Savvy Updates, 4/19/21: T1D pill gets FDA breakthrough designation, Home HbA1c kits, Bioactive Glass Toothpaste
FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation for novel type 1 diabetes pill was reported by Regina Schaffer for Healio.com/endocrinology, 14 April 2021. The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation for TTP399 as an adjunctive therapy to insulin for the...
Savvy T1D Research and AI, 4/14/21: Digital Diabetes Analytics, Insulin 100 (A Scientific Symposium)
The Loop and Learn T1D Speakers series hosted the 3 founders of Digital Diabetes Analytics, all the way from Sweden. It was a very interesting presentation, about their work to develop algorithms for machine learning, based on CGM data, for their current...
Savvy Updates, 3/29/21: Empagliflozin + Insulin = No Carb Counting, BCDiabetes.ca Teaches DIY Looping, Diabetes Emoticons
Empagliflozin May Allow Patients With Type 1 Diabetes to Forgo Carbohydrate Counting was reported by Jessica Nye for EndocrinologyAdvisor.com.com, 23 March 2021. Incorporation of empagliflozin in a closed-loop, automated insulin pump for patients with type 1 diabetes...
Savvy Tech, 3/24/21: Great Presentation with Dr. Francine Kaufman, CMO of Senseonics CGM
This was such an honor for us at Loop and Learn to host Dr. Francine Kaufman, world-renowned pediatric endocrinologist, industry leader, philanthropist! Dr. Kaufman is a currently the Chief Medical Officer for Senseonics, makers of the first and only implantable...
Savvy Updates, 3/22/21: Future of Artificial Pancreases, Glooko Raises $30 Million, Vertex Stem Cell Clinical Trial, JDRF/Joslin/Harvard for a Cure, Orchestra of the Pancreas
The “Who and What” For the Future of Artificial Pancreases was shared by Alex Parrott for TheSugarScience.org, 14 March 2021. Artificial pancreas development is constantly being studied and improved upon. The more intuitive the pump, the easier the life of...
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