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Savvy about Prior Authorization Requests … you’ll be shocked!
Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests? was posted on MedPage Today, 8 November 2017 by Milton Packer, MD … a very interesting read. Have you or your medical team ever been annoyed by your insurance company requiring a “Prior...![Savvy Meets David Brownstein and Noodle (D.A.D.)](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Noodle-Puppy-1.jpg?resize=960%2C675&ssl=1)
Savvy Meets David Brownstein and Noodle (D.A.D.)
I am very pleased to introduce you to David Brownstein and his diabetes alert dog, Noodle. I may be entirely biased … but Noodle is TOTALLY ADORABLE and AMAZING! I met David, Noodle and Lindsay (David’s wife) several months back …...![Savvy PSA: If You Are Sick (Symptomatic), STAY HOME!](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sneeze2-300x278.jpg?resize=224%2C207&ssl=1)
Savvy PSA: If You Are Sick (Symptomatic), STAY HOME!
We are in the midst of a very challenging cold and flu season … worst we’ve had in many many years. As Moira McCarthy reports on ASweetLife.org, … “the flu season is at its peak, and it’s especially severe this year. Emergency rooms are...![Savvy Updates, 1/31/2018: Big $$ for AP, Foot Ulcer Therapy, Diabetes in India](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BigfootEcosystem.png?resize=800%2C602&ssl=1)
Savvy Updates, 1/31/2018: Big $$ for AP, Foot Ulcer Therapy, Diabetes in India
Big Money in Diabetes Devices! Bigfoot raises $37M to trial AI-enabled insulin delivery devices Beta Bionics takes step toward $25M financing round Chinese buyers mull bids for Johnson & Johnson’s $4B diabetes unit Dermapace System stimulates wound...![The DiaBadass Tour Visits the Savvy Diabetic](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BT1-DIABADASS-TOUR-300x142.jpg?resize=443%2C210&ssl=1)
The DiaBadass Tour Visits the Savvy Diabetic
The DiaBadass Tour, which launched on Wednesday, January 10 in San Clemente, visited 2 of us long-time T1’s for lunch on Monday, January 15, 2018! You are probably just shaking your heads and asking, WHAT? A DiaBadass: A Person who has diabetes and...![Happy Diaversary to ME! 53 years!](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/diaversary-e1516926204198.png?resize=303%2C194&ssl=1)
Happy Diaversary to ME! 53 years!
DIAVERSARY: day of diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes MY DIAVERSARY: Monday, 25 January 1965, 53 years ago. Diagnosed in office of my pediatrician, Dr. Maxwell Stillerman, in his home office on Polo Road in Great Neck, NY. I hadn’t felt well...![Savvy about Diabetes Alert Dogs](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DAD1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1)
Savvy about Diabetes Alert Dogs
I LOVE this topic and I LOVE diabetes alert dogs! I’ve met many over the past few years and I just want to take them all home! I’ve “talked” with my Westie, Hey Buddy, about learning to alert … not so sure he’s that into...![NEWS FLASH! Medicare Part D NOW COVERS OMNIPOD!!!](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Omnipod-1.9.17-300x128.png?resize=338%2C144&ssl=1)
NEWS FLASH! Medicare Part D NOW COVERS OMNIPOD!!!
ANNOUNCED TODAY: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued guidance clarifying that Medicare Part D Plan Sponsors may provide coverage for products such as the Omnipod System under the Medicare Part D (prescription drug) program. ...![Happy New Year 2018 … Time to Change your Lancet?](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lancet-panda.jpg?resize=224%2C225&ssl=1)