# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=20 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [To medicate or not to medicate for cholesterol and blood pressure](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate-for-cholesterol-and-blood-pressure/1370)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate-for-cholesterol-and-blood-pressure/1370 "2021-08-09T02:55:28Z")
It is the 4th of July and many of us may be enjoying the Holiday BBQ which may include hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salads, chips....etc. Are some of these foods artery clogging foods that may contribute to CVD? Maybe… --- ## [Diabetes a disability?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-a-disability/11662)
**Author:** [@jeffsurfsncocktails](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jeffsurfsncocktails)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-a-disability/11662 "2021-08-04T20:02:29Z")
I have not logged on here in a while as i have been super been super busy and overloaded at work. I am the Lead Bartender at a Five Star Resort, I love what I do and where I do it. However it is starting to take its tol… --- ## [Early stages LADA, glucose all over the place](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/early-stages-lada-glucose-all-over-the-place/11653)
**Author:** [@Caterpillar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Caterpillar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/early-stages-lada-glucose-all-over-the-place/11653 "2021-08-04T19:53:19Z")
Hi. I’m new here. A few weeks ago my doctor told me she suspects that I’m in the early stages of LADA. Day to day, my blood glucose is all over the place. Even from the same number of carbs, one day I’ll be relatively lo… --- ## [Using Libre2 sensors on xDrip+ in the UK](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-libre2-sensors-on-xdrip-in-the-uk/11614)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-libre2-sensors-on-xdrip-in-the-uk/11614 "2021-08-04T14:12:36Z")
Hello all, @Trying and @RogerType1 were very kindly helping me out on another thread which had digressed somewhat, so i thought i’d start a new one here. I am looking to minimize the amount of equipement i use to make l… --- ## [Carbs or net carbs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/carbs-or-net-carbs/9780)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/carbs-or-net-carbs/9780 "2021-07-06T00:07:15Z")
I’m not eating keto, or Bernstein’s LCHF; more like about 35 - 40 g carbs for lunch, dinner. Does it matter to use carbs or net carbs? Fiber may slow down the digestion/breadkdown of the carbs; fiber doesn’t make the … --- ## [Medical Billing Codes for Dexcom G6](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medical-billing-codes-for-dexcom-g6/11663)
**Author:** [@funk](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/funk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medical-billing-codes-for-dexcom-g6/11663 "2021-08-03T16:14:39Z")
I have had my recent insurance claims rejected because the codes I have submitted for the G6 sensors and transmitters are wrong and apparently were changed last year sometime. In the past, I used A9276 and A9277. My insu… --- ## [Trying to find the most current recommendations for the best/most reliable smart watch for xDrip+](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-to-find-the-most-current-recommendations-for-the-best-most-reliable-smart-watch-for-xdrip/11079)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-to-find-the-most-current-recommendations-for-the-best-most-reliable-smart-watch-for-xdrip/11079 "2021-08-03T13:14:42Z")
Hi all, I want to be free of my smartphone many times during the day and am going to buy a smart watch to use with xDrip for my Dexcom G6. I want to be able to use it totally un-untethered to the phone with a direct co… --- ## [Problem with my OmniPod Dash Pods](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-my-omnipod-dash-pods/8680)
**Author:** [@Amercadp](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Amercadp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-my-omnipod-dash-pods/8680 "2021-07-29T11:20:55Z")
Hi! I’m wondering if any other Omnipod dash users is having issues with their Dash Pods and the static around? I recently changed from the old PDM to the PDM Dash System, I’m using my first month supply and I have had t… --- ## [Tandem Problems](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-problems/11626)
**Author:** [@mike1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-problems/11626 "2021-07-24T03:17:41Z")
I have been on the Tandem pump for a few years. While I like the pump, I do have issues with the company. Each time I need supplies, they are late in fulfilling the order and then send it from San Diego to DC via gro… --- ## [VDISC study](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vdisc-study/11587)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vdisc-study/11587 "2021-07-20T04:25:38Z")
You may have already seen this, but here is a study trialing virtual diabetes management: https://studies.jaeb.org/ndocs/vdisc/Participant/ProtocolVDiSC/VDiSCInfo.aspx I believe they set you up with a Dexcom for a year… --- ## [My Dexcom cannot be quieted!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-dexcom-cannot-be-quieted/11605)
**Author:** [@bob.carlson](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bob.carlson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-dexcom-cannot-be-quieted/11605 "2021-07-20T01:51:36Z")
Anyone had this problem? I’m using an iPhone XR and recently I have been unable to turn down the volume of Dexcom G6 alarms. Even with (I think) every volume control turned to the lowest possible volume before it becomes… --- ## [xDrip on Samsung S21](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-on-samsung-s21/11586)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-on-samsung-s21/11586 "2021-07-16T16:22:11Z")
Greetings all, I do hope everyone is well ; quite a while since i last posted, and things have been much improved since the combination of xDrip and the miaomiao bluetooth reader have helped manage things. I last night… --- ## [Sister has severe lipohypertrophy (not on pump).. advice?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sister-has-severe-lipohypertrophy-not-on-pump-advice/11581)
**Author:** [@Jubilee](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jubilee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sister-has-severe-lipohypertrophy-not-on-pump-advice/11581 "2021-07-10T20:06:10Z")
My sister was only injecting herself in her abdomen and now has severe lipohypertrothy. It didn’t help that she also gained weight and bought loser clothes to hide her changing body. As a right-hander, her right abdome… --- ## [Mobile t:connect Issue](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mobile-t-connect-issue/11564)
**Author:** [@WntrMute2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/WntrMute2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mobile-t-connect-issue/11564 "2021-07-06T05:01:36Z")
Does anyone have suggestions for getting the graph to show back up on the t:connect mobile app (android)? I’ve tried rebooting the phone and uninstalling/reinstalling the app without success. I’ve never had much luck p… --- ## [Heat wave!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/heat-wave/11535)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/heat-wave/11535 "2021-07-04T14:35:50Z")
We’re getting started with a brutal heat wave in the northwest. The news casters are all reading from the same script: “elderly and those with health conditions” are at elevated health risk in the heat. It got me curiou… --- ## [Libre reader waterproof case?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-reader-waterproof-case/11512)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-reader-waterproof-case/11512 "2021-06-28T14:38:09Z")
I do bridge inspections for a portion of the summer at work. So the other day I was in chest waders with my libre reader in the chest pocket. The pocket is not waterproof, so I put the reader in a ziplock bag for some… --- ## [No Valid Timestamp in Transmitter (Dexcom G5)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-valid-timestamp-in-transmitter-dexcom-g5/11527)
**Author:** [@pix645q](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/pix645q)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-valid-timestamp-in-transmitter-dexcom-g5/11527 "2021-06-24T21:51:12Z")
My Dexcom G5 just stopped getting readings. In the logs, it says “No Valid Timestamp Stored In Transmitter”. I’ve tried everything, to include restarting collector, rebooting phone and uninstalling and reinstalling app. … --- ## [A1C and average BG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-and-average-bg/11356)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-and-average-bg/11356 "2021-06-23T15:59:16Z")
The past year I’ve taken a step back from “Tight Control” I used to shoot for. Meaning if I’m running in the 120 range I’m not too concerned about trying to get below 100 and will just ride it out. The primary reason i… --- ## [Dr. Richard K. Bernstein "Diabetes Solution" coauthor request](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dr-richard-k-bernstein-diabetes-solution-coauthor-request/11485)
**Author:** [@Tapestry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tapestry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dr-richard-k-bernstein-diabetes-solution-coauthor-request/11485 "2021-06-16T13:24:28Z")
Listen to Dr. Bernstein’s request for a coauthor … --- ## [Waterproof case for tandem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/waterproof-case-for-tandem/10075)
**Author:** [@Bev](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bev)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/waterproof-case-for-tandem/10075 "2021-06-10T18:13:07Z")
I will be going on a canoe trip on August 7 and would like to know if anyone has a waterproof case for the tandem just in case I tip over! Thanks, Bev --- ## [RICO - Bayer, Abbott - Test Strips](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rico-bayer-abbott-test-strips/11432)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rico-bayer-abbott-test-strips/11432 "2021-06-03T00:24:15Z")
I saw this today with the scheme that drug companies and PBMs run on consumers. What I took from this wasn’t the merits of their case were wrong, but the wrong person (third party payer) filed the case. Who protecting … --- ## [How to apply Flonase (Fluticasone) for adhesive allergy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-apply-flonase-fluticasone-for-adhesive-allergy/6474)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-apply-flonase-fluticasone-for-adhesive-allergy/6474 "2021-06-02T16:48:38Z")
Hi, friends. Lately, I’ve been having some pretty significant discomfort with the Omnipod adhesive. I’d estimate this has been happening for at least the last 12 months, but it seems to have become worse lately. The ras… --- ## [Atrophic Gastritis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/atrophic-gastritis/11400)
**Author:** [@Bev](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/atrophic-gastritis/11400 "2021-05-26T09:38:41Z")
I did a search and this didn’t come up so I am checking to see if anyone has been diagnosed with this. I just got my blood results back and it appears that I have it. I have an appointment to meet with my doctor to go o… --- ## [Insulin needs change after illness?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-needs-change-after-illness/11369)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-needs-change-after-illness/11369 "2021-05-18T13:14:37Z")
Since my illness and ER episodes in April, I find I am often need more insulin for meals and correction boluses. I still feel very tired and “not quite right”, which I am guessing contributes to the changes in my insulin… --- ## [Omneypod accessibility for a blind person](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omneypod-accessibility-for-a-blind-person/11370)
**Author:** [@jworthin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jworthin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omneypod-accessibility-for-a-blind-person/11370 "2021-05-15T17:21:18Z")
Hello all, I have a question. I have been a completely blind diabetic for almost 10 years. I have used the Vigo but I have to have help filling them. My doctor and I were talking about the omneypod dash. The question I h… --- ## [Tresiba](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba/11288)
**Author:** [@Net](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Net)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba/11288 "2021-05-10T23:35:40Z")
Help needed with tresiba as having nightmare highs!! Think I might go back to levemir, how would I do that ?as Tresiba last so long? --- ## [My Goal to Regain Weight that I Didn't Mean to Lose](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-goal-to-regain-weight-that-i-didnt-mean-to-lose/10771)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-goal-to-regain-weight-that-i-didnt-mean-to-lose/10771 "2021-05-07T22:11:07Z")
I don’t typically talk about my goal to gain weight bc nearly everyone says, “You can have mine!” or “I wish I had THAT problem!” and then I get annoyed bc it’s not culturally acceptable to say, “Well, I see you eating t… --- ## [Hangry vs. Low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hangry-vs-low/11338)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hangry-vs-low/11338 "2021-05-07T03:55:13Z")
I’ve noticed that when I haven’t eaten in three or more hours, I start to get pretty hangry. And it feels in my brain the same way that a low feels, even when I’m not low. Every single time. It feels like the front par… --- ## [Interesting article on link between C19 and Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-link-between-c19-and-diabetes/11340)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-link-between-c19-and-diabetes/11340 "2021-05-05T17:44:39Z")
This has been discussed a little bit on FUD, I think. But this article describes how there may be a link between C19 and an increase in diabetes diagnoses. Not sure what to make of this. Don’t really know if there is ca… --- ## [Tandem Technical Support](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-technical-support/11321)
**Author:** [@mike1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-technical-support/11321 "2021-05-02T22:36:12Z")
I have been using the Tandem t:slim and Dexcom G6 with Control IQ since it was available. It has worked well, until recently. I had a problem about 2 weeks ago where the transmitter failed about a month early. I trie… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=19) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=21)