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
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...
Diabetes Blog Week: The Other Half of Diabetes ~ Coping
Diabetes Blog Week, Message Monday: Why I Blog?
This is a great question and I've been wondering what motivates all of us to share in the ways that we do share. Some pass along tech and research news (one of my favorites), some like to talk about life's ups and downs with D, some like to poke fun at life with D,...
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