# Tips, Tech & Gear **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=37 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 38 --- ## [Freestyle Libre in the US: 10-day vs 14-day sensor comparison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-in-the-us-10-day-vs-14-day-sensor-comparison/5490)
**Author:** [@DaveJ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/DaveJ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-in-the-us-10-day-vs-14-day-sensor-comparison/5490 "2019-04-03T10:08:31Z")
14-day vs 10-day sensors comparison in the US 10 day sensors Your current prescription covers them and your current reader will scan them 14 day sensors You will need a new prescription if you are using 10 day sensors, … --- ## [Accuchek Mobile Meter Review](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-mobile-meter-review/4561)
**Author:** [@Aaron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aaron)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accuchek-mobile-meter-review/4561 "2019-04-02T19:20:07Z")
I posted in another thread that I use an Accuchek Mobile Meter as a back-up meter to a Contour Next. The selling feature of the meter is that it does not use test strips. It uses a cassette that has a test tape on it tha… --- ## [New Procedures for getting a new Receiver?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-procedures-for-getting-a-new-receiver/7103)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-procedures-for-getting-a-new-receiver/7103 "2019-03-31T01:45:30Z")
Our receiver has broken multiple times in the past and we were shipped a new one immediately. This time when Erin called, they said they’re not sending us a new one until we first send back the old one so that they can … --- ## [How to use the Freestyle Libre anywhere, without a reader](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-use-the-freestyle-libre-anywhere-without-a-reader/2120)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-use-the-freestyle-libre-anywhere-without-a-reader/2120 "2019-03-28T20:16:06Z")
I am really interested in the Freestyle Libre, which is not available yet in the US. I have looked into what it would take to use it. Many forum threads discuss it, so finding info is easy. Finding good info is harder. S… --- ## [One-third of 670G users quit closed-loop](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-third-of-670g-users-quit-closed-loop/7069)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-third-of-670g-users-quit-closed-loop/7069 "2019-03-27T19:52:31Z")
Oh, hey @Nickyghaleb, they’re talking about you :slight\_smile: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910854?fbclid=IwAR1TJXOv02S-51Y\_tglu0HpuMySVpbOh7i7RLGs-4reFgFpJC-QR47Q-mbI --- ## [Miaomiao with glimp - no readings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/miaomiao-with-glimp-no-readings/7066)
**Author:** [@pgraham9999](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/pgraham9999)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/miaomiao-with-glimp-no-readings/7066 "2019-03-26T00:48:51Z")
Recently received miaomiao. Installed Glimp, followed setup procedure. Activated bluetooth, and phone found the M. occasionally it flashes a box with the mac address in it, but no data. periodically I get the alarm "… --- ## [Expired Dexcom sensors?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-dexcom-sensors/511)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-dexcom-sensors/511 "2019-03-24T18:46:16Z")
I am curious if anyone has a good sense of how well expired sensors work, and what their effective duration truly is. I don't mean how many days they can function when used but how many months past their due date they ca… --- ## [How many days are people here getting from their G6 sensor, using xDrip+?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-days-are-people-here-getting-from-their-g6-sensor-using-xdrip/6258)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-days-are-people-here-getting-from-their-g6-sensor-using-xdrip/6258 "2019-03-24T00:29:06Z")
I’m on day 12 of mine and the adhesive is only barely starting to come off, plus no skin irritation luckily. I’m just curious as to how many days people are getting out of their G6 sensors since we can go as long as we … --- ## [Market for used G5 transmitters?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/market-for-used-g5-transmitters/5784)
**Author:** [@g5-curious](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/g5-curious)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/market-for-used-g5-transmitters/5784 "2019-03-18T04:41:11Z")
I’m an embedded software engineer, and have been curious about the technology in a friend’s Dexcom G5 equipment. She recently swapped out the transmitter and I was surprised to hear that the old transmitter just goes in… --- ## [Tandem Control-IQ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/6615)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/6615 "2019-03-18T02:18:03Z")
Those that follow Kerri Sparling may have already perused this article on Six Until Me, and for those that haven’t Kerri while a paid Ambassador at Tandem has been involved with the Tandem Control-IQ trials at UVa. I t… --- ## [XDrip IOB Help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-iob-help/6990)
**Author:** [@khaled](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/khaled)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-iob-help/6990 "2019-03-16T18:34:16Z")
Hi all, I was curious if anyone knew how to manage the insulin on board on the Xdrip+ app… The IOB on my Xdrip app moves much faster than that on my PDM. The insulin duration is correct on Xdrip (3 hours) and matches u… --- ## [Help me find a certain brand please](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-find-a-certain-brand-please/6987)
**Author:** [@Beshears420](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beshears420)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-find-a-certain-brand-please/6987 "2019-03-16T07:07:12Z")
We had a box of 100 disposable syringes once, they were amazing… Best ones I’ve come across yet. But I cannot for the life of me find them, or remember the brand. I remember it was “Comfort” something, or Something “Com… --- ## [How do you use Mastisol?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-use-mastisol/6955)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-use-mastisol/6955 "2019-03-12T16:10:04Z")
I’m allergic to Skin Tac, so bought some Mastisol in hopes of using it as an alternative on my pump and (mostly) CGM sites. I should have looked at the size more closely when I purchased it. It looked the same as a bott… --- ## [Can anyone identify this random product?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-anyone-identify-this-random-product/6917)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-anyone-identify-this-random-product/6917 "2019-03-10T03:54:29Z")
Can anyone identify what brand this might be? It’s not Band-Aid or Nexcare as far as I can tell. Knowing my luck, it’s some generic version I’ll never find again. I think it’s a corn or blister cushion, but all the ones … --- ## [Tandem in Canada](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-in-canada/6916)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-in-canada/6916 "2019-03-09T04:50:34Z")
@Beacher @Jen What does this mean? (I have given up trying to figure out the Canadian system !!!) :smile: --- ## [Dexcom Share/Follow - Warning - Must Upgrade Android OS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-share-follow-warning-must-upgrade-android-os/6904)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-share-follow-warning-must-upgrade-android-os/6904 "2019-03-07T16:43:31Z")
I just noticed a warning message on the Tablet I use to Follow the Dexcom cgm data. This is the tablet I keep the Dexcom Follow App on the nightstand so I can see the cgm data at night without having to touch anything. … --- ## [Is it possible to Re-Develop your physical sense of lows? highs? after depending on CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-possible-to-re-develop-your-physical-sense-of-lows-highs-after-depending-on-cgm/6238 "2019-03-07T16:20:52Z")
In my ideal world, I would not be dependent on Dexcom for warning me about lows. I’m 13 years into my T1D journey. I’ve used Dexcom for probably the last six or seven years. Before Dexcom, I went off of fingersticks and … --- ## [Is this legit?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-this-legit/6900)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-this-legit/6900 "2019-03-07T05:21:43Z")
Bought some test strips on Amazon and they arrived with this label on every container, now I am wondering if I bought these from a scammer? ( I am not on Medicaid or Medicare)… --- ## [Basal-IQ Benefit / MDI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-iq-benefit-mdi/6867)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-iq-benefit-mdi/6867 "2019-03-06T13:02:07Z")
A benefit of Basal-IQ that may not be obvious. When BG runs high for whatever reason like 250+, we will often find that a manual syringe will work substantially faster then a bolus. Certainly others do the same and it … --- ## [Apparently I've used the same Lancing Device for 14 years](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-ive-used-the-same-lancing-device-for-14-years/6850)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-ive-used-the-same-lancing-device-for-14-years/6850 "2019-03-05T16:36:13Z")
I had cause to look for another lancing device last night, and discovered that: (1) I’ve been using the same lancing device from my very first OneTouch Ultra Mini meter since 2005 (2) I do have one spare lancing device… --- ## [Cheap phones?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cheap-phones/6856)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cheap-phones/6856 "2019-03-04T19:11:42Z")
This is marginally related to diabetes care – we need a cheapish EXTRA phone for Samson because he has to wear the one he uses for transmitting data and the school is not doing a good job catching his lows by just checki… --- ## [Reset G5 Transmitter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reset-g5-transmitter/6842)
**Author:** [@1Fulana](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/1Fulana)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reset-g5-transmitter/6842 "2019-03-04T02:23:32Z")
I’d like to reset my G5 transmitter. My glucoses are sent to my Tandem 2Xslim pump. I do not have them sent to my smartPhone or a transmitter. Is there a way to do do the reset without an iphone and mac computer? I will… --- ## [Changing infusion sets on the go](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-infusion-sets-on-the-go/6786)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-infusion-sets-on-the-go/6786 "2019-02-27T17:03:30Z")
Yesterday I found myself at a conference I was to present at with my co-presenter. It was a day event only, so although it was a few hours’ journey from home, we weren’t staying overnight. I had put in a new infusion set… --- ## [Help! Objective time-in-range data?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-objective-time-in-range-data/6405)
**Author:** [@briopelle](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/briopelle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-objective-time-in-range-data/6405 "2019-02-27T00:13:49Z")
I am a type 2 determined to get this blood sugar thing under control. I am using the Freestyle Libre CGM and would like to get some honest and objective information about ideal range. It seems to me that folks on this s… --- ## [Will Dexcom honor sensor failure if one is using xDrip+?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-dexcom-honor-sensor-failure-if-one-is-using-xdrip/6746)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-dexcom-honor-sensor-failure-if-one-is-using-xdrip/6746 "2019-02-26T02:56:59Z")
Just as the question says. I just had a sensor failure after 8 days and am going to call them to get a replacement, but I’d like to know if they can find out that I’m using xDrip+ and won’t honor the replacement policy b… --- ## [G6 signal erratic losses with xDrip+](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-signal-erratic-losses-with-xdrip/6195)
**Author:** [@Kywalh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kywalh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-signal-erratic-losses-with-xdrip/6195 "2019-02-25T20:19:02Z")
Hi all, I just moved today from FSL and miaomiao to G6 for my 10 yo daughter. I have the latest xdrip release and the warm up went well… However, since that, I keep on having signal losses erratically… Sometimes it wo… --- ## [BG management when sick: what I know now that I didn't know a year ago](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-management-when-sick-what-i-know-now-that-i-didnt-know-a-year-ago/2556)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-management-when-sick-what-i-know-now-that-i-didnt-know-a-year-ago/2556 "2019-02-25T17:26:44Z")
Diabetes management is not easy for me to learn: it takes me a while to figure things out. Here are a few things that I have learned in the past year about sickness BG management that I did not know a year ago: The core… --- ## [Xdrip+ / nightscout to clarity via what app?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-nightscout-to-clarity-via-what-app/5531)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-nightscout-to-clarity-via-what-app/5531 "2019-02-25T14:29:29Z")
My endo doesn’t mind me using Xdrip+ or even Nightscout, but says that due to HIPA regulations they cannot get my #s off a web site and I have to FAX them in if I need tweaking help. I know I read somewhere that there i… --- ## [Mongo Lab Cloud Provider](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mongo-lab-cloud-provider/3391)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mongo-lab-cloud-provider/3391 "2019-02-25T14:18:23Z")
I was beginning the process over again (new account) in the hopes of getting a successful Nightscout/xDrip+ setup and came to the following screen when configuring my Mongo Lab account. My question is…if I’m deploying t… --- ## [How differently do you manage BG when you stop using a CGM?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-differently-do-you-manage-bg-when-you-stop-using-a-cgm/6775)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-differently-do-you-manage-bg-when-you-stop-using-a-cgm/6775 "2019-02-25T04:01:00Z")
I am wondering how people change their BG management when they decide to go without a CGM for a while after using one? @Chris’s son goes without his CGM from time to time for 4-5 days. I do too, but most times only for … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=36) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=38)