Practical Diabetic

YouTube video by This Month in Type 1 Diabetes Research This Month in T1D Research (October 2025)

I've resurrected This Month in Type 1 Research. For the October 2025 edition go to youtu.be/UE51E_9OoEM #ThisMonthInType1DiabetesResearch

I'm quite the fan of vaccines and, if you're not, good luck with that.

Research is now looking to see if introducing the allergens into the diet of a breastfeeding mother can also affect allergy development.

Interesting presentation on allergies. Introducing egg and peanut in the diet of babies, who have a genetic predisposition to allergy, as they start solids, led to a significant reduction in allergy development (cohort 1 = no intro, cohort 2 = intro).

An example of cherry-picking correlations to come to an erroneous conclusion.
Since the 80s obesity rates have doubled while heart disease deaths have halved...

The Four Big Levers of Diabetes - Macintyre Health A guest blog by Leon Tribe, Clinical Affiliate at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute & T1D Advocate.

The 4 Big Levers of Diabetes and people pulling different ones for success macintyrehealth.com.au/the-four-big... featuring @bionicwookiee.bsky.social , Michael Fitzpatrick, and the late Dr Bernstein.

A new journey begins. See how it goes preserving the few remaining beta cells ;)

My HbA1c journey since LADA diagnosis. Initially 9.6% I went super-strict and the HbA1c went down to 5.3% and led to mild EWDR (your eyes don't like big HbA1c drops).
The bump at 2022 was the end of my insulin-free honeymoon.
I'm now at 5.4% i.e. back to the HbA1c post-diagnosis

All finished with the endo and couldn't be happier. Access to a literal professor of endocrinology, spending about an hour with him (first consult) including a foot check. Scripts refilled and another appt in 6 months. All for the total price of $0 #MedicareRocks

Travelling to my endo by boat.

YouTube video by NADC Australia THANK YOU ADATS 2025 VIDEO

A couple of shots of my shenanigans at #ADATS25 last week :)

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That is a wrap from #25ADC and #ADATS25 A final debrief with some #dedoc alumni (David Burren, @moodwife.bsky.social , and @t1bionic.bsky.social ) Again thank you NADCaustralia and DiabetesAus for enabling me to attend and being a #DAPeoplesVoice

AID is the preferred standard of care. Let's get pumps federally funded so ALL people with type 1 have access to this lifesaving technology. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Health care professionals: Learn from the users. They are often very friendly and keen to share what works for them. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

The history of Australian d-tech #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

An interesting find. Long term intensive insulin therapy may improve glucose control but generally leads to weight gain which counters the long term heart health benefits #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Current state of beta cell transplants. We can achieve insulin independence with immune suppression but without it is still elusive. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

A vision for a 'cure' (normoglycaemia) in the future #ADC2025 #DAPeoplesVoice

Preliminary research suggests whey protein, 30 minutes before moderate exercise can be useful in T1D exercise. Call out to Dessi Zaharieva who was involved in most of the studies presented on stage #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Protein stimulated the liver's production of glucose and the quicker the protein absorption, the stronger the response. I have now seen a couple of studies using this to counter overnight hypos and for exercise. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) shown as beneficial for T1Ds including a reduction of insulin need, outside of weight loss, for reasons not yet fully understood. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Case study of using DPP4i's and SGLT2i's for LADA in an 18 year old. AGP shows strong response in terms of glucose variability #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Showing you can get T1D at any age, a case of an 83 year old with positive autoantibody T1D is presented #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Low carb is on the radar of research but this review of available data found limited reliable evidence, contrary to reports from lived experience. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Interesting poster looking at how fully closed loop compares to hybrid closed loop for different carb intakes. Short version is it compares well, authors including @bionicwookiee.bsky.social #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice #TryNotDeclaringOneMealOnAID

Another surprising result. No study has shown you can prevent type 2 diabetes in a community context. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

A really interesting result. Various studies show intensive lifestyle interventions with type 2 diabetes, doesn't improve heart health or all-cause mortality rates. Even when the intervention leads to remission. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice

Bad Word Bingo at #25ADC. This is the second time I've seen the word 'adherence' used in a stage presentation. #DAPeoplesVoice

High dose blood pressure medication can lower blood pressure but multiple low dose is more effective and less likely to show side effects. #25ADC #DAPeoplesVoice