Savvy Updates, 12/11/23: Beta Bionics iLet & Dexcom G7, Medtronic Nixes EOFlow Agreement, Insulin-Secreting Skin Implant, Causes of Type 1 Diabetes, Global D Burden in Older Adults, Diet Sodas & Liver Disease, Cannabis & T1D, Holiday Carb Counts
With Beta Bionics collab, Dexcom lines up G7 sensor’s 2nd insulin pump partner by Andrea Park for FierceBioTech.com, 8 December 2023. Beta Bionics revealed that its technology has been tapped to link with the G7 continuous glucose monitor. The resulting automated...
Savvy Updates 12/4/23: Omnipod5 Bolus Error, Kaleido Launches Hybrid Closed-Loop with Diabeloop & Dexcom, AZ’s Attorney General Sues PBMs & Insulin Manufacturers Re Insulin Pricing, Unomedical Recalls Tandem Infusion Sets, Arecor Develops UltraFast Insulins, Insulin Makers Use Strategies Extending Market Exclusivity
Omnipod5 app “bug” reported, 1 December 2023. Extracts from an email to @Insulet_UK: #Omnipod5 users describing an issue with the bolus calculator not recognizing the “.” if a bolus of less than 1u is entered without...
Savvy Update 11/27/23: DFMO May Preserve B-Cell Function, Drs. Steve & Jeremy Wisdom, Food for Thought: HUMOR
Already-Available Drug Could Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes by Miriam Tucker for Medscape.com, 20 November 2023. The drug α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) may help preserve beta-cell function in people with new-onset type 1 diabetes, new preliminary data...
Savvy Update 11/20/23: Liver-Targetted Insulin/Dr. Jeremy Pettus, Relieving Stress on Beta Cells, UHC Sued re Algorithm to Block Coverage, Dexcom Defeats Abbott in UK, Thanksgiving CARBS
Could Liver-Targeted Insulin Be the Future of Type 1 Diabetes Care? by April Hopcroft for diaTribe.org, 13 November 2023. Dr. Jeremy Pettus, associate professor of medicine at UC San Diego Health who also has type 1 diabetes, is leading research on insulin that...
Savvy Updates 11/13/23: Diamyd Medical/DiaUnion Trial for Precision Medicine, Cost of Diabetes Skyrockets, OptumRx Moves Insulin to Preferred Status, FDA Warns Against SugarMD Supplement, Human Insulin Storage, Interview with Dr. Mike Natter, Broccoli Benefits, Food for Thought with Gina Pillini
Diamyd Medical partners with DiaUnion to recruit participants for Type 1 diabetes prevention trial posted on PRNewsWire.com, 7 November 2023. Diamyd Medical has entered into a collaboration agreement with DiaUnion, a center of excellence in type 1 diabetes, to...
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