Savvy Updates, 7/29/19: Nasal Glucagon, How to Treat Low Blood Sugars, Sunburn, UnderMyFork App, All or Nothing Mentality
FDA OKs First-Ever Nasal Glucagon for Severe Hypos in Diabetes, as reported by Miriam E. Tucker for Medscape.com, 25 July 2019. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first nasally administered glucagon product (Baqsimi, Eli Lilly and Co) for the...
Savvy Updates, 7/22/19: Injecting Insulin into Muscle, Tests for T1 Diabetes, Are Orthopedic Shoes Good for our Feet? T1D and Heart Failure Risk, Dexcom CEO Interview
Injecting Insulin Into Muscle: Good or Bad? was reported by Ginger Vieira for InsulinNation.com, 18 July 2019. Insulin was designed to be injected into body fat (“subcutaneous tissue”) but when injected into muscle, insulin acts much more quickly. ...
Savvy Updates, 7/8/2019: BG Variability, Fear of Hypoglycemia (FoH), T1d and Depression, Gut Biome and Social Stress, Whole Genome Sequencing
Here are a few reports from the ADA 79th Scientific Sessions last month, regarding the impact of daily living for T1 adults: Impact of Mild and Moderate High Blood Glucose Excursions on Daily Living in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes and Glucose Excursions over 140...
Savvy Updates, 6/24/19: Ilet Trials, Insulet (PODD), Undiagnosed Coronary Disease, Smartphone Radiation While Sleeping, Vit D
iLet Bihormonal Bionic Pancreas Clinical Trial Begins (YIPPPEEEE!) reported by Ross Wollen for ASweetLife.org, June 2019. Massachusetts startup Beta Bionics and Danish biotech firm Zealand Pharma have announced the beginning of a clinical trial investigating the...
Savvy Updates, 6/3/2019: Hybrid Immune Cells, FDA Looking for Feedback, Vitamin D, Islet Cell Transplant Gets Orphan Status, Biohackers
Newly discovered hybrid immune cell linked to Type 1 diabetes was reported by Angus Liu for FierceBiotech.com, 30 May 2019. B and T cells are the two known lymphocytes of the immune system. But a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers has identified a...
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