What does it mean to live boldly with Type 1 diabetes? Chris Roome, founder of Project InsulNation, joins Pamela Durant to discuss adventure, community, confidence and challenging assumptions about what is possible with T1D.
What can 58 years of living with Type 1 Diabetes teach us? Dennis Goldensohn shares his journey from boiling glass syringes and urine testing to today’s insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. He reflects on mindset, discipline, identity, daily habits, and the lessons that have helped him thrive with Type 1 Diabetes for nearly six decades.
What inspires someone to support a diabetes organization thousands of miles away? After more than 58 years of living with Type 1 diabetes, Dennis reflects on the importance of connection, community, and finding purpose through helping others. In this edition of What Does It All Mean?, he shares why Diapoint became a community he wanted to support and a place where he could continue to “pay it forward.”
Living with diabetes can sometimes feel overwhelming, making it important to find something that offers comfort and a break from everyday pressures. In this edition of What Does It All Mean?, Dennis reflects on his lifelong love of music, from the Doo-Wop days of Brooklyn to the songs he still enjoys today, and how music has given him a place to unwind, reflect, and find peace of mind.
Living with diabetes is challenging enough without the added burden of stigma and discrimination. In this edition of What Does It All Mean?, Dennis reflects on the misconceptions people living with diabetes face every day, why these attitudes persist, and how education, advocacy, and standing together can help create a future free from diabetes stigma.
