Brittany Bruggeman, MD
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Brittany Bruggeman, MD
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Type 1 diabetes physician scientist, peds endo, advocate for healthy kids. All views my own.
I’m here in DC with the American Diabetes Assn.

People with diabetes deserve lifesaving healthcare & insulin, nutritious food, & cutting edge research.

Let’s tell Congress it’s time to make diabetes a priority at lnkd.in/eXCnkv5N. We need your stories. #ADACall2Congress #WeFight
March 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s good to be back on my favorite metro! On the way to an American Diabetes Association Roundtable Discussion- Diabetes Technology & Treatment: Looking to the Future.

Excited to brainstorm how we can make #diabetes technology use more equitable & available.
December 3, 2024 at 4:12 PM
📢 Hot off the press- the exocrine pancreas enzymes lipase & trypsin are potential biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in new-onset #T1D.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/end...
Frontiers | Serum exocrine pancreas enzymes are biomarkers of immunotherapy response in new-onset type 1 diabetes
IntroductionThe immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing β-cells characterizes type 1 diabetes. Nevertheless, exocrine pancreatic enzymes, including ...
www.frontiersin.org
December 2, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Reposted by Brittany Bruggeman, MD
Medicaid pays for half of births in the US. It’s the single largest insurer for kids. In some states >70% of Medicaid enrollees are children.

When Medicaid is attacked, the losers are children.
It seems highly likely Republicans will propose Medicaid spending reductions to help pay for tax cuts. Whether Medicaid cuts pass is by no means certain. In the past, there has been major pushback from governors, patient groups, hospitals, nursing homes, and insurers.
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
November is 🌎 #Diabetes Month- check out my video series with Contemporary Pediatrics highlighting #T1D screening, diabetes tech inequities, & how #glucagon is the Epipen of diabetes: www.contemporarypediatrics.com/video-series...
November 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM