not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened - Episode 58 - with Creative Master, Warren Vernon Driscoll
Episode description
Welcome back for Episode 58 of 'not ARTIFICIALLY Sweetened', THE podcast packed with unfiltered reflections on all thing’s diabetes!
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This Episode is brought to you in support of diabetes awareness and care by Diabetic Accessories (‘Making Diabetes Beautiful!’), and the new range of CDE MiWell™ (https://cdeonline.co.za/miwell/) Reduced Calorie products.
Whether you're living with diabetes, a health professional that facilitates diabetes care, or supporting someone with diabetes, you're in the right place! Join our journey, as we grow together in understanding, insight, and self-awareness to change lives for the better. Our deliberations are always honest, challenging and thought provoking. Nothing is off the table as we meet real people, discuss their real issues and stories, and together discover real answers to many vexing practical issues in diabetes and its care.
Stan opens the show talking about the science behind ‘very low-calorie diets’, and his clinical insights into this novel approach used to address many of the issues seen in the management of type 2 diabetes, and Michael talks about life journeys of growing competence from novice to master .
‘Creative Competence’ – adding your authentic creativity to your technical mastery…
Warren Vernon Driscoll, the inspirational lead in the international stage show, Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic (https://www.facebook.com/queenitsakindamagic/), joins us as our studio guest this week from Calgary in Canada . As an epitome of ‘Creative Competence’, Warren reflects on his:
- Lifelong passion for music in a supportive musical family
- View that a career in music IS a ‘real’ job, but you have to give it everything you have got!
- Tenure at the Drakensberg Boys Choir School and responding to his ‘calling’
- Challenging schedule as part of the cast Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic
- Authenticity as an artist, and ‘paying homage to’ vs ‘trying to become’ Freddie Mercury
- Life with diabetes and his resultant thoughts, emotions and career challenges around the condition
- Diabetes technology and his stage performances as a ‘badge of hope’ for others with diabetes
- Management of diabetes on stage
- On-tour and off-tour life routines and challenges
- Thoughts on AI in musical performance and in people’s search for nostalgic experiences
- Upcoming schedule including a fascinating gig in Russia
Original music by Warren Vernon Driscoll on this Episode
- Message to Myself (10' 54")
- Think (40' 56")
From the 2018 EP, Better With Time.
Used with the permission of the artist.
Advocacy message
This week, Gabriela Richter invites fellow advocates to join her in supporting people with newly diagnosed diabetes.
We want to hear from you!
If you have any questions, suggestions, comments or contributions for future episodes, or if you'd like to advertise on this podcast, email us @ Podcast@CDEDiabetes.co.za
For health professionals working in diabetes
The 6-Module, 23 CPD point CDE Academy Very Low-Calorie Diet Course for Healthcare Professionals can help you assist your clients with excess adiposity and type 2 diabetes to improve their cardiometabolic risk profile, reduce their chronic medication burden, doses and costs and possibly achieve remission of their diabetes. More information and registration @ https://academy.cdeonline.co.za/vlcd-course/
Learna/University of South Wales offer a one-year, online, part-time, distance learning Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Care. Sign up for a second year to earn an MSc in Diabetes. Gain a competitive edge and enhance your client care! Register @ https://my.learna.ac.uk/l/diabetes-ambassador-cde