Artificial Pancreas (ft. Jasmine Schipp)

This episode, Kate and Matt are joined by the lovely Jasmine Schipp. Jasmine is a PhD candidate researching the experiences of people with type 1 diabetes who are using open-source technology to manage their condition. We chat briefly about what diabetes is, the different types of diabetes, the role of the pancreas… and how people are taking matters into their own hands to create artificial pancreases! We then take a deep dive into how this amazing technology, and the current trials and tribulations associated with it, are impacting the people behind the diagnoses. We also tackle a listener question about phantom limbs… what are they, and can they be “cured”? If you liked what Jasmine had to say and want to find more of her, you can find her on Twitter @JasmineSchipp (https://twitter.com/JasmineSchipp). And, as always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to curiosityrat@gmail.com We also now have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. Jasmine’s paper: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/dia.2020.0652 Language Statement: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Language-position-statement-2016.pdf Additional Diabetes Resources: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/about-diabetes/what-is-diabetes/ https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/about-diabetes/myths-facts/ Listener Q References: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pmrj.12556 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920304298 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1474442202000741 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prt/2011/864605/ https://content.iospress.com/articles/neurorehabilitation/nre1447 Books: The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks Limbless Association Podcast referenced in Listener Q: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/phantom-limb-pain/id1552006252?i=1000517118053&fbclid=IwAR3BcybpBzrvsHxBUGvl6C3LsJGFCSiuzld-7mv2PrZGoIyq-B47vFZPTLs