Savvy Updates, 9/19/21: Kaleido Mini Patch Pump, Eversense for Medicare patients, Chronic Kidney Disease Meds, Medicare’s $35 Insulin Copay, Gut and Meds, Sparkling Waters
This mini insulin pump makes people with diabetes just a little less patient was published by Mathijs Steinberger for AD.nl, 19 August 2021. A Utrecht company, ViCentra, has great expectations of a self-designed mini-pump that works simply and does not look...
Savvy Interesting Science, 9/17/21: Thoughts that control devices, Walking with coffee, Cloned camels, Be happy, How we burn calories
I’ve been reading a lot about very cool and new technology throughout the fields of science and engineering and even the social sciences. I’ve been wondering when we will see some of these technologies pop up in our diabetes world. Who...
Savvy Extra Updates 8/25/21: Tummy News (including sugar and microbiome), Intuitive Eating and Type-1 University
So much research on the gut … lots to learn and some can be a bit technical. So let’s dive in: This Is Your Gut on Sugar was written by Markham Heid for Elemental.medium.com/Nuance, 19 August 2021. Researchers are finally uncovering the exact...
Savvy Eating 7/14/21: Keto Diet, Meat Alternative from Volcanic Microbe (Nature’s Fynd)
What Is the Keto Diet and Does It Work? was published by Dawn MacKeen for the Self-Care section of TheNewYorkTimes.com, 2 January 2020. A recent survey of registered dietitians named the low-carbohydrate keto diet yet again as the most popular...
Savvy Drinking, 5/5/21: Happy Cinqo de Mayo … How to Drink Safely PLUS Drs. Edelman & Pettus on Alcohol and Diabetes
Today is Cinqo de Mayo, which commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza. Even if this is not your holiday, you can expect to see/hear lots of...
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