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
Type 1 Seniors Living the Good Life, after 50+ Years
Any of us T1’s who were diagnosed before 1975 were probably told that we wouldn’t live past the age of 50. While I didn’t really believe it, that fear was definitely planted in my brain. I spent many high school Christmas holidays at the Joslin Clinic, getting...
The Savvy D News Bite: 55% of Californians Have Diabetes
Watch out, Californians! A recent study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimated that 46% of adults in California (13 million) have prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes, while another 9% (2.5 million) already have diagnosed diabetes. Combined, these...
The Savvy Diabetic: Artificial Pancreas Update
Updates from www.DiaTribe.org Lots of news and updates are flooding the blogs regarding the artificial pancreas. It is exciting (albeit not a cure). At a recent Carb DM Bay Area Diabetes Summit, three experts on automated insulin delivery (aka, “artificial pancreas,”...
Savvy Updates 4/2/2016: Insulin Variability Overnight, Designing for Diabetes, and More …
What Improves My Healthcare Experience by Kerri Sparling, 26 January, 2016 Kerri Morrone Sparling has had T1 almost 30 years. She writes a blog website called Six Until Me, which she started because “I was tired of Googling “diabetes” and coming up with little more...
Read my post on DiabetesMine: Look Out for Sorbitol!
Beware! Sorbitol hides in unexpected places, unless you read the ingredients in food labels. Here’s my latest encounter, which I hope not to repeat (and I share with you, to spare you the distress!). Read my blog: My Brush with Hidden Sorbitol, the Stomach Destroyer!...
The Savvy Diabetic Research Update: 9 March 2016
Senseonics’ Eversense: 90-day Implanted CGM Enters US Pivotal Trial www.DiaTribe.org, 2/26/2016 This pivotal trial will evaluate the accuracy and safety of the Senseonics’ implantable, 90-day Eversense CGM system. Eversense CGM measurements will be compared to a...
Insulin-producing Mini Stomachs a Possible Diabetes Treatment
This is an exciting bit of news from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, as reported in Gizmag magazine, 22 February 2016. At the bottom is the link to the original research article published in Cell Stem Cell. Patients with Type 1 diabetes suffer from an absence of...
Take a Survey on the DiabetesMine Challenge Matrix
DiabetesMine is developing a new tool to help the diabetes patient community provide feedback on the tools and services available to us now. The idea is to allow the community to rate everything – from BG measuring devices to apps to nutrition and coaching programs –...
RIP and Thank You, Alfred E. Mann
Thank you, Al Mann, for all your amazing contributions in the field of medical devices, from which we have all benefited. You were quite the visionary! Here’s a wonderful YouTube of Al Mann at the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation &...
Amazing Response to My Blog on Getting Organized
Thank you, Barb, for sharing your story. It so touched me at so many levels. Your journey amidst your old diabetes log books did not "spark joy" for me either. Indeed, it sparked a sense of sadness for all your very hard work, for the memory of logging everything I...
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