Come join the #diabeteschat community and connect with people from all around the world living with /or have a connection to diabetes. #diabeteschat is an inclusive community for all and this week our guest speaker is Tara Humphrey with hosts Tom and Rich. Tara is a mum to 3 children and her middle [...]
In this #diabeteschat community chat we spoke to our guest speaker Dr Rose Stewart. Mary and Flipper were our hosting team. We chatted about Rose's career as an Consultant Clinical Psychologist. We also talked about diabetes burnout and the emotional challenges of managing diabetes and mental health and stigmas attached to diabetes and lots [...]
Sam Brand is a British professional cyclist from the Isle of Man who was diagnosed with type 1 at 10 yrs old. Growing up Sam played many sports & competed in thriathlon, qualifying to race in the ITU World Championships. Sam was spotted by Team Novo Nordisk, a team whose athletes all live with [...]
Jack is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bolton Wanderers, after joining them in the summer of 2022. Jack was born in Scotland, before moving to New Zealand and then over to Australia. Jack has played for 2 local teams in Australia; before moving back to his hometown [...]
Salih Hendricks is 56 years old from Cape Town South Africa and has been a diabetes advocate for over 30 incredible years; diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 40 years ago. Salih had his leg Amputation 2 years ago - 19 October 2020. Salih is a motivational speaker not only for his community; but for [...]
Jamie Lowe is an all-rounder Broadcaster, Podcaster, Vlogger, Presenter, Producer, Journalist and currently works at the BBC. His Podcast is called 'Jamie And The Broken Pancreas'. Jamie has Type 1 Diabetes and was diagnosed in 2015 aged 21 after graduating from university. Jamie is a super advocate for diabetes and raises lots of awareness [...]
Elizabeth Rae was born in the USA and has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 30 years. She was diagnosis at the age of 4. Elizabeth completed her masters degree In International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Elizabeth has a background with non-profit, diabetes and health organisations and [...]
In this episode Tom, Chris, Flipper and the Diabetes Chat community asked questions toto JDRF UK' Community Engagement Team. We were joined by Dan Farrow, Chris Bright, Edelle Irwin, Mary Murphy and Lesley Jordan. The Community Engagement team joined the #diabeteschat Twitter Space as guest speakers and we talked about: - What is JDRF [...]
Muhammad Irfan Ismail has a background in Web design is now a Diabetes and Endo Pharmacist. He was diagnosed with diabetes 30 years ago and in this podcast he will take us on a journey over the years. Muhammad is a Futsal Player for The London Diabetes Football Community. In this episode Tom, Chris, [...]
Prof Jane Speight is the Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD). Jane has a PhD in health psychology and is a chartered psychologist. Jane leads a large & varied program of research in Australia. Jane aims to improve the quality of life & self-care of people with diabetes. [...]
