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 Politics: Trump and Diabetes Coverage
I get calls and emails from the T1 community ... amidst a lot of fear and anger and anxiety. I absolutely do not have answers. But I'd like to pass along what I'm reading, thanks to Craig Idlebrook's www.InsulinNation.com. Regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...
MyGlu’s Project Alcohol: How to Drink and Stay Safe with Type 1 Diabetes
According to Jane Dickinson, a CDE and a Program Coordinate and Adjunct Associate Professor at Teachers College at Columbia University, “The biggest challenge with alcohol and diabetes is hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) later on. This can happen because the liver is...
A T1 Wife’s PhotoEssay on Life with her T1 Husband
Please meet Anne Marie Moran, an Alaskan (former Chicagoan) photographer, married to Tom, an ER nurse and a T1. As Anne Marie says, "I believe photography is one of the most powerful mediums for storytelling and I dig deep to really get to know my subjects and honor...
Savvy Updates: 11/8/2016: Inflammation, Other Autoimmune Diseases, Dual Hormone vs. Single Hormone AP, Alere being BAD, Stress & BG, 75 year T1
Here are your Savvy Updates, 8 November 2016 The Cause of Inflammation in Diabetes Identified, according to Science News, 2 November, 2016. Inflammation is one of the main reasons why people with diabetes experience heart attacks, strokes, kidney problems and...
Bernie Sanders Investigation of Insulin Prices: UPDATE
Sanders, Cummings Ask Justice Department to Investigate Insulin Prices, as reported by Craig Idlebrook of Insulin Nation, 4 November 2016. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and...
Diabetes Awareness Month: How Diabetes Got Its Name
November is Diabetes Awareness month. Michigan State University Extension offers an interesting look into how "diabetes" got its name. Diabetes has been around for awhile Diabetes has been around for centuries. In fact, cases of diabetes can be traced as far back as...
Conversion Back Onto Insulin Injections
Thanks for our wonderful support group, GNO, and Sharon Roberson, here is a great guide for converting back to insulin shots from being on an insulin pump. This comes from a British site called Salford Diabetes Care (www.salforddiabetescare.co.uk) Why would you...
Savvy Politics: 11/6/2016: Insulin Prices, Medicare & CGM, Voters’ Guide 2016
NO, this is not a political forum … but news about and for diabetics in medicine, Medicare, and a quick 2016 Voters' Guide for Diabetics! Bernie Sanders is Going After Insulin Makers over Price Hikes, Tuesday, November 1, 2016! YEAH, Bernie! He posted several...
A Child Died from T1 … SO WRONG!
Parents on Trial for Refusing to Give Insulin to a Child with Type 1 Diabetes is the headline in InsulinNation's piece by Craig Idlebrook, 23 September 2016 ... and it caught my attention. Emil and Rodica Radita are on trial in Calgary for the first-degree murder of...
Remember Bill Carlson? Truly Inspirational!
I met Bill Carlson many years ago at one of the early IDAA conferences (IDAA: International Diabetes Athletes Association, started by Paula Harper in Arizona in the 1990's). I was in awe and I was surrounded by other amazing super athletes. I, of course, was not...
