Savvy Interesting Science, 9/17/21: Thoughts that control devices, Walking with coffee, Cloned camels, Be happy, How we burn calories
I’ve been reading a lot about very cool and new technology throughout the fields of science and engineering and even the social sciences. I’ve been wondering when we will see some of these technologies pop up in our diabetes world. Who...
Savvy Tech 9/15/21: Let’s Keep Learning about All the NEW TECH
For the next several weeks, if I see some useful videos and posts about new and upcoming D technology, I’ll be posting it here, on Wednesdays. There are many new products very close to FDA approval … it’s going to be an exciting year for D...
Savvy Updates, 9/13/21: Dexcom Follow App Research, Non-invasive BG Monitoring, FDA & Dietary Supplements, Melatonin & Sleep, diaTribe Musings
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH SURVEY from the University of Utah College of Nursing T1Ds over 60 years of age or older who use Dexcom CGM (any version) who use or have used the Dexcom Follow app I’ve lived with T1D for over 56 years and am are...
Savvy Science, 9/3/21: Interesting/Futuristic Science … Implications for T1D Technologies and Medications?
Let’s go off-topic and learn about “new” science/technology … and think about how we might see these developments in our diabetes world. What do you think? The inside of these bottles is so slippery, you can get all the lotion out was...
Savvy Podcasts, 9/1/21: All about Dexcom G7 with Kevin Sayer and Jake Leach
We’ve all been waiting for the new batch of hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery systems to be approved and released to the marketplace. The Covid-19 pandemic delayed so many trials and studies and slowed down the processes in the FDA, as folks working in...
Savvy Updates 8/30/21: Compatible Pig Organs, Sense of Touch Restored, Tubeless Pump = good results, Living Drug Factories for Cells
Scientists discover way to make pig organs compatible to humans was reported by Abigail Klein Leichman for Israel21c.org, 23 August 2021. Surgeons would be able to order hybrid organs – a pig organ with a human lining of blood vessels – that could help...
Savvy Extra Updates 8/25/21: Tummy News (including sugar and microbiome), Intuitive Eating and Type-1 University
So much research on the gut … lots to learn and some can be a bit technical. So let’s dive in: This Is Your Gut on Sugar was written by Markham Heid for Elemental.medium.com/Nuance, 19 August 2021. Researchers are finally uncovering the exact...
Savvy Updates 8/23/21: Beta Cells START Immune Attack, Immune System Proteins, GastroP & Closed Loops, Kidney Disease Proteins, ‘Apricot’ Undersea Cable Project
In Autoimmune Disease, Organs May Lure the Immune System into an Attack was reported by Stephani Sutherland for ScientificAmerican.com, September 2021. New evidence indicates that target cells may play a role in their own destruction. Over the course of several...
Savvy Updates, 8/16/21: GWave Non-Invasive CGM, Pancreatic Beta Cell Boost, Kidney Disease “Treasury Map”
Diabetes startup brews up $11M after ‘serendipitous spill’ led to creation of new CGM tech was reported by Andrea Park for FierceBioTech.com, 12 August 2021. Israeli startup Hagar, with its GWave technology that measures blood sugar levels using...
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