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
Cataracts? Yes, CATARACTS!
Wondering why I’m writing about cataracts? I just had cataract and lens replacement surgery in both eyes over that past 2 months. I’m now living with extreme clarity, vivid colors and total relief that it is done and I am healing well. I’m 63 and...
Savvy on the DiabetesCouncil.com, 23 May 2017
I was asked to join 33 other bloggers in the diabetes community to contribute our thoughts about the D community and what/how we support those with diabetes. All of us bloggers have a main goal: to raise awareness and to educate about the journey we are...
Savvy Books: Bright Spots & Landmines by Adam Brown
AMAZING! At the risk of repeating myself, AMAZING! I’ve been reading Adam’s column on diatribe … always interesting. But this is a masterpiece of wisdom, experience, tips and techniques in an easy-to-read, MUST READ resource for how to live as well as possibly with...
One Lump or Two? Things that Suck about being Diabetic
Haidee Soule Merritt is a "self-proclaimed" realist and cartoonist, doodling her life of personal struggles and experiences with Type 1 diabetes. Her little book of drawings couched in her "dark sense of humor." Some are funny, some are snarky, some are...
Nicole Johnson (Miss America 1999): Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Realities
This is a great little primer, short and packed to the brim with practical advice and first-hand stories of how to successfully manage the transition from dependence (life with Mom and Dad) to independence in life while living with Type 1 diabetes. Nicole...
Savvy DBlog Week 2017: D Also Stands for DOG!
Today is the final day of www.bittersweetdiabetes.com's Diabetes Blog Week 2017. The topic is: More Than Diabetes, about me, with or without a relationship to diabetes. Easy peazy! D Also Stands for DOG! INDEED! I seem to...
Savvy DBlog Week: What Makes Me Crazy Mad
Today is the 4th day of Diabetes Blog Week 2017 ... and the topic is What Brings Me Down. Easy, huh?!? Well, I've taken it a step further. WHAT MAKES ME CRAZY MAD?!@*^! I thought long and hard about this....
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: You’re the Same as Everyone Else
The Wednesday topic for D-Blog Week 2017 is "The Blame Game." As I think back over 52 years of D living, I'm recalling the times when someone (on my healthcare team or family or friends) said or did something that felt blaming or hurtful. Not too many...
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: It’s ONLY Money!
Today's blog topic is: The Cost of a Chronic Illness. Woooo, there's a lot of room for writing here, including insurance, Medicare, coverage, cost of our care, accessibility and much, much more! I'm talking today about the cost of being an Early...
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: Diabetes and The Unexpected, LOOPing
So happy to be back blogging for www.BitterSweetDiabetes.com's annual Diabetes Blog Week, hosted by Karen Graffeo. Some great topics coming your way this week! Today's topic is Diabetes and The Unexpected. And my latest, of a lifetime of "Unexpected's"...
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