Savvy Updates, 4/1/19: Beta Cell Destruction, Patch Pumps (EoPancreas & CellNovo), Integrated Medical Sensors, Insulin Dosing and AI, Hospital-based AP
Researchers May Have Uncovered Stages of Beta Cell Destruction in Type 1 Diabetes, as reported by Trisha Gura of GLU/T1D Exchange, 26 February 2019. Researchers once believed that the onset of type 1 diabetes led to the complete destruction of insulin-producing...
Savvy Update 3/4/19: Alertgy CGM, History of CGM, Stop Calling Physicians as ‘Dr.’
Alertgy’s Non-Invasive CGM Wristband was reported by Martin Hensel on InsulinNation.com, February 2019. The Alertgy GM is a band that you wear around your wrist that works with an app on your smartphone to measure your blood sugar. The Alertgy wristband acts as...
Savvy Updates, 2/11/19: Insulin Pill, Replicating Insulin Cells, Post-prandial spikes, Faustman and BCG Vaccine
Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach was announced by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led research team on 2/7/2019 and reported by Lauran Neergaard on APNews.com as well as Gina Kolata in the Health Section of The New York Times. ...
Savvy Updates, 1/28/19: Cell Pouch, Germs in Your Gut, Insulin Prices, Test Strips, Transplants, New CGMS, Stethoscopes
Sernova Cell Pouch Hopes to Improve Islet Transplant Success is the hot news that should increase the long-term survival and function of insulin-producing cells. The article by Martin Hensel appeared on InsulinNation.com, 24 January 2019. The Cell Pouch is a...
Savvy News 1/14/19: Eversense User, Glucagon, Trina Guilty, Novo Innovation Winners, DPP-4 Side Effects
A First Experience with the New Eversense Implantable CGM is a GREAT review by Amy Tenderich of DiabetesMine.com on her experiences and impressions of the new Senseonics Eversense CGM! She addresses almost everything you’d like to know, with pictures...
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