Hey Snappers, Here Comes Bigfoot!

Hey Snappers, Here Comes Bigfoot!

Jun 28, 2015 | Technology Updates

You may not be able to continue to use the Asante Snap pump … but it’s NOT GONE!  Its amazing reincarnation occurred when Bigfoot Biomedical bought all the intellectual and physical assents of Asante Solutions … and it plans to quickly bring to...
Research News of the Week, 6/22-28/2015

Research News of the Week, 6/22-28/2015

Jun 28, 2015 | Research News

I’m seeing LOTS of research, across the whole of diabetes spectrum.  So I decided to just provide you with links to each news item, in case you find it interesting or you are curious.  It’s exciting times in the diabetes world! Could Gut Bacteria Be a...
From DiabetesNet.com: Insulin Actions Times and Peak Times

From DiabetesNet.com: Insulin Actions Times and Peak Times

Jun 28, 2015 | Featured

(Just a great primer/reminder of how different insulins work. Thank you John Walsh!) A good way to improve your glucose levels is to track the peaks and drops in your glucose, so you can figure out why they happened and how to correct them. Once you identify glucose...
CHOSEN for the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit at Stanford!

CHOSEN for the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit at Stanford!

Jun 21, 2015 | Featured

I’m just so excited!  I was chosen to be one of the 10 scholarship recipients of the DiabetesMine Innovation Summit, held annually at the Stanford University School of Medicine this coming fall! I will be acting as a “delegate” for the d-patient community, expressing...
A Cure for T1 Diabetes? Using the Tuberculosis Vaccine??

A Cure for T1 Diabetes? Using the Tuberculosis Vaccine??

Jun 11, 2015 | Research News

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital are hoping to prove that type 1 diabetes can be reversed with the help of a generic drug. The five-year long, phase II clinical trial, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was announced Sunday...
SNAP to a POD: How I Made the Switch

SNAP to a POD: How I Made the Switch

Jun 8, 2015 | Featured

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

May 31, 2015 | Featured

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?

May 24, 2015 | Research News

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,...
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