Embracing Diabetes, compassion, community and creativity

Welcome to Embracing Diabetes, a podcast that explores the many different ways people are living with diabetes in the world. Join co-hosts Amy Stockwell and Dr Liz Stephens, colleagues and friends who have lived with type one diabetes for decades. Liz and Amy launched Embracing Diabetes so they could talk to creative, smart, inspiring, and thoughtful people living with type one and share their stories with you! People with type one diabetes come in all shapes and sizes, but we share this one thing -- this frustrating, challenging, expensive chronic illness -- that binds us together and we are always stronger together. We hope you are as inspired by these interviews as we are.

Host

Liz Stephens

Liz is a Board- Certified Endocrinologist who practices in Portland, OR, and has lived with type 1 for a whopping 30 years! Her clinical work focuses on the care of those with type 1 and 2 diabetes, with a special interest in helping people cope with the challenges of living with diabetes day to day.

Liz is married to Peter and has 2 boys aged 14 and 17 who are both in high school. She enjoys biking to work, playing music and tending to her 2 cats who both have thyroid disease.

Current book: just finished the Voyage of the Morning Light, which was long, but really good historical fiction.

Favorite music of the moment: 90’s playlist on Spotify, brings back so many memories!