Savvy Updates, 4/8/24: Implantable BioArtificial Pancreas, Biolinq NI CGM, Adult-Onset T1D Data, Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Goes Home, Sea Blackthorn Antioxidant, Best Grains for T1D, T1D Rights in the Workplace, Riva Greenberg Flourishing, Mini Dosing with Glucagon/TCOYD
The next-gen implantable bioartificial pancreas by Bernard Banga for Medical-Technology.nridigital.com, 22 September 2023. A team from MIT, in collaboration with researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital, has developed a novel implantable device. The...
Savvy Updates 4/1/24: Pig Kidney Transplanted into Human, Mini Dose with Glucagon, Sleep Apnea & T1D, 15% Medical Claims Denied,AMA Urged by Congress, Why Melted Cheese Tastes GOOD
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone by Roni Caryn Rabin for NYTImes.com, 21 March 2024. Surgeons in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man, the first procedure of its kind. If...
Savvy Updates 2/12/24: Insulet Wins CE Mark for O5 & Abbott Libre, Sinocare iCAN i3 CGM, Sync CGMs w/SmartWatch, Salmon’s New Compounds for Heart Health, D & Aging & Muscle Loss, “How Low is Too Low” Video with TCOYD, A Few More Books Left, Benefits/Risks of Pumps & Closed-Loop Systems, Valentine’s Day Carb List
Insulet wins CE mark for integration of insulin pump with Abbott CGM by Nick Paul Taylor for MedTechDive.com, 8 February 2024. Since the launch of the Omnipod 5 in 2022, Insulet has worked to integrate the pump with devices from Abbott, Dexcom’s main competitor for...
Savvy Update 11/20/23: Liver-Targetted Insulin/Dr. Jeremy Pettus, Relieving Stress on Beta Cells, UHC Sued re Algorithm to Block Coverage, Dexcom Defeats Abbott in UK, Thanksgiving CARBS
Could Liver-Targeted Insulin Be the Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care? by April Hopcroft for diaTribe.org, 13 November 2023. Dr. Jeremy Pettus, associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego Health who also has type 1 diabetes, is leading research on insulin that...
Savvy Updates 11/13/23: Diamyd Medical/DiaUnion Trial for Precision Medicine, Cost of Diabetes Skyrockets, OptumRx Moves Insulin to Preferred Status, FDA Warns Against SugarMD Supplement, Human Insulin Storage, Interview with Dr. Mike Natter, Broccoli Benefits, Food for Thought with Gina Pillini
Diamyd Medical partners with DiaUnion to recruit participants for Type 1 diabetes prevention trial posted on PRNewsWire.com, 7 November 2023. Diamyd Medical has entered into a collaboration agreement with DiaUnion, a center of excellence in type 1 diabetes, to...
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