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
Savvy Updates, 2/21/22: Tandem Smartphone App FDA Cleared, Senseonics Forecast, Sigi Patch Pump, Medtronic Dealing with Issues, First Trial of Gene-Edited Islet Cells
Let's look at DIABETES DEVICES! FDA clears first smartphone app for insulin delivery: Tandem as reported by Nicole Wetsman, for TheVerge.com, 17 February 2022. t:slim X2 insulin pump users can use the app to program doses rather than the pump itself! The Food...
Savvy Updates, 2/14/22: Spare a Rose Save a Life (IDF), Eversense 180-day Implanted CGM Approved by FDA, Faster/Better Delivery Insulin, Valentines for a T1D
An AMAZING way to celebrate Valentine's Day ... and support a child with T1D! For a most impactful gift, you can make a beautiful and immeasurably powerful statement by support the Spare a Rose campaign. Spare a Rose is about making a small donation to the...
Savvy Eating/Drinking, 2/11/22: How Much Sugar is in a Glass of Wine?, Moderate Drinking, Low Sugar Chocolate Chips, Diet Coke Addiction, Vegan Fast Food is Unhealthy
How Much Sugar Is in a Glass of Wine? was written by Sophie Egan for TheNewYorkTimes.com, 26 May 2017 ... still valid today, 4 years later. To find out how much sugar might have been added to a given wine, your best bet may be to contact the producer directly. ...
Savvy Setting, 2/9/22: A New Perspective on ISF (Insulin Sensitivity Factor) with Chris Wilson
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC! And this may dramatically change how you look at your insulin sensitivity factor ... and how you manage the variability in your blood sugars. We've been doing it wrong. Doctors and researchers have known that ISF changes,...
Savvy Updates, 2/7/22: Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Novartis Accused of Price Collaboration, Double Diabetes, Beta Cell Pathway Discovered, Lighting & Lower BG, FDA & D Device Interoperability, Dr. Pettus Got Covid
Novo Nordisk challenges House report it collaborated with competitors on insulin prices was written by Jonathan Block for SeekingAlpha.com, 2 February 2022. Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Joergensen struck back at a House Oversight Committee report issued in...
Savvy Dialogue with Dr. Trang Ly, CMO of Insulet/Omnipod about Omnipod 5, 1 Feb 2022
You might know that I've been involved in the DIY looping community for quite a while ... and always looking forward to better and easier technology in the mainstream. As I posted this week, Omnipod 5, the first tubeless automated insulin delivery system with...
Savvy Updates 1/31/22: Omnipod 5 FDA Release, Nanocarriers for Islet Cells, Highest HbA1c in History
Omnipod 5: Automated Insulin Delivery System, First Tubeless System with Smartphone Control APPROVED by the US FDA, as announced by Insulet.com, 28 January 2022. On January 28, 2022, Insulet announced the FDA clearance of the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin...
Savvy Eating/Health, 1/28/22: Why Do We Love Sugar?, and The Real Science About Apples
The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it was written by Daniel Marino and Gemma Ware for TheConversation.com, 20 January 2022. What are the evolutionary origins of sugar cravings? What makes something taste sweet? And what does too much...
Savvy Apps 1/26/22: A Great Chat with Erik Huneker, CEO/Co-Founder of Diabeloop
Loop and Learn started off our 2022 T1D Speaker Series with a great chat with Erik Huneker, CEO and Co-Founder of Diabeloop, Sunday, 16 January 2022. If you haven't heard about Diabeloop yet, here's the scoop. It is currently approved in the EU and we are...
Savvy Update, 1/24/22: Updates from Kevin Sayer/Dexcom and John Sheridan/Tandem, Vitamin D Preserves Beta Function, DIY APS Offers Best Results, T1D Many Types?, Lyumjev Update, Mark Cuban’s CostPlus Drug Service
Dexcom CEO on G7's global launch, COVID-19 slowing new patient adds, international growth was reported by Ricky Zipp for MedTechDive.com, 18 January 2022. After proving fairly resilient throughout the last two years, even as other medtechs were hit by...
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