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
REVIEW: Are you savvy, from Harrison Hughes of the Diabetes Skill Set
Diabetic Book Review – The Savvy Diabetic – are you as savvy? So lets start with the inevitable disclosures. I received the book free from the author and was asked to review it. I do not know the author Joanne Milo personally, but she did use some of the material on...
Maybe THIS is why we get so frustrated by our endos?
Why, and How, I Have Ditched my Diabetes Team April 16, 2014 Kate Gilbert writes for Twice Diabetes It’s confession time. I cancelled my last endo appointment and haven’t made another. I haven’t seen a diabetes educator since I needed a new pump years ago. I have...
The Beginning of the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Type 1 Diabetes Program
diaTribe dialogue April 29, 2014 Interview with David Panzirer and Dana Ball, Part 1: The Beginning of the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Type 1 Diabetes Program by Adam Brown, Hannah Deming, Nancy Liu, and Kelly Close short summary: We had a wide-ranging interview with...
A1c Secrets from Riva Greenberg
diabetesdaily.comhttp://www.diabetesdaily.com/voices/2014/04/my-a1c-secrets-riva-greenberg-edition/ A1c Secrets: the Riva Greenberg Edition Ginger Vieira What does it take to improve your A1C and maintain it? Everyone’s diabetes is different, but at DiabetesDaily...
Finally … a silicone skin for the Dexcom G4!!!
Dexcom Cases: Big News! Posted on April 21, 2014 by Laddie If you use the Dexcom G4 and have been searching for the perfect case for your receiver, I have great news for you! Yesterday on Facebook I read that Tallygear has come out with a silicone skin that is...
T1 Diabetes is Complicated…Even for Doctors
Published on April 7th, 2014 | by Claresa Levetan MD, FACE In 1923, Dr. Elliott Joslin said, “Insulin is a remedy primarily for the wise and not for the foolish, be they patients or doctors. Everyone knows it requires brains to live long with diabetes, but to use...
NYTimes: Even Small Medical Advances Can Mean Big Jumps in Bills
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL APRIL 5, 2014 lt's the most expensive thing I own, aside from my house. CATHERINE HAYLEY, whose diabetes was diagnosed when she was 9, describing the digital insulin pump that helps keep her alive. Credit Luke Sharrett for The New York Times...
ViaCyte’s Upcoming T1D Clinical Trials!
March 21, 2014 by Michael Anderson The VC-01 combination product is expected to be implanted under the skin of the patient through a simple outpatient surgical procedure. The cells are then expected to further differentiate to produce mature pancreatic cells that will...
What does Diabetes look like?
from The Human Trial and Lisa Hepner ... The challenge of making a film about this disease is that you can’t see it. People with diabetes look healthy, and it’s only when the complications become dire – blindness or renal failure – do they appear to be battling a...
Insulin Envy
By Ginger Vieira I have insulin envy. Not every day (well, yes, every day). But some days it feels stronger than others. You insulin-producers. I envy you. I have insulin envy. I envy that moment when you get up in the morning and—instead of immediately pricking your...
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