The Savvy Diabetic
@SavvyDiabetic
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T1 diabetic since 1965! Joyful and smiling. Writer, crafter, dog lover, Type 1 diabetes advocate
Joined February 2013
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Savvy Fun Stuff, 5/17/23: AI-wearable Humane, Austin Basis (T1D, Ionogels into Batteries & Sensors, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, Mosquitoes & Coconut
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iPhone killer? New AI-wearable Humane hopes to make smartphones obsolete by Christopher McFadden for InterestingEngineering.com, 12 May 2023. A TedTalk that previews a new artificial intelligence-p…
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Savvy Updates, 5/15/23: Know Labs Study, TIR & Young T1Ds & Insulins, Insulin Resistance, Capsule Studies Microbiome, Insulin Temp Stability, Watermelon Heart-Healthy, Embecta/Tidepool Partner for T2D, Glucomate, Diabetes Epidemic in UK, Legislation to…
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Savvy Updates, 5/8/23: CGM Disruptions (Dexcom & Abbott), Japanese Diet & NAFLD, UPFs & Brain Health, Weight Loss Drug $$, Envision Bankruptcy
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Most adults with diabetes report CGM disruptions due to device problems, medical care by Alexis McKee for Healio.com/endocrinology, 3 May 2024. More than 80% of adults with diabetes usi…
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Savvy D Living, 5/3/23: TCOYD on Carbs, Digestive Organs Vary, T1D in Hospital, T1D and Teeth, Burden of T1D Living, About Hair
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TCOYD: All about Carb Counting with Drs. Steve Edelman and Jeremy Pettus These are 2 great videos (among many others) by TCOYD about carbs, carb counting and how to count fiber in your carb countin…
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Savvy Updates 5/1/23: Lilly Sells Off Baqsimi, Humacyte Biovascular Pancreas, Dexcom Growth, Know Labs Non-Invasive Sensor, Medtronic Resolves FDA Warning Letter, Omnipod GO for T2D, Doctors More Neurotic, Diabetes Standards of Care, 2023
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Lilly sells emergency diabetes drug for $500M by Jonathan Gardner for BioPharmaDive.com, 24 April 2023. Eli Lilly will sell its emergency diabetes treatment Baqsimi to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals for…
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Savvy Updates 4/24/23: Abbott Libre 3 Reader Cleared, Medtronic MiniMed 780G System Cleared by FDA, Diamyd Precision Medicine Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy, Aspect Biosystems/3D bioprinting, Blackstone Using AI to Control Diabetes, What is Deja Vu?
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Abbott gets clearance for Libre 3 reader, opening path to Medicare coverage by Elise Reuter for MedTechDive.com, 17 April 2023. Since Medicare covers CGMs as durable medical equipm…
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Savvy on Glucagon, 4/19/23: With Tim Street on Glucagon and Microdosing
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Glucagon me… n=1 experiments with microbolusing Glucagon by Tim Street for Diabettech.com, 4-5 April 2023. Part 1: Setting a Baseline Glucagon is a hormone that is produced by the alpha cells and i…
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Savvy Updates 4/17/23: ChatGPT as Diabetes Educator, Undbio Korean Insulin Comes to W. VA, 8000 Brisk Steps/Day, Blueberries, GoBag/DayPack, Who’s in Control in the Hospital?
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Can ChatGPT Replace Diabetes Educators? Perhaps Not Yet by Liam Davenport for MedScape.com, 14 April 2023. ChatGPT, the novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool that has attracted intere…
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Savvy Updates 4/10/23: Abbott FreeStyle Libre Class 1 Recall, 2 T Cell Populations, Gut Health on TikTok, Pancreatic Endocrine & Exocrine Cells, “Counting Carbs is a Crapshoot!”
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Abbott faces Class I recall of 4.2M glucose readers on battery fire risks by Peter Green for MedTechDive.com, 6 April 2023. Abbott has initiated a recall for readers for its FreeStyle Libre glucose…
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Savvy Health 4/5/23: Gut Microbiome in Infancy, Walnuts for Heart Health, Pscyhosocial Screen for Diabetes Distress, Plants Scream When Stressed
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Savvy Updates, 4/3/23: Glucose-run Fuel Cell to Power Insulin Release, Inreda Diabetic AP Coming to Market 2024, Biomea Fusion BMF-219 May Preserve Beta Cells, Bigfoot Biomedical Buys Insulin Titration Algorithm, Verapamil Preserves C-Peptide Levels, OOP…
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Scientists use implanted glucose-run fuel cell to power insulin release by Nick Paul Taylor for MedTechDive.com, 29 March 2023. There is a need for better ways to power medical imp…
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Savvy Update, 3/27/23: Non-Invasive Monitoring: Know Labs & Hagar’s GWave, California’s Brand of Insulin, Steatosis in Adult T1Ds, MDs Leaving Their Jobs, Colorectal Cancers in Adult T1Ds, Off-Label Prescribing
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Know Labs establishes scientific advisory board to advance non-invasive glucose monitoring by Sean Whooley for DrugDeliveryBusiness.com, 22 March 2023. Know Labs announced that it established a sci…
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Savvy on Gut Microbiome and Type 1 Diabetes, 3/24/23
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Today’s post focuses on the gut microbiome and how it impacts management of Type 1 Diabetes The incidence of autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D) is increasing worldwide and disease onset tends t…
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Savvy Updates, 3/20/23: Vertex Cleared for VX-264 Trials, Nemaura Medical & SugarBeat, Insulin Leads to Smaller Pancreas, Insulet Joins S&P500, Insulin Costs & Price Cuts, Sanofi Buys ProventionBio
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New Vertex Type 1 Stem Cell Therapy Gets FDA Nod to Enter Clinical Trials by Andrew Briskin for diaTribe.org, 9 March 2023. The FDA announced that a new type 1 diabetes stem cell therap…
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Savvy Updates, 3/13/23: Abbott Libre 2 & 3 Gets FDA Clearance for AIDs, Bigfoot Biomedical OK’d for Android, The COST of Insulin
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Abbott CGMs cleared to integrate with automated insulin delivery systems by Elise Reuter for MedTechDive.com, 6 March 2023. Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems include an insulin pump that com…
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Savvy Updates, 3/6/23: Lilly Insulin Price Cuts, Erythritol & Heart Risk, iCare, Bigfoot Unity, Fully Closed-Loops
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Eli Lilly to Cut Price of Insulin by 70%, Cap Insulin Costs at $35 a Month by Susannah Chen and Natalie Sainz for diaTribe.org, 1 March 2023. Eli Lilly announced that it will cut the li…
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