Could Type 1 Diabetes Have a Functional Cure? Katie Beth Hand Explains

Podcast: The Lisa Fischer Said Podcast · Lisa Fischer

Opublikowano: 2026-09-15

Hormone balance can affect blood sugar management, but what if type 1 diabetes could finally have a functional cure? In this powerful conversation, Lisa Fischer sits down with Katie Beth Hand, one of just 12 participants in the groundbreaking Eladon clinical trial, to hear what happened after she received an islet cell transplant. Katie Beth explains how she was diagnosed with adult-onset type 1 diabetes, why managing the disease became a relentless 24/7 responsibility, and how continuous glucose monitoring changed her care. She also breaks down how donor islet cell...