In this episode, Jack speaks to Natalie about falling in love with sailing when he stepped onto his first boat at 6 years old. He reveals how his love of the sport meant that he never questioned whether type 1 diabetes would stop him sailing when he was diagnosed at the age of 15, and the many crossovers between sailing a boat alone and managing type 1 diabetes, Yes, really. Jack’s now on an incredible mission to become the first person with type 1 diabetes to complete the Vendée Globe - a so...
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In this episode, Jack speaks to Natalie about falling in love with sailing when he stepped onto his first boat at 6 years old. He reveals how his love of the sport meant that he never questioned whether type 1 diabetes would stop him sailing when he was diagnosed at the age of 15, and the many crossovers between sailing a boat alone and managing type 1 diabetes, Yes, really. Jack’s now on an incredible mission to become the first person with type 1 diabetes to complete the Vendée Globe - a so...
Empowering Through Representation: Dr. Temi Olonisakin and Type 1 Diabetes Advocacy | TypeCast
TypeCast: Life Between the Lines
55 minutes
10 months ago
Empowering Through Representation: Dr. Temi Olonisakin and Type 1 Diabetes Advocacy | TypeCast
Stretching the limits of her own health to work tirelessly through the COVID pandemic, Dr Temi Olonisakin was shocked by the judgement and lack of empathy she received from her professional peers around her type 1 diabetes and turned to social media to learn more about her condition in order to better advocate for her needs. Met with a lack of representation, Temi defied cultural taboos to start posting herself, building an inclusive online community and turning years of ‘deep-rooted shame’ a...
TypeCast: Life Between the Lines
In this episode, Jack speaks to Natalie about falling in love with sailing when he stepped onto his first boat at 6 years old. He reveals how his love of the sport meant that he never questioned whether type 1 diabetes would stop him sailing when he was diagnosed at the age of 15, and the many crossovers between sailing a boat alone and managing type 1 diabetes, Yes, really. Jack’s now on an incredible mission to become the first person with type 1 diabetes to complete the Vendée Globe - a so...
