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...
Stories of DLife: Priscilla Faubel, From Denial to Acceptance
If you live with Type 1 diabetes, you have your Story of DLife! If you’d live to share your life story, thoughts, feelings, triumphs and challenges, skill sets and tricks/tips, wisdom or search for wisdom, even humor and/or laughter, we are all ears (and...
From ASweetLife.org: 10 Reasons Having T1d “Totally Sucks”
There are way more than 10 reasons! But these are darn good. After almost 53 years of living with Type 1 diabetes, I’ve been feeling a little bit cranky that there is still no cure for this devastating disease. Don’t get me wrong...
Be Savvy About Injuries – Better to Get Hurt in the Daytime!
Another reason to be cautious at night! Daytime injuries heal twice as fast as wounds sustained at night, as reported by Andy Cohglan in New Scientist, 8 November 2017, from a study published in Science Translational Medicine (DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal2774). If...
FiAsp is SO SAVVY COOL!
Fiasp® (Faster-acting Insulin ASParte) is a new formulation of NovoLog®, in which the addition of niacinamide (vitamin B3) helps to increase the speed of the initial insulin absorption, resulting in an onset of appearance in the blood in approximately 2.5...Savvy Issues: Aging with T1, Hips, Support from Family or Friends, Closed Loop
First, let’s look at getting older with Type 1 diabetes. Yup, put on your reading glasses and sit in your easy chair. The New Complication: Aging with Type 1 Diabetes was reported on MyGlu.org, October 2017. And oh, this is interesting. With...
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