# Tips, Tech & Gear **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=42 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 43 --- ## [What tracking app do you use and why do you like it?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-tracking-app-do-you-use-and-why-do-you-like-it/5053)
**Author:** [@mattie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mattie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-tracking-app-do-you-use-and-why-do-you-like-it/5053 "2018-11-04T19:13:19Z")
--- ## [Don't forget to change your pump clock](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dont-forget-to-change-your-pump-clock/5394 "2018-11-04T18:40:35Z")
Don’t forget to set your pump clock back an hour. And just a seasonal reminder guys - for every Christmas light you put up before Thanksgiving, a baby reindeer dies. @Nickyghaleb, since you didn’t get pump training,… --- ## [Spike?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/spike/3847)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/spike/3847 "2018-11-03T07:32:26Z")
Anyone here use the Spike app to look at their CGM data? Seems it has a lot of benefits, including no automatic expiration on the transmitter, no 2-hour warmup, etc: It’s for IOS and I am looking for reviews or thoughts… --- ## [Omnipod placement: where is best?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-placement-where-is-best/5327)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-placement-where-is-best/5327 "2018-11-02T18:37:05Z")
So this makes me wonder about pod placement and general pod tips… I’m getting mine tomorrow (thank you again, Eric), and I have yet to do any reading. Is there a thread for just Omnipod? For placement and such? I read … --- ## [Samsung Galaxy S9+, MiaoMiao and xDrip](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsung-galaxy-s9-miaomiao-and-xdrip/5366)
**Author:** [@MisterMints](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MisterMints)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsung-galaxy-s9-miaomiao-and-xdrip/5366 "2018-11-02T15:34:34Z")
Hi all, Has anyone using a S9+ (or S9) installed the October security/update patch from Samsung? I’m having a real problem with xDrip and my MiaoMiao maintaining connection, and I’m trying to see if this update is the p… --- ## [Problems starting Dexcom G6 with XDrip+](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problems-starting-dexcom-g6-with-xdrip/5350)
**Author:** [@Paul](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Paul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problems-starting-dexcom-g6-with-xdrip/5350 "2018-11-01T20:11:36Z")
I’m having a lot of problems with my first Dexcom G6 sensor, linked with XDrip+ on my LG Phone (running Android 6.0.1) I entered the transmitter ID, inserted the sensor, connected the transmitter & entered the sensor co… --- ## [Omnipod: does PDM need to stay with me at all times?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-does-pdm-need-to-stay-with-me-at-all-times/5354 "2018-11-01T18:09:44Z")
If anyone is out there, I would love a quick response… if I’m heading out the door for some exercise, does my PDM need to come along?? --- ## [Disturbing alarm failures on Android Dexcom Follow App](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disturbing-alarm-failures-on-android-dexcom-follow-app/5341)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disturbing-alarm-failures-on-android-dexcom-follow-app/5341 "2018-10-31T18:09:15Z")
For 8-10 weeks we have seen significant issues with the reliability of alarms in the Android Dexcom Follow App. I use a modern Android phone (Moto X4). I have had numerous instances at night, the primary time when I use… --- ## [Samsung Galaxy s9, Dexcom G6, XDrip+, and too much free time](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsung-galaxy-s9-dexcom-g6-xdrip-and-too-much-free-time/4981)
**Author:** [@Pastadude](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pastadude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsung-galaxy-s9-dexcom-g6-xdrip-and-too-much-free-time/4981 "2018-10-31T01:00:46Z")
Hey everyone, I’m new here, so hopefully this won’t seem like an insanely stupid first post! I’m diabetic, type 1 - I have been for more than half my life now. In the interests of saving money and better diabetes manage… --- ## [Cool Tech for MDI Patients. Warning - Europe Only -](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cool-tech-for-mdi-patients-warning-europe-only/4327)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cool-tech-for-mdi-patients-warning-europe-only/4327 "2018-10-30T15:14:43Z")
Here is a cool insulin pen that doses in 0.1 unit increments and is compatible with everyone’s (4 companies) insulin pen cartridges. Seems pretty cool for those on MDI that want the ability to microdose. It is a bit ex… --- ## [Replacing Dexcom receiver with iOS or Android App](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/replacing-dexcom-receiver-with-ios-or-android-app/5325)
**Author:** [@John\_T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John_T1D)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/replacing-dexcom-receiver-with-ios-or-android-app/5325 "2018-10-29T23:22:38Z")
--- ## [Rock steady CGM, Freestyle meter all over: puzzled!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rock-steady-cgm-freestyle-meter-all-over-puzzled/5305)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rock-steady-cgm-freestyle-meter-all-over-puzzled/5305 "2018-10-29T17:05:28Z")
Dexcom sensor has been on for a couple of days, right on for 36 hours. The track is solid and steady all afternoon, towards the top of the range. No sports, no special activities. Late afternoon, my son tests once, get… --- ## [How many meters do you have?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-meters-do-you-have/5262)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-many-meters-do-you-have/5262 "2018-10-28T22:53:35Z")
We somehow always wind up losing the meters we do have, but ideally we’d like to have something like 6 or 7 of the same type: One for Samson’s room, one for our bedroom, one for the kitchen, one for the living room, one … --- ## [Any xDrip+ Users Out There?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-xdrip-users-out-there/234)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-xdrip-users-out-there/234 "2018-07-13T19:31:58Z")
I've been using using a Dexcom for quite a while. I've also been using an Android phone from the very beginning. My frustration with Dexcom not integrating with Android the way it has with iPhones had been palpable. So… --- ## [Meta Study: Long-term Glycemic Variability and Risk of Adverse Outcomes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meta-study-long-term-glycemic-variability-and-risk-of-adverse-outcomes/5121)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meta-study-long-term-glycemic-variability-and-risk-of-adverse-outcomes/5121 "2018-10-25T15:42:46Z")
This solid meta-study does a fairly thorough review of existing evidence as of 2015 and correlates glycemic variability with complications. It is a 2015 study but I just became aware of it. Long-term Glycemic Variabilit… --- ## [Dexcom G6: how to stop calibration required alert?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-to-stop-calibration-required-alert/5210)
**Author:** [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-to-stop-calibration-required-alert/5210 "2018-10-24T02:04:27Z")
Very slightly off topic (sorry) but when you guys ignore calibration requests, can you get the phone app to stop alerting you for it? I have the G6, but have tried restarting sensors, after which point it (usually) wants… --- ## [New technique for us: suppressing a hormone peak with high basal](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-technique-for-us-suppressing-a-hormone-peak-with-high-basal/5271)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-technique-for-us-suppressing-a-hormone-peak-with-high-basal/5271 "2018-10-23T16:13:53Z")
Today, for the first time, we were able to largely suppress a hormone peak with a very high temp basal. Over the past few weeks, we have seen many high evening hormone peaks, sometimes above 300, take several hours and … --- ## [Omnipod question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-question/5264)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-question/5264 "2018-10-23T00:21:09Z")
Ok so my omnipod PDM is coming today and I have my pods so I’m all set to go. I’m changing from a Medtronic 630G to Omnipod so am familiar with pumping already. Some questions: I should be able to go through my 630 a… --- ## [XDrip+, Sony SW3 and Jelly Phone](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-sony-sw3-and-jelly-phone/5274)
**Author:** [@ErikKnowles](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ErikKnowles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-sony-sw3-and-jelly-phone/5274 "2018-10-21T13:03:32Z")
I’m slowly getting my daughter’s SW3 watch, Jelly phone and G6 working, but I’m stuck again with two issues: The smart phone’s supposed to upload to Dexcom’s server, which is does, but only when it’s on a wireless con… --- ## [HbA1c: do the latest BG samples count for more?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237 "2018-10-19T20:22:43Z")
As for recent weeks having more impact, I think it is the opposite, according to a paper that came out a couple months ago. The first 30 days of your last 120-day period should account for about 50% of your result. And t… --- ## [Is a lower HbA1c always better?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224 "2018-10-19T14:49:13Z")
Not to muddle the thread with another thing tangential to variability, but for those curious about the idea that “higher blood sugar is always bad, the higher the worse it is”. I’ve never found that for certain. Here’s… --- ## [Blucon battery usage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blucon-battery-usage/5229)
**Author:** [@Olaus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Olaus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blucon-battery-usage/5229 "2018-10-16T23:56:21Z")
Hi, I have been using Blucon sensor for few months and earlier the battery lasted about a week. Past few weeks battery usage has been increased very much and now it lasts at most a day. Do you know possible reasons for… --- ## [How Glycemic Variability impacts HbA1c](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223 "2018-10-15T23:24:20Z")
Glycation: High GV has no significant effect on T2Ds. For T1Ds, its effect on Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) is extremely minor the lower your mean glucose is. If your average glucose is 140mg/dL, then the difference betwee… --- ## [Should diabetes treatment optimize glycemic variability?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/should-diabetes-treatment-optimize-glycemic-variability/5225)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/should-diabetes-treatment-optimize-glycemic-variability/5225 "2018-10-13T23:32:19Z")
--- ## [A promising technology for noninvasive blood glucose measurement](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-promising-technology-for-noninvasive-blood-glucose-measurement/5208)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-promising-technology-for-noninvasive-blood-glucose-measurement/5208 "2018-10-13T06:56:56Z")
This very interesting early study, from MIT and the University of Missouri School of Medicine, reports on the use of lasers for BG measurement: Science Daily: Researchers show effectiveness of new noninvasive blood gluc… --- ## [630G to Omnipod?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/630g-to-omnipod/5198)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/630g-to-omnipod/5198 "2018-10-12T13:26:14Z")
I’m currently on a Medtronics 630G and I really hate the tube. After listening to the JuiceBox Podcast, I’m seriously thinking of going omnipod for the tubeless and not having to disco when bathing and easier sleeping. … --- ## [Caibration of Dexcom 5 when fingerprick test is exactly the same](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caibration-of-dexcom-5-when-fingerprick-test-is-exactly-the-same/5091)
**Author:** [@PerfectHorse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PerfectHorse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caibration-of-dexcom-5-when-fingerprick-test-is-exactly-the-same/5091 "2018-10-10T20:41:11Z")
Does anyone else have this issue? I test in the morning right after waking to calibrate my CGM. At times, the BG meter comes up spot on with the same exact reading as my Dexcom 5. This has also happened at my night te… --- ## [Loss of audio issue with Medtronic 630G/640G/670G](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loss-of-audio-issue-with-medtronic-630g-640g-670g/5183)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loss-of-audio-issue-with-medtronic-630g-640g-670g/5183 "2018-10-10T12:20:35Z")
This morning I saw a notification at the website of the Dutch Diabetes Association that some Medtronic pumps have issues with loss of audio and are replaced by Medtronic. Only 630G/640G/670G pump with software version 4.… --- ## [Access to real-time G6 BG readings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-real-time-g6-bg-readings/5166)
**Author:** [@stevekrueger](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/stevekrueger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-real-time-g6-bg-readings/5166 "2018-10-08T22:32:50Z")
Good Day, I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I am looking for the “cliff notes” on how to get the Dexcom G6 BG readings to another device in real-time. I see the Dexcom G6 developer API has at least a 3 … --- ## [Our latest experience of a pump site going bad on day 3](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-latest-experience-of-a-pump-site-going-bad-on-day-3/5116)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-latest-experience-of-a-pump-site-going-bad-on-day-3/5116 "2018-10-08T05:19:08Z")
Our last 36 hours were very frustrating due to a site going bad on day three—except that we did not recognize it as such. The primary symptom was that basal needs suddenly increased, over a few hours, from -15% (where t… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=41) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=43)