Type 1 Diabetes: It's Not that Simple

Medical Literature Analysis: The Performance Paradox of AID Systems

The greatest beneficiaries of automation lie on the extremes, while those in the middle can be left worse off. And no one knows it.

Nov 11 • 

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Dexcom's Stock Performance: A Business Masterclass in "Common Knowledge"

The art of business is knowing what everyone knows, and whether they know you know it.

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

Dual-Hormone Pumps and Insulins: Superhero? Or Villain?

Good and evil are hard to discern in the T1D Cinematic Universe!

Oct 26 • 

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GlucoGirl Explains T1D and Exercise: Insulin, Carbs and Glucose Control

In the T1D cinematic universe, GlucoGirl is a superhero! When she’s paying attention, that is.

Oct 23 • 

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Basal Insulin Reduction: A How-To Guide using “Active Learning”

Reducing and refining basal insulin profiles using controlled experiments improves glycemic control, reduces hypoglycemia, and yields healthier…

Oct 7 • 

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September 2025

Basal Dosing: How Much Do We Need?

The physiology of “background” insulin is complex. Dosing is another story.

Sep 27 • 

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Dexcom’s Tumble and the Ill-fated G7 Sensor

Marketing hype can only take you so far

Sep 25 • 

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Ketones: The Unjustly Demonized Villain in T1D Management

How fear of DKA compromises healthy self-management choices

Sep 14 • 

Dan Heller

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August 2025

Low-carb Diets Revisited

Metabolic fitness—not just glucose control—should be the primary health goal for T1Ds. Since the level of exercise required to build and strengthen…

Aug 27 • 

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Overbasalization: Does it Drive Obesity? Or Follow it?

Discerning between causality and correlation is often hard. Not here.

Aug 24 • 

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July 2025

Ye Olde Basal Rate: Its Effect on T1D Management and Long Term Complications

Why ADA basal insulin guidelines drive T1D obesity rates from 3.4% to 37%. Learn how over-aggressive basal dosing causes weight gain, hypoglycemia, and…

Jul 29 • 

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May 2025

The Insulin Absorption Roller Coaster and What You Can Do

The T1D carnival’s scariest attraction is, weirdly, Insulin

May 26 • 

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