Women and Diabetes
Across the UK, women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes navigate a lifelong journey shaped not only by their condition, but also by the many milestones and challenges unique to womanhood – from adolescence and pregnancy, through menopause, to later life.
Alongside managing blood glucose levels, they balance careers, family, relationships, and their own health and wellbeing.
Yet too often, these experiences are underrepresented in public conversations about diabetes.
The Women and Diabetes podcast series aims to change that.
Launched to coincide with World Diabetes Day (14th November), the series will bring together inspirational women from diverse backgrounds who live with diabetes, to share their life stories in their own words.
We will explore how they navigate the different stages of life while managing their condition, and the strategies they use to minimise its impact and live fully.
More episodes of our Podcast series on women and diabetes will be released weekly.
Diagnosed with type 1 at 33
In this episode of our Living with Diabetes series, we talk to Sarah Bool, the Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire.
Sarah is living with type 1 diabetes after being diagnosed when she was 33. She now sits on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diabetes.
This is the first episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues.
Menopause and Diabetes
We talk to Dawn Adams, a midwife living with type 1 diabetes, who experienced issues of early symptoms of menopause.
This is the second episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues.
Impact of tech for type 1
We talk to Greta Ehlers who is living with type 1 diabetes. Greta was diagnosed when she was 9 years old and is a big advocate for tech. She encourages innovation in diabetes management to make it less intrusive.
This is the third episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues.
Comedy and Being On The Road With Type 2
We talk to comedian Sajeela Kershi, who is living with type 2 diabetes who wants to raise awareness in her South Asian community. She attempts to manage her condition alongside a challenging lifestyle on the road as a comedian.
This is the sixth episode of eight special programmes, in our Living with Diabetes series, which takes an in depth look at women’s health issues.
Our Podcast
Our Women and Diabetes series is also available as an audio podcast.
Among themes discussed in the series include: life stage transitions, access to technology, mental health, body image, relationships, and community support.
The Woman and Diabetes series includes eight special programmes taking an in depth look at women’s health issues, with the first episodes available today on World Diabetes Day.
Listen to and download the podcast here