Episode 13 - Dan Newman: The pressure of diabetes perfection and the stigma of complications

This week’s guest is 34-year-old Dan Newman. Dan went through a period of diabetes distress and burnout in his teens after being diagnosed with type 1 at the age of 10, and later developed chronic kidney disease in 2013. Dan takes us on an incredible journey, and after a successful kidney transplant and overcoming his own pressure to be a ‘perfect’ person with diabetes, he now is very open about talking about his complications in a bid to reduce the taboo and stigma that can surround these challenges.
I was so taken aback by Dan's wisdom and sense of perspective - not to mention the fact that he has the most soothing voice on earth! Which is handy because he hosts his own awesome diabetes podcast called The Talking Type 1 Podcast - definitely go and have a listen!

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