{"id":5440,"date":"2025-10-15T13:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2025-12-04T14:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T14:01:33","slug":"barnaclinic-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/en\/blog\/barnaclinic-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"barnacl\u00ednic+ launches \u201cSalud (t) Plus\u201d, a podcast giving voice to patients, families, and professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

barnacl\u00ednic+ is launching \u201cSalud (t) Plus\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, a new podcast that invites listeners into the consultation room to share real experiences and health insights, enriched by those who live them firsthand<\/strong>. In each episode, patients, relatives, and professionals from barnacl\u00ednic+ sit together to talk about conditions, treatments, and lived experiences<\/strong>, revealing the most human side of medicine.<\/p>\n

The first episode, published on October 15<\/strong>, coincides with the anniversary of Ares Teixid\u00f3\u2019s type 1 diabetes<\/a><\/strong> diagnosis. Ares \u2014journalist, actress, and TV presenter\u2014 shares, in a warm and honest conversation, how she has learned to live with the disease and how her life has changed since she began using an insulin pump<\/strong><\/a>, an automated infusion system that acts like an artificial pancreas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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She is joined in this discussion by Dr. Jes\u00fas Blanco<\/strong><\/a>, endocrinologist at barnacl\u00ednic+; Montse Granados<\/strong>, advanced practice nurse in diabetes; and Esperanza Dom\u00ednguez<\/strong>, Ares\u2019 mother, who offers the emotional perspective of families who accompany the daily journey of the disease.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSince I started using the insulin pump, I feel like I have a co-pilot in life. It\u2019s that invisible companion who takes care of me, who gives me freedom and peace of mind. Thanks to this treatment, my quality of life \u2014and my family\u2019s\u2014 has completely changed.\u201d<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

During the conversation, the professionals explain how hybrid closed-loop systems<\/a><\/strong> work \u2014a technology that automates insulin delivery and significantly improves glucose control and quality of life for people with type 1 diabetes<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cWe move from managing the disease manually to living alongside an intelligent system that makes decisions for the patient,\u201d says Dr. Blanco. \u201cIt\u2019s a paradigm shift \u2014and also an enormous emotional relief for families.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe move from managing the disease manually to living alongside an intelligent system that makes decisions for the patient. It\u2019s a paradigm shift \u2014and also an enormous emotional relief for families.\u201d<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The episode closes with an especially emotional moment: Ares\u2019 surprise on learning that her HbA1c dropped from 9.5% to 7.7%<\/strong> in just a few weeks. \u201cYou\u2019ve given me my life back,\u201d she says through tears. \u201cMy mother gave me life, and you\u2019ve given it back to me again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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