Diabetes Blog Week, Message Monday: Why I Blog?
This is a great question and I’ve been wondering what motivates all of us to share in the ways that we do share. Some pass along tech and research news (one of my favorites), some like to talk about life’s ups and downs with D, some like to poke fun at...From Moira McCarthy: Old School Diabetes Tips You Need to Know
by Moira McCarthy | May 10, 2016 Here’s a secret: Things break. Wifi stops working. Tubing and pods mess up. I hate seeing folks in a crisis because of any of those things. After all, it wasn’t that long ago I was lumbering across the prairie in a covered wagon with...
A Week of D (and Life) Frustrations and Angst
Let me start by saying that I do live in gratitude and smiles and humor. It just feels better. I am lucky and appreciative for my life, my loving friends and family, a good education, 2 hilariously happy doggies, a beautiful home, gorgeous weather, the sun rises...From diaTribe.org: Automated Insulin Delivery System UPDATES
from diaTribe.org by Adam Brown, Ava Runge and Nicole Kofman, 4/8/2016 This is a great snapshot of all the organizations working on automated insulin delivery products, including their plans for pivotal studies and plans for an FDA submission. Assumption: a 12 month...
Savvy Diabetic Update, 1 May 2016: Salk Beta Cells, 5th Autoantigen, Victoza & more
♦ Study produces fully functional beta cells from artificial embryonic stem cells, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune by Bradley Fikes, 4/15/2016 (and also sent to me by 3 different friends living in San Diego!). Salk Institute scientists say...
From diaTribe and Adam Brown: The Diabetes Emotional Roller Coaster
This is just too good not to share. As Adam says: “Diabetes sometimes feels like the ultimate roller coaster: ups and downs, no idea what’s around the corner, and moments where I fear for my life. Part of that ride is an incredible emotional and mental balancing...
Type 1 Seniors Living the Good Life, after 50+ Years
Any of us T1’s who were diagnosed before 1975 were probably told that we wouldn’t live past the age of 50. While I didn’t really believe it, that fear was definitely planted in my brain. I spent many high school Christmas holidays at the Joslin Clinic, getting...
The Savvy D News Bite: 55% of Californians Have Diabetes
Watch out, Californians! A recent study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research estimated that 46% of adults in California (13 million) have prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes, while another 9% (2.5 million) already have diagnosed diabetes. Combined, these...
The Savvy Diabetic: Artificial Pancreas Update
Updates from www.DiaTribe.org Lots of news and updates are flooding the blogs regarding the artificial pancreas. It is exciting (albeit not a cure). At a recent Carb DM Bay Area Diabetes Summit, three experts on automated insulin delivery (aka, “artificial pancreas,”...
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