#120 Dr. Denise Faustman Discusses her Research...

July 13, 2017Scott Benner

#120 Dr. Denise Faustman Discusses her Research with the BCG Vaccine

Scott talks to Dr. Denise Faustman of Harvard Medical School and the Immunobiology Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital about her research into the BCG vaccine and its role in regulating T cells in the immune system. Dr. Faustman discusses her Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials and the effects this vaccine has had on blood sugar for the Type 1 diabetic participants. She explains the goals of her research and what her team has learned so far in the early trials.

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categories Omnipod, Juicebox Podcast, Interview, Dexcom, Chronic Illness, Type 1 Diabetes
tags Research, Faustman, Type 1 Diabetes

#119 Brenda Menjivar Guardado

July 07, 2017Scott Benner

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Brenda Menjivar Guardado is a 21 year living with type 1 diabetes. She fled El Salvador and sought asylum in the U.S. but her insulin is being mismanaged by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Fearing for her life Brenda asked to be deported. She is currently in the system, now in Laredo Texas, and no one can be sure that she is receiving proper care.

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