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Traveling to Another Country Alone as a Teen #Loop
I wasted no time from the day Caleb learned he was awarded a scholarship to tour Italy for 12 days. He would be traveling with strangers – nineteen other students from all over the country who were...
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Why we chose to #Loop | #WeAreNotWaiting #DIYAP
Caleb and I were in the lobby of his dance studio and he started jumping up and down – not for dance but because he has just received an email announcing his acceptance to the Global Leadership program...
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Fiasp Receives FDA Approval
Novo Nordisk released news last week that its faster-acting fast-acting insulin has been approved by the FDA. No need for US citizens to cross the border to Canada to get it anymore! Here’s an excerpt...
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Abbott Freestyle Libre FDA Approved
Previously available in Europe and Canada, the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System was approved by the FDA last week. From the press release: The system reduces the need for fingerstick...
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#Animas Exiting Insulin Pump Business
Animas is discontinuing production and sale of its insulin pumps. Current customers to be referred to Medtronic. Edit 10/10/17 Both Insulet and Tandem Diabetes Care have offers for Animas users. More...
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FDA Updates #Afrezza Prescribing Info
Yet another FDA announcement from earlier this week… The FDA has approved the inclusion of new data on onset and duration for Mannkind’s Afrezza prescribing information: Full release with complete...
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OmniPod and T:Slim Offers for Animas & Roche Customers
Both Insulet Corporation and Tandem Diabetes Care have created welcome programs for Animas and Roche customers to try their pumps at reduced costs. Roche announced the discontinuation of their insulin...
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Tubed v Tubeless | Insulin Pump Comparison
It’s been more than ten years since Caleb began pumping. That’s more than 1,500 Pods, roughly estimating. Caleb was four when we decided to use OmniPod. He didn’t have much say in the matter. Over the...
View ArticleStashBandz and other running belts for D-Equipment
Adjusting to a tubed pump was easier than expected. Caleb loves his OmniPod, has been a user for more than ten years, and only entertained the thought of a tubed pump because it is the only closed-loop...
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10th grade
Not a very descriptive title. Could it have anything to do with diabetes? Um, kinfof. Caleb got on the bus for his first day of 10th grade this morning. My diabetes preparation for this day was little...
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