Savvy Looping, 12/9/20: Great Chat with Dr. Trang Ly on Omnipod-5 (Horizon), OpenProject Study Results
Loop and Learn was thrilled to host a presentation by Dr. Trang Ly, a leading expert in artificial pancreas and diabetes technologies and leads the Omnipod 5 (what we think of as Horizon) Automated Insulin Delivery System clinical program. Educated in Australia,...
Savvy Updates, 12/7/20: Glucose Prediction Apps, Artificial Sweeteners, MapleRise to Treat Low bg
Glucose Prediction apps were presented at the DiabetesMine virtual conference and are each available in select countries, November 2020, according to Diatribe.org, 30 November 2020. Diabits is a Canadian DIY companion app that aims to predict your glucose levels ahead...
Savvy Pets, 12/4/20: Meet Sherlock, the SUPER AMAZING Triple Diabetes Alert Dog!
OH, WHAT A WONDERFUL AND AMAZING FAMILY!!!! Please meet Saira (T1D), her husband JC (also T1D) and Aiyla (ALSO T1D) and Inara (Nope, the ONLY one in the house without T1D!). They live life fully and healthfully … just sharing gratitude and joy in the...
Savvy Looping 12/2/20: LOOP and LEARN Chats with Ed Damiano of Beta Bionics
We were honored with a presentation and Q&A session with Ed Damiano, founder and CEO of Beta Bionics, developer of the iLet bionic pancreas, with both the insulin-only model and the dual hormone (insulin and glucagon) model. Here’s a little bit about...
Savvy Updates, 11/30/20: CGM + K(etones) Sensor
New Diabetes ‘CGKM’ Sensor Will Monitor Both Glucose and Ketones was written by Mike Hoskins for DiabetesMine.com, 22 November 2020. Digital health startup PercuSense in Southern California — which has former Medtronic Diabetes engineering talent at its helm — is...
Savvy Updates, 11/23/20: Ypsomed (Disetronic), Snail Venom Insulin
WHO IS Ypsomed by mylife: In 1984, Disetronic was founded by the brothers Willy and Peter Michel, in Burgdorf, Switzerland. The successful company was the first one to introduce a micro insulin pump on the market. Besides its infusion systems, Disetronic specialised...
Savvy Pets, 11/20/20: Howdy Mr. Bones and DB!
I’m honored to introduce you to my dear T1D friend and diabuddy, Cassidy. She shared stories about her fur baby, Mikey, way back in 2019: Meet Little Mikey. The world has changed lots since a year ago. Please meet Mr. Bones and DB who...
Savvy Looping, 11/18/20: Lots of Diabetes Data and AI Expert Systems Analysis
Diabetes Data and AI is here today and definitely in our futures. As more closed loop insulin delivery systems come on the market … and become the mainstream gold standard of care for T1Ds … who is going to collect all the data, analyze all the data...
Savvy Updates, 11/16/20: Medtronic InPen, Global Diabetes Epidemic Action Plan, OPEN Project Survey
Medtronic launches connected smart insulin pen gained in Companion Medical deal, as reported by Conor Hale for FierceBiotech.com, 12 November 2020. Designed for people with diabetes who take multiple injections per day, the FDA-cleared InPen will link with the...
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