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 Update 8/26/2017: Accurate Meters?, 1 in 10 have Diabetes, JDRF/IBM, Apple App, Tandem
Are Blood Glucose Meters Accurate? New Data on 18 Meters, as reported on diaTribe.org, 14 August 2017. The Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) recently revealed long-awaited results from its Blood Glucose Monitor System (BGMS) Surveillance Program. The...
Savvy on The Bonnie Sher Show TODAY LIVE!
Yup, I'll be Bonnie's T1D Co-Host again today, talking about the craziness and coping while living with diabetes. Should be most interesting! The Bonnie Sher Show, a unique brand of wit and wisdom, airs weekly on Thursdays at 2 p.m. (PT) on...
Did You Know? Jerry Lewis Had Type 1 Diabetes!
Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, singer, producer, director, screenwriter, and humanitarian, known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio, passed away at the age of 91 on 20 August 20, 2017. His career spanned over 70 years and...
A Do-It-Yourself Afrezza Challenge by Jessica Ching
Jessica Ching, a long-time T1 and a whiz at all new D technology offered our adult T1 community as well as her Berkeley (CA) adult T1 group to participate in The Afrezza Challenge. Sounded like fun and we could eat, indeed we were encouraged to eat a high carb...
Savvy Guest Blog by Priscilla: Summer SOIG on Islet Cell Replacement Therapy
Hello all you Savvy Diabetics. My name is Priscilla Faubel, another long-time T1d. This is my first ever Blog. But if you spend any time with Joanne Milo you find yourself participating in a lot of firsts. Joanne asked me to tell you a little about the...
Savvy Humor, thanks to Bonnie Sher!
SO TRUE!!! (Visit Bonnie's website: http://www.bonniesher.com/)
Savvy Updates, 8/13/2017: Immunotherapy, Drugs and Glucose Levels, Marijuana, Coffee, Apple Watch
What's in the news?! Immunotherapy succeeds in thwarting Type-1 diabetes in study, as reported in the Los Angeles Times Science, 9 August 2017 about a study published in the journal, Science Translational Medicine. In a small but rigorous clinical trial...
Savvy Updates 7/26/2017: Roche is Not Gone, Dexcom Clarity
Every day, I find interesting or surprising items in my inbox! Roche partners with Senseonics, TypeZero on ‘artificial pancreas’ as reported on FierceBiotech today! Roche is NOT GONE! Who knew?!?!? Senseonics and TypeZero Technologies first tied up on...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dexcom G5 CGM and Medicare!
I received a call on Friday, 7/21/17 from an inside sales rep for Dexcom, to let me know that they will be selling G5 CGM directly to those covered by Medicare! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! I spoke with the rep today. He was wildly polite and...
Savvy Medicare? CMG and maybe even Hearing Aids?
Kind of fascinating ... the history of Medicare's decision to cover CGM. https://youtu.be/uzdsIHvqesU Could Medicare Cover Hearing Services? reported by Shohet Ear Associates, 8 July 2017. Since the inception of the program 50 years ago,...
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