I have Type 1 diabetes. I love to write. I’m happy when I am helping others. I speak up when it’s important. I have a passion for sharing knowledge and learning new technology. I was BORN to BLOG!
I’ve met so many other T1Ds on this journey who are cool and love to help others. We put our heads and hearts together … to bring more resources and knowledge to our amazing diabetes community. We’re making improvements every day … come back often, let us know what you think. And my gratitude for my amazing webmaster, Dave (an honorary T1D)!
And thank you for stopping by!
— Joanne Laufer Milo, The Savvy Diabetic
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dexcom G5 CGM and Medicare!
I received a call on Friday, 7/21/17 from an inside sales rep for Dexcom, to let me know that they will be selling G5 CGM directly to those covered by Medicare! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!! I spoke with the rep today. He was wildly polite and...
Savvy Medicare? CMG and maybe even Hearing Aids?
Kind of fascinating ... the history of Medicare's decision to cover CGM. https://youtu.be/uzdsIHvqesU Could Medicare Cover Hearing Services? reported by Shohet Ear Associates, 8 July 2017. Since the inception of the program 50 years ago,...
Savvy Updates 7/22/2017: ADA News, Insulet, Bigfoot Biomedical, Novo and Glooko
Lots of news from ADA Scientific Sessions last month in San Diego plus more. Jessica Ching gave us her update of the important takeaways: Medtronic’s Hybrid Closed Loop 670G Not quite the godsend we hoped for. Why? It’s complicated and...
Savvy Debate: Is the Diabetes Industry TOO BIG to Allow a Cure?
Here’s the debate: “They’re never going to cure diabetes, because there’s too much money in it.” Diabetes is big business, and as the drugs and medical devices have become more sophisticated and expensive each year – and as more people are diagnosed each day –...
Savvy about Insurance and Medical Political Correctness
Insurance and Political Medical Correctness ... lots to debate, hard to unravel. Here's some reading ... New California Law Protects Patients From Surprise Billing, reported on ASweetLife.org, July 2017 by Karin Klein, is all about "surprise billing." A 2015...
Savvy Gut, Gluten and Microbiome
I truly believe that in the next 5-10 years, scientists, biologists and medical professionals will know a lot more truth about the gut biome, gut bacteria in diabetics and gluten and other intolerances. For now, there are lots of articles and most traditional...
Savvy Fun Quiz: The Carb Quiz
DLife.com published a great quiz about carbs to test how much you know about carbohydrates and blood sugar. Takes just a minute, is very informative! The 12-Question Carb Quiz
Diabetes Patient Voices Push the Industry SURVEY
From DiabetesMine: As you may know, a core of the DiabetesMine Innovation Project is conducting annual surveys where we ask patients to speak up on what’s working, what’s not and why. And then – the important part! – we package those patient sentiments and feed them...
Savvy Fun Fact: Highest-Paid Biopharma Execs
I just thought this was interesting. It was published on FiercePharma.com, 11 July 2017. Tracking executive pay follows a familiar pattern: Collect compensation disclosures, read said documents as they pile up, and when the usual suspects have all filed their...
Recipes for the Savvy D
Oh yum, here are some really good and interesting foods and recipes! 25 Beautiful Low Carb Blueberry Recipes, from ASweetLife.org ... some great ideas. Blueberries are SO very good for you and also very low glycemic index. Here you go ... some of the best...
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