This blog post is gonna hardly focus on diabetes.

But for real, this particular post isn’t so much about my diabetes and more so about my recent experience recording an episode of…the Hardly Focused Podcast.

Admittedly, I was slightly confused when my former colleague from an old job reached out and asked me to be a guest on a podcast he co-hosts. Why the confusion? Well, I wasn’t really sure what value I’d add to it seeing as it’s the first non-diabetes-related podcast that I’d be appearing on. Upon further conversation (and a little bit of my own research), I realized that the name “hardly focused” is hardly an exaggeration. The whole point of the show is to run the gamut of possible discussion topics. They’ve had guests come on to chat about everything from news, politics, sports, and pop culture, and I’ve got to say that such a varied show increased my interest because I liked that the gentlemen behind the podcast were open to talking about, well, anything.

So I agreed to join them for an episode recording, and I’m so glad that I did. I really appreciated the opportunity to talk about diabetes with people who admitted that they knew next to nothing about it. (See my most recent post for more on that topic.) I haven’t had the chance to dig into diabetes basics in a super long time, so it was a nice brush-up for me on how I choose to speak about my individual experience with it. Not to mention, it was pleasant to do so with two co-hosts who asked thoughtful questions and clearly knew how to keep a podcast interview going.

My episode of Hardly Focused will be available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to your podcasts later this week. In the meantime, check out the YouTube recording of the episode below: