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
Track Diabetes Related Bills in Congress
The easiest way to follow congressional bills that you are interested in, go to https://www.govtrack.us/. Be sure to bookmark this site for future reference. Under SEARCH, type in the topic that you want to follow. For example, if you type in CGM today, you will see...
JDRF Demands Coverage of Glucose Monitors: Reprint from LillyPad, 10/30/15
PUBLISHED on 10/20/2015, Lilly's LillyPad: Today’s guest blog comes to us from Cynthia Rice, the Senior Vice President of Advocacy & Policy at JDRF. She is responsible for JDRF’s advocacy to Congress, the executive branch, regulatory agencies and health plans to...
Wine … good for diabetes?!
According to a New York Times article this week, a study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, people with Type 2 diabetes may benefit from a daily glass of wine, a study says. Israeli researchers randomly assigned 224 patients, all alcohol abstainers with...
The Savvy Diabetic Research and Technology Update: 10/11/2015
Once again, the blogs and websites are filled with news and exciting advances in technology. Here are a few notable ones for the past 2 weeks. Diabetes Research Institute Successfully Transplants First Patient In Pilot BioHub Trial On August 26, 2015, The Diabetes...
Downloading: I don’t always … do you?
Yes, it’s true. I don’t download data from my CGM, pump and meter. And yet, I always include the ability to download my data as one of the important features I want in my devices. So, what’s that all about? According to a survey, presented to a joint meeting of the...
It’s ALL about Google!
… and Dexcom … a powerful partnership. Dexcom announced an agreement with the life sciences team at Google to jointly develop a series of next-gen CGM products that will be designed to be smaller and less expensive than the current Dexcom CGM. They are looking to...
Updates in the D World: Tattoos, Bio-Ink and Patches
Over the past several weeks, it seems that announcements are coming almost every day. Here’s a short list of what’s new. I’d love to know what you think! Are you excited? Skeptical? Confused? From Dr. Joseph Wang’s UC San Diego’s Department of Nanoengineering comes...
Diabetes Research and Technology Update for July 2015
The diabetes world is buzzing with lots of news … here are just a few of the more interesting tidbits! Introducing the iLet: Bionic Pancreas Dual-Chamber Pump Announced at the Friends for Life Conference 2015 The Bionic Pancreas Team, a collaborative group from Boston...
Be Prepared: Your Diabetes Preparedness Kit
No matter where you live, emergencies can happen, where you have to grab stuff and leave your house. OR you might just be getting ready for a routine vacation and trying to remember all that you need to carry with you. Here's a great little list, excerpted from Kids...
Love this cartoon by Haidee Soule Merritt!
Cartoon by Haidee Soule Merritt T1, cartoonist, author the the book, "One Lump or Two? Things that suck about being diabetic” http://www.haideemerritt.com/
