Hormetic Stress Biohacking Type 1 Diabetes CGM

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Photo: Unsplash.com Medical Disclaimer : The content on this blog is purely for informational purposes only. For medical advice, diagnosis and treatment, consult your doctor. The ultimate goal for anyone living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is stability. You want fewer spikes, fewer crashes, and more time spent in your target blood sugar range. Read more on blood sugar spike . For years, standard medical advice focused purely on matching insulin doses to carbohydrate intake. While this foundational math is necessary, it often leaves people riding a frustrating blood sugar roller coaster. Today, a new wave of tech-savvy individuals is looking beyond the traditional playbook. They are combining the principles of biohacking, the physiological benefits of hormetic stress, and the real-time data of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) to transform how they manage their health. This approach does not replace insulin. Instead, it aims to make the body more resilient, predictable, and res...
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FDA Approves First Gene Therapy Treatment for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel), the first cell-based gene therapy for the treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS).

Waskyra is indicated for pediatric patients six months and older and adults with WAS who have a mutation in the WAS gene and for whom hematopoietic stem cell transportation (HSCT) is appropriate and no suitable human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related stem cell donor is available.

The application was granted Orphan Drug, Rare Pediatric Disease and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designations.

The FDA granted approval of Waskyra to Fondazione Telethon ETS. This is a first approved cell and gene therapy product from a non-product applicant.

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https://www.fda.gov./fda-approves-first-gene-therapy-treatment-wiskott-aldrich-syndrome?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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