Savvy Updates, 3/30/20: Covid-19 and Diabetes, Groceries and Covid-19, Biosimilar Insulins, Amylin
Covid-19 and Diabetes will be presented via Zoom by Carolyn Robertson (APRN, MSN, CDE, Principal at Customized Diabetes Education, Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS-BC), and Board Certified Advanced Diabetes Management). UPDATE: “Hello, I have just...
Savvy Eating & Living, 3/18/20: Don’t Touch Your Face, Empathy, Scents and Memory
Why it’s so hard not to touch your face was written by Art Markman for FastCompany.com, 16 March 2020. This is certainly TIMELY!!! Over the past couple of weeks as the coronavirus has spread around the world, you’ve likely heard public health officials...
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...
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