Savvy Updates 5/22/23: Beta Bionics iLet Bionic Pancreas Approved, GLP-1 / Anticancer?, No More Sugar Substitutes, Bad News Can Make You Sick, Almonds as Healthy Snack
FDA Clears iLet Bionic Pancreas System for Type 1 Diabetes by Kristen Monaco for MedPageToday.com, 19 May 2023. The new iLet Bionic Pancreas system was cleared by the FDA for patients 6 and older with type 1 diabetes, the agency...
Savvy Updates, 5/8/23: CGM Disruptions (Dexcom & Abbott), Japanese Diet & NAFLD, UPFs & Brain Health, Weight Loss Drug $$, Envision Bankruptcy
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 using continuous glucose monitoring reported at least one instance of...
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?
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 interest and controversy in seemingly equal measure, can provide clear and...
Savvy Health 4/5/23: Gut Microbiome in Infancy, Walnuts for Heart Health, Pscyhosocial Screen for Diabetes Distress, Plants Scream When Stressed
Gut microbiome during infancy may predict future type 1 diabetes by Michael Monostra for Healio.com/endocrinology, 27 March 2023. Children who develop type 1 diabetes may have biomarkers present in the gut microbiome as early as age 1 year, according to a...
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 Cost of Diabetes Medications, PBMs Under Scrutiny, Splenda® Stevia Farm
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 implants. Devices either have a battery that gradually runs down and...
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