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
ADA 2016 Scientific Sessions ~ Artificial Pancreas, Finding a Cure, Better Cannulas
From the American Diabetes Association 2016 Scientific Sessions, held in New Orleans, June 2016. Artificial Pancreas: Several new products in development show tremendous improvements in glycemic control and reductions in hypoglycemia … and they are not far off now....
An Interesting Exchange about Diabetes Alert Dogs
I subscribe to www.insulinpumpers.org ... a wide-ranging but well-managed forum about living with mostly T1 diabetes. I can post a question or a comment ... responses come back pretty fast. Today, I read a series of interesting posts about Diabetes Alert Dogs...
Video: T1 Diabetes in 2016 ~ hilarious skit!
Starring Dr. Steve Edelman, Jeremy Pettus, Dr. Bill Polonsky and Kelly Close ... ENJOY!
Smart Insulin Update: Is It Really Smart Yet?
Here's a great review article from the JDRF-Helmsley Charitable Trust Glucose Responsive Insulin (GRI) workshop last month, as reported by Emily Regier, Alexander Wolf and Kelly Close in diaTribe.org, 5/20/2016. The theory behind "Smart Insulin": a next-generation...
NEWS FLASH: Medicare Told to Cover CGMs
Medicare doesn’t typically provide coverage for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), as insurors who oversee Medicare coverage have long argued that CGMs are a “precautionary” device rather than a “medically necessary” one. Now, that argument’s premise is facing...
Savvy Updates: 5/30/2016: T1 and Bacteria, 90-day CGM, Lab Beta Cells, & MORE
Type 1 Diabetes May Be Triggered by Bacteria Reported by Honor Whiteman, MedicalNewsToday.com, 5/17/2016 A study by researchers from Cardiff University in the UK suggests that a part of a bacterium that activates killer T cells may cause them to bind to beta cells and...
Just Sayin’
This was posted from Camp NYDA (a camp for kids with diabetes way back when I was a teenager in NY, run by the American Diabetes Association of NY. What do you think? I like it!
Diabetes Blog Week (My Tip): SMILE~ LAUGH~ GIGGLE
The topic is Tips and Tricks, everything from how I organize for travel to how I keep track of medications to what I do that is “unconventional.” I SMILE. A lot. And often. As often as possible, I LAUGH or GIGGLE. This is NOT a cop-out. I really SMILE or LAUGH or...
Diabetes Blog Week: My Healthcare FANTASY Wish List
This topic is just so HUGE and so charged with emotion and frustration. Of course, if I could wave my magic wand, I’d say: Make all my medical problems (including needing to wear eyeglasses) away so that I never need doctors, hospitals, insurance or drugs. There, I...
DBlogWeek: PwD or Diabetic … OR T1Diabetic?
I’ll put it out there up front: I really just don’t care. I am not offended or feel labeled by being called a “diabetic.” PWD is a short-hand way but most people not as involved in the DOC don’t know what that means. And so have to say “person with diabetes” just...
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