SNAP to a POD: How I Made the Switch

SNAP to a POD: How I Made the Switch

IMPORTANT:  I first must say a BIG thank you to Insulet Corporation, makers of the Omnipod insulin pump system, for offering a FREE Omnipod PDM PLUS a FREE box of Omnipod pods, WITHOUT ANY TRADE-IN or CHARGE to our insurance.  A great and kind gesture to those of us...
Bigfoot Biomedical Snaps Up Asante’s Snap Pump Technology

Bigfoot Biomedical Snaps Up Asante’s Snap Pump Technology

This is the best Snap news I’ve had in the past two weeks, since Asante Solutions closed their doors.  While this doesn’t solve our short-term problem of choosing a new (and less technologically capable) insulin pump, it does my heart good to know that all...

Research News: Reversing Inflammation Could Cure Diabetes?

Wow, this is some very exciting news.  Scientists have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in mice by using adult stem cells and cell surface molecular engineering to reduce the destruction of insulin-producing islet cells. Wow! This article is somewhat technical,...
D Blog Week: WILDCARD – I am The Technology Grim Reaper

D Blog Week: WILDCARD – I am The Technology Grim Reaper

  After 39 years as a T1 (oooops, started as a patient with diabetes mellitus, then a diabetic, then a juvenile diabetic, then a Type 1 diabetic, then a PWD, then a Type None PWD), in 2004, I finally decided that I was ready to try the insulin pump. For me, it...
D Blog Week: WILDCARD – I am The Technology Grim Reaper

D Blog Week: Change! Putting Your Money Where Your Insulin Is?

Do you invest in companies that make/sell diabetes-related products or provide diabetes-related services? Yes, yes, I know. Of course, you spend your dollars on insulin, pumps, supplies, medications!  You pay for medical insurance premiums and copays!  You take many...
VIDEO: What is NIGHTSCOUT and How To Set It Up

VIDEO: What is NIGHTSCOUT and How To Set It Up

NIGHTSCOUT is an open source, do it yourself project (you do all the setup yourself) that lets you access real-time data from your Dexcom G4 CGM on web browsers by smartphones, computers, tablets and the Pebble smartwatch. OK, so what does that really mean, in plain...
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