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Listener Impact Survey — Juicebox Podcast
Juicebox Podcast · Listener Survey

Has the Juicebox Podcast changed your health?

I'm Scott Benner, and I make the Juicebox Podcast. I'm gathering structured feedback on whether listening to the podcast and participating in its online community has affected your physical and mental health — positively, negatively, or not at all. I'm not fishing for compliments. Honest answers, including critical ones, are what make this data worth collecting — for me, and for the clinicians and researchers trying to understand community-based diabetes education.

≈ 8–10 minutes Adults 18+ Every question optional* Submitted by email

Before you begin

What this is. An open, voluntary survey of self-selected listeners — not a clinical study. Answers are self-reported estimates from memory, and before/after questions show perceived change, not proof of cause and effect. One validated measure is included (the WHO-5 Well-Being Index); all other items are original. Results may be shared in aggregate; your written answers are quoted only with the permission you choose in Section 6.

Privacy. Submitting opens an email from your own account addressed to me — you review everything before it sends, and email is not an anonymous channel. Skip anything you'd rather not answer.

The fine print. Adults 18+. Caregivers: physical-health questions are about the person you care for; mental-health questions are about you. *The only required items are the two core questions in Section 2, the quoting-permission question in Section 6 if you write anything in the open boxes, and the acknowledgment at the end — and "no impact" or negative answers are as useful to me as positive ones.

01

Your listening

How you use the podcast and community.

How long have you been listening — or, if you're mainly a community member, part of the community?
How often do you listen?
Which series have you used? Select all that apply.
Do you participate in the Juicebox online community?
02

The core questions

These are the ones I most want answered. There are no wrong answers — "no impact" is as useful to me as "life-changing." Caregivers answer twice: once for the person you care for, once for yourself — both stories matter here.

Overall, what impact — if any — has the podcast and/or its community had on physical health? Required Answer for yourself — or, if you're a caregiver, for the person you care for.
Overall, what impact — if any — has the podcast and/or its community had on your own mental and emotional health? Required Everyone answers this about themselves — caregivers very much included. Burnout, fear, and relief all count.

Please answer both impact questions above before submitting.

Caregivers only: what impact has it had on the mental and emotional health of the person you care for — as far as you can tell? Optional Skip this if you're not a caregiver. You're reporting your best read on someone else's inner life — "not sure" is an honest answer.
What has mattered more?
Where have you felt the impact? Select all that apply.
03

Physical health

Self-reported and optional. Best estimates from memory are fine — skip anything you don't track or don't want to share. Caregivers: answer for the person you care for.

A1C, as a percentage. These are three different numbers: the A1C at diagnosis, the stable A1C in the months before you found the podcast (not the diagnosis number), and the most recent one. If you began listening at or near diagnosis, leave the "before" field blank.
Time in range = the share of CGM readings roughly 70–180 mg/dL (3.9–10 mmol/L).
Since you started listening, how has the frequency of severe lows (needing help from another person) changed?
Which of these did you start doing — or get meaningfully better at — because of the podcast or community? Select all that apply.
During the same period, did anything else change that could have affected these numbers — related to the podcast or not? Select all that apply. This helps put before/after comparisons in honest context.

Scale · 1 = Strongly disagree · 2 = Disagree · 3 = Neutral · 4 = Agree · 5 = Strongly agree

My day-to-day glucose management has improved since I began listening.
04

Mental & emotional health

Part A · How you're doing right now

These five statements are the WHO-5 Well-Being Index, a validated measure of current well-being. Answer about the past two weeks, as things are right now — not compared to before. Caregivers: this is about you, not the person you care for. Your score is included automatically in your response.

Past two weeks · 5 = All of the time · 4 = Most of the time · 3 = More than half the time · 2 = Less than half the time · 1 = Some of the time · 0 = At no time

I have felt cheerful and in good spirits.
I have felt calm and relaxed.
I have felt active and vigorous.
I woke up feeling fresh and rested.
My daily life has been filled with things that interest me.

Part B · Change since you started listening

Rate each statement as it applies to you since you began listening or joined the community. Caregivers: rate your own experience of caring. Disagreeing is a fully valid answer — please answer as things actually are.

Scale · 1 = Strongly disagree · 2 = Disagree · 3 = Neutral · 4 = Agree · 5 = Strongly agree

I feel more confident making day-to-day diabetes decisions.
I am less afraid of low blood sugars than I used to be.
My diabetes-related distress or burnout has decreased.
Diabetes takes up less anxious mental space than it used to.
I feel less alone living with — or caring for someone with — diabetes.
I am better prepared for appointments with my healthcare team.
05

What hasn't worked

A real evaluation asks this directly. Nothing here will offend me — candid answers are what make the rest of this data believable.

Have any of these been true for you? Select all that apply.
Criticism, gaps, things that pushed you away or almost did. This may be the most useful box on the page.
06

In your own words

This is the part clinicians, researchers, and other listeners learn the most from — positive, negative, or mixed.

A specific story beats a general statement — a number that moved, a fear that faded, a moment things clicked, or something that made things harder.
May I quote your written answers? Required if you wrote anything This covers every open text box on this page, including "what isn't working" above. If you leave it unanswered, I can't use your words at all — so please pick one.

You wrote answers in the open boxes — please choose a quoting permission so I know whether I can use them.

07

About you

All optional. Context helps put responses in perspective — and helps show who community-based education reaches. These questions are about you, the person filling this out — except year of diagnosis, which can be yours or your child's.

Which best describes you? If several apply, pick the one that fits best.
How did you hear about this survey?
Is this your first time submitting this survey?
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Send your responses

Submitting opens a pre-filled email in your email app addressed to me — nothing is sent until you press send, and you can review or edit everything first. If a pre-filled email doesn't open (common with webmail like Gmail in a browser), use Copy my responses and paste them into a new email.

Please check the acknowledgment box before submitting.

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Send to: contact@juiceboxpodcast.com
Subject line: Listener Impact Survey Response
Questions about this survey? Email the same address.

This survey collects voluntary, self-reported listener experiences and is not medical advice, a clinical study, or a substitute for care from your healthcare team. Always consult your care team before changing your management.
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