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, 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...
Savvy Updates, 4/12/21: Oral Insulin Release Pill, Connected In Motion, Beta Cell Foundation, Vertex CEO Earns $9.1m
Experimental oral pills auto-release insulin when glucose levels are high was reported by Michael Irving for NewAtlas.com/medical, 7 April 2021. Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a system that can do just that. The team created what they call...
Savvy Updates, 4/5/21: Endsulin, Mouse-to-Mouse Run, Box Breathing
Here's an interview by Monica Westley, of TheSugarScience, with Dr. Hans Sollinger, MD, PhD, Founder & Interim CSO of Endsulin. Dr. Sollinger has been a leader in diabetes care for decades and has revolutionized the field twice. Endsulin is...
Savvy Data, 3/31/21: Participate in Diabetes Research with T1D Exchange and Open Project!
As Dave Walton, CEO of T1D Exchange says, "You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” That's exactly what T1D Exchange is doing ... and you can participate, if you live in the US, through their T1D Exchange Registry The T1D Exchange Registry is striving to become the...
Savvy Updates, 3/29/21: Empagliflozin + Insulin = No Carb Counting, BCDiabetes.ca Teaches DIY Looping, Diabetes Emoticons
Empagliflozin May Allow Patients With Type 1 Diabetes to Forgo Carbohydrate Counting was reported by Jessica Nye for EndocrinologyAdvisor.com.com, 23 March 2021. Incorporation of empagliflozin in a closed-loop, automated insulin pump for patients with type 1 diabetes...
Savvy Tech, 3/24/21: Great Presentation with Dr. Francine Kaufman, CMO of Senseonics CGM
This was such an honor for us at Loop and Learn to host Dr. Francine Kaufman, world-renowned pediatric endocrinologist, industry leader, philanthropist! Dr. Kaufman is a currently the Chief Medical Officer for Senseonics, makers of the first and only implantable...
Savvy Updates, 3/22/21: Future of Artificial Pancreases, Glooko Raises $30 Million, Vertex Stem Cell Clinical Trial, JDRF/Joslin/Harvard for a Cure, Orchestra of the Pancreas
The “Who and What” For the Future of Artificial Pancreases was shared by Alex Parrott for TheSugarScience.org, 14 March 2021. Artificial pancreas development is constantly being studied and improved upon. The more intuitive the pump, the easier the life of...
Savvy Eating, 3/17/21: Magic Number of Fruits & Veggies, All about Protein, Superfoods, Sour Cream Substitutes
And the Magic Number for Daily Fruit, Vegetable Intake Is... was written by Nicole Lou for MedPageToday.com, 1 March 2021. Eating more fruits and vegetables was associated with less mortality in large observational studies, but there was a ceiling on how much...
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