Savvy about the New Complication: Getting Older with Type 1 Diabetes
Just when you thought you knew of all the challenging complications of living with Type 1 diabetes … aging with Type 1 diabetes. I think I can track back some of these changes to my mid 50’s and perimenopause/menopause. Without the hormonal...
Savvy Food: Healthy Food Swaps, Be a Polite T1 Guest, Foods to Lower Blood Pressure
10 Healthy Foods offers some great tips on substituting one ingredient for a healthier option … written by Erin Palinski-Wade on OnTrackDiabetes.com. After you see how easy and delicious it is to eat healthier versions of favorite foods you may never go...
Want to Donate Your Pancreas? Learn about the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD)
The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) is a collaborative type 1 diabetes research project funded by JDRF. nPOD supports scientific investigators by providing, without cost, rare and difficult to obtain tissues beneficial to their research. nPOD...
Savvy Updates 10 April 2018 FOLLOW THE $$: Lilly in our Future, JDRF Early Stage Investment Fund, New Infusion Technology
Eli Lilly ponies up $63M for Sigilon’s diabetes cell therapies, according to Amirah Al Adrus of FierceBiotech.com, 4 April 2018. Eli Lilly is continuing its push into new diabetes products, paying $63 million up front to get its hands on Sigilon Therapeutics’...
Savvy Books: What To Do When Your Partner Has Diabetes: A Survival Guide
Well, the title tagline says it all: A Survival Guide. “Here is a given: 100% of people do not like having diabetes. Most partners don’t wish to burden anyone with their disease 1, especially not their significant other. Often, the...
Luke + Jedi: A boy and His Dog Fight Type 1 Diabetes
Luke + Jedi, a documentary about 6 year old Luke Nuttall and his amazing diabetes alert dog, Jedi (I KNOW he is amazing as I sat next to him at the film premiere … he didn’t even beg for treats!), held its world premiere Sunday, 25 March 2018 in Pasadena,...
NEWS FLASH: FDA Clears Dexcom G6!
Dexcom G6 cleared by FDA with no fingerstick calibrations 10-day wear time approval for ages 2 years and older no acetaminophen interference and more The FDA just cleared the Dexcom G6 CGM today, only six months after it was submitted to the FDA and far earlier...
Savvy Updates 3/28/2018: Metronom, Magnesium,
Metronom Health: Building Smaller, More Accurate and Cheaper CGM, was reported by Mike Hoskins of DiabetesMine, 27 March 2018. What’s this??? A device that has a CGM sensor and transmitter that communicates directly to a smartphone, but has...
Savvy Lifestyles: Sorghum and Lifestyle Changes to Reduce Stress
Some interesting tidbits to mull over … Sorghum … what is it? I first had sorghum a few months ago on a road trip to the US southeast (Charlotte, NC exactly) … in a dish of black-eyed peas with sorghum. And it was yummy and sweet AND it...
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