# Share **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=35 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 36 --- ## [Expired drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-drugs/1440)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-drugs/1440 "2017-08-06T19:47:36Z")
Don’t toss that expired insulin. Or maybe do – but know it might still be good. An article outlining what we’ve all sort of guessed: Many drugs remain good well past their expiration date. --- ## [Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom/1493)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom/1493 "2017-07-30T14:56:25Z")
I have been dealing with Dexcom as the parent of child with T1 diabetes for a year. Over that period of time, I have called them probably 20 times. Every one of my interactions with their operators has been positive. I … --- ## [One for Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-for-sam/1497)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-for-sam/1497 "2017-07-30T04:05:32Z")
Figured you would like this pic. :slight\_smile: \[IMG\_2178\] --- ## [How long without any lows?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-without-any-lows/1473)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-long-without-any-lows/1473 "2017-07-26T13:34:35Z")
So, for the past 3 days, we’ve not had a single low, while staying around 135 overall BG and that got me to thinking…as a fun question. What’s the longest you’ve gone without a single low, severe or otherwise? --- ## [United Healthcare and Afrezza?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/united-healthcare-and-afrezza/1470)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/united-healthcare-and-afrezza/1470 "2017-07-26T06:13:40Z")
I was prescribed Afrezza by my doc last week. Immediately got a call from the pharmacy saying it isn’t covered by my insurance. My husband’s coworker (also type 1) told him it would take a LONG time to get it approved, i… --- ## [Tu, have you no shame?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tu-have-you-no-shame/1427)
**Author:** [@jag1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jag1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tu-have-you-no-shame/1427 "2017-07-25T21:09:06Z")
So Tu (or actually thin-skinned eyebrow guy) threw me off several years ago, and I've never gone back. If they don't want me, then I sure as hell don't want them. But I just got an email from them - and guess what? It wa… --- ## [Diabetes Reality TV](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-reality-tv/1411)
**Author:** [@mpg54](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mpg54)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-reality-tv/1411 "2017-07-20T00:45:49Z")
Anyone going to watch this? Starts July 18th at 7pm on the Discovery Life Channel. http://www.reversedyourhealth.com/ Storyline: Imagine five people on an island retreat created just for diabetics ready for a life cha… --- ## [Stem Cell Therapy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stem-cell-therapy/1447)
**Author:** [@kenrick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kenrick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stem-cell-therapy/1447 "2017-07-19T23:05:59Z")
What do you think about this article on stem cell therapy? I found it interesting that it may apply to T1 and T2. --- ## [Apparently these are "the magic words"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-these-are-the-magic-words/1405)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-these-are-the-magic-words/1405 "2017-07-13T19:24:24Z")
I have a cheap supplementary meter I occasionally use. The strips are very cheap, and I can get them at the grocery store a few miles away instead of the better brand I buy online. For these reasons I use it sometimes. T… --- ## [Stories like this](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stories-like-this/1400)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stories-like-this/1400 "2017-07-12T18:19:08Z")
Make me so angry: --- ## [Interview in ASweetLife](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interview-in-asweetlife/1399)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interview-in-asweetlife/1399 "2017-07-12T18:09:24Z")
Perhaps you have heard of ASweetLife | The Diabetes Magazine. I was contacted a few weeks ago by one of their writers, Alex O’Meara. He interviewed me for his article on diluted insulin and here is his column: https:/… --- ## [Liam's Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662 "2017-07-10T00:55:55Z")
Hello everyone. What a pleasure to be with you all. My name is Harold and I’m father to six wonderful children and a loving wife of 18 years. Although our family has had many medical struggles through the years, having m… --- ## [mySugr partners with Roche](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mysugr-partners-with-roche/1371)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mysugr-partners-with-roche/1371 "2017-07-04T19:13:56Z")
--- ## [At-risk test](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/at-risk-test/1365)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/at-risk-test/1365 "2017-07-03T19:57:40Z")
Great news for me. I just took the at-risk test for Type 2 Diabetes, and I am at low risk for getting Type 2. So I feel better about that now. --- ## [Another possibility in pump appeals against United Healthcare](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358 "2017-07-02T22:35:15Z")
I saw Thomas' post (thanks @Thomas) and it made me think that this might be a great way to subvert the Medtronic-United Healthcare lock: https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/minimed-670g-insulin-pump-system "Thi… --- ## [The Dexcom enigma](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dexcom-enigma/1318)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dexcom-enigma/1318 "2017-06-23T18:42:56Z")
I have finally figured out the mystery of Dexcom... I see this occasionally. The "???" questions marks. And it sometimes appears for several hours, before eventually coming back with a BG value later. \[image\] Why … --- ## [A link to the new senate health care bill](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311 "2017-06-22T22:10:06Z")
--- ## [Generic EpiPen: model for insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/generic-epipen-model-for-insulin/1287)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/generic-epipen-model-for-insulin/1287 "2017-06-20T01:40:21Z")
I am sure you have heard of the hubbub about price gouging for EpiPens ($100 to $600 in 10 years or so). A generic has just been qualified for an epipen equivalent: However, FDA research indicates that one generic i… --- ## [What will drug price reform look like?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-will-drug-price-reform-look-like/1275)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-will-drug-price-reform-look-like/1275 "2017-06-17T15:08:07Z")
Some interesting updates on what potential drug reform might look like. So far, none of these proposals seem too promising to me -- making other countries pay their fair share might be helpful but I really don't know how… --- ## [Consider funding this movie: "Banting's Ghost" by Stephen Richert](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consider-funding-this-movie-bantings-ghost-by-stephen-richert/1267)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consider-funding-this-movie-bantings-ghost-by-stephen-richert/1267 "2017-06-16T13:43:25Z")
“Banting’s Ghost” is a movie project about how the cost of insulin is affecting people with diabetes, by a young documentary filmmaker named Stephen Richert: Stephen Richert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he … --- ## [Non-Invasive Testing That Works](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-invasive-testing-that-works/1260)
**Author:** [@livingandlearning201](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/livingandlearning201)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/non-invasive-testing-that-works/1260 "2017-06-15T16:19:41Z")
Non-Invasive Testing That Works One of the most exciting things we saw on the expo floor was a company called DiabetOmics out of Oregon, which is poised to soon launch a new non-invasive BG control test and two “poin… --- ## [Surprising finding on medical research: #1 medical killer gets 1% of funds](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/surprising-finding-on-medical-research-1-medical-killer-gets-1-of-funds/1234)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/surprising-finding-on-medical-research-1-medical-killer-gets-1-of-funds/1234 "2017-06-13T13:35:52Z")
I was quite interested and surprised by this finding by Blomberg Philantropies: since shortly after WW2, the biggest medical killer among low- and middle-income countries has been the set of Non-Communicable Diseases (NC… --- ## [This bill is flying completely under the radar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-bill-is-flying-completely-under-the-radar/1220)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/this-bill-is-flying-completely-under-the-radar/1220 "2017-06-13T00:50:19Z")
So apparently the Senate is trying to vote on a version of the health care bill before the July 4 recess: However, they won't release their version until the last possible moment. Apparently they learned from mistakes … --- ## [First days with the Omnipod!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-days-with-the-omnipod/1082)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-days-with-the-omnipod/1082 "2017-06-12T19:58:18Z")
I was fitted up with my new Omnipod on Friday afternoon and that evening I realized that I was no longer hostage to my Lantus schedule. Wow! Go to bed early or stay out with friends (without having to remember to bring t… --- ## [Updated Calmette-Guérin (BCG) information](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/updated-calmette-guerin-bcg-information/1207)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/updated-calmette-guerin-bcg-information/1207 "2017-06-11T00:15:56Z")
Mass. General study finds potential mechanism for BCG vaccine reversal of type 1 diabetes --- ## [Importing insulin: Analysis by Erica Lietzan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/importing-insulin-analysis-by-erica-lietzan/1177)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/importing-insulin-analysis-by-erica-lietzan/1177 "2017-06-08T14:56:22Z")
Erika Lietzan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law. She is an expert in drug and device regulation, the FDA, and intellectual property. We have been in contact with her over the past … --- ## [US$30 for a vial of Humalog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-30-for-a-vial-of-humalog/1182)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-30-for-a-vial-of-humalog/1182 "2017-06-08T14:10:38Z")
In Canada: This American T1D went to Vancouver BC, and was able to buy a vial of Humalog for US$30, without a need for a prescription: \[image\] New plans for summer: we are spending some of our vacations in Canada :sl… --- ## [I get so angry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-get-so-angry/1143)
**Author:** [@Shelby](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Shelby)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-get-so-angry/1143 "2017-06-07T23:17:02Z")
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by all the "stuff" that comes along with being diabetic. Also heart problems,all the pills for that,the shot of insulin. But then I realize how blessed I am with a patient loving family. S… --- ## [Drug prices: FDA considers encouraging generics](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drug-prices-fda-considers-encouraging-generics/1173)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drug-prices-fda-considers-encouraging-generics/1173 "2017-06-07T15:40:22Z")
The FDA head says he is looking into what we can do to encourage competition from generics: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-05/drug-prices-become-target-for-fda-as-chief-expands-agency-s-view A few nugg… --- ## [The international prices for drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169 "2017-06-06T22:31:06Z")
Another interesting article on how international prices for drugs vary, to our detriment: [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=34) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/10.md?page=36)