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, 11/8/21: New Ultra-Rapid Insulin BioChaperone, Non-Invasive CGM Really?, Capsinoids & BG Control, GLP-1 & More Benefits, Gastroparesis Benefits from Closed Loops Systems
Adocia’s Partner Tonghua Dongbao Receives Clearance to Start Ultra-Rapid Insulin BioChaperone Lispro Phase 3 Trial to Treat Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in China was published on BioSpace.com, 14 October 2021. Adocia, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical...
Savvy News Story UPDATE, 11/3/21: Medicare Negotiated Drug Pricing BACK on the table!
Democrats hammer out prescription drug pricing plan, according to Jonathan M. Block for SeekingAlpha.com, 3 November 2021. A prescription drug pricing plan agreed on by Democrats yesterday will allow Medicare to negotiate the prices of drugs...
Mark Your Calendars, 11/3/21: Friends for Life (9-14 November 2021), T1D Virtual Adult Retreat by Diabetes Youth Families (DYF) (12-14 November 2021)
Friends for Life Fall 2021: A Week of Virtual Celebration family! It's VIRTUAL, 9-14 November 2021. Does your diabetes need a boost? A little revitalization? Come join the CWD team for our Friends for Life Fall 2021, where the focus is on a week of...
Savvy Updates, 11/1/21: No Drug Price Restraints for 2022, Sonoma Bio & T-Regs, Interoception: How the Brain Senses, New BioTech IPOs, Amazing Med-Tech Entrepreneur
Drug price restraints dropped as Biden prioritizes other measures was reported by Jonathan Bardner for BioPharmaDive.com, 29 October 2021. Industry opposition appears to have toppled another administration's effort to lower prices. No matter what your political...
Savvy Interesting Science, 10/29/21: Light-Emitting Plants, Sexier Technology
MIT Wants to Replace Lights With Glowing Plants was reported by Loukia Papadopoulos for InterestingEngineering.com, 10 October 2021. The light-emitting plants can be recharged in as little as ten seconds. HEY, could we fill our homes and offices with...
Savvy Tech and Research, 10/27/21: Dexcom & Garmin, Diabetes Research Connection on the FDA Process and Research Projects
See Your Dexcom G6 Data on Your Garmin Watch was reported by Andrew Briskin for diaTribe.org, 25 October 2021. In the era of continuous glucose monitors and smart devices, one of the key challenges in diabetes technology has been improving the way devices...
Savvy Updates, 10/25/21: Vertex Reduced Insulin by 91%, Pig to Human Kidney Transplant, Medtronic/Triple Jump Patch Pump, Dexcom ONE, Skin-Sweat Glucose Sensor, DreaMed AI Insulin Dosing Platform, OTC Hearing Aids
STEM-CELL THERAPY FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES REDUCED PATIENT’S INSULIN NEEDS BY 91% was written by Ginger Vieira for BeyondType1.org, 21 October 2021. The first patient dosed with VX-880 — a stem cell-derived potential therapy to treat Type 1 diabetes — has...
Savvy Looping, 10/22/21: So Cool, Diabeloop … plus Roche and others!
There's a new closed-loop system out there (kind of like a new gunslinger in town!)! We/Loop and Learn were privileged to attend a Zoom event, hosted for us and several European influencers hosted on the occasion of the European congress EASD (European...
Savvy “Tough Topics” 10/20/21: GREAT TALK on Gastric/Digestive Issues and Type 1 Diabetes
Gastric and Digestive STUFF make up some of the most unpleasant complications of T1D and no one really mentions them, no less wants to talk about them. And they absolutely impact how we T1Ds absorb food and how we need to adapt our bolus strategies, as well as...
Savvy Updates, 10/18/21: 3D Artificial Tissue Based on Kids’ Pop-Up Books, Beta Cell Receptors Linked to T1D and Covid-19, Double Diabetes, Artificial Sweeteners and Gut
A new method inspired by kid's pop-up books for making 3D artificial tissue was reported by Cory Nealon, University of Buffalo (NY) for Phys.org, 15 October 2021. University at Buffalo researchers have developed a new process for creating three-dimensional...
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