A snowfall gives you the chance to escape to the mountains for the weekend and go skiing, snowboarding or simply enjoy the warmth of an open fire. We know that the cold can be a challenge, especially when you have diabetes. Low temperatures generate a higher caloric intake to keep the body warm, which means...
2018 is here! Let’s make sure that the new year gets off to a good start, full of energy and good intentions. There is no better time than now to create new goals and commit to being better at managing your diabetes and taking care of your health. We know that a badly controlled diabetes...
The Christmas festivities are usually a marvellous occasion to share days of celebration with many friends and relatives. Excessive meals have a special leading role, which normally take centre stage of all events and gatherings. Being able to make the most of the Christmas holidays while keeping blood sugar levels under control becomes a whole...
Last week, our founders were at the biennial International Diabetes Federation Congress in Abu Dhabi, finding out more about the trends of the sector and the current situation of technology applied to diabetes: sensors, apps and the digital pancreas. Discussions were held on technological advances and above all, on their ability to respond to the...
Meeting our Team: Esteve Maruri SocialDiabetes is a young and growing company. We value our talents and the team that we have been able to put together in just 4 months. To show how proud we are of everyone working with us, we kick off this section of our blog introducing each team member, passionate...
November is the diabetes awareness month, and November 14th is the World Diabetes Day, in honor of Frederick Grant Banting, a Nobel laureate noted as the co-discoverer of insulin. This date is the perfect occasion to call attention to the enormous social and economic impact of diabetes on a global scale. In SocialDiabetes we want...
This summer has been a busy one for the SocialDiabetes team. We’ve been working hard and non-stop to, among other things, get out a new Android version of our app. We’ve redesigned the interface and reorganized the information so that it’s even more useful for our users. Below is a summary of what we’ve been...
We interviewed Toni Ruiz, a SocialDiabetes user, to learn more about how incorporating the app in his day-to-day life benefited his life. Toni has had Type 1 diabetes since 1992 and was first diagnosed at age 10 (he even spent his birthday in the hospital that year!). Toni, could you tell us in one sentence...
Sant Joan de Déu Hospital is a university hospital specialized in pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics and is one of the most important mother-infant centres in Europe. It has a leading Centre for Innovation in Childhood Diabetes, whereby diabetes is researched and treated using a three-pronged approach: research, excellent pediatric care and raising awareness. The relationship...
As is often the case, the beginnings were ‘accidental’ and triggered by a very personal reason, in this case me and my diabetes. I didn’t just decide suddenly one day to quit my job and set up a company. It was a gradual process whereby an initial idea kept evolving into what we are today,...
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