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, 4/27/18: 90-Day Sensor, SGLT-2 Inhibitors, Pancreas Quiz
A 90-Day CGM? FDA Panel Votes in Favor of Senseonics' Eversense, all about the FDA recommendation for the 90-day implantable CGM, was reported by Ben Pallant, Maeve Serino and Adam Brown on diaTribe.com, 12 April, 2018. On March 29, an advisory panel recommended that...
Savvy Monday Fun: This is What Caffeine Does to Your Brain
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Be a Savvy Insurance Consumer : No Small Voice and The Insurance Survey 2018
Insurance Satisfaction Survey Results Deep Dive: TOP CHALLENGES was published by Brenda Hunter, NoSmallVoice.com, 15 February 2018 ... and the results are NOT surprising! I met Brenda Hunter, Co-Founder of No Small Voice at a diabetes innovation summit ... and was...
Savvy about the New Complication: Getting Older with Type 1 Diabetes
Just when you thought you knew of all the challenging complications of living with Type 1 diabetes ... aging with Type 1 diabetes. I think I can track back some of these changes to my mid 50's and perimenopause/menopause. Without the hormonal variability,...
Savvy Food: Healthy Food Swaps, Be a Polite T1 Guest, Foods to Lower Blood Pressure
10 Healthy Foods offers some great tips on substituting one ingredient for a healthier option ... written by Erin Palinski-Wade on OnTrackDiabetes.com. After you see how easy and delicious it is to eat healthier versions of favorite foods you may never go back...
Want to Donate Your Pancreas? Learn about the Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD)
The Network for Pancreatic Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD) is a collaborative type 1 diabetes research project funded by JDRF. nPOD supports scientific investigators by providing, without cost, rare and difficult to obtain tissues beneficial to their research. nPOD...
Savvy Updates 10 April 2018 FOLLOW THE $$: Lilly in our Future, JDRF Early Stage Investment Fund, New Infusion Technology
Eli Lilly ponies up $63M for Sigilon’s diabetes cell therapies, according to Amirah Al Adrus of FierceBiotech.com, 4 April 2018. Eli Lilly is continuing its push into new diabetes products, paying $63 million up front to get its hands on Sigilon Therapeutics’...
Savvy Books: What To Do When Your Partner Has Diabetes: A Survival Guide
Well, the title tagline says it all: A Survival Guide. "Here is a given: 100% of people do not like having diabetes. Most partners don't wish to burden anyone with their disease 1, especially not their significant other. Often, the "burden" becomes a...
Luke + Jedi: A boy and His Dog Fight Type 1 Diabetes
Luke + Jedi, a documentary about 6 year old Luke Nuttall and his amazing diabetes alert dog, Jedi (I KNOW he is amazing as I sat next to him at the film premiere ... he didn't even beg for treats!), held its world premiere Sunday, 25 March 2018 in Pasadena, CA to a...
NEWS FLASH: FDA Clears Dexcom G6!
Dexcom G6 cleared by FDA with no fingerstick calibrations 10-day wear time approval for ages 2 years and older no acetaminophen interference and more The FDA just cleared the Dexcom G6 CGM today, only six months after it was submitted to the FDA and far earlier...
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