Embracing Diabetes, compassion, community and creativity
Welcome to Embracing Diabetes, a podcast that explores the many different ways people are living with diabetes in the world. Join co-hosts Amy Stockwell and Dr Liz Stephens, colleagues and friends who have lived with type one diabetes for decades. Liz and Amy launched Embracing Diabetes so they could talk to creative, smart, inspiring, and thoughtful people living with type one and share their stories with you! People with type one diabetes come in all shapes and sizes, but we share this one thing -- this frustrating, challenging, expensive chronic illness -- that binds us together and we are always stronger together. We hope you are as inspired by these interviews as we are.
Embracing Diabetes, compassion, community and creativity
Why (diabetes) Endocrinology is "like a chess game" with Dr. Irl Hirsch
Dr. Hirsch is a preeminent endocrinologist, diabetes researcher, author of numerous articles and books on diabetes, and a person with Type 1 diabetes himself for over 60 years. Currently he is a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and sees patients (the majority with Type 1 diabetes) at the University of Washington Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center. I have known Irl for over 20 years, and during that time he has been a consistent source of mentorship in my career, resource for information and perspective in all things diabetes, and inspiring advocate around the cost of managing diabetes. We had a wonderful conversation about his own history with diabetes, how it influenced his career choice and his view of the challenges facing our community as well as what he is hopeful for.
I hope you enjoy this conversation!
Resources for this Episode:
Wave of the Future: New Glucose Technology Could Revolutionize Care, by James S. Hirsch
- Crisis Point: Insulin Access in the United States, a special episode focuses on the issue of insulin accessibility and affordability in the United States, with four experts in the diabetes arena weighing in on the topic
- High insulin prices betray spirit in which the lifesaver was created, by By Irl B. Hirsch, Michael W. Schwartz and James S. Hirsch (2022)
