# Share **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=23 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [Women's soccer world cup final from Scopello, Sicily](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/womens-soccer-world-cup-final-from-scopello-sicily/7853)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/womens-soccer-world-cup-final-from-scopello-sicily/7853 "2019-07-11T09:14:07Z")
We did find a way to watch the Women’s World Cup final tonight in a small village in Sicily, and we cheered like crazy for the USA team!!! People around us must have thought we were unhinged :slight\_smile: We are so ple… --- ## [Help decide: should Madge Cat move to CA?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-decide-should-madge-cat-move-to-ca/7855)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-decide-should-madge-cat-move-to-ca/7855 "2019-07-10T01:25:45Z")
Question for cat lovers: now that we are moving to CA we are preparing our cats’ move as well. But I worry about one of them, Madgie: she had a bad virus infection as a kitten when we purchased her that caused some neura… --- ## [Caption this photo!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caption-this-photo/7814)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caption-this-photo/7814 "2019-07-03T05:48:16Z")
The fish: “Is that a beeper?” Photo is from my snorkeling adventures in Fiji last week! --- ## [Autism Book & Movie Recommendation](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/autism-book-movie-recommendation/7775)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/autism-book-movie-recommendation/7775 "2019-06-29T17:34:29Z")
So, not diabetes related. But related to peeps here on FUD. I’m reading a book which I thought I might share here in case anyone might find it helpful. It’s written by a 13-year-old boy with autism and it’s fascinating.… --- ## [Chemists discover structure of glucagon fibrils](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/chemists-discover-structure-of-glucagon-fibrils/7782)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/chemists-discover-structure-of-glucagon-fibrils/7782 "2019-06-27T19:40:17Z")
Very interesting study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. Chemists have discovered the structure of the glucagon fibrils that form when glucagon is dissolved in liquid. --- ## [Public Option](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/public-option/7731)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/public-option/7731 "2019-06-25T06:33:38Z")
WA will have a public option starting in 2021. According to one of the elected class who invented this: “This new option with standardized plans will not only make insurance coverage more affordable, but will allow peop… --- ## [Doctor/Patient terminology](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctor-patient-terminology/7753)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctor-patient-terminology/7753 "2019-06-24T04:27:43Z")
Interesting article about the use of term Patient. Mentions cases such as health related apps, that are shifting to use Consumer. How many times have we, the “patient” told the doctor things they didn’t know, but pro… --- ## [Diabetes product and tech news from ADA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-product-and-tech-news-from-ada/7691)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-product-and-tech-news-from-ada/7691 "2019-06-13T22:30:01Z")
--- ## [ADA Scientific Session - Safety of Afrezza in Pediatric Patients](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ada-scientific-session-safety-of-afrezza-in-pediatric-patients/7667)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ada-scientific-session-safety-of-afrezza-in-pediatric-patients/7667 "2019-06-13T21:23:19Z")
The ADA is currently holding their annual scientific sessions. I came across some sessions on Afrezza that I thought were interesting. I think that if Mannkind can show that Afrezza is safe for children, many more peopl… --- ## [Tandem Control IQ moves forward](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq-moves-forward/7664)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq-moves-forward/7664 "2019-06-10T17:44:09Z")
Recent announcements following this weekend’s ADA Scientific sessions. It looks outwardly like the Tandem Control IQ is moving forward. Hopefully it will be available to the general user base later this year. Tandem Di… --- ## [Scream of...bomb threat?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scream-of-bomb-threat/7595)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scream-of-bomb-threat/7595 "2019-06-10T16:35:23Z")
A friend of mine texted me this evening and asked “do they really do this!?!“ Yep. Yes, indeed, they do. I couldn’t decide whether or not it was funny. I did feel totally bad for the dude who ended up getting basical… --- ## [Interesting Time article on Diet - Not Peer Reviewed](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-time-article-on-diet-not-peer-reviewed/7669)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-time-article-on-diet-not-peer-reviewed/7669 "2019-06-10T16:22:14Z")
--- ## [Get a Dog!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/get-a-dog/2674)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/get-a-dog/2674 "2019-06-05T22:29:57Z")
Want to live longer? Get a dog. This study just proves what I’ve known for many years–that having a dog will make you healthier. But even if it doesn’t make me healthier, it certainly makes me much happier. :blush: --- ## [From Type 2 to Type 1, my story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/from-type-2-to-type-1-my-story/7615)
**Author:** [@Megan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Megan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/from-type-2-to-type-1-my-story/7615 "2019-06-03T17:49:16Z")
I’m so happy to find this forum (and even happier that this is the first time I’ve been able to get my first name as a username on any website!) If my story sounds familiar you may have read it when I posted on the T1 s… --- ## [Interesting Research - New Immune Cell Discovery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-research-new-immune-cell-discovery/7599)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-research-new-immune-cell-discovery/7599 "2019-06-03T12:41:52Z")
Pretty interesting work. Hopefully another piece to the puzzle. And we can all sleep better at night knowing that this work wasn’t done on our easy to cure diabetic mice friends. /s --- ## [Biohacking Insulin - Best Story of the Bunch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/biohacking-insulin-best-story-of-the-bunch/7602 "2019-06-01T14:58:12Z")
This is the best of the articles I have read on the subject. Interesting idea. I probably won’t be going down this path, but at least they are doing something. --- ## [When you forget that You’re the diabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-you-forget-that-you-re-the-diabetic/7450)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-you-forget-that-you-re-the-diabetic/7450 "2019-05-31T01:33:08Z")
I hugged my husband the other day and accidentally collided with his phone in his pocket kind of hard. I thought, “Oh my gosh…his pod!” …and then I remembered that I’m the podder in the family… Wow. :grimacing: --- ## [Pump “break”!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-break/5214)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-break/5214 "2019-05-18T14:07:39Z")
So I bumped my pump a couple of times while mowing yesterday, then raked some leaves. Got in the house and heard a strange squealing sound. First thought is whether Ancient Harley is okay, next is if a smoke alarm has g… --- ## [Researchers identify trigger and mechanism in type 1 diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/researchers-identify-trigger-and-mechanism-in-type-1-diabetes/7562)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/researchers-identify-trigger-and-mechanism-in-type-1-diabetes/7562 "2019-05-26T01:32:12Z")
Trigger and Mechanism discovered? --- ## [Research on “smart insulin” designed to reduce hypos](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/research-on-smart-insulin-designed-to-reduce-hypos/7559)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/research-on-smart-insulin-designed-to-reduce-hypos/7559 "2019-05-25T18:12:29Z")
--- ## [FUD Gratitude](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fud-gratitude/6328)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fud-gratitude/6328 "2019-05-23T15:48:39Z")
I want to let the FUDiverse know how grateful I am for the camaraderie here. I’ve never joined or participated in forums before. I did not know what to expect here. But this is definitely the only forum I’ve ever seen th… --- ## [Major victory for our oldest son](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/major-victory-for-our-oldest-son/7503)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/major-victory-for-our-oldest-son/7503 "2019-05-19T11:41:37Z")
He wasn’t sure after he finished the exam, but to get these results tonight…it definitely gets our weekend started out right. Results submitted to his top 4 colleges - MIT, Harvard, Caltech, and Stanford. We couldn’t b… --- ## [Looking back on my last year in numbers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-back-on-my-last-year-in-numbers/7171)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-back-on-my-last-year-in-numbers/7171 "2019-05-16T07:07:03Z")
These two summaries are a little more than a year apart, the first being from Nov 2017-Feb 2018, and the second being Jan 2019-April 2019. There is really so much I could say about then versus now and my whole outlo… --- ## [Freestyle Libre sensors may need to be durable medical supply for insurance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-sensors-may-need-to-be-durable-medical-supply-for-insurance/6544)
**Author:** [@Bonni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bonni)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-sensors-may-need-to-be-durable-medical-supply-for-insurance/6544 "2019-05-11T02:32:29Z")
Well, the process has been started for the dexcom, after talking to the company I am rather excited because it seems like it will do so much more than the Freestyle Libre. Don’t know if anyone else can benefit from this… --- ## [Being Excited about things that suck that turn out not to be due to Diabetes!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-excited-about-things-that-suck-that-turn-out-not-to-be-due-to-diabetes/7424)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-excited-about-things-that-suck-that-turn-out-not-to-be-due-to-diabetes/7424 "2019-05-09T01:07:48Z")
I keep meaning to post this but then I get sidetracked… I get really excited when something sucks but it turns out not to be related to diabetes! For example: Taking a tour of an aircraft carrier for four hours durin… --- ## [How to get Freestyle Libre approved by Medicare](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-get-freestyle-libre-approved-by-medicare/6762)
**Author:** [@tduke](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/tduke)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-get-freestyle-libre-approved-by-medicare/6762 "2019-05-07T17:17:34Z")
--- ## [News from the Dexcom Q1 2019 conference call](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-from-the-dexcom-q1-2019-conference-call/7374)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-from-the-dexcom-q1-2019-conference-call/7374 "2019-05-05T15:41:28Z")
Dexcom held their Q1 2019 conference call on 5/1/19; a transcript is available at https://seekingalpha.com/article/4258907-dexcom-inc-dxcm-ceo-kevin-sayer-q1-2019-results-earnings-call-transcript Here’s the news as I se… --- ## [If you don't have pockets for low treats, I've got the shoe for you!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-dont-have-pockets-for-low-treats-ive-got-the-shoe-for-you/7370)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-dont-have-pockets-for-low-treats-ive-got-the-shoe-for-you/7370 "2019-05-04T04:36:12Z")
--- ## [Dexcom packaging design flaw](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-packaging-design-flaw/7381)
**Author:** [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-packaging-design-flaw/7381 "2019-05-03T17:09:09Z")
My G6 sensor expired earlier tonight so I went to open my last box of sensors… and it turned out to be the receiver box which LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME as a box of sensors :sob: So now I’m trying the microwave restart tric… --- ## [News from the Q1 2019 Tandem conference call](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-from-the-q1-2019-tandem-conference-call/7348)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/news-from-the-q1-2019-tandem-conference-call/7348 "2019-05-03T02:11:56Z")
The Tandem conference call for Q1 2019 was held on 4/30/19. A transcript is available via https://seekingalpha.com/article/4258368-tandem-diabetes-care-inc-tndm-ceo-john-sheridan-q1-2019-results-earnings-call-transcript … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=22) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=24)