Savvy Updates, 2/7/22: Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Novartis Accused of Price Collaboration, Double Diabetes, Beta Cell Pathway Discovered, Lighting & Lower BG, FDA & D Device Interoperability, Dr. Pettus Got Covid
Novo Nordisk challenges House report it collaborated with competitors on insulin prices was written by Jonathan Block for SeekingAlpha.com, 2 February 2022. Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Joergensen struck back at a House Oversight Committee report issued in...
Savvy Dialogue with Dr. Trang Ly, CMO of Insulet/Omnipod about Omnipod 5, 1 Feb 2022
You might know that I’ve been involved in the DIY looping community for quite a while … and always looking forward to better and easier technology in the mainstream. As I posted this week, Omnipod 5, the first tubeless automated insulin delivery...
Savvy Updates 1/31/22: Omnipod 5 FDA Release, Nanocarriers for Islet Cells, Highest HbA1c in History
Omnipod 5: Automated Insulin Delivery System, First Tubeless System with Smartphone Control APPROVED by the US FDA, as announced by Insulet.com, 28 January 2022. On January 28, 2022, Insulet announced the FDA clearance of the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin...
Savvy Eating/Health, 1/28/22: Why Do We Love Sugar?, and The Real Science About Apples
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it was written by Daniel Marino and Gemma Ware for TheConversation.com, 20 January 2022. What are the evolutionary origins of sugar cravings? What makes something taste sweet? And what does too much...
Savvy Apps 1/26/22: A Great Chat with Erik Huneker, CEO/Co-Founder of Diabeloop
Loop and Learn started off our 2022 T1D Speaker Series with a great chat with Erik Huneker, CEO and Co-Founder of Diabeloop, Sunday, 16 January 2022. If you haven’t heard about Diabeloop yet, here’s the scoop. It is currently approved in the EU...
Savvy Update, 1/24/22: Updates from Kevin Sayer/Dexcom and John Sheridan/Tandem, Vitamin D Preserves Beta Function, DIY APS Offers Best Results, T1D Many Types?, Lyumjev Update, Mark Cuban’s CostPlus Drug Service
Dexcom CEO on G7’s global launch, COVID-19 slowing new patient adds, international growth was reported by Ricky Zipp for MedTechDive.com, 18 January 2022. After proving fairly resilient throughout the last two years, even as other medtechs were...
Stacey Simms of Diabetes Connections with Joanne Milo, Living Longer with T1D
Diabetes Connections is the T1D news show you’ve been waiting for! Long-time broadcaster, blogger and diabetes mom Stacey Simms interviews prominent advocates, authors and speakers. Stacey asks hard questions of healthcare companies and tech developers and brings on...
Savvy Updates, 1/17/22: Dexcom G7 Update with Kevin Sayer, “Medical” Wearables, NAFLD & T1D, Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency, Stair Walking & Insulin Sensitivity
Fitbit and Apple know their smartwatches aren’t medical devices. But do you? was written by Lisa Eadicicco for cnet.com, 14 January 2022. The line is blurring as wearables become more advanced. And it’s only getting more complicated. The Fitbit Sense...
Savvy Update 1/10/22: Dexcom G7?, Abbott Announces Lingo Sensor, Covid & T1D with Dr. Stephen Ponder, All About Vitamin D
What’s Going on with the Dexcom G7? was reported by Ross Wollen for DiabetesDaily.com, 3 January 2022. What’s going on with the Dexcom G7? Patients (and investors) want to know! Dexcom has been hyping the next generation of its groundbreaking continuous glucose...
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