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
D Blog Week: Change! Putting Your Money Where Your Insulin Is?
Do you invest in companies that make/sell diabetes-related products or provide diabetes-related services? Yes, yes, I know. Of course, you spend your dollars on insulin, pumps, supplies, medications! You pay for medical insurance premiums and copays! You take many...
Diabetologia: Serious life events in childhood can triple risk of T1 diabetes
I always wondered why I developed T1 diabetes. NO ONE in my entire family had diabetes. Why was I the lucky (unlucky) one? Where did it come from? My theory was that it developed at age 11 after a major trauma in my life at age 10. My dad had been severely sick...
DiabetesMine Test Kitchen Video: What is NIGHTSCOUT?
My first video - a review of Nightscout. Please let us know what you think! https://youtu.be/PARHVCJAGFw
VIDEO: What is NIGHTSCOUT and How To Set It Up
NIGHTSCOUT is an open source, do it yourself project (you do all the setup yourself) that lets you access real-time data from your Dexcom G4 CGM on web browsers by smartphones, computers, tablets and the Pebble smartwatch. OK, so what does that really mean, in plain...
DiabetesMine: GREAT interview with Dexcom Leaders
Mike Hoskins shared his interview with Terry Gregg (Chairman) and Kevin Sayer (CEO) of Dexcom on March 5, 2015. Here's the link to read the whole wonderful and enlightening article:...
Are You Ready for Engineered Insulin?
According to engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on a new type of engineered insulin that can circulate in the bloodstream for at least 10 hours, which responds quickly to changes in blood sugar levels. Patients might not need to monitor...
Harmine can “Regenerate” Pancreatic Cells, Maybe?
OK, I have no way of know if this is real but it is interesting. From EXPRESS, Home of the Daily and Sunday Express Published 3/9/2015 Plant with similar effects to cocaine and LSD could be key to diabetes cure, claim experts (Also appears on www.HealthlineNews.com)...
Afrezza: Seems AMAZING!
I just started to experiment with the newest "insulin", Afrezza, the inhalable insulin. I'm not great at keeping accurate logs ... but I can say that I see that Afrezza brings my blood sugars down faster than Humalog alone ... and then it seems to level off! Afrezza...
Happy #DBlogCheck Day!!!
Today is designated as #dblogcheck day in the Diabetes Online Community. It allows all D-folks to support each other and those who are bloggers. It was started by Christopher Snider who runs the Just Talking podcast and his own blog, A Consequence of Hypoglycemia. ...
From Diatribe: Dexcom News and Pipeline!
1/23/15 , AB/AJW Dexcom announced FDA approval of the new G4 Platinum Share CGM receiver. The new device will be identical to the previous receiver, except that it will include built-in Bluetooth to enable wireless communication with the Dexcom Share app on a nearby...
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