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
Coming back after surgery!
I'm on the mend! What a doozy of a surgery ... spinal, anterior and posterior! 5 hours!!! 5 days in the hospital! Wow! So, first, let me thank everyone for all your good wishes. With some luck, an amazing husband and supportive friends and loving puppies, I got...
My Book and Surgery!
I guess you can call it irony ... or a strange twist of fate?! I started writing my book after many recent years of hospital stays ... and I learned how to manage. So ... my book is published and selling well ... and I have to go into major surgery tomorrow, with a 7...
from my dear friend and diabetic sister, Dale
You are one of kind. After the eulogy on Wednesday the mourners said I made them laugh and cry while describing my uncles life and his passing from a complication related to his diabetes. I just finished “The Savvy Diabetic” and you did the same thing but on a much...
My first book is PUBLISHED!
Every bit of the process of publishing The Savvy Diabetic has been fascinating. It started with the concept. I had been hospitalized, over the past 4 years, for a variety of problems, most not related to diabetes. But having T1 diabetes and being in the hospital can...
A Cautionary Tale
from Jeff: I was sitting in the bathroom when I noticed the top of my infusion set was starting to come off at the edge. So I reached for the SkinTac to stick it on until it was time to change sets. Now, the top of the bottle had become sticky and so I was turning...
A Comparison of Three Top Continuous Glucose Monitors
Recently, Asante announced two important collaborations for downloading its new Snap insulin pump, which features 300 unit pre-filled insulin cartridges and a unique automatic priming feature (once the infusion set is connected to the reservoir, the pump primes...
New Assante Snap Pump has Partners
Recently, Asante announced two important collaborations for downloading its new Snap insulin pump, which features 300 unit pre-filled insulin cartridges and a unique automatic priming feature (once the infusion set is connected to the reservoir, the pump primes...
Inhaled Insulin???
Phase 3 Studies of Afrezza Ultra-fast Inhaled Insulin On May 31 and June 17, MannKind announced that it had completed its new phase 3 clinical studies of Afrezza for people with type 1 and 2 diabetes. As a reminder, Afrezza is an ultra-rapid-acting mealtime insulin...
ADA: Weak Support for Carb Counting in T1D
By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner Published June 23, 2013 Action Points This study was...
Replacing Clinicians With Algorithms
www.medscape.com Eric J. Topol, MD Jul 01, 2013 Hello. I'm Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the ScrippsTranslational Science Institute and [Editor-in-Chief of Medscape]. In this series, The Creative Destruction of Medicine, named for the book I wrote, I'm trying to zoom in...
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