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African American Diabetes Podcast Show

African American Diabetes Podcast Show

Written by: Leon Rock M. Ed.
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Ready to take control of your diabetes journey? Tune in to The African American Diabetes Podcast with Leon Rock! We offer practical advice, expert insights, and a supportive community tailored to the Black experience. Hear from leading Black healthcare professionals and researchers, learn how to navigate the healthcare system, and get inspired by stories of resilience. Using a Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) framework, we're empowering our community to break down barriers, debunk myths, and reclaim our health. Join the movement and start living a vibrant, fulfilling life—on your own terms. This isn't just a podcast, it's a movement. Let's rewrite the narrative together!

© 2025 The African American Diabetes Podcast Show, with Host Leon Rock, M. Ed. All rights reserved.
Hygiene & Healthy Living Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Bio-Hacking and the Tech Divide - The New Civil Rights Frontier
    May 7 2026

    Is medical technology the new battleground for Civil Rights?

    Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps are the gold standard of care, yet Black patients are significantly less likely to be prescribed them, regardless of income. In this powerful 90-minute episode, Leon Rock breaks down the "Tech Divide" and explores how our community can reclaim health sovereignty through bio-hacking.

    Highlights include:

    • Digital Redlining: Why bias in the medical system is locking us out of life-saving tech.
    • Nepenthe Health & Wellness Cooperative: Building a community-owned future to "end the sorrow" of diabetes.
    • The TRHT Framework: Using Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to bridge the medical trust gap.
    • The Power of Proximity: Bringing tech literacy to the barbershops, salons, and pews of the faith-based community.
    • The AADA Mission: The advocacy fight for the Medical Tech Equity Act.

    Stop managing. Start mastering. Join Leon Rock as he moves the conversation from the clinic to the community.

    #LeonRock #DiabetesTech #HealthEquity #BioHacking #AADA #NepentheCoop #TRHT #MedicalRedlining #BlackHealthSovereignty

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    18 mins
  • Sweet Betrayal: The Business of Diabetes and Black American Health
    Apr 2 2026

    In this electrifying episode, we stop "managing" a crisis and start investigating a crime. We are stripping away the polite clinical language to expose the Diabetes Industrial Complex, a system that profits more from our chronic decline than our actual recovery.

    From the contradictions of Big Pharma’s pricing to the hollow "awareness" campaigns of community organizations, we name the names and call out the players. This isn’t a health seminar; it’s a manifesto. We’re challenging the White Coats, the politicians, and even our own kitchen tables to reject a status quo that has made Black sickness a line item on a balance sheet.

    It’s time to stop treating the blood and start fighting for the body. Listen in for the blueprint to total health autonomy.

    Hashtags

    #TheSugarTrap #HealthAutonomy #DiabetesManifesto #StatusQuoBroken#MedicalApartheid #FoodJustice #ProfitOverPeople #DecodeTheDisparity #SurvivalIsProtest #BlackHealthMatters #InsulinForPeople #PancreasPower #ElectrifyingHealth #NoMoreSugarCoating #WakeUpTheWellness

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    19 mins
  • Is Your Doctor Working for You or the System?
    Mar 19 2026

    Are you a patient or just a statistic?

    In this explosive solo episode, host Leon Rock pulls back the curtain on the "Standard Care Trap" that is failing Black Americans living with diabetes. Drawing from his own harrowing journey through medical gaslighting and "non-compliant" labels, Leon reveals the life-changing moment he transitioned to the world-class, culturally competent care at the Howard University Hospital Center for Diabetes.

    This isn't just a health talk; it’s a manifesto for medical liberation. Leon dives deep into why the "Trust Gap" is real and why having a Black doctor isn't just a preference—it’s a life-saving clinical advantage.

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    15 mins
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