# Share **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=30 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 31 --- ## [For All the D-Kids out there](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-all-the-d-kids-out-there/3797)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-all-the-d-kids-out-there/3797 "2018-03-27T01:03:33Z")
Just found this site with actual Diabetes Superheroes!! Woohoo! http://www.thediabetesheroes.com/index.html --- ## [Grading scale when I was a kid](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/grading-scale-when-i-was-a-kid/3748)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/grading-scale-when-i-was-a-kid/3748 "2018-03-25T20:24:10Z")
Kids grading scales are super lenient these days! I told my 15-year old that he’s very lucky…“in my day” any grade in the 70’s would have been a D. Today, depending on where that 70 falls, it could be a C OR EVEN A B!!… --- ## [Evolution](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/evolution/3779)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/evolution/3779 "2018-03-25T03:23:11Z")
According to the attached article, it seems the Blind Cave Tetra fish has overcome T2 diabetes/Insulin Resistance. Evolution at work for this subspecies? It’s an interesting observation if nothing else. --- ## [Happy Easter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/happy-easter/3773)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/happy-easter/3773 "2018-03-24T15:44:02Z")
A little Scottish lass curious about chocolate and Easter. So cute, and funny! https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBBCScotland%2Fvideos%2F1674177669278658%2F%3Fhc\_ref%3DA… --- ## [Beware the Ides of March!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/beware-the-ides-of-march/3711)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/beware-the-ides-of-march/3711 "2018-03-18T14:02:55Z")
\[image\] --- ## [Dexcom Renewals](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-renewals/3725)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-renewals/3725 "2018-03-17T19:14:08Z")
So, I just tried to refill my Dexcom supplies for the first time this year, and surprisingly I have to do all the insurance checks and referrals again. Even though I have an active Rx and an existing referral with my in… --- ## [Study: high fitness associated with 90% lower risk of dementia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-high-fitness-associated-with-90-lower-risk-of-dementia/3707)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-high-fitness-associated-with-90-lower-risk-of-dementia/3707 "2018-03-15T15:38:08Z")
Not diabetes specific, but still shocking. This study just published in Neurology is a longitudinal population study that tracked a population of women for 44 years. What they found out was that, after 44 years, the risk… --- ## [Goals We Have For Ourselves](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/goals-we-have-for-ourselves/3684)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/goals-we-have-for-ourselves/3684 "2018-03-14T18:02:38Z")
This is not specifically a thread about D: i believe that in our lives, we set certain goals for ourselves and that this a very healthy way to maintain a positive attitude about ourselves and our lives. as many of you … --- ## [Kevin's stories, or, The fish that got away](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kevins-stories-or-the-fish-that-got-away/3629)
**Author:** [@kmichel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kmichel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kevins-stories-or-the-fish-that-got-away/3629 "2018-03-10T05:04:09Z")
Since @Michel asked, I will share some stories here. We will start with a short one, since it is late and I am on my mobile phone. This one is more musing than anything. I was reading @Sams story and it got me thinking … --- ## [Report: worrisome deaths in non-hospital surgery centers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/report-worrisome-deaths-in-non-hospital-surgery-centers/3627)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/report-worrisome-deaths-in-non-hospital-surgery-centers/3627 "2018-03-08T05:37:18Z")
Kaiser Health News just came out with this fascinating and worrisome report on surgery centers: It appears to me that much of the report is based directly on Medicare reports. In one case, for instance, “\[…\] a Medica… --- ## [Five categories. Thoughts? Agree or disagree?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/five-categories-thoughts-agree-or-disagree/3631)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/five-categories-thoughts-agree-or-disagree/3631 "2018-03-08T04:57:23Z")
5 types, Not 2 --- ## [The oscars awards](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-oscars-awards/3650)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-oscars-awards/3650 "2018-03-08T00:09:27Z")
did anyone watch the Oscars? did anyone see any of the movies that were nominated? did anyone have a strong opinion about who won and who shouldnt have won and who should have won? were there any movies that you saw thi… --- ## [Sugarland...A Comic about Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sugarland-a-comic-about-diabetes/3649)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sugarland-a-comic-about-diabetes/3649 "2018-03-07T15:31:33Z")
Here is comic the pretty succinctly takes about Type 1 diabetes. --- ## [4 days and nights and counting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/4-days-and-nights-and-counting/3642)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/4-days-and-nights-and-counting/3642 "2018-03-07T05:08:40Z")
The nor’easter that passed through the east coast last Friday knocked out our power and it’s been out ever since. I feel like we’re living in the TV show “Revolution”… Whick I loved btw. We’ve had to open four separate… --- ## [I am finally caught up!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-finally-caught-up/3611)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-finally-caught-up/3611 "2018-03-01T17:23:19Z")
It took a good bit of work, but I have finally caught up and this is what my unread category looks like. Woo hoo \[image\] --- ## [Welcome, New FUD'ers!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-new-fuders/3610)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-new-fuders/3610 "2018-03-01T16:03:01Z")
I’d like to send a big welcome to all the new FUD’ers to our site in the past few weeks! Many of us who are usually around to send out the welcome parties are just very stretched for time in our real lives right now and… --- ## [Congratulations to Harold, Erin Elizabeth and KAIDEN!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/congratulations-to-harold-erin-elizabeth-and-kaiden/3520)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/congratulations-to-harold-erin-elizabeth-and-kaiden/3520 "2018-02-28T01:57:48Z")
What a wonderful week this was! Our own @ClaudnDaye and @ErinElizabeth now have a beautiful addition to add to our own Liam and his many brothers, newly arrived KAIDEN!!! So I am sure you are all joining me in in wishin… --- ## [Xeris Pharmaceuticals Achieves Phase 3 Milestones of its Ready-to-Use Glucagon Rescue Pen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xeris-pharmaceuticals-achieves-phase-3-milestones-of-its-ready-to-use-glucagon-rescue-pen/3546)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xeris-pharmaceuticals-achieves-phase-3-milestones-of-its-ready-to-use-glucagon-rescue-pen/3546 "2018-02-22T10:36:42Z")
Due to a conversation last week, I was wondering about the auto-injector pen which is being developed by Xeris. I found this article from last week. They’re still developing the pen and have completed two Phase 3 studies… --- ## [Have Diabetes, Would Travel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538 "2018-02-21T22:57:41Z")
My wife, Anita, and I were married in 1964. I had been type 1 for 18 years at that time. I was testing my urine, using animal insulin, and did not know about the effect of carbs on my blood sugar. My control was dismal, … --- ## [Diagnosis: DKA in the emergency room](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659 "2018-02-19T10:17:51Z")
Our story is, I believe, almost perfectly typical of a classical T1D Diagnosis. Right about when my son turned 11, his behavior started changing. From being always full of energy, he started napping after school. He be… --- ## [About Dexcom G5 pairing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-dexcom-g5-pairing/2899)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-dexcom-g5-pairing/2899 "2018-02-17T23:07:17Z")
I am getting different answers from different sourced it seems. So, we would LOVE to do away with the “receiver” and go with only our phones as receivers for the G5, but we’ve heard you MUST use the receiver as one of t… --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: CanadaDrugs.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100 "2018-02-08T09:14:08Z")
I have used CanadaDrugs.com several times. A+ from me. Cheap, reliable, easy to use. https://www.canadadrugs.com/ --- ## [Aetna medical director NEVER looked at patients's records](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aetna-medical-director-never-looked-at-patientss-records/3485)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aetna-medical-director-never-looked-at-patientss-records/3485 "2018-02-14T23:03:23Z")
I need to quote a good bit, because it is so shocking (the bolding is mine): "During his videotaped deposition in October 2016, \[Aetna medical director\] Iinuma – who signed the pre-authorization denial – said he never r… --- ## [Winter in WI: my upcoming task for the next 3.5 hours](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/winter-in-wi-my-upcoming-task-for-the-next-3-5-hours/2809)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/winter-in-wi-my-upcoming-task-for-the-next-3-5-hours/2809 "2018-02-12T04:22:19Z")
\[FirstSnowFall\_2017-12-09p\] 150 yards of driveway x 3" of wet snow + 60 x 40 yard2 pad by hand :slight\_smile: --- ## [Superbowl sunday](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/superbowl-sunday/3431)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/superbowl-sunday/3431 "2018-02-06T15:38:06Z")
so, its finally here. not the teams i had been rooting for all year, especially since i am a New Yorker…but lets face it, the Jets have played miserably since Joe Namath since they won the SB in 1969, and this year’s Gia… --- ## [Don't buy this Hansol lancing device!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-buy-this-hansol-lancing-device/1791)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-buy-this-hansol-lancing-device/1791 "2018-02-04T07:47:21Z")
I thought this lancing device looked cool. Very small, basically looked just like a pen. Made of metal. Adjustable lancing depth by just turning the gold ring up or down. Only $9. Nice, right? Wrong! (Pencil shown in b… --- ## [Admelog lispro: Humalog biosimilar insulin FDA approved](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/admelog-lispro-humalog-biosimilar-insulin-fda-approved/3422)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/admelog-lispro-humalog-biosimilar-insulin-fda-approved/3422 "2018-02-04T00:54:01Z")
Better late than never… I just found out that a biosimilar (I think) to Humalog (lispro) called Admelog had been approved by the FDA in December. Here is the FDA announcement: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/Pre… --- ## [I want to be a naked mole rat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-want-to-be-a-naked-mole-rat/3386)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-want-to-be-a-naked-mole-rat/3386 "2018-01-31T14:32:10Z")
It appears that naked mole rats don’t age: every normal population of living creatures dies exponentially more/faster with age— that’s called Gompertz law. But naked mole rats don’t: their likelihood to die remains const… --- ## [Novel Line of Research for a Cure UPDATE](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novel-line-of-research-for-a-cure-update/605)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novel-line-of-research-for-a-cure-update/605 "2018-01-31T02:52:57Z")
"Beta cell formation in vivo through cellular networking, integration and processing (CNIP) in wild type adult mice" Drs. Ralph Defronzo and Bruno Doiron have published research on a novel approach to cure T1 diabetes … --- ## [Liam and his big bubby playing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-and-his-big-bubby-playing/3344)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-and-his-big-bubby-playing/3344 "2018-01-27T01:23:24Z")
Lots of Liam laughter. :smiley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUwg46IkEgs&feature=youtu.be [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=29) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=31)