Savvy with Alcohol, 2/3/21:
This is not my usual topic … but certainly an interesting one that applies to lots of T1Ds. Drs. Steve Edelman and Jeremy Pettus (both endos with T1D) take a fun (but serious, kind of) look at drinking alcohol and living with diabetes. Enjoy and...
Savvy Updates, 2/1/21: Zealand’s Glucagon, Alternative Milks, Sugars, Humor and Well-being at Stanford & Yale, Apple Watch 7 & BG,
Beyond Insulin: The Future of Dual Hormone Treatment was written by Lala Jackson for BeyondType1.org, 25 January 2021. While insulin is the hormone without which people would die, as it is required to convert food to fuel in the body, there are other...
Savvy Pets, 1/29/21: Good Golly, Ms. Molly!
Say hello to Kitty (T1D for 51 years, self-proclaimed “hippie”) and her “cowboy” husband, Frank (also a water rights engineer and an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), who share their home and love with Molly. They live...
Savvy Closed Loops, 1/27/21: Tidepool with Brandon Arbiter
This is definitely a DO NOT MISS presentation! When you are looking for the next generation of FDA-approved automated insulin delivery pumps, this is a strong contender!!! They recently completed their submission to the FDA! Tidepool is a...
Savvy Updates, 1/25/21: Immunotherapy to Cure T1D, Non-invasive CGM by Afon, New Insulin Molecule,
The beginning of the end for Type 1 diabetes: A new view from immunotherapy science was posted on OpenAccessGovernment.org, 16 December 2020. Jean Van Rampelbergh PhD, VP Clinical & Regulatory at Imcyse SA, introduces ImotopesTM a cutting-edge...
Savvy Pets, 1/22/21: Just some fun about cats and dogs
Got T1D? Got a furry companion, or two, or lots? Please share your stories and pix with us … tell us how your pets make living with diabetes a little or a whole lot better! THE SLOW BLINK: WHY CATS DO THIS TO US—AND EVEN OTHER CATS was...
Savvy Looping, 1/20/21: Smart Insulin! A Chat with Dr. Michael Weiss
This is really a fascinating and exciting talk, by Michael A. Weiss, MD, PhD, MBA, a professor at Indiana University School of Medicine and co-founder of Thermalin Inc., a privately held biotechnology company. In February 2020, JDRF International presented Dr. Weiss...
Savvy Updates, 1/18/21: Wearable Glucose Monitor, Milk from Yeast
Tokyo Company Unveils World’s First Wearable Glucose Monitor, as reported by Chris Young for InterestingEngineering.com, 11 January 2021. Tokyo-based health IoT startup Quantum Operation Inc. has unveiled the “world’s first non-invasive glucose monitor...
Savvy Pets, 1/15/21: Gus, Lully and Fezziwig – Awww, gorgeous fluffballs!
Please meet Siofra, a lovely T1D college student from Ireland … and astounding cats, Lully and Fezzywig. You will just love this!!! I’m from Ireland, and was diagnosed in 2010 with Type 1 diabetes. I’m the only person in my family (and out of anyone I...
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