Mar 10, 2021 | Technology Updates, Videos
Loop and Learn had the great honor to host a presentation by Dr. Bart Roep, the Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes, within the Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute at City of Hope. He serves as project director for The...
Mar 8, 2021 | A Little Humor, Featured, Research News, Technology Updates, Videos
Double Diabetes: A Growing Problem Requiring Solutions was studied/reported by Djordje S. Popovic and Nikolaos Papanas in the Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes Journal, 26 February 2021. ABSTRACT: The growing proportion of...
Mar 5, 2021 | Featured, Pets, Videos
Teri (T1D, studying to be a medical physician assistant) and her husband Evan ADORE Calvin. I’ve looked at pictures on both their Facebook pages … they LOVE dogs and they are crazy, madly in love with Calvin. And who wouldn’t be?! ...
Mar 3, 2021 | Eating, Featured, Foods
Unhealthy Foods Aren’t Just Bad For You, They May Also Be Addictive was reported by Anahad O’Connor for TheNewYorkTimes.com, 18 February 2021. Food researchers debate whether highly processed foods like potato chips and ice cream are addictive, triggering...
Mar 1, 2021 | Featured, In The News, Research News, Technology Updates
Mixed Reactions to Dexcom’s Awareness-Raising Super Bowl Ad was written by Mike Hoskins for DiabeteMine.com, 10 Febuary 2021. Since a 30-second spot during the game costs roughly $5.6 million, experts say many companies didn’t want to send the wrong...
Feb 26, 2021 | Featured, Pets
Today, I get to very loudly wish my very kind and funny and loving and smart husband (and my T1D support), Richard, a wonderfully happy and doggie-filled birthday. Oh, what a journey!!! Hey Buddy and Bon Bon are NOT, in any...
Feb 24, 2021 | Featured, LOOPing, Technology Updates, Videos
Lane Desborough, regarded as a pioneer in the automated closed-loop insulin delivery systems, is the CEO of NudgeBG, a southern California start-up, registered in January 2020. Lane was formerly the Chief Engineer at Medtronic Diabetes before co-founding Bigfoot in...
Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Research News, Technology Updates
Dexcom unveils new corporate venture fund to invest in sensor, health monitoring startups was reported by Mike Freeman for SanDiegoUnionTribune.com, 12 February 2021. Dexcom, a maker of wearable continuous glucose monitors for people with diabetes, said Thursday...
Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Pets
SMILES and HEART Alert! Please meet Snickers (also known as Snicker Doodles) lives with T1D Galye and her hubby, and he grew up with their 2 sons … what a total lovefest!!! From Gayle: Thank you for making me do this!!! It fills my heart to...
Feb 17, 2021 | Eating, Featured, Foods, Research News
Herd Immunity Explained With 500 Mousetraps Shows Why Vaccines Work was reported by Derya Ozdemir for InterestingEngineering.com, 12 February 2021. Those of us touched by Type 1 diabetes are on high alert to stay healthy in these times of Covid …...
