Savvy Issues: Aging with T1, Hips, Support from Family or Friends, Closed Loop
First, let’s look at getting older with Type 1 diabetes. Yup, put on your reading glasses and sit in your easy chair. The New Complication: Aging with Type 1 Diabetes was reported on MyGlu.org, October 2017. And oh, this is interesting. With...
Savvy Update, 11/9/2017: Islet Cells, New CGM, Smell of Insulin,
Lots of news about islet or beta cells … all very promising research! Healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas. Granules inside these cells release insulin and other substances into the blood. Steve Gschmeissner/Science Source...
Why We Desire Junk Food
As Type 1’s, I think, we all try to “eat well.” Why is it sometimes so hard? Because, it’s been programmed into our genes, people prefer calorie-dense foods, according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 2016 and...
My T1d Footprint
By my calculations, I’ve had: over 120,000 injections over 175,000 finger pricks ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
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