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
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...
You Should Exercise Every Day?!
June 20, 2013 by Gabe Mirkin, MD Men who exercised regularly stopped exercising for just one week. Both those who were lean and those who were overweight had rises in blood factors that are abnormal in diabetics (Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental, September 20,...
All about Exercise and Blood Sugar
How Long Does Exercise Affect Blood Sugar Levels? Exercising in the morning before breakfast helps to prevent a high rise in blood sugar in diabetics only after breakfast and lunch. It does not prevent the high rise in blood sugar that follows the evening dinner...
Passive Artificial Pancreas Nearing Trials
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Why a High-Protein Breakfast Will Curb Your Appetite
Most people get more than enough protein from their daily diet, but they generally don’t eat much of it for breakfast and only a moderate portion for lunch. However, a new study has found that eating ahigh-protein breakfast of hearty foods can help reduce hunger...
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