Engineering Your Own Pancreas (Rebroadcast)

We continue our look back at some of our favorite episodes from the podcast. Do exercise-tracking apps and gadgets like the Fitbit actually make us healthier? Or do they just create a high-tech, data-centric illusion of control over our weight, sleep and general well-being? Bloom ...  Show more

We continue our look back at some of our favorite episodes from the podcast. Among those most vulnerable to superbug infections are cancer chemotherapy patients. In India, many are dying from bacteria poisoning their blood that even the most potent antibiotics available can't sto ...  Show more

Did you know that the CDC has officially declared #diabetes a pandemic in the USA?  NYT Bestselling authors Robby Barbaro and Cyrus Khambatta are Type 1 themselves, and after years of frustration on the diabetes roller coaster, they took matters into their own hands. To their sh ...  Show more

In this bonus episode, Dr Matt & Dr Mike dive into a new study where fat cells were transformed into insulin-producing cells, transplanted under the abdominal muscle of a Type 1 diabetes patient, controlling blood sugar for a year!

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In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Diabetes fixed with stem cells: scientists reprogramme a patient's fat cells to produce insulin; also why some security specialists are worried Chinese-made electric cars could pose a threat; and our interview with world-famous stargazer a ...  Show more

People with Type 1 diabetes need to monitor what's going on with their bodies because they can't make insulin—and it's vital in maintaining blood glucose. An imbalance can be dangerous and damage blood vessels, nerves, and kidneys.