Diabetes is big business. Below are entries about diabetes market size, the people and companies working in it and my thoughts on the companies, their products and patient experience.
Best (and Worst) Practices
This is not a comprehensive list of how to live well with T1D. (You can find those in the categories that make up the Living Well Model.) But here are the handful of moves I consider the best - and worst – for living with type 1 diabetes. Best 5 Moves #1: Getting...
Dexcom on Garmin
I started cycling in 2007 after a JDRF staff member asked me to be our chapter’s first type 1 to ride a JDRF sponsored century. I was also in search of a low impact workout as a substitute for high impact running. I hadn't been on a bike since college, but trained and...
Closed Looping – Round III
This month I took another walk with closed loop tech. The first was with Medtronic’s 670G in 2017 and then the Loop IOS app with an older Medtronic pump & Riley link. This third attempt was with a TSlim X2 pump loaded with Control IQ. The ride was like a hockey...
Joslin 50th Medalist Visit
As my 50th milestone with type 1 neared, I mentioned it to my endocrinologist. He smiled and said, “That’s a great start!” My sister shared it with the pediatric endo (he’s a friend) that treats her son. His response was more in line with mine, “Oh wow… what a...
Gratitude – IDAA
Driving home late one evening in the late 1980s on an Interstate Atlantans call ‘The Connector’, something caught my eye on an electronic sign atop West Paces Ferry hospital. I was surprised (and proud) that diabetes was in the bright lights. I took note of the...