While we often feature the stories of people living with diabetes, our guest for this episode Dr. Ananta Addala makes a big impact on the world of diabetes. Dr. Ananta Addala is a pediatric endocrinologist and physician scientist at Stanford University addressing disparities in pediatric type 1 diabetes management and outcomes.
Eritrea and Rob talk to Dr. Addala about:
Dr. Addala and Eritrea’s first meet
Being an inspiration to Eritrea as a woman of color who can be and do all the things
Her origin story and path to becoming a doctor
Studying inequities and social barriers especially to communities of color
Choosing endocrinology as a focus
Working in public health
The system-level differences in care for black and brown populations
BEAD Study: Building the Evidence to Address Disparities
Building resilient systems so people don’t have to be
Advice for building relationships with your care team
Find out more about the studies @AddalaLab on X and IG.
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