Recently, I had an incredible opportunity to visit the Microtech insulin pump and sensor factory in China. I must admit, China amazed me with its remarkable technological progress, but...
Tara and I met in our favorite pastry shop to test an ultra-rapid insulin that you inhale. With what? Ice cream and chestnut cakes, of course. 😊 Interestingly, neither...
Someone came up with an interesting idea to try and present to us Westerners the notion that China is no longer a technologically backward country — and to do...
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the pancreatic beta cells – the cells responsible for insulin production. Without them, the body cannot...
At the recent ATTD 2025 conference in Amsterdam, new data was presented confirming the high quality of the FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. One of the most...
Anyone who cares about themselves and their diabetes should know what the market leader in continuous glucose monitoring is up to. As we know, FreeStyle Libre 2 is a...
People living with diabetes who depend on insulin quickly learn which things truly matter — such as changing injection sites or correctly placing infusion sets. Of course, this assumes...
Marija (76) Has Been Using a Glucose Sensor for a Year — and Feels Free Again For more than two decades, Marija Radošević has been living with type 2...
Some time ago, top tennis player Alexander Zverev, who lives with Type 1 Diabetes, was reprimanded for taking his insulin injection on court. Officials told him he could only...
From September 15 to 19, 2025, I had the opportunity to attend the EASD Conference in Vienna, one of the world’s largest gatherings dedicated to diabetes. The location itself...
The 61st Annual Congress of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes has just concluded in Vienna – the largest European congress dedicated to diabetes. A wide range...
Interestingly, Roche has for years been sending clear signals in various ways that they are well aware of how important sensors are – and now they have delivered an...
Great news for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Australia — Omnipod® 5 is now officially compatible with the FreeStyle Libre® 2 Plus sensor. This long-awaited integration...
Who waits – wins! 🎉 That’s the message echoing through the diabetes tech world after an exciting announcement at the American Diabetes Association’s ADA 2025 conference: 📢 Official smartwatch...
Imagine being able to take a pill instead of daily injections! Thanks to scientists from Australia and Norway, this could soon become a reality. They have developed a smart...
This article will be of particular interest to advanced diabetes patients, especially parents of children with diabetes, who are generally better informed than the broader diabetes community. A completely...
The first explosion happened when we announced that Medtronic and Abbott had reached an agreement to connect Abbott’s Libre 3 sensors with the Medtronic 780G insulin pump. Then you...
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