Join Deborah E., multi-award-winning singer, podcaster, and

speaker, who proves that being diagnosed with a life-changing illness as a child,

along with countless hospitalizations, and a family who told everyone she'd be dead

before she reached puberty, does not have to stand in the way of a life well lived.

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The actual pilot episode of DiabeticReal.

It has been a little while coming.

I think we began this process in 2017.

But we're happy to be here.

And I'm not a procrastinator when it comes to things like this, like podcasts.

In fact, people that know me know that I decide to do something,

and the next day, it is launched.

And with all my checklists and everything, I'm very thorough and perfectionistic.

But, DiabeticReal?

Has been a little while.

Now, first of all, you're probably wondering what is it?

And that's a little bit lengthier as far as answers.

So we will come back to that one, but I'll start with who.

I'm Deborah E.

I'm a jazz singer and that also has a lengthy answer, but we'll,

you'll, you'll get to know me.

We'll, we'll come around on that one as well.

Um, used to be people wanted to say Deborah the diabetic, but I am not

just defined by Deborah, the diabetic, although that is one aspect, and that

is something that we are covering in this podcast and this brand.

But I want to cover the when, you know, I kept thinking, "Hey, this

first podcast has got to be just so.

It's got to be perfect."

And that's probably it's one of the flaws I really struggle with was, you know,

and is this perfectionistic attitude.

And I think it's Cindy Bidar, I heard her talk about, Hey, you know, if you're

working for an employer, and he or she says, you've got to have this done by 5pm,

you know, perfect is good, high quality is good, but at some point, you need to

get that task or that project done by 5pm.

...because it's expected, otherwise you don't have a job or your job is

at least in jeopardy, and I really started to think about that and you

know when you work for yourself.

You can say, well, it's not perfect, so I'm going to work on it tomorrow.

And that procrastination can seep in, whether you say

you're a procrastinator or not.

It's easy to keep kind of putting it off until it's perfect, and

perfection, as we know, never comes.

You never reach that perfection level, especially those of

us that are perfectionists.

We realize that.

So, I started to think what, you know, What Cindy -shout out to Cindy-.

Thank you so much.

I started to think about what she was saying and I realized, you know, I

just got to get out there and do it.

And then my friend Madalyn Sklar -shout out to Madalyn- and she started a podcast

on Kratom and that changed my life.

You'll, uh, you'll, you'll hear me interviewed on her podcast,

and that will be coming out.

I'm not sure which one of these podcast episodes will come out

first, but, um, Well, anyway, a lot of things to share with you.

And I realized that, you know what, I just need to get out

there and get the story out there.

So as far as the when, Madalyn Sklar had a lot to do with, well, both Madalyn and

Siddy had a lot to do with just saying, "Hey, I've just got to get it out there.

Whether this episode is perfect or not, it's got to happen."

And that kind of brings us full circle to the what.

This brand is DiabeticReal.

So, as you can imagine, it has a lot to do with diabetes, but there's a story

behind that, and I'd like to save that for another, another podcast because it is an

interesting, interesting story, and it's kind of the basis of why I decided to do

this because it isn't just for me, it's actually because I want to go help people.

I know, that's such a cliche answer, I realize that.

But, um, there are so many people out there who need help

and not just the diabetics.

Yeah, I am partial to the type 1, and no, hey, I'm not against type 2, but

there are a lot of type 1 diabetics who are misunderstood, and there are a lot

of people out there who say, well, hey, you know, diabetes, it's the same thing.

Type 1, type 2.

I've had people come up to me and say, well, you just need to eat

right, and then your diabetes will be fine, and you won't have it.

Um, hey, Excuse me, you know, it's not the same thing.

I used to tell people, uh, my pancreas is just taking up space.

It's not functional at all, but if you guys know the size of a pancreas,

it's like paper thin or whatever.

It's not taking up space because it doesn't take up very much space.

So anyway, another thing that we'll talk about, I have a lot of

topics to cover and help as far as the education and also some.

Ideas now guys, if you're type 1 diabetic if you any kind of ailment

you have don't throw away the doctors I'm, not anti-doctor, but

I am pro-listening to your body.

So again, if we go back to What is this?

Yes, there's a lot of advice here that I want to share as far as what I've

learned in the decades of being type 1 diabetic Um, I have been practicing

on myself as like a picture I don't want to call myself a rat, but like the

lab rat or the petri dish or whatever.

I've been practicing on myself for many decades, like longer than

some doctors have been doctors.

Even some specialists have been specialists.

That doesn't mean that we discard the doctors.

They know stuff, too.

But also, you know, our bodies don't know how to read books.

So, our bodies are not specialists in the books that were written about

diabetes or any ailment out there.

So, we need to learn how to listen to our bodies, and that's really why I'm here.

So, whether you're type 1 diabetic, type 2 diabetic, um, cystic fibrosis, um, you

know...cancer, heart problems, whatever issue you're dealing with, even if it's

not medical, I want to, I want to be there to say, I'm here to encourage you.

So, that's the what, is I'm here to help you understand yourself.

If nothing else, I'm just here to, like, walk this journey with you and encourage

you on that path, on that journey.

So, let's see, we've covered the who, I'm Deborah, the what, the lengthier

answer, and again, that will kind of unfold as you listen to more podcasts

and hear my story and so forth.

Um, the when.

Well, okay, that started, I started this process in 2017,

and you're here with me now.

So that's kind of the when, um, the where, this is online,

but we're moving beyond that.

And, um, you'll be like front row tickets on that one.

So let's see.

Uh, And the why I do have an interesting story for you on

that one in the next episode.

So not to be, um, you know, say yes, it is to be, I'm going to

save some of those stories for you.

I'm not gonna tell you everything in the first podcast.

So anyway, kind of a little snippet and.

Letting you know what to expect in the upcoming episodes, and we will

call this a wrap, and we will call this a launch for DiabeticReal.

And thank you for joining me, and we will see you next time.

And this is Deborah.

Closing out the first episode of DiabeticReal.

Thank you for listening to this episode of DiabeticReal.

For more information about this podcast, as well as links and fun

stuff related to DiabeticReal, visit us on our website at diabeticreal.com.

Now we'll listen as Deborah E.

herself sings one of her favorite songs.

Song is called, Perfectly Wonderful World.

Written by Denny Martin and Jaimee Paul.

Engineered by me, of course, your host, Michael, in our Seaside Records studio

here in lovely Los Angeles, California.

It was number one on the Reverbnation charts for over a

year and still charts very well.

So, have a pleasant moment and listen to Perfectly Wonderful World.

Yes, I'm living inside of this perfectly wonderful world.