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?
Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2018! Is it time to change your lancet?
Even MORE Savvy on Plant-based eating …
Colorful diet offers hope for preventing cognitive decline, posted on Healio Endocrine Today, 6 December, 2017 by Daniel Nadeau, MD and Harsimran Singh, PhD. While I am not trying to keep harping on the benefits of a plant-based diet, how much more evidence do...
From JDRF: Type 1 Diabetes Health Insurance Guide
This is just informational … no advocacy or politics … just information, FYI. When you have health needs due to a chronic condition like type 1 diabetes (T1D), having health insurance is critical in helping you manage and treat your condition. This toolkit...
Savvy Updates, 16 December 2017: Dexcom Submits G6, Melt Fat Cells, Semma Tech, Stem Cells for Foot Ulcers, New Blood Glucose Device without Pricks, Lilly Pump, Vaping Insulin?
7 Diabetes Technology Updates for 2018 was published on ASweetLife by Christopher Snider of Tidepool, 8 December 2017. Here’s a glimpse at some of the companies and movements that I am going to pay close attention to next year as diabetes technology looks to take...
More Savvy about the Gut and Being Vegan
It’s been almost 4 months since I’ve decided to eat a more plant-based, vegan (mostly) lifestyle … and so far, so good! I’ve lost about 3 pounds (my husband who I’d describe as “vegan-ish”, has lost over 15...
The Savvy Diabetic is #13 in the Top 30 Type 1 Diabetes Blogs to Follow in 2017!
According to www.HomeRemediesForLife.com, on 21 November 2017, The Savvy Diabetic was rated in the Top 30 Type 1 Diabetes Blogs to follow in 2017 … actually #13! Very exciting! 13. The Savvy Diabetic The title of this blog,...
From Israel21c.org: 10 Advances Transforming the Lives of Diabetics
www.Israel21c.org is an interesting website that tracks technology advances … and on November 14, 2017, World Diabetes Day, this was their post, touching on oral insulin capsules to non-invasive glucose monitors, written by Abigail Klein Leichman. Here are some...
Savvy about EGGS
As reported in the Gabe Mirkin eZine, 26 November, 2017, researchers from Denmark performed a detailed survey of studies published between 2005 and 2015 on the associations between egg consumption, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes (European Journal of...
More Diabetes Blogs