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10% of Americans are living with diabetes. Are you one of them? Managing a chronic illness can already be difficult, but managing it during a pandemic can be nearly impossible.

This hour, we talk about the stigma and challenges that come with a diabetes diagnosis. We talk to Connecticut Public health care reporter Nicole Leonard, and physicians across our state to discuss this illness and what can be done to prevent diabetes. Type II Diabetes is closely linked to obesity, but there are several factors that can put someone at risk for diabetes beyond a person’s weight.

We want to hear from you. Do you or someone in your family have diabetes? What has it been like managing it during a pandemic?

GUESTS:
Nicole Leonard - health care reporter with Connecticut Public (@ACPressNLeonard)
Dr. Laura Nally - physician at Yale Pediatric Diabetes Center (@drnallypants)
Dr. Melissa Pensa - clinical lead of health equity at Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven
Mari Montosa - Registered Nurse and Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator at Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired December 3, 2020.

10% of Americans are living with diabetes. Are you one of them? Managing a chronic illness can already be difficult, but managing it during a pandemic can be nearly impossible.
This hour, we talk about the stigma and challenges that come with a diabetes diagnosis. We talk to Connecticut Public health care reporter Nicole Leonard, and physicians across our state to discuss this illness and what can be done to prevent diabetes. Type II Diabetes is closely linked to obesity, but there are several factors that can put someone at risk for diabetes beyond a person&rsquo;s weight.
We want to hear from you. Do you or someone in your family have diabetes? What has it been like managing it during a pandemic?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Nicole Leonard -&nbsp;health care reporter with Connecticut Public (<a href="https://twitter.com/ACPressNLeonard">@ACPressNLeonard</a>)</li>
<li>Dr. Laura Nally -&nbsp;physician at Yale Pediatric Diabetes Center (<a href="https://twitter.com/drnallypants/status/1284105885455974401">@drnallypants</a>)</li>
<li>Dr. Melissa Pensa&nbsp;-&nbsp;clinical lead of health equity at Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven</li>
<li>Mari&nbsp;Montosa&nbsp;-&nbsp;Registered Nurse and Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator at&nbsp;Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven</li>
</ul>
Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/why-arent-we-talking-about-diabetes">December 3, 2020</a>.

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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