Joslin Medalists and the Medals

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Thanks for sharing this @Richard157. As always, you’re inspiring to us all! It’s exciting to read about the research Dr. George L. King is doing. I’m going to see if I can find some more information on it.

@Richard157

On that front, King says they have discovered a way that naturally produced human insulin prevents arteriosclerosis. “Can we design an insulin to prevent arteriosclerosis?” King says. “I think this may be possible in the next five years."

I think this quote is very interesting. We discussed a study about the increased heart disease risk in people with Type 1 D awhile back. I wonder if this attribute of naturally produced human insulin is the major contributor.

Crazy increased heart disease risk in T1Ds and how to mitigate that risk

Not sure if anyone here saw the recent study showing a 30-fold!!! risk of cardiovascular disease in T1Ds who have early onset of the disease: These are crazily high odds. (For those diagnosed at age 26 to 30, the odds are 3-fold higher – so being diagnosed young is just way worse for this particular complication) And for us, it’s especially concerning as Samson was diagnosed when he was not yet 2-years-old. And on both sides of his family, heart disease is a big problem (my dad, his grandm…