# Tips, Tech & Gear **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=53 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [Kate Johnston's Medtronic 670G start blog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kate-johnstons-medtronic-670g-start-blog/2239)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kate-johnstons-medtronic-670g-start-blog/2239 "2017-10-04T20:56:51Z")
I found this very cool blog by Kate Johnston (loffkat), which documents her start on the 670G. I thought it was an interesting take: She is an adventurer and an experimenter, like us – check out her motorbike trip! I … --- ## [Preventing skewed Omnipod averages](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/preventing-skewed-omnipod-averages/2249)
**Author:** [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/preventing-skewed-omnipod-averages/2249 "2017-10-04T15:59:55Z")
Not sure how many people ever use their PDM’s BG averages, what with Diasend and Clarity and whatnot (I know I don’t anymore), but sometimes if I test high I’ll test again to make sure my finger wasn’t contaminated, and … --- ## [Omnipod BG tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-tags/2247)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-bg-tags/2247 "2017-10-04T15:40:51Z")
On the omnipod PDM, it seems that you can only tag BG readings that are less than 2 hours old. This seems like a bad design. Any idea why they do that?!? Does anyone know of a workaround? It would be nice to be able to… --- ## [Omnipod: Pod expiration reminder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pod-expiration-reminder/1513)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-pod-expiration-reminder/1513 "2017-10-04T04:07:47Z")
Not sure if anyone else does this, but I find it useful. For your pod expiration, the PDM only shows the date. Plus, you have to turn the PDM on to see it. I am not as aware of dates as I am the day-of-the week, and thi… --- ## [Speeding insulin activation: IM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/speeding-insulin-activation-im/1576)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/speeding-insulin-activation-im/1576 "2017-10-03T01:40:30Z")
For those who take intravenous or intramuscular insulin to speed up the time to reach peak activity, do you keep an inventory of longer needles? I was hoping to not to and just use my regular needles or pen tips. Schei… --- ## [Study: eating carbs last reduces spike](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-eating-carbs-last-reduces-spike/2236)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-eating-carbs-last-reduces-spike/2236 "2017-10-02T21:14:42Z")
--- ## [Backstory: how did Medtronic 670G artificial pancreas get fast FDA approval?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/backstory-how-did-medtronic-670g-artificial-pancreas-get-fast-fda-approval/982)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/backstory-how-did-medtronic-670g-artificial-pancreas-get-fast-fda-approval/982 "2017-05-20T02:05:50Z")
These two FDA employees, Courtney Lias and Stayce Beck, are getting some recognition. Great to see that – they went above and beyond, and made something very difficult happen! (unrelated) Interview with Stayce Beck: h… --- ## [WatchOS 4 Downloaded & Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watchos-4-downloaded-dexcom/2234)
**Author:** [@brrit](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/brrit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watchos-4-downloaded-dexcom/2234 "2017-10-02T13:40:36Z")
Ok Dexcom fans… I downloaded the new WatchOS 4 to my Apple Watch this morning. Does this mean that I can now connect my Dexcom G5 directly to my watch? If not, what else needs to happen. I’m so ready to not carry my pho… --- ## [Less pain when changing pump site](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/less-pain-when-changing-pump-site/2221)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/less-pain-when-changing-pump-site/2221 "2017-10-01T20:41:13Z")
--- ## [OmniPod - Entering carbs without taking insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-entering-carbs-without-taking-insulin/2229)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-entering-carbs-without-taking-insulin/2229 "2017-10-01T19:30:09Z")
Not sure if this is already well-known by the pod peeps here, but I don’t think it is documented anywhere. So I wanted to mention it. You can enter carbs into your PDM’s records without taking insulin. There is a place… --- ## [Implantable insulin pumps: a primer](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/implantable-insulin-pumps-a-primer/2205)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/implantable-insulin-pumps-a-primer/2205 "2017-10-01T16:14:29Z")
Implantable insulin pumps are out of the market today, but they may be coming back. @Boerenkool asked in another thread a question about Medtronic’s implantable insulin pump. It has been withdrawn from the market since 2… --- ## [Absorption Issues](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/absorption-issues/2160)
**Author:** [@aleasa24](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/aleasa24)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/absorption-issues/2160 "2017-09-30T13:01:41Z")
So i just started on the omnipod Friday. My problem is that when a site is in for 2 days or less, my skin starts to get very tender and it starts to hurt going in. Take tonight for instance…I changed my site yesterday be… --- ## [Buying transmitter for dexcom without insurance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211)
**Author:** [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-transmitter-for-dexcom-without-insurance/2211 "2017-09-30T02:48:22Z")
I have just swapped insurance and having trouble getting dexcom approved - my transmitter is about to run out - does anyone know where I can just buy a dexcom transmitter for cash and how much they go for - worried th in… --- ## [1/2u Humalog Kwikpen Junior](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/1-2u-humalog-kwikpen-junior/2208)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/1-2u-humalog-kwikpen-junior/2208 "2017-09-29T22:25:03Z")
Eli Lilly announces the 1/2u capable disposable kwikpen --- ## [Third time this week](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/third-time-this-week/2201)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/third-time-this-week/2201 "2017-09-29T14:29:34Z")
No clue why it keeps doing this…\[unnamed (1)\] --- ## [Infusion site leaking](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infusion-site-leaking/2163)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infusion-site-leaking/2163 "2017-09-27T21:37:36Z")
My pre-lunch BG was pretty high (in the 200s ) so I had to do a pretty large bolus to correct and cover the carbs. When the pump had administered about two-thirds of the bolus, I noticed that my infusion site was wet. Ap… --- ## [No-meter BG visual test strips: emergency supplies](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-meter-bg-visual-test-strips-emergency-supplies/1396)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-meter-bg-visual-test-strips-emergency-supplies/1396 "2017-09-27T22:59:41Z")
@PegE just found an amazing resource: visual test strips that require no meters (like the old-fashioned ones! I just went through a 10-day kayak camping expedition, and I would have LOVED to have some of those for redun… --- ## [For those of you using "Superglue"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/for-those-of-you-using-superglue/2171 "2017-09-27T22:00:39Z")
How about trying this: https://www.amazon.com/Starbond-KEG-50-Flexible-Thin-PREMIUM/dp/B00BUVAW42/ref=sr\_1\_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1506543197&sr=8-12&keywords=flexible+cyanoacrylate so that you wont have issues with little brok… --- ## [What do you feel when you drop fast from a high?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-feel-when-you-drop-fast-from-a-high/2165)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-feel-when-you-drop-fast-from-a-high/2165 "2017-09-27T15:30:10Z")
My BG has dropped to 120 \[from 200\] - I didn’t expect that. Now I have a headache, perhaps as a result of that big drop. Do you ever experience that or other symptoms when your BG is dropping? --- ## [Dexcom servers down?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-servers-down/2153)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-servers-down/2153 "2017-09-27T13:55:02Z")
Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Dexcom share app? Mine is saying the Internet is too slow and no data for over two hours, but I am able to access other websites just fine on my phone so I don’t think there’s … --- ## [Measuring carb corrections in drinks without measuring](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/measuring-carb-corrections-in-drinks-without-measuring/2142)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/measuring-carb-corrections-in-drinks-without-measuring/2142 "2017-09-26T16:34:54Z")
There is a fairly easy way to estimate a specific number of carbs from any drink, without measuring. There are a lot of instances when you may not be able to measure out a specific number of ounces in a drink. Anytime y… --- ## [Dawn Phenomena](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dawn-phenomena/2147)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dawn-phenomena/2147 "2017-09-26T14:50:11Z")
I read about diabetics having Dawn phenomena, where their Bg spikes in the morning for no apparent reason. I generally have the opposite dawn effect. When I wake up and start moving around my Bg goes down. Like this mor… --- ## [G5 transmitter reliability question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-reliability-question/1416)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g5-transmitter-reliability-question/1416 "2017-09-26T06:19:40Z")
Hi all, Packing for a 3 week trip and trying to decide if I should pack a spare Dexcom G5 transmitter. I am still on month #1 with the transmitter in use. I personally have never had a problem or premature failure of a … --- ## [Strong plastic boxes for D gear under-bed storage?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strong-plastic-boxes-for-d-gear-under-bed-storage/2144)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strong-plastic-boxes-for-d-gear-under-bed-storage/2144 "2017-09-26T02:57:19Z")
I am looking for some strong clear plastic boxes with sealing lids, about as wide as a regular tote box, but flatter, more or less 16-20 quarts, that we can use to stow D gear under beds. It would be nice if it is strong… --- ## [Tallygear G5 receiver case: full plastic cover, or button cut-out preferred](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tallygear-g5-receiver-case-full-plastic-cover-or-button-cut-out-preferred/2130)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tallygear-g5-receiver-case-full-plastic-cover-or-button-cut-out-preferred/2130 "2017-09-25T17:25:55Z")
There are two types of Tallygear Neoprene cases: one with a full plastic cover and one that has a plastic cover over only the screen, and a cut-out in the Neoprene for the button. One issue I have with the full plastic… --- ## [Dexcom: what happens if you don't calibrate?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-what-happens-if-you-dont-calibrate/2125)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-what-happens-if-you-dont-calibrate/2125 "2017-09-24T23:52:32Z")
My first 2 G5’s are so accurate, I’m almost afraid to calibrate . :slight\_smile: I suffered though a year or more with Enlites, so the accuracy of the G5 is quite a refreshing change for me. --- ## [A possible answer to occasional hypersensitivity to carbs?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-possible-answer-to-occasional-hypersensitivity-to-carbs/2105)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-possible-answer-to-occasional-hypersensitivity-to-carbs/2105 "2017-09-24T02:23:10Z")
Several of us have reported, in the past, occasional episodes of hypersensitivity to carbs. For us, when we are low, occasionally (rarely) we get a 20:1 mg/dl.g ratio in BG variation per carb ingested rather than our sta… --- ## [Dexcom transmitter: how do you remove and reseat it in the sensor bed?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-transmitter-how-do-you-remove-and-reseat-it-in-the-sensor-bed/2134)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-transmitter-how-do-you-remove-and-reseat-it-in-the-sensor-bed/2134 "2017-09-24T02:11:36Z")
Do those of you that remove the xmitter for cleaning/drying, use the plastic gizmo for removal? And, how do you reseat it w/o causing major grief to the sensor, since the lever for tightening the xmitter isn’t installed?… --- ## [Night light for late BG work](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-light-for-late-bg-work/2062 "2017-09-23T20:29:32Z")
I’m sure this is something that you’ve considered, but have you thought of a headlamp with a red light? The human eye deals with red light at night better than white. And it’s handsfree, which is a bonus. --- ## [Do too many hypers decrease life of G5 sensors?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-too-many-hypers-decrease-life-of-g5-sensors/2124)
**Author:** [@Dave6746](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dave6746)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-too-many-hypers-decrease-life-of-g5-sensors/2124 "2017-09-22T23:18:25Z")
I only ask because I was told by a Medtronic tech that Enlites’ life is reduced if one has too many highs. He explained that the enzyme is consumed more when bg’s remain high for extended periods. Has anyone ever hear… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=52) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-tips-tech-gear/18.md?page=54)