Beginning the Diabetic Real Journey #01
In this, the first episode of the DiabeticReal Podcast, hostess Deborah E gives a tiny glimpse into what the podcast is and why it is. She opens the door for a peek into what is to come with stories that will intrigue and surprise and hopefully encourage you wherever you are in your journey.
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro (and Disclaimer)
- 00:49 Deborah's Introduction
- 01:56 Cindy Bidar #affiliate
- 03:04 Madalyn Sklar (Kratom Stories Podcast)
- 04:35 What to Expect
- 08:09 Closing (including Seaside Records)
Episode Credits
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00:00 - Intro (and Disclaimer)
00:49 - Deborah's Introduction
01:56 - Cindy Bidar #affiliate
03:04 - Madalyn Sklar (Kratom Stories Podcast)
04:35 - What to Expect
08:09 - Closing (incl. Seaside Records)
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Join Deborah E., multi-award-winning singer, podcaster, and
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speaker, who proves that being diagnosed with a life-changing illness as a child,
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along with countless hospitalizations, and a family who told everyone she'd be dead
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before she reached puberty, does not have to stand in the way of a life well lived.
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presented solely for educational purposes, and the views and opinions
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expressed by guests are theirs alone.
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They do not necessarily reflect that of the host or the podcast.
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The content is not intended to substitute for professional
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medical diagnosis, advice, or treatment, ongoing or otherwise.
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Be sure to always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified
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healthcare provider with any questions regarding your healthcare.
Deborah E:
The actual pilot episode of DiabeticReal.
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It has been a little while coming.
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I think we began this process in 2017.
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But we're happy to be here.
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And I'm not a procrastinator when it comes to things like this, like podcasts.
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In fact, people that know me know that I decide to do something,
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and the next day, it is launched.
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And with all my checklists and everything, I'm very thorough and perfectionistic.
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But, DiabeticReal?
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Has been a little while.
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Now, first of all, you're probably wondering what is it?
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And that's a little bit lengthier as far as answers.
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So we will come back to that one, but I'll start with who.
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I'm Deborah E.
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I'm a jazz singer and that also has a lengthy answer, but we'll,
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you'll, you'll get to know me.
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We'll, we'll come around on that one as well.
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Um, used to be people wanted to say Deborah the diabetic, but I am not
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just defined by Deborah, the diabetic, although that is one aspect, and that
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is something that we are covering in this podcast and this brand.
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But I want to cover the when, you know, I kept thinking, "Hey, this
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first podcast has got to be just so.
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It's got to be perfect."
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And that's probably it's one of the flaws I really struggle with was, you know,
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and is this perfectionistic attitude.
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And I think it's Cindy Bidar, I heard her talk about, Hey, you know, if you're
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working for an employer, and he or she says, you've got to have this done by 5pm,
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you know, perfect is good, high quality is good, but at some point, you need to
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get that task or that project done by 5pm.
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...because it's expected, otherwise you don't have a job or your job is
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at least in jeopardy, and I really started to think about that and you
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know when you work for yourself.
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You can say, well, it's not perfect, so I'm going to work on it tomorrow.
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And that procrastination can seep in, whether you say
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you're a procrastinator or not.
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It's easy to keep kind of putting it off until it's perfect, and
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perfection, as we know, never comes.
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You never reach that perfection level, especially those of
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us that are perfectionists.
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We realize that.
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So, I started to think what, you know, What Cindy -shout out to Cindy-.
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Thank you so much.
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I started to think about what she was saying and I realized, you know, I
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just got to get out there and do it.
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And then my friend Madalyn Sklar -shout out to Madalyn- and she started a podcast
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on Kratom and that changed my life.
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You'll, uh, you'll, you'll hear me interviewed on her podcast,
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and that will be coming out.
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I'm not sure which one of these podcast episodes will come out
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first, but, um, Well, anyway, a lot of things to share with you.
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And I realized that, you know what, I just need to get out
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there and get the story out there.
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So as far as the when, Madalyn Sklar had a lot to do with, well, both Madalyn and
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Siddy had a lot to do with just saying, "Hey, I've just got to get it out there.
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Whether this episode is perfect or not, it's got to happen."
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And that kind of brings us full circle to the what.
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This brand is DiabeticReal.
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So, as you can imagine, it has a lot to do with diabetes, but there's a story
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behind that, and I'd like to save that for another, another podcast because it is an
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interesting, interesting story, and it's kind of the basis of why I decided to do
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this because it isn't just for me, it's actually because I want to go help people.
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I know, that's such a cliche answer, I realize that.
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But, um, there are so many people out there who need help
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and not just the diabetics.
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Yeah, I am partial to the type 1, and no, hey, I'm not against type 2, but
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there are a lot of type 1 diabetics who are misunderstood, and there are a lot
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of people out there who say, well, hey, you know, diabetes, it's the same thing.
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Type 1, type 2.
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I've had people come up to me and say, well, you just need to eat
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right, and then your diabetes will be fine, and you won't have it.
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Um, hey, Excuse me, you know, it's not the same thing.
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I used to tell people, uh, my pancreas is just taking up space.
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It's not functional at all, but if you guys know the size of a pancreas,
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it's like paper thin or whatever.
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It's not taking up space because it doesn't take up very much space.
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So anyway, another thing that we'll talk about, I have a lot of
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topics to cover and help as far as the education and also some.
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Ideas now guys, if you're type 1 diabetic if you any kind of ailment
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you have don't throw away the doctors I'm, not anti-doctor, but
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I am pro-listening to your body.
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So again, if we go back to What is this?
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Yes, there's a lot of advice here that I want to share as far as what I've
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learned in the decades of being type 1 diabetic Um, I have been practicing
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on myself as like a picture I don't want to call myself a rat, but like the
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lab rat or the petri dish or whatever.
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I've been practicing on myself for many decades, like longer than
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some doctors have been doctors.
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Even some specialists have been specialists.
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That doesn't mean that we discard the doctors.
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They know stuff, too.
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But also, you know, our bodies don't know how to read books.
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So, our bodies are not specialists in the books that were written about
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diabetes or any ailment out there.
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So, we need to learn how to listen to our bodies, and that's really why I'm here.
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So, whether you're type 1 diabetic, type 2 diabetic, um, cystic fibrosis, um, you
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know...cancer, heart problems, whatever issue you're dealing with, even if it's
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not medical, I want to, I want to be there to say, I'm here to encourage you.
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So, that's the what, is I'm here to help you understand yourself.
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If nothing else, I'm just here to, like, walk this journey with you and encourage
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you on that path, on that journey.
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So, let's see, we've covered the who, I'm Deborah, the what, the lengthier
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answer, and again, that will kind of unfold as you listen to more podcasts
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and hear my story and so forth.
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Um, the when.
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Well, okay, that started, I started this process in 2017,
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and you're here with me now.
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So that's kind of the when, um, the where, this is online,
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but we're moving beyond that.
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And, um, you'll be like front row tickets on that one.
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So let's see.
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Uh, And the why I do have an interesting story for you on
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that one in the next episode.
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So not to be, um, you know, say yes, it is to be, I'm going to
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save some of those stories for you.
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I'm not gonna tell you everything in the first podcast.
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So anyway, kind of a little snippet and.
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Letting you know what to expect in the upcoming episodes, and we will
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call this a wrap, and we will call this a launch for DiabeticReal.
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And thank you for joining me, and we will see you next time.
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And this is Deborah.
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Closing out the first episode of DiabeticReal.
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Thank you for listening to this episode of DiabeticReal.
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For more information about this podcast, as well as links and fun
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stuff related to DiabeticReal, visit us on our website at diabeticreal.com.
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Now we'll listen as Deborah E.
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herself sings one of her favorite songs.
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Song is called, Perfectly Wonderful World.
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Written by Denny Martin and Jaimee Paul.
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Engineered by me, of course, your host, Michael, in our Seaside Records studio
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here in lovely Los Angeles, California.
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It was number one on the Reverbnation charts for over a
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year and still charts very well.
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So, have a pleasant moment and listen to Perfectly Wonderful World.
Deborah E:
Yes, I'm living inside of this perfectly wonderful world.
