For Parents of Kids with Diabetes  – Featuring Pediatric Endocrinologist & CMO of ViaCyte, Dr. Manasi Jaiman

TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES® - THE PODCAST! ...With Expert Endocrinologists Living with T1D, Drs. Steven V. Edelman & Jeremy Pettus

A new diabetes diagnosis is extremely overwhelming for the entire care team, including parents of newly diagnosed children. Dr. E is sitting down with Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Manasi Jaiman to get her advice for parents of a newly diagnosed child with diabetes. Dr. Jaiman is also at the forefront of diabetes research, including her role as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of ViaCyte, a company working in regenerative medicine as it relates to a cure for diabetes. Dr. Jaiman discusses how far we’ve come in finding a cure for diabetes and what exciting advances we can look forward to in the next 10-20 years.

Questions We’ll Cover in This Episode:

• What was your path to ending up as a pediatric endocrinologist?
• What was your path to ending up in diabetes research?
• What is your advice to parents of a newly diagnosed child?
• What devices and therapies do you recommend to parents of a newly diagnosed child?
• What has been the evolution of the development of the artificial pancreas?
• What’s going on in the world of regenerative medicine as it relates to a cure for diabetes? 
• What can we look forward to in the next 10-20 years of diabetes research?

Dr. Jammin’s Lecture for Parents of A Newly Diagnosed Child: youtu.be/

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