Savvy Pets, 6/4/21: Sweet, AMAZING Django … and now Scout!
You’re going to love this pup!!! Please meet Django, who lives with Tiffany and her husband. Django obviously adores Tiffany … and Tiffany obviously completely loves Django! This was years ago, but my sweet dog, Django, did something amazing. I...
Savvy Updates, 6/1/21: Device Adhesives, G6 Transmitters Reborn, Shirataki Noodles,
The Sticky Truth About Diabetes Device Adhesives is a GREAT article by Mike Hoskins for DiabetesMine.com, 25 May 2021. Anyone who’s worn a diabetes device stuck to their body knows that some type of skin issues with the adhesives are pretty much...
Savvy Updates, 5/25/21: “Loop” is safe/effective, Trailblazers: founder of Clinistix, T1D savior of the Internet
‘Loop’ artificial pancreas software safe, effective with community support, as reported by Regina Schaffer for Healio.com/endocrinology.com, 24 May 2021. The Loop open-source system for a do-it-yourself automated insulin delivery system can be...
Savvy Updates, 5/17/21: Bigfoot Biomedical Smart Cap, T1D and Microbiome, Smallest Injectable Chip, New Rx Bottle Design, Rethinking Carb-Insulin Model, Neuropeptide Y, 3-D Printed Vitamins, and Breathing Oxygen
FDA clears novel smart cap for insulin pens was posted on Healio.com/endocrinology, 10 May 2021. The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for a first-of-its-kind connected smart cap for insulin pens, recommending insulin doses for people with diabetes prescribed...
Savvy Pets, 5/14/21: Meet Cabot … she’s simply amazing!
Please meet Svati Kirsten, a bright shining star journalist and T1D, with her furry daughter, Cabot. What adventures they have … so fun!!! Thank you, Svati, for sharing! I adopted Cabot when she was just 8 weeks old, so have had the pleasure of...
Savvy Updates, 5/10/21: BD “NewCo”, Lilly Smart Insulin Pens, Apple Watch Glucose Tracking, TTP339 Gets Breakthrough Status, Insulin Pill, Walmart Health, Doctor Humor
BD to spin off $1B diabetes care business into standalone public company as reported by Andrea Park for FierceBiotech.com, 6 May 2021. After nearly a century spent building out its portfolio of insulin pens and syringes, BD is finally ready to let its diabetes...
Savvy Drinking, 5/5/21: Happy Cinqo de Mayo … How to Drink Safely PLUS Drs. Edelman & Pettus on Alcohol and Diabetes
Today is Cinqo de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. Even if this is not your holiday, you can expect to see/hear lots of...
Savvy Updates, 5/3/21: Farxiga for Chronic Kidney Disease, Sernova and the Cure for T1D, Beta Cells Stress Response, T1D 50-year Medalists
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for Chronic Kidney Disease was reported by Susan Jeffrey for Medscape.com, 30 April 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dapagliflozin (Farxiga, AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk for...
Savvy Pets, 4/30/21: Another T1D with Chicks: Lazer, Stormy, Barny, Pepper, Chipmunk (Chip), and Spyder
By now you must be wondering if there is a new trend of T1Ds raising chickens! I don’t know but maybe!!! Please meet, again, Gail (T1D, business owner, fiddle player, stand-up jokester and vocalist) and her husband Michael, who I featured over...
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