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Diabetes By The Numbers: Molly McElwee Malloy talks about TypeZero’s NIH-funded study, and its partnership with CellNovo.

January 7, 2016 – 9:20 am

Welcome to Episode Ten of Diabetes By the Numbers.

Today we have our first returning guest. It’s Molly McElwee Malloy, Head of Patient Engagement at TypeZero Technologies in Charlottesville, Virginia. TypeZero is in the news this week for two big undertakings.

First, there’s a 12.7 million dollar artificial pancreas study funded by the National Institutes of Health. It will begin very soon. In this study, they’ll be testing TypeZero’s inControl platform, using a spiffy new device:
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Cool, right? This study will include as many as 240 participants! The studies will take place in nine locations… six in the USA, and three in Europe. To find out more about participating in this important research, scroll to the bottom of this post.

The second big piece of news is this: Type Zero is entering into a partnership with CellNovo, which makes an integrated diabetes management system in Europe. They’ve gotten a lot of good press here in the USA, and we talk about that and what this partnership means for TypeZero. Have a listen:
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Find out more about the inControl diabetes management platform by going to the Type Zero Technologies website:
http://typezero.com

Clinical trial participants are necessary and appreciated! Though the study will take place in several locations, the overall management of the trial will be handled through the Jaeb Center for Health Research. To contact the Jaeb Center to volunteer to participate, Send an e-mail to:
info@jaeb.org

To find out more about artificial pancreas testing through the University of Virginia’s Center for Diabetes Technology, send an e-mail to:
artificialpancreas@virginia.edu

CellNovo makes a diabetes management system that includes a patch pump, an activity monitor, a hand held cell-enabled handset, and a continuous glucose monitor. Data can be shared via the cloud. To learn more about CellNovo, go to:
CellNovo.com

Follow Molly McElwee Malloy on Twitter:
@MollyMacT1D

 

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Diabetes By The Numbers: Mary Beth Withers Wyss.

December 1, 2015 – 9:33 am

Mary Beth Withers Wyss has been living with Diabetic Macular Edema for some time. She went through a two year clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat DME. She talks about her experience, about why clinical trials are perfect for a patient like her, and even why she is still a Cleveland Browns fan (to put the timeline into perspective, this was recorded before the Cincinnati Bengals had lost a game this season, and now they have lost two).

Mary Beth frankly talks about the difficulties of living with DME, and living with the fact that the best treatment available to her involves injections directly into her eyes.

Want to know about Diabetic Macular Edema from someone who’s been there? Want to know about clinical trials designed to find a viable treatment for DME? Then you’ll want to listen to this podcast.
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Learn more about diabetic macular edema (and other diabetes-related eye diseases), and find out more about the center where Mary Beth was treated during her clinical trial:

National Eye Institute – Facts About Diabetic Eye Disease

Ohio State University department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
 
 
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Diabetes By The Numbers: Dr. Vivian Pao (Part 3)

November 20, 2015 – 9:54 am

I’m so grateful to my endocrinologist, Dr. Vivian Pao, for taking the time to speak with me on the complex relationship between a diabetes patient and their endocrinologist.

This is the third and final part of our talk, and in this episode, we talk about the importance of being honest with your endo, and what keeps her up at night.
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Learn more about endocrinologists, read research and updates, and even search for an endocrinologist by clicking on one of the links below:

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Endocrine Society

Pediatric Endocrine Society
 

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Diabetes By The Numbers: Dr. Vivian Pao (Part 2)

November 13, 2015 – 9:15 am

Some people only get to spend about 40 minutes each year with their endo… I got to spend close to an hour with her last week. The conversation was so good that I’ve broken it up into three parts.

In this episode, we talked about how an endocrinologist considers outside factors, including depression, in treating a Person With Diabetes. Also, she talks about how she stays up on the latest and greatest in her profession, including a reference to Dr. Oz and some “raspberry, ketone thingamajiggy”.

This is part two of our conversation. We get into a lot more in part three. I hope you’ll join us for that. In the meantime, here’s Part 2.
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Reference Material – Click below for more information on this topic
Learn more about endocrinologists, read research and updates, and even search for an endocrinologist by clicking on one of the links below:

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Endocrine Society

Pediatric Endocrine Society

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Diabetes By The Numbers: Dr. Vivian Pao (part 1)

November 6, 2015 – 10:19 am

“Who is this Dr. Vivian Pao anyway?”, you might ask.

She’s my endocrinologist.

Some people only get to spend about 40 minutes each year with their endo… I got to spend close to an hour with her this week.

Together, we talked about what exactly an endocrinologist specializes in (in addition to diabetes). We also covered what she’s looking for from a diabetes patient at the quarterly appointment (and more importantly, why); and why she made me wait before allowing me to begin on my insulin pump. Hopefully, you’ll begin to understand why I believe in her the way I do. She is a huge, important part of my diabetes care team, and I value her input very much.

The best part is, this is just the first part of our conversation. We get into a lot more later on. But you’ll have to wait for that. Sorry. Our talk was just too good to cut out questions for the sake of brevity.

Part 2 is coming in the next installment. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this view from both sides of the desk.
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Reference Material – Click below for more information on this topic
Learn more about endocrinologists, read research and updates, and even search for an endocrinologist by clicking on one of the links below:

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

Endocrine Society

Pediatric Endocrine Society

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