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
About Fingersticks (DiaTribe)
“Daddy, I don’t want to go any higher. Can we give the roller coaster some insulin?”
What is your definition of an advocate?
Officially, dictionaries define an advocate as a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. But an advocate is so much more than that. To begin with, an advocate is someone who identifies with a need, an issue. They can see a problem,...
What Do Your A1c Test Results Really Mean?
Catherine Price | February 23, 2014 The hemoglobin A1c test, as we all know, is supposed to give a sense of your average blood glucose levels over the past three months. But here’s a question for you: have you ever tried to figure out what those average blood glucose...
Type 2 Diabetes Treatments May Benefit People with Type 1 Diabetes
Recent breakthroughs in type 2 diabetes treatments promise new treatment options for type 1 diabetics. Navigating this world of new, and apparently improved drugs, however, is anything but simple or straightforward. Less than 20 years ago, the only thing type 1 and...
Offending ‘Miss Manners’
My mother used to be terrified that, if I took an injection in public, the police would come to arrest me first and ask questions later. She wanted me to "do it" in private ... but I just refused. February 21, 2014 Earlier this week advice columnist Judith...
Joanne Milo Interviewed by Gina at JDRF – TypeOneNation
This year is most exciting for me, as I’ve just published my first book called The Savvy Diabetic: A Survival Guide, which offers tips, tools, and techniques for diabetics to “survive” the medical system, travel, family life and simply coping. The idea for the book...
SUPPORT H.R. 3710: Medicare CGM Coverage Act, PLEASE!!!
Sue Berger wrote a blogpost today about what you can do to support H.R. 3710: Medicare CGM Coverage Act. Sue has been in contact with the Legal Assistant of Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH1] who is the sponsor of the bill and Sue outlines the steps that Shea-Porter's...
Stroke Study Shows Oranges Vitamin C May Reduce Risk of Strokes
This past Friday, a small team of French researchers declared to have found a link, within their study results, for reducing the risk of strokes and the consumption of vitamin C foods and supplements, including the citrus bite of an orange. The study still is...
RESEARCH from Science Daily: Turning to parasites as potential disease fighters
September 9, 2013 Source: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Summary: Researchers have described exciting progress in harnessing the human immune system's reaction to the presence of parasitic worms, as a way to lessen susceptibility to type 1 diabetes and other...
Timing of Exercise and Meals
June 22, 2013 by Gabe Mirkin, MD In North America, more than 35 percent of the population becomes diabetic, and most cases of diabetes could be prevented with exercise. A high rise in blood sugar levels causes sugar to stick on the surface of cells. Once there, the...
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