Savvy Pets, 8/28/20: Happy International Dog Day!
OK, so this is not specifically about T1Ds … but seeing these photos will make your T1D day better!!! Wednesday (26 August) was International Dog Day … a day to appreciate our furry best friends I’ll start off with a big hello from my pups, Hey...
Savvy Looping, 8/26/20: Lyumjev Review with OpenAPS, Dr. Stephen Ponder and Sugar Surfing with Loop
Insulin Lyumjev… Not as URLi as I expected! is another fabulous review of Lyumjev and its use in AIDs.from his website, Diabettech.com, 19 August 2020. We learned from Profil that Lyumjev appears to peak between 35 and 45 minutes. And that it also appears...
Savvy Updates, 8/24/20: Protecting Beta Cells, TCOYD One Conference FREE
Protecting beta cells against stress may guard against type 1 diabetes was discussing on the Joslin Diabetes Center newsletter, 27 July 2020. Joslin Diabetes Center researchers, working with mouse models and in human cells, has shown that targeting a protein...
Savvy Pets, 8/21/20: Oh my, meet Cleo!
What a joy to introduce, Cleo, the beautiful black cat, who lives with Nicky (T1D, founder of the FB group, The Honest Exchange, a group intended for those out there who are trying to navigate their diabetes through the use of technology) and her 3 sons (ages 7, 9 and...
Savvy Looping, 8/19/20: Loop & Bolus Strategies with Dana Roseman, Integrated Diabetes Servicesjoann
This was broadcast on Sunday, 5/24/20 with Dana Roseman of Integrated Diabetes Solutions....
Savvy Updates, 8/16/20: Glucose-Responsive Insulin, Once a Week Basal Insulin, Precision Nutrition, The PERFECT Chocolate Chip
OK, here come some technical papers … worth reading! 1103-P: Glucose-Responsive Insulin: An Unprecedented Cleavable Linker Concept was published by Diabetes 2019 Jun, and presented as an abstract at American Diabetes Association, under Clinical...
Savvy Pets, 8/14/20: Diabetes Alert Dogs are COMING!!! Meet Alex and his soon-to-be DAD, Brody
Today, I’ve been getting stories of 2 T1Ds who will be getting their diabetes alert dogs, REAL SOON. Feels like we are all having a baby … but that baby is a life-saving diabetes alert dog who is also VERY cute!!! Alex was diagnosed at 2 years and 1...
Savvy Looping, 8/12/20: FreeAPS with Developers Ivan Valkou & Kirill Chekanov
Diabetes management is getting more technical but also more user-friendly. Today, I’m sharing a fabulous presentation to our FB group, So Cal Loopers by 2 innovators in the DIY community. DIY closed loops come in a few types and many branches. One...
Savvy Updates, 8/10/20: Non-invasive BG Measurement, Pill Therapy for T1D, Exercise and Insulin Dosing
New accurate, non invasive method for blood sugar estimation developed was discussed by Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli for MedicalDialogues.in, 31 July 2020. Researchers have developed a new accurate metabolic heat conformation (MHC) method, for the noninvasive...
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