Savvy Pets, 11/6/20: Comet LOVES Elizabeth!
Please meet sweet Comet, who lives with T1D Elizabeth, 2 cats (Bella who is 10 and Clover who is 16-ish) and mom & dad. You will be smitten by Comet’s eyes … and precious Elizabeth too! I know I was!!! Comet has a sad beginning and a...
Savvy Looping, 11/4/20: Dr. Bruce Buckingham Chats About Up and Coming D Tech
This is an AMAZING chat with Dr. Bruce Buckingham on Sunday, 1 November 2020 with FaceBook So Cal Loopers Group. He covers all current closed loop systems (except Tidepool Loop) and discusses future plans. You will learn SO MUCH!!! ENJOY!!!...
Savvy Updates, 11/2/20: Access to Medical Records, Guide to Health Insurance, CMS Coverage for CGM, Expired Insulin
More US patients to have easy, free access to doctor’s notes, as reported by Carlo K. Johnson for APNews.com, 1 November 2020. More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement...
Savvy Looping, 10/28/20: Dr. Roman Hovorka with CamAPS FX on DanaRS
So Cal Loopers was honored to hear from Dr. Roman Hovorka from Cambridge University in the UK about his work with the CamAPS FX closed loop algorithm which runs with the Dana RS pump and Dexcom G6 CGM … what a great program! Dr. Roman Hovorka is Professor of...
Savvy Looping, 10/21/20: Dr. Anne Peters … so much wisdom for anyone with T1D
Dr. Anne Peters spent 90 minutes, chatting with So Cal Loopers, on Sunday afternoon, 10/18/20 … there were SO MANY pearls of wisdom, from Covid, Tandem vs. DIY Loop, exercise, Time in Range, new insulin and off-label meds … and more! Anne L. Peters, MD, is...
Savvy Updates, 10/19/20: Tears for Non-invasive BG Testing, GET YOUR FLU SHOT!
It’s a slow D news week … but remember to Get Your Flu Shot! Similar glycated albumin levels in tears, blood may allow noninvasive glucose testing was reported by Michael Monostra for Healio.com/endocrinology, 6 October 2020. Aihara and colleagues...
Savvy Looping, 10/14/20: Drs. Steve Edelman & Rayhan Lal on Looping, Afrezza, TIR and Living with T1D
This is just the best …with 2 of the best!!! Dr. Steve Edelman of UCSD and Dr. Rayhan Lal of Stanford Health talk candidly about looping, algorithms, time in range, Afrezza and more. If you are Looping, planning on using/buying a commercial...
Savvy Pets, 10/9/20: Sasha & Bentley Get a PhD in Developmental and Cell Biology!
Get ready to fall in love, twice plus some!!! What a great honor it is to introduce you to Tori, a PhD graduate student in the department of Developmental and Cell Biology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), with a research focus on Type 1 diabetes...
Savvy Updates, 10/5/2020: Abbott Libre 3, EASD 2020 Updates, Eversense is BACK, Lancets, Dr. Steve Edelman (TCOYD) and Cool T1D Tips
FreeStyle Libre 3 Cleared in Europe – Smaller, Thinner, and No More Scanning was reported by Matthew Garza and Katie Mahoney on diaTribe.org, 29 September 2020. This third-generation continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has many of the same features that make the...
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