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In this episode, Bharat disscuses his personal journey as an Homocystinuria (HCU) patient, his role at taste connections (one of the medical food companies).   Bharat is one of the few classical Homocystinuria patients that is also diabetic.  He discusses the types of restaurants he likes and the coverage in his state for medical food, Medically prescribed formula and vitamins)  He also discusses his website HCU Support hcusupport.com  To learn more about the medical nutrition equiyt act please visit nutrionequity.org.  

Chapter Markers

00:00 Intro
03:00 Diagnosis journey
05:27 Managing HCU on a daily basis
08:34 Motivation & goals for Barahat;s Advocacy
09:40 Motivation for Barahat;s website HCU Support
11:50 Taste Connections products
12:46 Baharat's work at Taste Connections
13:49 How the Medical Nutrition Equity Act could Positively help people with HCU
14:41 Coverage in California
15:36 Advice for other patients
16:22 Most rewarding part of Barahat's Journey
17:34 Barahat;s favorite restaurants
18:12 Hopes for the future
18:47 Conclusion

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