AcroTales
AcroTales is a series of interviews with people living with Acromegaly - a rare condition caused by a benign tumour growth in the pituitary gland.If often takes 6-10 years for Acromegaly to be diagnosed and patients usually have a complicated journey to diagnosis. Acromegaly causes an excessive release of growth hormones which results in enlarged facial features, growth of hands and feet, changes in jaw and bone structures, loss of libido, visual problems and more. In each AcroTale, patient and advocate Dan Jeffries talks to acromegalics from around the world, discussing diagnosis, treatment and the effects on social and personal life.
Podcasting since 2020 • 27 episodes
AcroTales
Latest Episodes
Episode 26 - Matt
In this episode of AcroTales, we meet Matt from New York in the USA.Diagnosed with Acromegaly in 2022, Matt takes us beyond the physical symptoms and into territory many patients face but few openly discuss: the devastating impact...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25 - Sam
In Episode 25 of AcroTales we meet Sam, who is from Lincolnshire in the UK. Sam's story is one that shows how quickly pituitary conditions can develop and the sharp impact they have on our health. Within two years Sam has di...
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AcroTales Special: Acromegaly UK Patient Engagement Day 2025
In September 2025, around 30 UK patients (and their families) met in London for a UK Patient Engagement Day.I set up the first UK Acromegaly Meetup in 2017 and we did them again in 2018 and 2019. Then COVID hit and we hadn't done one sin...
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