Diabetes, Kara and the (Not So) Dire Beastie - PediaCast 438

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4.8 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Kara & the (Not So) Dire Beastie is an animated series aimed at helping young patients and their families better understand type 1 diabetes. Series creators, Dr Angelina Bernier and Alan Caudel, visit the studio as we explore the development and impact of this important project. We hope you can join us!

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0:00.0	This is PediCast.
0:20.7	Welcome to Pediacast, a pediatric podcast for parents.
0:24.8	And now, direct from the campus of nationwide children's, here is your host, Dr. Mike.
0:29.9	Hello, everyone, and welcome.
0:31.9	Once again to PDACast.
0:33.8	It is a pediatric podcast for moms and dads.
0:37.5	This is Dr. Mike, coming to you from the campus of Nationwide at Children's Hospital.
0:42.6	We're in Columbus, Ohio.
0:44.8	It is episode 438 for July 30th, 2019.
0:50.1	We're calling this one Kara and the Not So Dyer Beastie.
0:54.8	I want to welcome all of you to the program.
0:57.6	I realize the title is a bit mysterious this week, so let's clear up the meaning right out of the gate.
1:04.1	Kara and the Not So Dyer Beastie is the name of an animated series that aims to educate and entertain kids and families as they learn the ends and outs of type 1 diabetes.
1:16.6	It's a classic example of edutainment, whereby kids learn about the pancreas and insulin and glucose.
1:23.6	It introduces concepts like hyperglycemia, which is high blood sugar, and hypoglycemia,
1:31.7	you guessed it, low blood sugar, along with the important roles of nutrition and exercise
1:37.1	and new technologies in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. And it accomplishes all of these details while also exploring the story of Kara as she travels to Queen Regentsland and teams up with the red-blooded night in a quest to tame the Beastie.
1:56.8	It's an engaging story and a lot of fun, but also educational with the goal of improving health literacy and outcomes for children with type 1 diabetes.
2:07.7	Two creators of the series, Dr. Angelina Bernier from the University of Florida and Alan Caudell with the Drawn from Valor Animation Studio.
2:18.1	They'll be joining us shortly to talk about type 1 diabetes and their quest to raise awareness and improve the health of kids with this disease through Kara and the Not So Dier Beastie.
2:30.5	We'll get to them in just a few moments.
2:33.1	First though, you know, it's summer.
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