Savvy Updates, 7/20/20: Total Cost of Diabetes Supplies, Covid Unusual in T1D, Movano Non-Invasive CGM, People Hate Masks
People with Type 1 Spend More on Supplies Than on Insulin was reported by Sara Seitz for InsulinNation.com, 16 July 2020. While bills to lower diabetes spending focus on insulin price caps, most T1Ds spend more out-of-pocket on diabetes supplies The research from...
Savvy Looping, 7/15/20: Libre2 vs. G6, INSPIRE & Psychosocial Impact of Tech
Comparing the Libre2 and Dexcom G6 as RT-CGM using #WeAreNotWaiting software was written by Tim Street on his website, Diabettech – Diabetes and Technology, 24 February 2020. This is a GREAT, in-depth comparison of the new Abbott Libre2 with the current...
Savvy Updates, 6/22/20: New Faster Lilly Insulin (Lyumjev), Freestyle Libre 2, Weekly Basal Insulin, Celiac T1D, Non-Insulin Therapies
FDA approves novel, faster-acting insulin lispro injection was reported by Regina Schaffer for HealioNews.com/Endocrinology, 16 June 2020. Insulin lispro-aabc injection 100 U/mL and 200 U/mL (Lyumjev) is a novel formulation of insulin lispro, developed to speed...
Savvy Updates, 6/15/20: Inhalable Insulin Fewer Lows, Medtronic’s $337 Million Product Investment, T1D Wisdom in Pandemic
Hypoglycemia Is Reduced With Use of Inhaled Insulin Relative to Insulin Aspart in T1D A study found that participants treated with Afrezza experienced significantly fewer hypoglycemic events than participants treated with insulin aspart. Additionally, this reduction...
Savvy Updates, 6/8/20: Sea Snail Venom Fast Insulin?, Statins/Insulin Resistance, “Smart” Insulin Pens, Omnipod Horizon, Bad Insulin?, Nasal Glucagon
Sea snail venom used to create a new type of insulin was reported by Ryan Morrison for the DailyMail.co.uk, 1 June 2020. Insulin developed from the venom of a predatory sea snail could be used to create a ‘safer and more effective’ diabetes treatment,...
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