Savvy Updates, 11/25/19: CGM Alarms, Grading Your A1c, D Stocks, Cadaver Recall from GomerBlog
Pros and Cons of CGM Alarm Sensitivity was published by Kristen Monaco for MedPageToday.com, 19 November 2019 … Researchers identified optimal alarm thresholds for hypo- and hyperglycemia. Alarm settings on continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) can play a big role...
Savvy Update, 11/11/19: Hi Tech Pacifier for BG, Eversense CGM Sensor Recall, Learning to Love Tidepool, Avocado and Insulin Resistance
High-Tech Pacifier Might Monitor Baby’s Blood Sugar was reported by Serena Gordon for HealthDay.com, 1 November 2019. Quite honestly, I’d be up for sucking on a pacifier for my blood sugar readings! Would you? While baby sucks on this...
Savvy Update, 10/28/19: Earring-based Insulin Delivery, Stents & Insulin, Celiac Treatment, Sleep Brain Clean-up & Problem-solving
Earring-based diabetes system selected for Dyson design awards was reported by Benedict Jephcote for Diabetes.co.uk, 22 October 2019. An earring and inhaler form part of a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and insulin delivery system shortlisted for the prestigious...
Savvy Updates, 10/21/19: T1s Make MORE Glucagon, Tandem Control-IQ, Microbiome and Personalized Medicine, You’re Only As Old As You Feel, Art from the Dead Sea
Glucagon: People with Type 1 Diabetes Produce MORE of This Hormone that Raises Blood Sugar was described by Ginger Vieira for InsulinNation.com, 18 October 2019. Ginger calls this: “A cruel irony of T1D: We don’t produce insulin and we overproduce glucagon,...
Savvy Updates, 10/14/19: Nobel Prize 2019, Diasome, Dogs Boost Survival
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen was reported by Gina Kolata and Megan Specia for The New York Times Health Section, 7 October 2019. The prize was awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L....
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