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, 4/27/20: Better D Care in Hospitals, Ambulatory Glucose Profile (AGP), Beta Cell Transplants for T1s
Demanding Better Diabetes Care in Hospitals was written by Mike Hoskins for DiabetesMine.com, 19 April 2020. This has been a problem for a long time ... that's what prompted me to write The Savvy Diabetic: A Survival Guide several years ago. That's why we...
Savvy Pets, 4/24/20: SIX, that’s right, 6 Cats, one T1D … and a Clowder and PURRING!
This was a very fun and challenging story, as I didn't realize until this morning that some of the cats have 2 names and that there were actually 6 of them, not 5, my first attempt at counting them. WOW! I mean, even as I read this, my allergies are...
Savvy Updates, 4/20/20: Medtronic and the Closed Loop Market, Stress Response Gene, US Pharmacy Distribution & Reimbursement System
Can Medtronic Retake Automated Pump Market? was reported by Sara Seitz for InsulinNation.com, 16 April 2020. With true artificial pancreas and more accurate sensors, Medtronic has the potential to resume leadership of the closed-loop pump market The first product...
Savvy Pets, 4/17/20: A Beautiful Day for Doxies … and a Dachshund Photo Shoot
Just gotta love dachshunds!!! Please "meet turning 10 in May" Pickles, who lives with her precious T1, Harper, "turning 5 in May," and her other ("human") brother, Grant, along with dad Ben and mom Katie. (It's hard to get them to both stay still long enough for a...
Savvy MORE updates, 4/15/20: Dr. Anne Peters on Covid Patterns in T1, “Blood Sugar Rising” on PBS, CGMs in Hospitals
COVID-19 and Diabetes: Patterns Emerge, with Dr. Anne Peters was released on 10 April 2020. She's saying exactly what we've been suggesting: There has been an issue in hospitals where patients on insulin drips can't get hourly blood glucose readings because the...
Savvy Update 4/13/20: Lilly Insulin for $35, Abbott Libre in Hospitals, Senseonics Eversense Off the Market
Eli Lilly lowers insulin costs as coronavirus crisis deepens, as reported by Reuters on CNBC.com, 7 April 2020. Drugmaker Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it has capped the out-of-pocket cost for insulin to $35 per month to help diabetes patients across the United...
Savvy Living, 4/8/20: Let the COVID-19 Crisis Bring Out Your Best … and A Guide to Resilience
I just love this blog post by John Patrick Weiss (JohnPWeiss.com), Let the COVID-19 Crisis Bring Out the Best in You. What an inspiration, during this time of fear and crisis, to see people mobilizing to help others. It’s a good reminder that we have options. We can...
Savvy Updates, 4/6/20: Insulet Horizon Closed Loop, Living Drug Factories, Inhaled Insulin and Covid-19, Txts and Health, Dry Eye, Handwashing and Men
Insulet’s Omnipod to Join Hybrid Closed Loop Pump Market was reported by Sara Seitz for InsulinNation.com, 31 March 2020. Insulet is joining forces with Dexcom to bring its automated insulin delivery system to Omnipod users in the US At the time of market...
Savvy Pets, 4/3/20: Let’s All Purr for Orion, Marty and Channing … and Your Cat Thinks of You Like a Parent
Lots of purring and orange and white ... pure joy and love ... enjoy Orion, Marty and Channing! My name is Gillian, and at the beginning of March 2020, I marked 30 years with type 1 diabetes. These are my guys: Orion, Marty and Channing (you may notice an orange...
Savvy Living, 4/1/20: Supplements and Covid-19, History of the Fork, Empathy, If Your BG Could Talk to your Endocrinologist
The Truth About Vitamin D, Zinc, and Other Coronavirus Rumors was written by Dana G. Smith for Medium/Elemental, 26 March 2020. She discusses what might work, what probably doesn’t, and what’s flat-out wrong. There’s a lot of misinformation and half-truths...
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