Episode 90: Diabetes

On Sunday, October 24, 2021, our host Dr. Marianne Ritchie was joined by Marie E. McDonnell, MD an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Chief of the Diabetes Section of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, and the Director of the Brigham Diabetes Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

Listen to learn about diabetes from a nationally recognized expert. We discuss the long-term effects of diabetes, screening for PRE-diabetes, and how treatment plans can be tailored for each individual patient. On November 7, we’ll continue our discussion and how diabetes affects fertility, pregnancy, and COVID.

​Your Real Champion: The Least of My Brothers

​Each week we highlight the #RealChampions in your life! Your family, friends, or colleagues who go the extra mile to help others in their community. For this week, Your Real Champion were Barry Martin and Deacon Anthony Willoughby from St. John’s Hospice!

St. John’s Hospice is a safe haven in center city Philadelphia for men experiencing homelessness. Each day, a hot meal is served to as many as 400 visitors. The hospice also offers case management, on-site nursing, showers, and a mailroom for hundreds of men. There is also a 12-bed residence for medically fragile men and a safe place to sleep from 10pm to 6am for an additional 27 men who need shelter. Barry and Deacon Willoughby are men who see God in the face of every person who looks for help. Lend your support.