Dave Morris
@davehasdiabetes.bsky.social
Teacher of literature, film, and first-year writing. Researcher of contemporary science fiction. 38 years of T1D. Working on a trade project about T1D self-management technologies, discourses, practices.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Late to the party, but just watched The Human Trial (2022) by @lisahepner.bsky.social - moving documentary about stage 2 study of the ViaCyte insulin-producing cells. Available free on Hoopla - thanks, local library!
Real science is slow. Easy solutions are grifts. #t1d #diabetes
Real science is slow. Easy solutions are grifts. #t1d #diabetes
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Late to the party, but just watched The Human Trial (2022) by @lisahepner.bsky.social - moving documentary about stage 2 study of the ViaCyte insulin-producing cells. Available free on Hoopla - thanks, local library!
Real science is slow. Easy solutions are grifts. #t1d #diabetes
Real science is slow. Easy solutions are grifts. #t1d #diabetes
If you're not familiar with the podcast ologies.bsky.social, it's always great. This episode in particular, while not about #diabetes per se, speaks to #chronicillness generally as they discuss MS specifically.
(There's also an excellent two-parter on diabetes).
(There's also an excellent two-parter on diabetes).
Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Dr. Aaron Boster — alie ward
Neurons. Immune systems. MRIs. Weed gummies? One of the greats in neurology, Dr. Aaron Boster, takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease close to our hearts. A...
www.alieward.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you're not familiar with the podcast ologies.bsky.social, it's always great. This episode in particular, while not about #diabetes per se, speaks to #chronicillness generally as they discuss MS specifically.
(There's also an excellent two-parter on diabetes).
(There's also an excellent two-parter on diabetes).
This is exactly it: to do everything right and still have it go wrong. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
August 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is exactly it: to do everything right and still have it go wrong. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
Fire Village
Slightly diminish a TV show:
Urgent Care
Urgent Care
Slightly diminish a TV show:
Mission Quite Difficult
Mission Quite Difficult
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Fire Village
"Diabetes device distress" is both alliterative and incessant in all the ways named in this article! #T1D #type1diabetes
#Diabetes technology improves and even saves lives, especially for people with #type1diabetes . At the same time, it can also cause a lot of stress: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Diabetes Technology: Lifesaving and Stressful
Clinicians should ask patients if they’re experiencing ‘diabetes device distress’ and help guide them through it.
www.medscape.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Diabetes device distress" is both alliterative and incessant in all the ways named in this article! #T1D #type1diabetes
In my latest post, I think out loud about diabetic “control,” its necessity, and the profound alienation it creates. Features a comic drawing and a story about spilling blood in a baseball stadium. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
Control
Guarding Against Death... and Other People
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
In my latest post, I think out loud about diabetic “control,” its necessity, and the profound alienation it creates. Features a comic drawing and a story about spilling blood in a baseball stadium. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
Reposted by Dave Morris
How are Americans with #type1diabetes doing? Results are mixed. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Diabetes Tech Use On the Rise But A1c Reductions Still Lag
A population-based US study finds greater technology use and improved glycemic control but a low prevalence of an A1c level < 7% and widening disparities.
www.medscape.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
How are Americans with #type1diabetes doing? Results are mixed. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The 1940 version of Elliott Joslin's "Diabetic Creed." There were lots of versions, varying with each new edition of the textbook _Diabetes Mellitus_. Mostly advice to doctors on diagnosis and treatment, some moral judgments and eugenics appear, too! #diabetes #t1d #history
August 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reposted by Dave Morris
tv algorithm: we've noticed you've never once, since we've known you, ever watched a horror movie
me: correct
tv algorithm: so we figure that's because you've never heard of them, here's a different upsetting visual every time you turn us on, hope you love it!!
me: correct
tv algorithm: so we figure that's because you've never heard of them, here's a different upsetting visual every time you turn us on, hope you love it!!
August 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
tv algorithm: we've noticed you've never once, since we've known you, ever watched a horror movie
me: correct
tv algorithm: so we figure that's because you've never heard of them, here's a different upsetting visual every time you turn us on, hope you love it!!
me: correct
tv algorithm: so we figure that's because you've never heard of them, here's a different upsetting visual every time you turn us on, hope you love it!!
I don't normally say this, but this new report signals some real progress towards curing #type1diabetes : www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Transplanted Islet Cells Survive Without Immune Suppression
In a first for type 1 diabetes, researchers have gene-edited donor pancreatic islets in a way that evades the immune system to enable insulin secretion for at least 6 months.
www.medscape.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s true in main, and it’s helpful to remind diabetics to take care. But given that we diabetics often grow up with this stark moral opposition, it’s no wonder we’re exhausted and slightly neurotic. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
From Chris Feudtner, Bittersweet (2003)
From Chris Feudtner, Bittersweet (2003)
August 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It’s true in main, and it’s helpful to remind diabetics to take care. But given that we diabetics often grow up with this stark moral opposition, it’s no wonder we’re exhausted and slightly neurotic. #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
From Chris Feudtner, Bittersweet (2003)
From Chris Feudtner, Bittersweet (2003)
August 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My grandma used to give us wrapped boxes of Lucky Charms for Christmas. At Christmas 1987 (5 months after diagnosis), my brother unwrapped his box as normal. I unwrapped mine excitedly. It was Cheerios.
Welcome to diabetes, you little bastard. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
Welcome to diabetes, you little bastard. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My grandma used to give us wrapped boxes of Lucky Charms for Christmas. At Christmas 1987 (5 months after diagnosis), my brother unwrapped his box as normal. I unwrapped mine excitedly. It was Cheerios.
Welcome to diabetes, you little bastard. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
Welcome to diabetes, you little bastard. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
Reposted by Dave Morris
New research from BBDC member Dr. Farid Mahmud looks at combination therapy for teens with #T1D.
www.utoronto.ca/news/combina...
www.utoronto.ca/news/combina...
Combination therapy shows improved health outcomes for teens with type 1 diabetes: Study
Combining insulin treatment with the investigational drug dapagliflozin may improve health outcomes for adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to a clinical trial led by endocrinologist Farid Mah...
www.utoronto.ca
August 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
New research from BBDC member Dr. Farid Mahmud looks at combination therapy for teens with #T1D.
www.utoronto.ca/news/combina...
www.utoronto.ca/news/combina...
In this post, I explain the basic principles of using an insulin pump, and then talk a little bit about why it’s hard to use. This one’s a bit longer (~2700 words), but I think it’s pretty easy to read. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
The Basics of Insulin Pump Therapy
How the insulin pump does and doesn't work
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In this post, I explain the basic principles of using an insulin pump, and then talk a little bit about why it’s hard to use. This one’s a bit longer (~2700 words), but I think it’s pretty easy to read. #T1D #diabetes #type1diabetes #chronicillness
Today is my 38th diaversary, so I’m posting a short essay from last month responding to phase II of the Vertex VX-880 study, which offers some hope for implantation of insulin-producing cells. In it, I explain lipohypertrophy and reflect on the long wait for “a cure.” #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
The Long Wait for a "Cure"
Reflections on The Vertex VX-880 Study on My 38th Diaversary
davehasdiabetes.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today is my 38th diaversary, so I’m posting a short essay from last month responding to phase II of the Vertex VX-880 study, which offers some hope for implantation of insulin-producing cells. In it, I explain lipohypertrophy and reflect on the long wait for “a cure.” #t1d #diabetes #chronicillness
I'm working on a researched medical memoir about having diabetes for 40 years, and I've made a Substack to document my research and writing process. This is the short inaugural post. Feel free to subscribe. #T1D #type1diabetes #chronicillness #diabetes
Diabetes History (personal and otherwise)
Documenting the World of My Disease
davehasdiabetes.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I'm working on a researched medical memoir about having diabetes for 40 years, and I've made a Substack to document my research and writing process. This is the short inaugural post. Feel free to subscribe. #T1D #type1diabetes #chronicillness #diabetes
Reposted by Dave Morris
Can β-cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes move beyond being a last resort?
In this new Diabetes article, we explore what’s possible, what’s needed, and what questions remain.
📄 doi.org/10.2337/dbi2...
#T1D #BetaCell #DiabetesResearch
In this new Diabetes article, we explore what’s possible, what’s needed, and what questions remain.
📄 doi.org/10.2337/dbi2...
#T1D #BetaCell #DiabetesResearch
Future Directions and Clinical Trial Considerations for Novel Islet β-Cell Replacement Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes results from the immune-mediated loss of insulin-producing pancreatic islet β-cells, rendering those affected dependent on exogenous insuli
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Can β-cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes move beyond being a last resort?
In this new Diabetes article, we explore what’s possible, what’s needed, and what questions remain.
📄 doi.org/10.2337/dbi2...
#T1D #BetaCell #DiabetesResearch
In this new Diabetes article, we explore what’s possible, what’s needed, and what questions remain.
📄 doi.org/10.2337/dbi2...
#T1D #BetaCell #DiabetesResearch
Reposted by Dave Morris
Here's some #healthtech to get excited about!
This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#T1D #type1diabetes #medicaltechnology #health #healthcare #DiabetesResearch #technology #tech #ScientificResearch #MIT
This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#T1D #type1diabetes #medicaltechnology #health #healthcare #DiabetesResearch #technology #tech #ScientificResearch #MIT
This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes
MIT engineers have developed a tiny implantable device that could revolutionize emergency treatment for people with Type 1 diabetes. The device contains a powdered form of glucagon and can be remotely...
www.sciencedaily.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Here's some #healthtech to get excited about!
This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#T1D #type1diabetes #medicaltechnology #health #healthcare #DiabetesResearch #technology #tech #ScientificResearch #MIT
This tiny implant could save diabetics from silent, deadly crashes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
#T1D #type1diabetes #medicaltechnology #health #healthcare #DiabetesResearch #technology #tech #ScientificResearch #MIT
Representation matters. I vaguely remember a few YA novels with type 1 characters when I was a kid, but that was about it. Do you all remember books, tv shows, movies, etc. with #T1D characters? #diabetes #disability
Hundreds of thousands of children have type 1 diabetes. Now, there’s a Barbie who has it, too | CNN
The latest Barbie slays in a chic blue polka-dot crop top, ruffled miniskirt, chunky high-top heels and an insulin pump. She is the brand’s first doll with type 1 diabetes.
edition.cnn.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Representation matters. I vaguely remember a few YA novels with type 1 characters when I was a kid, but that was about it. Do you all remember books, tv shows, movies, etc. with #T1D characters? #diabetes #disability