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Savvy about Prior Authorization Requests … you’ll be shocked!
Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests? was posted on MedPage Today, 8 November 2017 by Milton Packer, MD … a very interesting read. Have you or your medical team ever been annoyed by your insurance company requiring a “Prior...![Savvy Meets David Brownstein and Noodle (D.A.D.)](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Noodle-Puppy-1.jpg?resize=960%2C675&ssl=1)
Savvy Meets David Brownstein and Noodle (D.A.D.)
I am very pleased to introduce you to David Brownstein and his diabetes alert dog, Noodle. I may be entirely biased … but Noodle is TOTALLY ADORABLE and AMAZING! I met David, Noodle and Lindsay (David’s wife) several months back …...![Savvy PSA: If You Are Sick (Symptomatic), STAY HOME!](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sneeze2-300x278.jpg?resize=224%2C207&ssl=1)
Savvy PSA: If You Are Sick (Symptomatic), STAY HOME!
We are in the midst of a very challenging cold and flu season … worst we’ve had in many many years. As Moira McCarthy reports on ASweetLife.org, … “the flu season is at its peak, and it’s especially severe this year. Emergency rooms are...![Savvy Updates, 1/31/2018: Big $$ for AP, Foot Ulcer Therapy, Diabetes in India](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabetic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BigfootEcosystem.png?resize=800%2C602&ssl=1)
Savvy Updates, 1/31/2018: Big $$ for AP, Foot Ulcer Therapy, Diabetes in India
Big Money in Diabetes Devices! Bigfoot raises $37M to trial AI-enabled insulin delivery devices Beta Bionics takes step toward $25M financing round Chinese buyers mull bids for Johnson & Johnson’s $4B diabetes unit Dermapace System stimulates wound...![The DiaBadass Tour Visits the Savvy Diabetic](https://i0.wp.com/thesavvydiabet.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BT1-DIABADASS-TOUR-300x142.jpg?resize=443%2C210&ssl=1)