1. Founders

5. Lived Experiences: Jullana x Tolu (pt 2)

Hello hello! It's Jullana here, one of the two hosts within the Meta-lifeline podcast. We realized we haven't done an episode where we introduced who we are ... sooo join me and my wonderful co-host Tolu on this two-part episode where we get to tell you a little bit about ourselves! Discussion Points: * 0:48 Tolu's decision to move to Canada for school * 3:01 Why Tolu decided to take up Psychology as her undergrad * 16:23 Foreign trained doctors If you wanna know more about Meta-Lifeline you can check out our website [https://metalifeline.org/]or our social media accounts down below: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Meta-lifeline-107415851968827/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/metalifeline/], Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@metalifeline?_t=8UtcN6fU25d&_r=1]

4. Lived Experiences: Jullana x Tolu (pt 1)

Hello hello! It's Jullana here, one of the two hosts within the Meta-lifeline podcast. We realized we haven't done an episode where we introduced who we are ... sooo join me and my wonderful co-host Tolu on this two-part episode where we get to tell you a little bit about ourselves!  Discussion Points: * 1:00 A brief introduction on myself * 2:48 Why I chose to take education as my second degree * 6:39 Tolu's brief introduction * 9:16 Our initial interest towards the medical field * 15:30 Hospital Librarians * 22:03 Struggles with wet lab research If you wanna know more about Meta-Lifeline you can check out our website [https://metalifeline.org/]or our social media accounts down below: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Meta-lifeline-107415851968827/], Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/metalifeline/], Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@metalifeline?_t=8UtcN6fU25d&_r=1]

3. Lived Experiences: Joanne x Dahlia

For this week's episode we are joined by our amazing team member, Joanne! Joanne is our external communications coordinator in which she creates networks and connections with external community organizations, companies, institutions, and stakeholders. In addition, she also works within our social media team to inform our strategy as well as create digital content for our Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@metalifeline?_t=8UtcN6fU25d&_r=1] platform!  Discussion Points: * 3:30 How are you able to find balance in your life? How do you sustain yourself? (work/life balance) * 11:00 Navigating a team * 13:00 Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at 10 years old - how did you navigate that? * 15:55 Initial diagnosis at the E.R, Joanne's first experience with the healthcare system * 18:32 Diabetes Camp, D-Camps [https://www.diabetes.ca/d-camps] * 23:20 Daily upkeep with a t1d diagnosis * 27:01 Observations in the health care system * 32:07 Moving towards a more comprehensive health system * 41:32 Things we want to tackle and change If you wanna know more about Meta-Lifeline you can check out our website [https://metalifeline.org/]or our social media accounts down below: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Meta-lifeline-107415851968827/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/metalifeline/]

2. Natalie Mooy, Diabetic Navigator for the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan

What does diabetes care look like for an on-reserve Indigenous community? We are excited to have Natalie Mooy join us for episode two! Natalie graduated in 2019 from the collaborative University of Ottawa nursing program with Algonquin College in Pembroke, Ontario. Natalie is a diabetic care navigator at Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Natalie shares what it means to be a diabetes care navigator and the screening, prevention, and management of diabetes with an Indigenous community.  We also discuss Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, Lionel Pett and the Canada Food Guide, as well as the “Five White Gifts”. Links mentioned in today's episode: Yuka [https://yuka.io/en/] More info on the Canada Food Guide [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/how-food-in-canada-is-tied-to-land-language-community-and-colonization-1.5989764/the-dark-history-of-canada-s-food-guide-how-experiments-on-indigenous-children-shaped-nutrition-policy-1.5989785] Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle [https://idhc.life] Discussion Points: * 0:00 Intro * 3:57 What is a diabetic care navigator? * 6:20 Traditional Indigenous foods * 7:00 "Five White Gifts" * 9:50 Indigenous communities of Canada are disproportionately affected by diabetes * 11:00 Canada Food Guide, Lionel Pett * 13:40 Diabetes screening and prevention for the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan * 28:40 What can we do to improve the screening, prevention, and management of diabetes for Indigenous individuals? * 32:24 Key takeaway If you wanna know more about Meta-Lifeline you can check out our website [https://metalifeline.org/]or our social media accounts down below: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Meta-lifeline-107415851968827/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/metalifeline/]

1. Founders

What is Meta-Lifeline? For this episode, we sit down with our Founders, Deena and Dalia Hassan, to introduce Meta-Lifeline. If you wanna know more about Meta-Lifeline you can check out our website [https://metalifeline.org/]or our social media accounts down below: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/Meta-lifeline-107415851968827/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/metalifeline/]