Author: Leslie Branon

Introducing Dr. Ishita Prakash Patel
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Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology is excited to welcome Dr. Ishita Prakash Patel to our team of experts in endocrinology.

Dr. Patel specializes in the treatment of diabetes (type 1 and 2) and metabolic thyroid diseases. She also enjoys treating cases of most other general endocrinopathies, such as osteoporosis, hyperparathyroidism, PCOS, pituitary and adrenal pathology. Dr. Patel is passionate about her work because of the link to other organ systems. “I feel that when addressing much of endocrine pathology, I am able to strive to improve overall health – rather than just one specific problem,” Dr. Patel explains.

Dr. Patel was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and still has family in the Philadelphia/NYC region. She completed her undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University before spending a year in Washington, D.C. teaching enrichment programs for children and adults through work at AmeriCorps. The following year, she came back to Philadelphia to attend Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel completed both her Internal Medicine training and Endocrinology fellowship at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC.

When asked why she chose to join Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology, Dr. Patel said “for its excellent reputation in the community, and my interest in joining a group with physician leadership. I am excited to move to [the] Austin metro area and be able participate in its rapidly growing, diverse culture. It feels to me like the melting pot of the South.”

Outside of the office, Dr. Patel enjoys traveling, music, dance, cooking and trying new foods.  She also has two young and energetic children, who keep life exciting and busy! 

To make an appointment with Dr. Patel, please call Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology at (512) 458-8400 or request an appointment online.

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Welcome Dr. Srujana Yada
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Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology is pleased to welcome Dr. Srujana Yada to our team of experts in endocrinology.

Dr. Yada has special interest in transgender medicine hormone therapy, adrenal care and thyroid cancer. 

Born and raised in India, Dr. Yada attended medical school at Osmania Medical College from 2008-2014. She moved to Austin after marriage and later to New Jersey for her residency before completing her fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. 

When asked about coming back to Austin after training, Dr. Yada said, “Austin is like home in [the] USA, Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology is a warm group to work with and I look forward to building relationships with patients.” 

Dr. Yada is a member of the Endocrine Society and American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. 

Outside of medicine, she loves spending time with her husband and two children outdoors, watching movies, cooking, and traveling. 

To make an appointment with Dr. Yada at our Round Rock location, please call Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology at (512) 458-8400 or request an appointment online.

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Type 1 diabetes patient
9-year-old Georgetown boy participates in clinical trial to help find Type 1 Diabetes cure
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Type 1 diabetes patient

Nine-year-old Paxton was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was just five years old. He showed the classic symptoms: extreme thirst, frequent urination, unintentional weight loss, and behavioral changes.  Both of his parents have health education backgrounds, so they immediately feared it was Type 1 diabetes. A trip to the pediatrician confirmed it. 

Type 1 diabetes is very different from Type 2 diabetes. Children who have Type 1 diabetes can’t produce the important hormone, insulin. Type 2 diabetes is typically a result of lifestyle factors, such as being inactive and carrying excess weight. 

Type 1 diabetes has a significant impact on Paxton and his family. He must check his blood sugar levels multiple times a day and must calculate how much insulin he needs. He (& his family) don’t sleep through the night because every morning at about 2am, his mom or dad checks his blood sugar levels because they typically plummet at that time. If it gets too low, Paxton could die. He is currently home-schooled because he was missing important class time due to treating blood sugar highs and lows in the nurse’s office. 

For these reasons, he’s participating in a new clinical trial at Texas Diabetes looking at special sensors and insulin pumps that make automatic adjustments to help people like Paxton stay in a more normal, healthy blood glucose range.  

“Ultra-rapid insulins being approved in pumps, including pumps with the automated features “closed loop pumps, is extremely exciting when it comes to treating patients with Type 1 diabetes”, says board certified endocrinologist, Dr. Lindsay Harrison and one of the investigators in the study.

Paxton must go to Texas Diabetes every two weeks and then eventually, it will be monthly for a total of four months. When he’s not there, he downloads his pump data and researchers access it in a cloud to watch his blood glucose levels. He must also log his food, exercise activity, and ketone levels.

This is Paxton’s third time participating in a clinical trial at Texas Diabetes. “I want to help out so other people can benefit from new technologies for Type 1,” explains Paxton. Paxton likes to explain to people exactly what Type 1 diabetes is, what the signs and symptoms are, and how it impacts his life.  He’s even recorded videos about it to share on social media.

Paxton still tries his best to live like a normal nine-year-old kid by playing with his friends and staying active through taekwondo.  

Clinical Trials at Texas Diabetes and Endocrinology

Texas Diabetes is one of the top endocrine research sites trusted worldwide in conducting investigational studies for the development of new medications and devices to help treat and prevent a wide range of endocrine diseases.

For more information on clinical research at Texas Diabetes, contact our research department here.

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