The pancreas produces a hormone called Insulin. It is responsible for the reduction of glucose or sugar levels in the blood. When there’s a decreased production of insulin, or when the body is no longer able to use the insulin produced, diabetes has occurred. So you’ll need a good amount of basic diabetes knowledge. Risk factors…
It’s March 9th, do you know where your New Years resolutions are? Its the time of year to check in with our resolutions and assess our progress. Hopefully all of us invested in a healthy lifestyle while others were investing in self care for diabetics. I recommend my clients set intentions for the new year, little…
Dr. Peter Attia speaks to diabetes specialist Jake Kushner M.D. about how to thrive with type 1 diabetes in this very insightful podcast interview during The Peter Attia Drive! Listen to the full podcast here and let us know your comments below and in our forum!
Today Medtronic announced it has received FDA breakthrough device designation for its (PLC) personalized closed loop insulin pump system. It is currently in the development stage. The technology is designed to automate insulin delivery in real-time while personalized and adapts to the user. The system will also provide insights and predictive diagnostics unique to the individual, the goal…
A new research generates insulin producing cells in a study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the Helmholtz Zentrum München in Neuherberg, Germany. Read the full article here! Watch Prof. Henrik Semb explain the research in this video! Read about new human stem cell research which cured mice of diabetes!
I’ve been touting the bionic pancreas called “The iLet” from Beta Bionics for a while now and it’s launch is almost here. The iLet is an autonomous insulin delivery system that uses an insulin pump with a CGM. I’m currently using the Medtronic 670g system for my treatment but it’s far from perfect for me….
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham revealed ‘Verapamil’, (common blood pressure medication) helps adults with Type 1 diabetes. The UAB researchers said Verapamil can help promote more insulin production in adults with recent onset Type 1 diabetes. The treatment limits the need for insulin injections. This blood pressure medication breakthrough can be a…
It has been a long time since I mentioned Medtronic, but I finally received Minimed 670G system 🙂 There were many obsticles preventing me from getting the 670G pump like insurance, warranties and high Pathway program prices. Since my insurance wouldn’t approve an in-warranty upgrade I had to go with the recent lowered Pathway program price via…
Memorial Day weekend ended up being actively productive, happy to report we were able to do inverted push ups along with 2 other exercises. 1 workout at the gym and 2 at the boardwalk. The boardwalk workouts consisted of 2 miles of power walking, park bench step ups and Inverted Push ups. The picture &…