It’s a special end of the year episode of Diabetes Connections! We produced more than 70 podcast episodes this year. In my mind, these are the top ten biggest T1D stories we covered. What do YOU think is the top story? What did I miss? Let me know in the FB group or email me!…
What were the top stories of the year? Note: this is the blog post version of the audio episode. Click here to listen to the podcast version One of the best parts of creating this podcast is having a front row seat to the biggest news stories in the diabetes community. We produced more than…
A few weeks ago, Sernova they announced their cell pouch system of islet cell transplants has seen seven people achieve insulin independence and has kept one person off of insulin injections for four years. What does that really mean going forward? I’m talking to their new CEO Jonathan Rigby and to Frank Shannon, Senior Vice…
This week, we know you’re gearing up for holiday shopping and watching those Black Friday specials, so we’re making a list of diabetes tech that should be on your list! I’m chatting with Justin from Diabetech about devices and apps that don’t make diabetes easy but can lighten the load a bit. Some of these…
Luna Diabetes is moving ahead with something completely new – automated dosing overnight for insulin pen users. This is an add-on therapy – a tiny pump designed for use only during sleep, you keep using injections during the day. Sounds like extra work and extra gear, but the people behind Luna say the benefits speak…
Qvin is a small company intent on prioritizing women’s health. And they’re doing it in a way no one has thought to do before. They got FDA clearance to measure A1c with their patented period pads. Qvin is the first and only FDA-cleared menstrual pad scientifically proven to collect blood for lab testing. Featured in…
Eversense is now a 365 day continuous glucose monitor. Their ads say One Year – One CGM. Eversense is the only CGM with a sensor that sits fully under the skin – the transmitter still sits on top but you can take that on and off. Earlier this year the FDA designated the device an…
We’ve been hearing a lot more about screening for type 1 diabetes – I saw my first mainstream commercial for it last week – but what does that mean? If you have type 1 or you have a child with T1D, are you thinking about screening other family members? Should you? Over the summer new…
For the first time, you can buy a continuous glucose monitor over the counter, no prescription needed. This summer we went from no CGMs available this way, to now having two. This week we’re talking about the Dexcom Stelo with the company’s COO Jake Leach. We’ll talk about Stelo and get an update on G7…
Medtronic and Abbott are joining forces – and we have questions. The announcement that Abbott will create a new CGM, based on the Freestyle Libre, exclusively for Medtronic comes just as Medtronic gets FDA approval for it’s newest sensor. So why the team up? Why now? And what will all this look like for the…