Savvy Guest Blog by Priscilla: Summer SOIG on Islet Cell Replacement Therapy
Hello all you Savvy Diabetics. My name is Priscilla Faubel, another long-time T1d. This is my first ever Blog. But if you spend any time with Joanne Milo you find yourself participating in a lot of firsts. Joanne asked me to tell you a little about the...
Savvy Humor, thanks to Bonnie Sher!
SO TRUE!!! (Visit Bonnie’s website: http://www.bonniesher.com/)
Savvy Updates, 8/13/2017: Immunotherapy, Drugs and Glucose Levels, Marijuana, Coffee, Apple Watch
What’s in the news?! Immunotherapy succeeds in thwarting Type-1 diabetes in study, as reported in the Los Angeles Times Science, 9 August 2017 about a study published in the journal, Science Translational Medicine. In a small but rigorous clinical...
Savvy Updates 7/26/2017: Roche is Not Gone, Dexcom Clarity
Every day, I find interesting or surprising items in my inbox! Roche partners with Senseonics, TypeZero on ‘artificial pancreas’ as reported on FierceBiotech today! Roche is NOT GONE! Who knew?!?!? Senseonics and TypeZero Technologies first tied up on...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dexcom G5 CGM and Medicare!
I received a call on Friday, 7/21/17 from an inside sales rep for Dexcom, to let me know that they will be selling G5 CGM directly to those covered by Medicare! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! I spoke with the rep today. He was wildly polite and...Savvy Medicare? CMG and maybe even Hearing Aids?
Kind of fascinating … the history of Medicare’s decision to cover CGM. Could Medicare Cover Hearing Services? reported by Shohet Ear Associates, 8 July 2017. Since the inception of the program 50 years ago, Medicare has excluded...
Savvy Updates 7/22/2017: ADA News, Insulet, Bigfoot Biomedical, Novo and Glooko
Lots of news from ADA Scientific Sessions last month in San Diego plus more. Jessica Ching gave us her update of the important takeaways: Medtronic’s Hybrid Closed Loop 670G Not quite the godsend we hoped for. Why? It’s complicated and...
Savvy Debate: Is the Diabetes Industry TOO BIG to Allow a Cure?
Here’s the debate: “They’re never going to cure diabetes, because there’s too much money in it.” Diabetes is big business, and as the drugs and medical devices have become more sophisticated and expensive each year – and as more people are diagnosed each day –...
