I’m Heading to Hollywood for T1! Tune In and Call in THURSDAY, 9/15!!!
That’s right! I’m on my way to Hollywood! OK, well, kinda! But I’m excited! I’ve been invited to be a T1 Co-Host on The Bonnie Sher Show in Channel 2 of the Universal Broadcast Network (UBN). WHEN: Thursday, September 15, 2016, 2pm -3pm...
Savvy Updates: 8/30/2016: Which Came First? Antibiotics OR Bacterium?
Antibiotics Linked to T1D in Mice, according to a study at NYU Langone Medical Center, reported in Nature Microbiology, August 22, 2016 and published in MedPageToday, Endocrinology, August 24, 2016. The study results center on the microbiome, the bacterial species in...
Fit2Me by AstraZeneca – Customize Your Lifestyle/Fitness/Recipes
Check out AstraZeneca’s new website, www.Fit2Me.com, designed to help those with diabetes succeed in living a healthful life. It’s an interesting concept, very user-friendly, which allows you to very specifically choose...
Don’t Eat The Whole Piece of Bread!
How to Go Low Carb! Don’t Eat The Whole Piece of Bread
CHANGE! I’ll Miss You, Dexcom G4 with Share!
I didn’t want to do it. I resisted for well over a year. I was happy with my Dexcom G4 with Share. It worked perfectly. I don’t have insurance coverage for CGM so switching to G5 would cost me more money. The G5 transmitters last exactly 6 months...
Savvy Updates 8/20/2016: Gut Microbiome, Glucagon, UCI’s Dr. Lakey, 3-Drug Combo for Control
Relationship between the composition of the gut microbiome and diabetes is being demonstrated repeated in studies, as reported in Endocrinology Advisor by Tori Rodriguez, August 11, 2016. In a twin study by researchers at Harvard Medical School, MIT and Seoul National...
Savvy Updates 8/8/2016: Genesis AP by Pancreum, GlySens ICGM and Beta Cell ‘Hubs’
There’s a “new” artificial pancreas in the works, according to Tim Brand of Diabetes Daily, July 25, 2016. This is exciting! Pancreum (http://99designs-56f5b0ac3db52.jimdo.com/) is a small company in the SF area working on a “low-cost drug delivery platform that will...
Got Unused but NOT Expired Insulin? Send it to Insulin For Life USA
What do you do when you have insulin that you are no longer using … OR you have fresher insulin with the old stuff left over … OR you have other diabetes supplies that you are not using? Please consider sending it to Insulin for Life USA, a wonderful...
I Wore a GREEN Wristband at the Friends for Life Conference 2016
Yup, I wore GREEN! What a unique experience at the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference, 2016! After I had the good fortune to attend Diabetes Hands Foundation’s MasterLab 2016, I was able to take in the programs at the Friends for Life International...
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