Savvy Updates, 5/10/21: BD “NewCo”, Lilly Smart Insulin Pens, Apple Watch Glucose Tracking, TTP339 Gets Breakthrough Status, Insulin Pill, Walmart Health, Doctor Humor
BD to spin off $1B diabetes care business into standalone public company as reported by Andrea Park for FierceBiotech.com, 6 May 2021. After nearly a century spent building out its portfolio of insulin pens and syringes, BD is finally ready to let its diabetes...
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...
Savvy Updates, 5/3/21: Farxiga for Chronic Kidney Disease, Sernova and the Cure for T1D, Beta Cells Stress Response, T1D 50-year Medalists
FDA Approves Dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for Chronic Kidney Disease was reported by Susan Jeffrey for Medscape.com, 30 April 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dapagliflozin (Farxiga, AstraZeneca) to reduce the risk for...
Savvy Pets, 4/30/21: Another T1D with Chicks: Lazer, Stormy, Barny, Pepper, Chipmunk (Chip), and Spyder
By now you must be wondering if there is a new trend of T1Ds raising chickens! I don’t know but maybe!!! Please meet, again, Gail (T1D, business owner, fiddle player, stand-up jokester and vocalist) and her husband Michael, who I featured over...
Savvy Eating, 4/28/21: Bolusing for Fat & Protein with Dr. Laya Ekhlaspour & CWD
Do you bolus for fats & protein? Or only carbs, as we’ve been long taught? This is a great presentation from Children with Diabetes, with Dr. Laya Ekhlaspour and a discussion about why post-meal glucose control is challenging for people...
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