I have Type 1 diabetes. I love to write. I’m happy when I am helping others. I speak up when it’s important. I have a passion for sharing knowledge and learning new technology. I was BORN to BLOG!
I’ve met so many other T1Ds on this journey who are cool and love to help others. We put our heads and hearts together … to bring more resources and knowledge to our amazing diabetes community. We’re making improvements every day … come back often, let us know what you think. And my gratitude for my amazing webmaster, Dave (an honorary T1D)!
And thank you for stopping by!
— Joanne Laufer Milo, The Savvy Diabetic
All about Exercise and Blood Sugar
How Long Does Exercise Affect Blood Sugar Levels? Exercising in the morning before breakfast helps to prevent a high rise in blood sugar in diabetics only after breakfast and lunch. It does not prevent the high rise in blood sugar that follows the evening dinner...
Passive Artificial Pancreas Nearing Trials
Medical Technology News From Around The World Medgadget is an independent journal of the latest medical gadgets, technologies and discoveries. We report daily on the latest medical technology news, interview leaders in the field, and file reports from medical events...
Why a High-Protein Breakfast Will Curb Your Appetite
Most people get more than enough protein from their daily diet, but they generally don’t eat much of it for breakfast and only a moderate portion for lunch. However, a new study has found that eating ahigh-protein breakfast of hearty foods can help reduce hunger...
Asante Partners with Tidepool on Open Source Diabetes Data Platform!
DiabetesMine.com article, by AmyT on January 29, 2014 This is a big deal, Folks! Asante Solutions, maker of the new Snap insulin pump, just signed an agreement to make its data protocols open and available via the new open-source Tidepool Platform. This means that for...
What Should We Eat?
http://www.diabetesdaily.com/voices/2014/01/the-most-important-nutrition-tip-youll-ever-need/ The Most Important Nutrition Tip You’ll Ever Need Ginger Vieira Gluten-free does not mean healthy… The next time you go to the grocery store, take a moment before getting in...
More than just type 1 or type 2: Study points to different forms of diabetes
Date: September 12, 2013 Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health The DiMelli study examines the different phenotypes of diabetes mellitus in relation to their immunological, metabolic and genetic profiles. Although the...
Artificial pancreas: the future of diabetes treatment?
In a nutshell This review assessed the development and use of an artificial pancreas (a bi-hormonal closed loop system) in the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Some background A normally functioning pancreas releases both insulin and the hormone glucagon....
FDA’S New Draft Guidance on Blood Glucose Test Strips
It’s difficult to make the FDA’s new guidance on blood glucose test strips sound sexy, but I’m going to try. Imagine this situation: you’re sitting in front of a fire with your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse/lover/partner, relaxing on some soft cushions or maybe a...
New avenue to treat diabetes-related vision problems
Eye on dopamine Dopamine-restoring drugs already used to treat Parkinson's disease may also be beneficial for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness in adults, researchers have discovered. The results were published in the Jan. 15 issue of...
Don’t Grill!?!?!? AGEs Increase Diabetes Risk
Eating a lot of foods that are high in AGEs (advanced glycation end products) prevents your cells from responding to insulin, which can lead to diabetes or make it harder to control existing diabetes (Diabetes Care, January, 2014;37:88-95). AGEs are formed when sugars...
