
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
Personal Victory: Stem Cell Breakthrough for Type 1 Diabetes
Alex O’Meara | May 02, 2014, blogger at A Sweet Life Finally. Researchers announced a few days ago that, according to the MIT Technology Review, “in the most recent advance for the cloning-based approach, a new report describes stem cells produced by cloning a...
Getting Insulin from Gut Cells: Diabetes Cure Research
(as reported in ASweetLife.org) Leo Brown | April 22, 2014 Imagine millions of tiny insulin pumps that work really well, measuring your blood sugar hundreds of times each second and secreting just the right amount of insulin. That’s basically how the beta cells of a...
Replacing insulin through stem cell-derived pancreatic cells under the skin
24-Mar-2014 from StemCell Therapy StemCell Therapy is a RSS News Portal collecting and showing upto date news from around the world on topics concerning StemCell Therapy and StemCell Research. Contact: Susan Gammon Ph.D. sgammon@sanfordburnham.org 858-795-5012...
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...