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The First FDA-Approved Hybrid Closed Loop / Elbow Bump Challenge
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
English - October 25, 2016 04:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB - ★★★★★ - 170 ratingsHealth & Fitness Society & Culture diabetes health t1d wellness type1diabetes Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Glucagon: The Basics & Beyond
This week, a big step forward for diabetes technology. The FDA recently approved the very first hybrid closed loop insulin system: the Medtronic MiniMed 670G. Medtronic's Chief Patient Officer Louis Dias and Social Media Manager Karrie Hawbaker talk to Stacey about what this product is, what it isn’t, access to it and what comes next.
Our Community Connection this week features a unique fundraiser, The Elbow Bump Challenge. Find out how 9-year-old Logan hopes to help out his favorite conference, Children with Diabetes, Friends For Life.
And Stacey talks about the Joslin Medalist Study for people living with type 1 for more than 25 years.