On this episode, Registered Nurse and Diabetes Educator, Megan Muñoz chats about associated risk factors for diabetes that are not behavioral, her fight to reduce the stigma associated with type 2 diabetes, and why it is so important to reduce that stigma in order to obtain great quality care.
Muñoz is the creator and host of "Type 2 and You with Meg", the first podcast by a certified diabetes care and education specialist dedicated to people living with type 2 diabetes. Her passion to reduce diabetes stigmas is evident in her podcasting, content contributions, and live presentations.
"There's so much focus on what people do on their day to day. But we often forget that even those choices are limited by how much money people have, how much what they have access to as far as health care. And so when we zoom out and look at the big picture for diabetes risks, it's very complicated."
On this episode you will learn about:
Megan’s inspiration behind her work in diabetes care
The unforeseen risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes
The importance of communication and having discussion amongst healthcare providers and people living with diabetes to ultimately provide more robust care
The complexity of diabetes management and the large social stigma around it
The need for treatments to be patient-centered, with tangible actions
Vital tips in reducing the social stigmas surrounding diabetes management
Tools needed to address diabetes and healthcare for minority groups
Megan’s platform, Type 2 and You with Meg and how she utilizes it to enhance diabetes education
Keynotes:
[1:35] Megan explains the history and inspiration behind her work in diabetes care
[2:10] Highlighting the unforeseen, associated risk factors for type 2 diabetes such as education, access to care, and adverse childhood events
[4:00] Explaining the importance of having discussions about these associated risk factors in order to ultimately provide more robust care
[7:55] Discussing the complexity of diabetes health and the large social stigma surrounding it
[8:45] Megan speaks on refocusing our discussions about diabetes management with an emphasis on patient-centered, tangible actions
[9:50] Megan’s tips to reduce the stigmas on diabetes management
[12:07] Addressing diabetes specifically for minority communities
[15:25] Megan’s experience with her podcast platform, Type 2 and You with Meg. \
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Email: type2andyoucontact@gmail.com
Website https://type2andyou.org/?v=868f8823ca02
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-mu%C3%B1oz-rn-msn-cmsrn-cdces-37797b105
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Type2andYouwithMeg/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/type2andyou_by_a_cde/
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