Resources for Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) Systems
We’ve come a long way! Around 1980, the first insulin pumps were crude devices converted from large chemotherapy pumps. They had a single basal…
Supplements and Medications To Counter Covid-19, With or Without Diabetes
by John Walsh, PA, and Ruth Roberts, MA. With Covid-19 everywhere, new variants spreading fast, and vaccinations at an early phase, a facemask remains…
Healthy Vitamin D Levels Improve Covid-19 Outcomes
Amid the rush to find effective treatments to counter Covid-19 attacks on the body, a recently published research paper has turned up a promising…
Overview of Facemask Options for COVID
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that everyone 60 years or older and everyone with underlying comorbidities like diabetes, heart or vascular disease, and…
Pump Use in Type 1.5 and Type 2 Diabetes
Many adults with Type 1.5 diabetes (LADA) or Type 2 diabetes can benefit from the delivery of insulin via an insulin pump. Insulin pumps provide convenient and precise…
Covid-19 – A Special Threat with Diabetes
Many people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes have high glucose levels and excess weight that makes them more susceptible to contracting a…