Other Health Stories Or Issues Episodes

The salient narrative of this podcast episode centers on a harrowing personal account of diabetic ketoacidosis, recounted by Deborah, who nearly succumbed to the condition (and did actually die more than once while on the way to the hospital, according to official documents). This poignant tale, re…

The principal focus of this discourse revolves around the genuine complications associated with diabetes, as well as the often misguided perceptions surrounding them. Deborah commenced the conversation by reflecting upon accessible resources, such as Google, which delineates a myriad of complicatio…

This DiabeticReal episode is all about Deborah E's decision of whether to choose herself and her little girl dream of being “normal” or the possible dream of her unborn child. She knows what she wants, but what about her son?...

Deborah E shares the challenges she faced during the first high-risk pregnancy as a type 1 diabetic. She recounts her interactions with her highly-skilled and highly-intelligent perinatologist who had some strange ideas about...

In this episode of DiabeticReal, we continue to follow Deborah E's journey through the challenges of medical care as a diabetic in a small town. But, this time, she travels back to the familiarity of the big city, St. Paul. I...

In this episode of DiabeticReal, host Deborah E shares the story of one (of many) events involving hospitals, this one while living in a rural town. Deborah recounts the challenge of not only having to deal with the medical i...