I’ve spent a lifetime reading nutrition labels on the back of packages and deciding whether to eat a food based on the n…
Articles by Larissa Zimberoff
What Does Insulin Smell Like?
Asking what a clear liquid smells like sounds like an oxymoron, although it makes sense. Of course I’m talking about ins…
Bigfoot Biomedical Chooses Abbott’s Libre Over Dexcom’s CGM
Bigfoot Biomedical has a lot going for it. It’s got intrigue (read the story about its co-founder Bryan Mazlish in Wired…
The Promise of Generic Insulin
The headline you’ve probably read more than once, including here on A Sweet Life, is one of outrage surrounding rumors o…
One Drop Glucose Meter Review and Giveaway: Unlimited Test Strips
A meter that comes with unlimited test strips is a win for anyone with diabetes. One that comes with a slick app and a l…
Why Would People Without Diabetes Monitor Their Blood Sugar?
Earlier this month, Gizmodo published a story about Sano Intelligence, a healthcare startup that is making a continuous …
Reader’s Digest Says Pasta Doesn’t Spike Your Blood Sugar
At the start of every new year, lists abound detailing what we should and should not eat. These how-to eat-healthy headl…
How I Got My FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitor
Is there any more iconic symbol for diabetes than a drop of blood on a finger? Throughout my diabetes career––yes, it’s …
The Medtrum All-In-One (or Three) Artificial Pancreas
Not to be confused with that other big name company leaning on the Latin prefix Med––um, Medtronic––is another diabetes …
How Afrezza Inhaled Insulin Makes My Life Better
The first time I took Afrezza––an inhalable fast-acting insulin––in public, it was at Wildair, a small, hip restaurant i…
