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 Covid Update, 2/10/21 by Dr. Rayhan Lal
Dr. Rayhan Lal, (MD, MPH, PhD PLUS T1D and brother to T1D sisters) is one of my all-time favorite diabetes docs! Rayhan is a pediatric and adult endocrine faculty at Stanford. He grew up in the California bay area and always wanted to be an engineer. He has had...
Savvy Updates, 2/8/21: New Cases of D linked to Covid-19, Insulin without Refrigeration, Vertex & Diabetes Drug Trial, Sweet Victory Gum, Burnout and Cortisol Sensor
New diabetes cases linked to covid-19 was reported by Erin Blakemore for TheWashingtonPost.com, 1 February 2021. Researchers don’t understand exactly how the disease might trigger Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or whether the cases are temporary or permanent. But 14...
Savvy Pets, 2/5/21: Puppy Love from Albany, NY: Maxman and Dex
From a very wonderful Facebook group called Albany T1D Families (in Albany, NY, near to where I went to college), I posted a request about T1Ds and their furry family members. Here are 2 very heartwarming stories from snowed-in Albany! Jennifer...
Savvy with Alcohol, 2/3/21:
This is not my usual topic ... but certainly an interesting one that applies to lots of T1Ds. Drs. Steve Edelman and Jeremy Pettus (both endos with T1D) take a fun (but serious, kind of) look at drinking alcohol and living with diabetes. Enjoy and learn...
Savvy Updates, 2/1/21: Zealand’s Glucagon, Alternative Milks, Sugars, Humor and Well-being at Stanford & Yale, Apple Watch 7 & BG,
Beyond Insulin: The Future of Dual Hormone Treatment was written by Lala Jackson for BeyondType1.org, 25 January 2021. While insulin is the hormone without which people would die, as it is required to convert food to fuel in the body, there are other...
Savvy Pets, 1/29/21: Good Golly, Ms. Molly!
Say hello to Kitty (T1D for 51 years, self-proclaimed "hippie") and her "cowboy" husband, Frank (also a water rights engineer and an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma), who share their home and love with Molly. They live in semi-rural New Mexico...
Savvy Closed Loops, 1/27/21: Tidepool with Brandon Arbiter
This is definitely a DO NOT MISS presentation! When you are looking for the next generation of FDA-approved automated insulin delivery pumps, this is a strong contender!!! They recently completed their submission to the FDA! Tidepool is a...
Savvy Updates, 1/25/21: Immunotherapy to Cure T1D, Non-invasive CGM by Afon, New Insulin Molecule,
The beginning of the end for Type 1 diabetes: A new view from immunotherapy science was posted on OpenAccessGovernment.org, 16 December 2020. Jean Van Rampelbergh PhD, VP Clinical & Regulatory at Imcyse SA, introduces ImotopesTM a cutting-edge...
Savvy Pets, 1/22/21: Just some fun about cats and dogs
Got T1D? Got a furry companion, or two, or lots? Please share your stories and pix with us ... tell us how your pets make living with diabetes a little or a whole lot better! THE SLOW BLINK: WHY CATS DO THIS TO US—AND EVEN OTHER CATS was...
Savvy Looping, 1/20/21: Smart Insulin! A Chat with Dr. Michael Weiss
This is really a fascinating and exciting talk, by Michael A. Weiss, MD, PhD, MBA, a professor at Indiana University School of Medicine and co-founder of Thermalin Inc., a privately held biotechnology company. In February 2020, JDRF International presented Dr. Weiss...
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