Savvy T1 and COVID-19: Dr. Anne Peters, JDRF, Dr. Mary Pat Gallagher and Dr. Richard Bernstein
Voices of wisdom about Coronavirus and Type 1 diabetes. Lots of input … take from this what feels right to you. Stay healthy, wash your hands often, don’t touch your face and stay in. ‘Everyone With Diabetes’ Must Prepare for...
Savvy Updates, 3/16/20: ViaCytes Encaptra System, Insulin for Seniors, Kenny Fox on Looping, Endo2020 Cancelled
Will ViaCyte’s Encaptra Cell Delivery System ‘Cure’ Type 1 Diabetes? was reported by Ginger Vieira for InsulinNation.com, 10 March 2020. ViaCyte transplants pancreatic beta-cell ‘precursors’ that mature in place as needed into islets. ViaCyte — based in San...
Savvy Updates, 3/9/20: COVID-19 for T1, Oral Insulin Capsule, Medical ID Bracelets, Osteoarthritis Pain in T1
Coronavirus and T1D: What You Need to Know and How to Prepare was prepared by Sara Seitz for InsulinNation.com, 4 March 2020. As with most contagious illnesses, having an autoimmune disease such as type 1 diabetes does likely increase your risk of falling ill due to...
Savvy Updates, 3/2/20: LOTS of CGMS Coming, More T1 and It Costs Billions
CGMs are gonna rain down! Yup, healthcare tech companies are clamoring to develop new systems to appeal to a broad spectrum of potential users. According to an article by Craig Idlebrook for DiabetesMine.com, 19 February 2020, “we’ve identified at...
Savvy Updates 2/3/20: Bio-Artificial Pancreas, Tetanus + Diabetes, Ultra Rapid Lispro, Dexcom Future, Diabetes Wearables, Eliminating Immunosuppressants, Risks at Chain Pharmacies
Artificial pancreas uses refillable oxygen tank to better-produce insulin was reported by Ben Coxworth for NewAtlas.com, 28 January 2020. Developed by Israeli-based Beta-O2 Technologies, the titanium-bodied device is known as the Bio-artificial Pancreas, or the...
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