#193: “Diabetes Isn’t A Death Sentence, If You Can Afford It”, with Emmabella Rudd (Part 1)

In today’s episode Eoin chats with Emmabella Rudd (@emmabellarudd).Emmabella Rudd is a 22-year-old Diabetes advocate and activist. Upon being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 5, she decided she would do everything in her power to advocate for the diabetes community.At 11-years-old, Rudd began advocating to her legislators on Capitol Hill on Diabetes research and policy, which sparked her passion for social change and government. To this day, Rudd has raised over $350,000 for diabetes research and has educated thousands of students through her advocacy work. In April of 2022, she gave a TED Talk, “Diabetes Isn’t a Death Sentence, If you Can Afford It.”While pursuing her graduate degree in Washington, D.C., she interned at the White House for the Policy Office of the Vice President. Emmabella has written her own legislation in the State of Florida and is currently working towards lowering insulin prices on both the Federal and State levels. She has tirelessly worked to advocate for legislation and policies to lower insulin prices and make insulin more accessible in the United States. Her experience has inspired her work to be a voice for those disproportionately impacted by the U.S. Healthcare system.See and hear from Emmabella through here: emmabellarudd.comAs always, be sure to rate, comment, subscribe and share. Your interaction and feedback really helps the podcast. The more Diabetics that we reach, the bigger impact we can make!Questions & Stories for the Podcast?:[email protected], Learn & Work with Eoin:https://linktr.ee/insuleoin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.