Melissa and Steve are joined by Dr. Samuel Thulin—artist, composer, sound designer, educator, and researcher—to wrestle with the question: what role can art play in helping us understand life with Diabetes? And is it possible to think about the MASSIVE amounts of data created by CGMs and BG meters in creative ways, or even... outside of biomedicine? Sam details some of his works that transform blood sugar numbers into audio-visual-material art, and challenges us to think about how relationships are central to those understandings.

And, we’re talking about fougasse! It’s pretty, it’s easy, and it’s basically a big leaf-shaped breadstick... what’s not to love? We used our basic white bread recipe (one batch will make 3 fougasse—recipe available over on the blog), and topped one with flaky salt, another with parmesan and black pepper, and the last with Syrian za’atar. You can shake it up and top them with whatever you happen to have on hand.

Find out more about some of Dr. Samuel Thulin’s projects at his website samuelthulin.com

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On this episode of our limited series Highs & Lows, Melissa talks with her mom Loree about Diabetes in school, understanding diagnosis when it’s your child, negotiating responsibility for care and treatment—all interrupted by an untimely (and classic...) low blood sugar while they were recording.

And since it’s her favorite, it is all too appropriate that we are talking about focaccia on Loree’s episode! This olive oil-rich sheet-pan baked bread is delicious, easy (and forgiving), and can be topped with pretty much anything you feel like throwing at it.

Bryan Ford, who we mention briefly in the episode, is the author of New World Sourdough and host of the Magnolia Network show The Artisan’s Kitchen. You can find him on Instagram @artisanbryan and you can find his blog and cook book at the links below:

https://www.artisanbryan.com/

https://www.amazon.com/New-World-Sourdough-Techniques-Fermented/dp/1631598708

Highs & Lows is a limited series exploring what life with chronic illness means for those who live alongside diagnosis—not in it themselves. In each episode Melissa sits down with a member of her family to talk through their personal memories of shared experiences with Diabetes, treatments, and all the funny/difficult bits in-between.

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Why is Diabetes always the butt of the joke?

Dr. Bianca C. Frazer joins us to discuss Diabetic performance: on stage, on screen, and among society more broadly. Jokes about Diabetes usually follow the same uncreative (and stigmatizing) formulas, and they recreate a lot of damaging assumptions about Diabetic people in the process. But comedy, and performance in general, CAN be a valuable means for pushing back against those systems that shame and defame.

We are also talking about everyone’s favorite sticky buns: Cinnamon Rolls! Sticky, rich, sweet and salty, with a dollop of icing on top... this recipe takes it all to a whole other level. You can find this recipe in the Bread Illustrated from America’s Test Kitchen:

https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/bread-illustrated-new.html

Dr. Frazer is co-editor of (Un)Doing Diabetes: Representation, Disability, Culture with Dr. Heather Walker. More info and links to purchase can be found at undoing-diabetes.com

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