July 8, 2022
Diabetes - Life of a Patient
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In this episode, Stan and Clarence sit down with one of our own, Erin Collins - an MHP Student at the University of Minnesota - to understand the life of a patient living with diabetes.
Main Focus
- Lifestyle and Interactions with Medical Professionals
- How do you inform families and friends about the seriousness of taking care of themselves if they have diabetes?
- What tips can you share about living with diabetes?
- Personal experiences with apps, etc.
Additional Discussion Topics (see episode 5 research)
- Insulin costs
- Access to programming and gadgets
- Disconnect between physicians and programs
- What do we see in the state, nationally, populations?
- Black communities at higher risk
- Do people die from diabetes?
- OR, do you die from a complication?
- Disease management & age
- How does age impact access/use of gadgets? (i.e. management apps, etc)
- What does it mean to have diabetes at a young age?
- How does age affect disease management
- Risk factors
- Typical risk factors and are there any new factors we’re seeing come into play?
