DivaTalkRadio - Divabetic

About DivaTalkRadio - Divabetic

Divabetic Podcasts offer a fresh approach to diabetes and health and wellness information. The shows are packed with expert advice on managing diabetes and living well, interspersed with music snippets, comedy skits, and numerous guest speakers designed to motivate and encourage listeners to live their best lives. Divabetic (Divabetic.org) is a vibrant national nonprofit dedicated to health and wellness for those living with or affected by diabetes. Led by the exuberant Max "Mr. Divabetic" Szadek, our podcast series energizes and empowers listeners to embrace a healthier lifestyle—all with a touch of style, a feather boa, and plenty of smiles! Founded in 2005, Divabetic was inspired by music legend Luther Vandross, whose personal battle with diabetes ignited our mission. We proudly bridge the gap between patients and healthcare providers, translating complicated medical language into accessible knowledge while boosting confidence and hope. Recognized by leaders like President Obama and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Divabetic champions our "Glam More, Fear Less" philosophy, encouraging women to become wellness ambassadors in their families and communities. Join us on the journey to glamorize good health! Visit Divabetic online at www.divabetic.org.

Publisher

Max Szadek

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jul 2010

Latest episode

11 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 247 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Jan 2025

   Max Szadek Talks About Stroke, Diabetes and Divabetic on WDAS FM

   Max Szadek shares his personal story of surviving a stroke due to mismanaged type 2 diabetes and advocates for proactive steps to avoid a similar health crisis, empowering listeners to take swift action and seek help when needed.

2. 

   31 May 2024

   Mermaid Parade

   Tune in to Divabetic's podcast on the 42nd Annual Mermaid Parade with our guests, Coney Island USA's Artistic Director Adam Rinn and Poet Lorraine Brooks. The Mermaid Parade is the nation's largest art parade. It brings together creative minds in art and fashion and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Brooklyn's amusement district. The Parade originated to help preserve the tradition of Mardi Gras-type events popular in Coney Island between 1903 and 1954. This year, painter, performer, and sideshow historian Joe Coleman will be King Neptune, and his wife, artist, and photographer Whitney Ward will be Queen Mermaid. The couple will officially open the beaches for the beginning of summer and celebrate the sun, sand, sea, and salt air. Adam Rinn, Coney Island USA's Artistic Director, is a Coney Island native who has worked as a sword swallower, strongman, and variety performer for the past 20 years, so you're sure to enjoy this fun and colorful interview! Poet Lorraine Brooks revisits her groundbreaking poem "Beauty & The Beach," which premiered over thirteen years ago on Divabetic's Roundtable podcast. "Beauty & The Beach" resonates deeply with podcast listeners and Diabetic blog readers. Since then, we have reshared Lorraine's poem on body love, swimwear, and beaches on subsequent podcasts and blog entries. Lorraine shares how her opinions about her body and wearing a swimsuit have changed over the past decade, but her feelings about her diabetes diagnosis have not. She emphasizes the time, effort, and care she has put into her diabetes management, which has helped her remain free of diabetes-related complications. Our discussion also touches on how negative self-talk can hinder us from enjoying life. Lorraine has agreed to revisit the themes o

3. 

   13 Feb 2024

   Diabetes & Relationships: You Do You Tell?

   The Co-authors of Divabetic's ebook, "Sweet Romance: A Woman's Guide To Love & Intimacy With Diabetes," Dr. Janis Roszler PhD, LMFT, CDCES, LD/N, FAND, and Donna Rice MBA, BSN, RN, CDCES, FADCES offer advice on discussing your diabetes diagnosis as well as issues related to intimacy, fertility, and menopause with the people you care about the most. Living with diabetes can be a challenging experience, especially when it comes to your relationships. That's why it's important to talk to your loved ones about your diabetes diagnosis and how it affects your life. It can help you surround yourself with a more supportive and encouraging environment. To help us better understand your unique experiences and struggles with diabetes, the national nonprofits Divabetic and Diabetes Sisters are partnering on the first-ever survey for women with diabetes on love and relationships. This survey, titled "Love Across All Life Stages of Diabetes," allows you to share your thoughts and experiences with us so we can create more meaningful programming and resources to serve you. Please take a few moments out of your day to participate in this survey. Your input can make a difference in the lives of other women living with diabetes. Visit Divabetic.Org and DiabetesSisters.Org Divabetic's ebook, "Sweet Romance: A Woman's Guide To Love & Intimacy With Diabetes," is available at Amazon.

Inside a recent episode

Tribute to Luther Vandross: 1990's

Published 16 Apr 2015 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, we bought the real deal, and he felt that they were, no matter what they had said. So that's when he started to get started to buy it back a little bit, and in Miami, he, he told me he was going to change the passes, and he wanted to borrow them from the arena, because that day is, is a day when he got that letter, he got this nasty letter for management, and they were saying things, and, you know, that hurt them. So, you know, and - Oh, yeah, and that's kind of where the guys took off with it, but the reality is, I mean, just going back to what you said, I mean, Luther had this incredible eye for detail on so many levels, and I think he truly loved putting on a show, and if you're going to be part of his show, he wanted to come with it 100%. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

499,189

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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