Is This Patient Type 1 or Type 2? The Mystery Continues…

Dr. E's Case Study

Dr. E’s new patient Kyle is a 32-year-old male who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by his primary care doctor. Kyle has a family history of type 2, but he had one positive autoantibody for type 1, which compelled Dr. E to request more testing. Dr. E shares the latest update, and his treatment plans for Kyle depending on his diagnosis.

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CGM Data Goes Hands-Free (But You Still Need a Wrist!) Dexcom’s G7 CGM Now Connects Directly to Apple Watch

Dexcom G7 Now Connects to Apple Watch

Many of us treat our phones like a fifth appendage, but now we can opt to leave our phones at home and still get CGM data. Dexcom recently announced that their G7 CGM can now connect directly to the Apple Watch for users in the U.S, offering people the freedom of real-time glucose readings even when their phone isn’t with them.

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An Endocrinologist’s Unique Journey Helping with People Living with Type 1 Diabetes

Dr. Tina Gupta with Vertex Pharmaceuticals

After seeing the struggles her patients faced living with type 1 diabetes, Dr. Tina Gupta was compelled to do more to help. She left clinical practice and joined Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a company researching treatment therapies that replace non-functioning beta cells with stem-cell- derived cells to try to reduce or eliminate the need for people with T1D to take insulin.

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