• Diabetes News

    I have just arrived from a visit at EASD 2017 held in Lisbon, Portugal. EASD stands for European Association for the Study of Diabetes and is the biggest fair within Diabetes in Europe. All the latest research and technology within Diabetes is presented. This is my short report from two intensive days.

    Not so many new insulin pumps were presented, but I was curious to know more about the small colorful pump from Kaleido with a very short tubing. It is a cool pump and the colors are wonderful but it takes time before we can see it on the market. Kaleido have had starting problems when testing the pump on T1D´s. A new version is now on test but there are still problems that needs to be solved. I guess it will still take some time until  it is available on the market.

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    I was invited to EASD by Roche Diabetes Meetup and we were 60  diabetes advocates from different part of the world. We spent a day together talking about news in the diabetes world. We had the opportunity to listen to Ilka Gdanietz meindiabetesblog.com and Scott Johnson scottdiabetes.com presenting the news at Mysugr, the App that makes diabetes suck less. Here you can get help, support and advices to manage your diabetes.

    This is me on the Blogger event:

    Josefin Palmén (blog here, FB here) from Sweden is here showing her CGM Eversense to Renza Diabetes Advocate (blog here ) from Australia and Kelly Close Founder of Close Concerns and Diatribe from US (really recommend you to check these links to get updated, great news and tips within diabetes).

    At EASD I participated in the #DeDoc event and it was fantastic to meet Adam Brown, the author of the book “Bright Spots and Landmines”. It is possible to download free or to buy cheap at Amazon.com. Everyone loves his book. It is really inspiring to read about how Adam manage his diabetes. I got his book and I love it. Adam got our book “We can want and dare and we have diabetes type 1“.

    I also met this guy who has a diabetes Magazine on the web, but has now decided to launch it as a paper magazine. It will be launched November 14th.

    In the mornings we started the day with exercise and after 1,5 hours run in Lisboa we felt ready to meet the exhibition. My blood sugar is perfect when I start without eating before I have my slow long run. Thorulf however, needed to stop at a café and eat a croiassant and a cup of coffee. Josefin brings her insulinpump in AnnaPS sport bra and I run in the tank top with pockets.

    At EASD I had the chance to meet Cajsa Lindberg, the President of the Swedish Diabetes Youth Association .

    I really would like to share this organization run by Delphine T1D who loves to travel and now arranging travels by T1D for T1D with you. Here you can travel together with people really understand your special needs and can support if you need. Would you like to travel with T1Ds and the Diabetes Tour agency,you can read more here,

    In the end I would like to share a photo of all Diabetics participating in the #Diabetesmeetup. It is so inspiring to meet all these T1D working so hard to support others with diabetes and arise the awareness of diabetes in the world.