Clinical Trials - Why You Should be a Guinea Pig! With Todd May, MS, CCRC

Clinical Trials: Why You Should be a Guinea Pig! – Featuring Todd May, MS, CCRCTAKING CONTROL OF YOUR DIABETES® - THE PODCAST! ...With Expert Endocrinologists Living with T1D, Drs. Steven V. Edelman & Jeremy PettusWelcome to our newest podcast exploring clinical diabetes research! Join Drs. E & P along with Todd May (MS, CCRC, Senior Research Associate, Program Manager, Clinical Diabetes Research Group - Division of Endocrinology, UC San Diego) as they provide their insights from firsthand experience doing these studies, covering both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Discover the symbiotic relationship between researchers and participants, and learn how you can get involved in clinical research studies to make a difference in diabetes care. In this episode, we talk about: What is clinical research?How are clinical research studies performed?What are the benefits (and potential downsides) of being involved in clinical research?How do we recruit patients for research?What should people ask and look out for when considering being involved in clinical research studies?How is clinical research funded?How can I find research studies that I might want to be involved in?UCSD Research: https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/medicine/divisions/endocrinology/research/labs/clinical-diabetes-research/Pages/default.aspx  Learn about clinical studies from around the world: https://clinicaltrials.gov/  ★ Support this podcast ★