, and the social conundrum around stigma and staring.

Visit thechronicscholar.com to read Heather's blog post and watch the video that served as the focus of our conversation.

Follow Heather on Twitter @HeatherGabel

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Mark Freeman joins me for a conversation about mental health advocacy, the importance of sharing both mental health treatment and recovery stories, how pets can make a positive impact on our mental health, and the potential of high profile mental health advocates. We also discuss the 2016 US Presidential Election from Mark's perspective as a mental health advocate, and a Canadian.

For more information about Mark and his mental health advocacy efforts, visit markfreeman.ca and everybodyhasabrain.com. You can follow Mark on Twitter @thepathtochange.

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Jen Loving joins me for a conversation about raising multiple children with diabetes, navigating a hemophilia diagnosis, exhibiting self care through creative hair styles, and the positive impact you can make on the world by sharing your story.

Follow Jen on Twitter at @jloveblueshoe and thelovingchronicles.blogspot.com.

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This week I'm joined by Brianna Wolin, CEO and co-founder of Find Your Ditto, for a thoughtful conversation about the rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan. We also cover more important matters like Brianna's life with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, receiving the Lyfebulb-Novo Nordisk Innovation Award, and the power of in-person connections.

For more information about Find Your Ditto, visit findyourditto.com. Follow Brianna on Twitter @breezygfreezy.

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Welcome to 2017! Dr. Karin Hehenberger, founder and CEO of Lyfebulb, joins me from Switzerland for a conversation about her diabetes diagnosis, her higher education pursuits, and the impetus behind creating Lyfebulb. We also spend some time talking about the Lyfebulb-Novo Nordisk Innovation Award and the value in supporting patient innovators and entrepreneurs.

For more information about Lyfebulb, visit lyfebulb.com.

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Happy Holidays! This week I'm joined by Beth Ann Short for a conversation about the value of art therapy, becoming a board certified Art Therapist, creating a safe space for people with diabetes to share, Beth Ann's book, "Creative Wellness: Art Journaling with Mindfulness", and her own adventure into podcasting.

For more information about Beth Ann, her practice, her book, and her podcast, visit bethannshort.com and @bethannshort.

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This week I'm joined by Chuck Thomas and Molly Coffee, the hosts of "Atlanta Film Chat". Along with their podcast, we discuss Chuck's writing career, Molly's experience working with film and television art departments, and some of the challenges of growing Georgia's film industry presence.

For more information about "Atlanta Film Chat", follow @ATLFilmChat and visit atlantafilmchat.com.

For more information about Chuck, check out atlantascreenwriter.com.

For more about Molly, visit mollycoffeedesign.com and zombiecatprod.com.

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Chris Sparling returns to the podcast this week to for a follow up conversation about 'Sea of Trees', and for a thoughtful conversation about writing and directing his latest movie, 'Mercy', which is streaming on Netflix. We also get into the value of screening your movie, the importance of a good film editor, how uncredited screenwriters make a living, and some of Chris' upcoming projects.

Follow Chris on Twitter at @chrissparling.

Mercy is streaming on Netflix right now. Go watch it.

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This week, Mike Lawson, Senior Director of Programs and Marketing at Diabetes Hands Foundation returns to the podcast to talk about some of the details behind this year's Big Blue Test, the Foundation's recently launched Giving Thanks initiative, and managing the mental balance of living with diabetes and working in diabetes advocacy.

Follow Mike on Twitter at @MrMikeLawson and if you'd like to give thanks, visit diabeteshandsfoundation.org/thanks.

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Justin McElroy, Polygon's Editor at Large and Co-Brother of My Brother, My Brother and Me joins me this week to discuss the art of being funny, developing the My Brother, My Brother and Me television show, creating beautiful monsters using video game character creators, and our favorite Thanksgiving recipes.

Follow Justin on Twitter at @JustinMcElroy and mcelroyshows.com.

The My Brother, My Brother and Me television show will debut on Seeso in February 2017.

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This week I'm joined by Mandi Bishop, Chief Evangelist and Co-Founder of Aloha Health, to discuss identifying and interpreting social determinants for meaningful health interventions, her career in health and technology that was nearly a career as an English professor, and dealing with online bullying.

You can read the recap of Mandi's LinkedIn harassment story on Medium.

Follow Mandi on Twitter at @MandiBPro and aloha.me.

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Asha Brown, Founder and Executive Director of We Are Diabetes, joins me this week for a conversation about facing and treating eating disorders, why mental health is important in diabetes management, why she created We Are Diabetes, and the value of self care.

For more information about We Are Diabetes, visit wearediabetes.org and @WeAreDiabetes.

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This week I'm joined by Desirée Santos and Brittney Harris for a conversation about the Riverside Community Health Foundation, how the Foundation supports and contributes to the mission of the Riverside Community Diabetes Collaborative, effective advocacy and education tactics for diverse populations, and how the grant the Collaborative will receive from the Big Blue Test will make an impact in Riverside, California.

For more information about the Riverside Community Diabetes Collaborative, visit rchf.org/rcdc and rchf.org.

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This week I'm joined by Peggy Stephens for a conversation about inflammatory breast cancer, the challenge of rapidly understanding urgent treatment options, working with the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation, and creating strong and effective advocacy and awareness campaigns for IBC.

Learn more about the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation at eraseibc.org.

Erase IBC was featured in the Fall 2018 issue of Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine, read the feature at breastcancerwellness.org.

Run Time - 34:05

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Priyanka Chugh joins me for a conversation about her celiac disease diagnosis, the power of connecting with other people who understand, sharing her story online, and the potential of narrative medicine for medical school students.

Follow Priyanka on Twitter @antiwheatgirl and antiwheatgirl.com.

Run Time - 41:49

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This week, Anna Norton shares her life with diabetes, how she creates value in social support, her role as CEO of DiabetesSisters, and how the Diabetes Hands Foundation's Big Blue Test Grant will improve programs within DiabetesSisters.

Follow Anna on Twitter @thesnowapewife and diabetessisters.org.

Learn more about the Big Blue Test at bigbluetest.org.

Run Time - 51:08

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Andrea Downing joins me this week to offer a primer on BRCA gene mutations, to compare and contrast our perspectives on data sharing, to celebrate patient centered design, and to share experience participating in the IDEO Design Challenge at Stanford Medicine X.

Follow Andrea on Twitter @BraveBosom and bravebosom.com.

Run Time - 55:28

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This week I'm joined by Ryan Prior for a conversation about Stanford Medicine X, his career in journalism, the growing value of fact checking, his chronic fatigue syndrome diagnosis, and the impact of his documentary, "Forgotten Plague".

Follow Ryan on Twitter @r_prior.

Learn more about "Forgotten Plague" at forgottenplague.com.

Run Time - 45:29

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Chethan Sarabu joins me for a conversation about his presentation at Stanford Medicine X 2016 discussing more effective communication opportunities between doctors and children, the diversity of incoming medical students, and how a degree in landscape architecture was his most valuable introduction into medicine.

Follow Chethan on Twitter @Chethanr.

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This week I'm joined by Chelcie Rice for a conversation about comedy, the art of a good joke, and how you can make diabetes funny in the right context. We also discuss unique advocacy opportunities that arise from self-deprecating humor.

Follow Chelcie on Twitter @ChelcieRice and chelcierice.net..

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Britt Johnson returns to the podcast to discuss her impressions of Stanford Medicine X 2016, share her thoughts on her featured panel on prescribed opioids, and make her case for including chronic pain treatment in the broader Precision Medicine Initiative.

Read Britt's recap of her panel on her blog, thehurtblogger.com and follow Britt on Twitter @HurtBlogger..

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In anticipation of Stanford Medicine X 2016, I reflect on some of the past conversations I've had related to and because of the conference and share feedback from the Medicine X event at the White House engaging participants as partners in research in support of the President's Precision Medicine Initiative.

For more information about Stanford Medicine X, visit medicinex.stanford.edu and sign up for the free livestream..

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This week I'm joined by Alice Bast, CEO of Beyond Celiac for a conversation about the challenges in achieving a proper celiac disease diagnosis, advocating for greater access to gluten free foods and products, adjusting to gluten free diets being seen as a fad instead of a medical necessity, and her upcoming presentation at Stanford Medicine X.

Follow Alice on Twitter @Beyond Celiac and beyondceliac.org.

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Ryan Penagos, Vice President and Executive Editor of Marvel's Digital Media Group returns for a conversation about social media strategy, planning for San Diego Comic-Con, keeping up with everything Marvel publishes and produces, the art of GIF making, and the cross-cultural opportunities that arise out of a mutual love of comics. Excelsior!

Follow Ryan on Twitter @AgentM.

And you can keep up with all things Marvel at marvel.com.

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Angela Cohen joins me this week to talk about her life with multiple chronic conditions, finding time for self care, defining a unique voice in patient advocacy, and the importance of empathy and shared experiences.

Follow Angela on Twitter @angelee828.

Run Time - 41:47

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Christel Marchand Aprigliano returns to the podcast to chat about her experience attending the American Association of Diabetes Educators Conference, expanding the Diabetes UnConference to Atlantic City, and measuring the impact of policy advocacy efforts from the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC). Also, bowling.

Follow Christel on Twitter @theperfectdblog.

Learn more about the Diabetes UnConference at diabetesunconference.com and the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition at diabetespac.org.

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Allison Ferlito joins me this week for a conversation about the non-existent mafia presence in Rhode Island, her journey joining the diabetes online community, how her perspective on diabetes helped her graduate school writings, and to share a preview of her upcoming panel at Stanford Medicine X.

Follow Allison on Twitter @verylightnosuga, and verlighnosugar.com.

Run Time - 35:08

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This week I'm joined by James Chen for a conversation about the growth of UltraChen TV, participating in the ongoing discovery of Street Fighter 5, highlights from Evolution 2016, and why appearing on ESPN2 is a recognition of the tremendous growth of the fighting game community.

Follow James on Twitter @jchensor, and catch up on the latest from UltraChen TV at ultrachentv.com and twitch.tv/ultrachentv.

Run Time - 53:19

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This week I'm joined by Ryan Vizzions for a conversation about the power of Instagram, the role of photography and photojournalism in activism, travelling the world, defining your personal style in a world of infinite possibility and creativity, and sharing the efforts of Black Lives Matter activists in Atlanta.

Follow Ryan on Instagram @amodernghost, and check out his other projects at amodernghost.com.

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After successfully defending his dissertation, Dr. Ernesto Ramirez, PhD joins me for a breakdown of his thesis, the process of presenting and defending years of work, the potential of researching the impact of and motivation to use wearable technology, and how much time can be spent settling on a title like "Discretionary self-monitoring of physical activity: A mixed-methods study of behavior change technique use and historical physical activity".

Follow Ernesto on Twitter @eramirez..

And if you'd like to read it, Ernesto shared his Dissertation and the slides used for its defense over on Medium.

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This week I'm joined by Sarah Lucas, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Type 1. We discuss Sarah's extensive philanthropic background, her motivation for creating a new platform for the diabetes community to share their experiences, effectively engaging the diabetes community on Instagram, and how to eloquently drop names like Nick Jonas and Sam Talbot in a conversation.

For more information about Beyond Type 1, visit beyondtype1.org.

Run Time - 37:03

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Dana Lewis returns to the podcast to chat about gluten free thin mints, the presenting at the most recent American Diabetes Association's Scientific Sessions, the consistent growth of the OpenAPS community, and what the future holds for closed loop technology.

For more information about the OpenAPS data presented at Scientific Sessions, visit OpenAPS.org. You can follow Dana on Twitter at @danamlewis.

Run Time - 1:02:18

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This week, Abby Bayer returns to the podcast to join me in a conversation that lingers way too long on the subtle intricacies of living with cats, a far-too-thorough analysis of Grey's Anatomy. Most importantly, we discuss Abby's career as a Registered Nurse, why changing her service from diabetes to dialysis provided more than just professional growth, and the deceptively complex craft of being a nurse.

Abby contributes to sixuntilme.com from time to time, if you'd like to hear more from her, start there.

Run Time - 53:49

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Amanda Frost, Senior Researcher at the Health Care Cost Institute joins me this week to discuss the 2014 Diabetes Health Care Cost and Utilization Report. Specifically, we highlight some of the major takeaways from the research, I learn about the process and protocols behind the data that was presented, and we discuss the implications of this data from my perspective as a person living with diabetes and from Amanda's perspective of the person who's name is on the report.

You can read the 2014 Diabetes Health Care Cost and Utilization Report by visiting healthcostinstitute.org.

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This week I spoke with Kevin Sayer, CEO of Dexcom about the American Diabetes Association's 2016 Scient Sessions, advancements and upgrades in development for Dexcom's users, the potential and pressure of artificial pancreas technology, and the impact of patient feedback on Dexcom's design.

For more information about Dexcom, visit dexcom.com.

Run Time - 35:50

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Carin Anderson joins me this week for a conversation about aortic disease, navigating a complicated world of terminology and treatment options and outcomes, growing a small outreach initiative into a widely respected and recognized nonprofit organization, and the complexity of invisible illness and disability.

Learn more about Aortic Hope at aortichope.org and follow Chrisa on Twitter @AorticHope.

Run Time - 36:10

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Kevin Clauson joins me this week for a conversation about pharmacy school, the appeal of Nashville, translating health and technology trends into teachable opportunities, mobile health, and the broader state of podcasting. We also spend some time discussing the recent Stanford Medicine X event hosted at the White House.

Follow Kevin on Twitter @kevinclauson, and check out our podcasting discussion that spawned from this question.

Kevin shared his thoughts on the Medicine X event at the White House on kevinclauson.com.

Melody Kramer's list of 200 podcast ideas can be found over on Medium.

Run Time - 55:23

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This week I catch up with Hugo Campos to discuss being recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change for the President's Precision Medicine Initiative, participating in a Stanford Medicine X event at the White House, the power and pursuit of patient autonomy, and the cross-disease benefits of data liberation efforts by various patient communities.

Follow Hugo on Twitter @HugoOC.

More details about the core principles of the President's Precision Medicine Initiative can be found here.

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Karen Chu returns to the podcast to revisit the first Good Job, Brain! Live Show, lessons learned, and possible locations for future live shows. We also talk about the upcoming Good Job, Brain! book, how the creative process differs from the podcast, and I make a pitch for an audiobook version for a book based on a podcast. Finally, we discuss the logistics behind running a half marathon in carbonite. Han Solo would be proud.

Follow Karen on Twitter @momopeche and keep up with the latest from the Good Job, Brain! at goodjobbrain.com.

More details about the Good Job, Brain! book can be found on amazon.com.

Run Time - 54:02

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