31 JUL 2022 · It was a huge privilege to host a panelist with dynamic voices, within the International Diabetes Community Advocate Caro Pudmensky and Advocate Susanne Thiemann. These are both #dedoc°voices!; part of the “Open Source Looper Community; extraordinary Bloggers and their love/passion for the community is unmatched.
Below are the key points of discussion:
♧ What Caro & Susanne wished they knew (at the time of your diagnosis);
♧ They described the Status Quo of Diabetes Care in Germany;
♧ Further, both shared one thing the entire world could emulate from Germany's healthcare system;
♧ Additionally, they briefly shared the meaning of #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs;
♧ Advocate Caro & Susanne described how the involvement with #dedoc°voices has impacted their advocacy;
♧ They both encouraged that if we could urgently advocate for one thing, as the international diabetes community for a quick change, #insulin4all would be the call for action;
♧ Caro described her role in the "open source looper community";
♧ Whereas, Susanne shared what she benefits from the "open source looper community";
♧ They gave their perspectives on whether the World is safe or not, with regards to the status quo of healthcare, considering how the pandemic took the universe by surprise;
♧ Moreover, they described how the entire diabetes community (including PWD, Caregivers, and HCP) get involved and come up together to create the change that this world direly needs;
♧ Lastly, they gave shared their words of advice with the audience.
Always a pleasure to host people that complement each other, indeed this was a great panelist! A huge thanks to these voices, we’re challenged to keep doing what we do best! Never stop to start and never start to stop and International solidarity is strongly encouraged!