Just Talking Podcast

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 37:24 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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.. Run Time - 47:36 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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.. Run Time - 33:36 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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.. Run Time - 38:42 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 43:50 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 44:51 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 58:23 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 1:03:21 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 59:26 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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. Run Time - 35:05 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

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 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.