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 Eating: Diets, Coffee, Chocolate Avocado Pudding and more …
Let's start with coffee, as lots of us start the day with coffee! Study: The More Coffee You Drink, the Longer You Live was reported by Dr. F. Perry Wilson, 2/ July 2018. The principal biologically active ingredient in coffee is caffeine. If greater caffeine exposure...
About BioHacking
You've read here about closed loop insulin delivery systems ... and the do-it-yourself closed loop systems (RileyLink, OpenAPS). This comes out the movement of #WeAreNotWaiting ... T1s and parents of T1s are creating do it yourself solutions instead of waiting...
Savvy Tech Updates, 8/12/2018: Accu-Chek Solo, Senseonics, Implantable Pump, GlucoScanner
Dang, if I take a week off, there is just SO MUCH new tech news! And tonight is the meteor shower! What a wonderful world! Accu-Chek Solo Tubeless Patch Pump Approved in Europe (finally) as announced by Roche and publsihed in diaTribe.org, 7 August...
Loopers IN THE NEWS!
The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes DIYers used a security flaw to bypass the $8.3 billion insulin delivery business with a cobbled-together artificial pancreas, as reported by Naomi Kresge and Michelle Cortez, Bloomberg Businessweek, 8 August...
Savvy Updates 8/4/18: Omnipod, Abbott Libre, Man Cured of T1?, Metronom Health
Lots of updates ... and I only took 2 weeks away from posting! Omnipod Insulin Management Systems ... in the news: Omnipod® Insulin Management System Now the Preferred Insulin Pump in British Columbia, Canada, 3 July 2018. Read more: Omnipod: Preferred...
Things That Affect Blood Glucose Levels from Project Blue November
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Friday the 13th (thanks to ASweetLife.org)
Well, here we are again, FRIDAY the 13th! This comes by way of Kerri Sparling, a fabulous T1 blogger on ASweetLife.org. Scene: A woman opens her eyes slowly, nudged from sleep by the sound of something screaming in the night. “What’s that noise?” she...
Interesting T1 Topics: Coffee, CGM Hacks, Depression, GI capsule
Some off-topic T1 topics ... fun and interesting reading ... Health Benefits of Coffee: Mounting Research Suggests You Really Should Be Drinking It, as reported on Newsweek.com by Scottie Andrew, 20 June 2018. A team of Swiss researchers say a new implant that...
Quincy, the Diabetic Koala Wears a Dexcom G6!
Awwwwwww! I have always loved Koalas ... this just touched my heart!!! Quincy the Queensland koala has beenn equipped with the latest blood sugar monitor, hopefully quelling a quandary for the diabetic marsupial.Experts from the San Diego Zoo, where Quincy...
Savvy Updates 6/30/18: Keto vs. Mediterranean Diet, Qtern, Afrezza, OpenAPS & Loop, Whisk, SOOIL,
LOTS of news coming out of the 78th Annual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, held in Orlando, FL last week. Here's just a few great updates from diaTribe.org: Mediterranean-Diet Meal Shows 8 Times Greater Insulin Secretion than Ketogenic Meal:...
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