# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Vitamins / supplements?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vitamins-supplements/14629)
**Author:** [@JessicaD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JessicaD)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vitamins-supplements/14629 "2026-06-03T20:58:20Z")
Roll call – wondering who takes vitamins / supplements and why? After messing with some alternate-ish medicine for a bit, I’ve completely fallen off the wagon and feel like I should get back to the basics. I do still t… --- ## [Iphone XS user investigating apple watches](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iphone-xs-user-investigating-apple-watches/16077)
**Author:** [@Quadgirl](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Quadgirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iphone-xs-user-investigating-apple-watches/16077 "2026-06-02T19:05:07Z")
Hi, all. The last couple of years I thought about getting an Apple Watch so I wouldn’t have to take my phone with me on my exercise in the neighborhood. And now it looks like I’ve got to change from Dexcom G6 to the G715… --- ## [Question about pump site placement after abdominal surgery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-about-pump-site-placement-after-abdominal-surgery/16066)
**Author:** [@Ruth](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Ruth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-about-pump-site-placement-after-abdominal-surgery/16066 "2026-06-02T02:49:21Z")
After 3 months of various testing and laparoscopic biopsies, I’ve been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer and will be having a complete hysterectomy and also having my omentum removed. For those of you who have no i… --- ## [Not just a patch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-just-a-patch/16024)
**Author:** [@Rphil2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Rphil2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-just-a-patch/16024 "2026-05-29T02:46:21Z")
Is anyone using “not just a patch” X-Patches with Omnipod 5? I use patches with my Omnipod and the ones i am using are a little rough on the skin even with SkinTac. I saw these and thought i might take a chance. The c… --- ## [Omnipod 5 PDM controller](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-pdm-controller/13033)
**Author:** [@Josephine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Josephine)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-pdm-controller/13033 "2026-05-26T17:47:53Z")
I am happy to report, I got my new Omnipod PDM controller in the mail today. I just want to post that I am grateful to Omnipod 5 customer service and Reps. I got the new PDM controller, set it up with the settings the my… --- ## [TruSteel canula shortage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trusteel-canula-shortage/16049)
**Author:** [@sarahd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sarahd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trusteel-canula-shortage/16049 "2026-05-15T14:01:04Z")
Anyone have any updates as to when Byram Medical will ship the TruSteel infusion sets? We’re almost 2 full order behind. Anywhere else Medicare pts can get them? --- ## [Darn mice](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/darn-mice/15973)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/darn-mice/15973 "2026-05-15T00:34:21Z")
--- ## [FOTF and other Spikes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fotf-and-other-spikes/12386)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fotf-and-other-spikes/12386 "2026-05-14T18:26:36Z")
DO YOU HAVE FOOT ON THE FLOOR (FOTF)? Although I have only experienced this before for a very brief time, it has come back and seems like it is around to stay. My endo was not particularly helpful with suggestions, but … --- ## [Hydrocortisone](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hydrocortisone/16034)
**Author:** [@TTnyc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TTnyc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hydrocortisone/16034 "2026-05-13T18:27:24Z")
A doctor prescribed hydrocortisone for a skin issue I’m having. I’ll be using a small amount (pea-sized). On the couple of occasions where I’ve had a steroid injected, it’s been a nightmare blood-sugar wise. I’m guessi… --- ## [Poking With Verisoft Infusers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/poking-with-verisoft-infusers/16038)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/poking-with-verisoft-infusers/16038 "2026-05-10T14:52:07Z")
I got the notice from Tandem on the shortage of TruSteel infusers, but was able to get a box in April and was still able to order in April. They called to say they could not send them and asked me what I wanted as repla… --- ## [Omnipod - Correction Factor and Glucose goal range - which has biggest effect (in your real experience)?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-correction-factor-and-glucose-goal-range-which-has-biggest-effect-in-your-real-experience/13700)
**Author:** [@Quadgirl](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Quadgirl)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-correction-factor-and-glucose-goal-range-which-has-biggest-effect-in-your-real-experience/13700 "2026-05-10T03:39:20Z")
Hi all. Since November I have played with all of the settings on this pump. I recently did a reset, and began again with the previous most aggressive numbers I had dialed in, and that still didn’t seem to give me enough… --- ## [More Endo poor quality follow up related to TWIIST pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-endo-poor-quality-follow-up-related-to-twiist-pump/16027)
**Author:** [@andrea8](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/andrea8)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-endo-poor-quality-follow-up-related-to-twiist-pump/16027 "2026-05-10T00:56:30Z")
Spoke to the TWIIST customer service again about my pump insulin cassette showing empty, when it had maybe 65 units insulin left in it. I found out that they have to report all customer concerns and problems to the FDA!… --- ## [One Year on Third Pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-year-on-third-pump/15972)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-year-on-third-pump/15972 "2026-05-09T01:25:15Z")
Twenty rears ago I made the leap from MDI to a Medtronic Mini-med pump, A year ago January, I made a move to my third pump, tandem t:slim and it’s been a game changer for my T1D. Wrote up on it I forgot to include tha… --- ## [Still minimal follow-up from endo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/still-minimal-follow-up-from-endo/15953)
**Author:** [@andrea8](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/andrea8)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/still-minimal-follow-up-from-endo/15953 "2026-05-06T20:05:06Z")
I have had the Twiist AID pump since Oct, 2025. Had the Twiist trainer do a two hour prep and then declare that “you are done with training, now go to Twiist customer service”. Twiist service is excellent and I have ca… --- ## [Update on my difficulties with endos](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-on-my-difficulties-with-endos/16005)
**Author:** [@andrea8](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/andrea8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/update-on-my-difficulties-with-endos/16005 "2026-05-06T20:03:05Z")
I finally got an appt. with my endo after over 7 months. I had not been informed of an appt. so I called and was told I had one in a week. I had gotten my TWIIST AID pump in December and did not even see the doctor tha… --- ## [Watching the Tandem Little Steps](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watching-the-tandem-little-steps/16007)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/watching-the-tandem-little-steps/16007 "2026-05-05T15:15:10Z")
A little over a year into using Tandem t/slim I’ve grown appreciative of how the mobile app shows its basal adjustments at a fine scale, dialing back to 0 on the low and gently increasing as it climbs the upper end of go… --- ## [Dexcom G7](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7/15925)
**Author:** [@diabetic101](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/diabetic101)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7/15925 "2026-05-04T02:26:35Z")
If you have used G7, what is your opinion of it. I am still on G6 and have not switched yet although they keep emailing me that I’m gonna have to soon. But it’s gonna take a while cause I have lots of transmitters and se… --- ## [Diabetes support groups](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-support-groups/16020)
**Author:** [@Rphil2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Rphil2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-support-groups/16020 "2026-05-02T15:49:20Z")
Is anyone part of a multitype Diabetes support group? I am a T1 but would like to start a Diabetes support group that is multi-type and meets 6-8 times per year. If you are: what sustains the group, what topics have you… --- ## [DPAC asks for reps from the following states](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dpac-asks-for-reps-from-the-following-states/16010)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dpac-asks-for-reps-from-the-following-states/16010 "2026-04-27T14:55:55Z")
Advocacy is most powerful when it represents the entire nation. For DPAC’s 2026 Community Hill Day in Washington, D.C., our goal is to ensure that no legislative district is left out of the conversation. We are looki… --- ## [A1c vs. CGM vs. Blood Glucose reading - confused!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-cgm-vs-blood-glucose-reading-confused/10463)
**Author:** [@JonDeutsch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JonDeutsch)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-cgm-vs-blood-glucose-reading-confused/10463 "2026-04-24T10:22:33Z")
I’m experiencing a fascinating metric situation: My CGM (Libre) has me at between 105-110 average glucose over the past year. Yet, when I compare my CGM readings 15 minutes after my blood glucose level at the time of b… --- ## [I talk with AI about glucose variability](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-talk-with-ai-about-glucose-variability/15998)
**Author:** [@Terry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Terry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-talk-with-ai-about-glucose-variability/15998 "2026-04-22T21:27:58Z")
I participated in an interesting discussion with AI (Claude Sonnet 4.6) regarding the medical mainstream embrace of glucose variability maximum CV% threshold of 36% for all patients with diabetes. I realize that that num… --- ## [The Dells](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dells/15992)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dells/15992 "2026-04-21T01:11:32Z")
I am forcing 2 friends to go with me to Wisconisn Dells this summer. One friend wasn’t a fantastic street medic last time and I was a very bad diabetic. I was running low every night for weeks. Then I upped the anti and … --- ## [MDT & Abbott on device interoperability](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mdt-abbott-on-device-interoperability/15984)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mdt-abbott-on-device-interoperability/15984 "2026-04-20T16:26:43Z")
Well, that only took 20 years to achieve. It’s a little hard to congradulate them on that effort. But, the wheels of progress turn slowly, I guess. https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthc… --- ## [GLP-1s](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1s/15957)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1s/15957 "2026-04-19T07:31:13Z")
As of today, they want me on a GLP-1. They want a lot of things that they don’t get. But, it was an interesting conversation. The doc said that I am very insulin resistant and that GLP-1s help with that. He said it help… --- ## [Dietary ketones vs diabetic ketoacidosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dietary-ketones-vs-diabetic-ketoacidosis/15987)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dietary-ketones-vs-diabetic-ketoacidosis/15987 "2026-04-16T21:53:22Z")
The discussion on GLP1 has moved into keto diet. “ \[quote=“jbowler, post:32, topic:15957”\] Bear in mind that the sentence is in the context of a keto diet and a keto diet means no, or closed to no, carb intake; the aim… --- ## [Doctors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctors/15982)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctors/15982 "2026-04-16T01:00:51Z")
One of our Tu members sent this to me directly. Some of Tu is kinda lurking on Fu and they are perhaps a little nervous about posting something like this. But it’s actually kinda important to keep up with how the landsc… --- ## [The AI summary was not an accurate reflection of what I said](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-ai-summary-was-not-an-accurate-reflection-of-what-i-said/15966)
**Author:** [@andrea8](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/andrea8)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-ai-summary-was-not-an-accurate-reflection-of-what-i-said/15966 "2026-04-06T14:17:09Z")
I’m not too crazy about the AI use in summaries of topics. My statements were misrepresented and didn’t capture what I said. I’m not sure about the other people whether they felt what they said was misrepresented. It wou… --- ## [Pump Failure Back-Up Plan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-failure-back-up-plan/15967)
**Author:** [@SAFA1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SAFA1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-failure-back-up-plan/15967 "2026-04-02T15:20:00Z")
I have read much discussion lately about pump failures, basal insulin choices, and back-up plans. I commented briefly before, but I thought it might be helpful to share what my Endo and I put together. Since we all are… --- ## [Basal](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal/15934)
**Author:** [@mohe0001](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mohe0001)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal/15934 "2026-03-31T23:00:04Z")
Lets say your insulin pump breaks, what’s your ‘go to’ backup basal for manual injection? If you are on MI, feel free to post your preferred basal. Who picks what basal you use? Do you tell the Doc what you feel comfor… --- ## [G7 Compression lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g7-compression-lows/15896)
**Author:** [@Brianna1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Brianna1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g7-compression-lows/15896 "2026-03-31T14:25:40Z")
Hi - does anyone have any advice on how to deal with compression lows with the Dexcom G7? I wear the g7 on the back of my arm. Unfortunately, this site results in many compression lows, to the point that it’s really sta… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=3)