Fighting for Type 1 Diabetics' Insulin Choice | Alison Smart - E395

Alison Smart is the Founder and Director of the Alliance to
Protect Insulin Choice, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization
dedicated to continuing access to Levemir (detemir) insulin or a
biosimilar. 


She is actively involved in raising public awareness, engaging in
media outreach, and communicating with insulin manufacturers and
lawmakers to highlight the critical need for this unique insulin.


In this episode, Dr. Tro and Alison talk about…




(00:00) Intro




(02:44) The multitude of difficulties faced by Type 1
diabetics every day




(10:53) Treatment protocols for Type 1 patients—pumps and
lifestyle changes—and why the low carb/keto diet is such an
important therapy




(20:44) The Alliance to Protect Insulin Choice and why
Levemir is so important




(27:50) Why pharmaceutical companies are not interested in
producing and providing Levemir in the United States




(37:00) How YOU can help support Alison and the mission of
The Alliance to Protect Insulin Choice




(40:48) Outro




For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for
listening!


Links:


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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:




Dr. Ian Lake on the LCMD Podcast:
https://lowcarbmd.com/podcast/episode-368-dr-ian-lake/




Beth McNally on the LCMD Podcast:
https://lowcarbmd.com/podcast/episode-370-beth-mcnally/




Dr. Andrew Koutnik on the LCMD Podcast:
https://lowcarbmd.com/podcast/episode-371-dr-andrew-koutnik/




TYPEONEGRIT (FB Group):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/typeonegrit




Dr. Bernstein’s Resources: https://www.diabetes-book.com




SMHP Guidlines: https://thesmhp.org/clinical-guidelines/




Alison Smart:




Alliance to Protect Insulin Choice:
https://alliancetoprotectinsulinchoice.org




Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/alliancetoprotectinsulinchoice/




X: https://x.com/InsulinChoice




Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/alliancetoprotectinsulinchoice




Petition:
https://alliancetoprotectinsulinchoice.org/sign-our-petition




Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 




Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/




Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author




Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 




Website: https://www.doctortro.com/




Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro




Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/




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