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!
And then I met other T1Ds 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. Say hello to Glenn, Cassidy, Sara, Saira and Kenny … plus our amazing webmaster, Dave (almost an honorary T1D)! And thank you for stopping by!
— Joanne Laufer Milo, The Savvy Diabetic
Savvy Drinking, 5/5/21: Happy Cinqo de Mayo … How to Drink Safely PLUS Drs. Edelman & Pettus on Alcohol and Diabetes
Today is Cinqo de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. Even if this is not your holiday, you can expect to see/hear lots of...
Savvy Updates, 5/3/21: Farxiga for Chronic Kidney Disease, Sernova and the Cure for T1D, Beta Cells Stress Response, T1D 50-year Medalists
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for Chronic Kidney Disease was reported by Susan Jeffrey for Medscape.com, 30 April 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dapagliflozin (Farxiga, AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk for...
Savvy Pets, 4/30/21: Another T1D with Chicks: Lazer, Stormy, Barny, Pepper, Chipmunk (Chip), and Spyder
By now you must be wondering if there is a new trend of T1Ds raising chickens! I don't know but maybe!!! Please meet, again, Gail (T1D, business owner, fiddle player, stand-up jokester and vocalist) and her husband Michael, who I featured over a year...
Savvy Eating, 4/28/21: Bolusing for Fat & Protein with Dr. Laya Ekhlaspour & CWD
Do you bolus for fats & protein? Or only carbs, as we've been long taught? This is a great presentation from Children with Diabetes, with Dr. Laya Ekhlaspour and a discussion about why post-meal glucose control is challenging for people with type...
Savvy Updates, 4/26/21: DIY Loop Study, iGlobe Advanced CGM, BioPrinted Pancreas, Medtronic 7-day Infusion Set, Diabetes Waste Disposal
A Real-World Prospective Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the Loop Open Source Automated Insulin Delivery System was published on Liebertpub.com, 12 April 2021. This is a very exciting and important study, validating the effectiveness and safety of those...
Savvy Pets, 4/23/21: Here a Chick, There a Chick …
What fun to share dear Theresa's baby chicks!!! We featured her amazing cockapoo, Rocky (https://thesavvydiabetic.com/savvy-pets-2-28-20-meet-rocky-the-snuggling-cockapoo-and-whiskey-knows-her-toys/) just a few months ago. But wait ... NOW, you get to meet her 8...
Savvy New Tech, 4/21/21: Diatech Diabetes with SmartFusion
Have you ever had pump/pod infusion failures without alerts until you figure it out with rapidly rising BGs????? Do you think there should be a better early warning system? Did you know that the amount of insulin delivered by a pump is a captured dataset? Why aren't...
Savvy Updates, 4/19/21: T1D pill gets FDA breakthrough designation, Home HbA1c kits, Bioactive Glass Toothpaste
FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation for novel type 1 diabetes pill was reported by Regina Schaffer for Healio.com/endocrinology, 14 April 2021. The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for TTP399 as an adjunctive therapy to insulin for the...
Savvy Pets, 4/16/21: Callie’s got LOTS of PETS!
OH MY ... please meet Callie, T1D, real estate agent and D advocate who does a lot of volunteer work in the diabetes community ... was even a part of Tour de Cure New England (team name: Team DiaBeat-it). And most interesting and fun ... Callie lives with some...
Savvy T1D Research and AI, 4/14/21: Digital Diabetes Analytics, Insulin 100 (A Scientific Symposium)
The Loop and Learn T1D Speakers series hosted the 3 founders of Digital Diabetes Analytics, all the way from Sweden. It was a very interesting presentation, about their work to develop algorithms for machine learning, based on CGM data, for their current...
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