# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=27 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [Weird low that Dexcom missed](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/weird-low-that-dexcom-missed/9648)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/weird-low-that-dexcom-missed/9648 "2020-05-15T01:40:37Z")
Last night I woke up shaking, heart racing, slightly nauseous…and my Dex reads 90. I scarf down two glucose tabs, wobble into the bathroom to wash my hands, and check my BG with a fingerstick (which was hard to do ‘cos m… --- ## [Will Ultrasound ruin my G6 transmitter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-ultrasound-ruin-my-g6-transmitter/9741)
**Author:** [@Patty](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Patty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-ultrasound-ruin-my-g6-transmitter/9741 "2020-05-15T01:30:17Z")
I have to have an abdominal ultrasound on Monday, and the testing facility could not tell me if it would affect my G6 transmitter. I have the sensor inserted on my upper stomach area above the waistline. This one is br… --- ## [Dexcom Using DME](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-using-dme/9733)
**Author:** [@Maggie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Maggie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-using-dme/9733 "2020-05-14T02:12:45Z")
Just wow…Talk about a shock. I have UMR insurance and I must get my diabetic supplies specifically my Dexcom G-6 Sensor and Transmitter… through either Bryam or Edgepark Diabetic Supplies. Please tell me how it is legal… --- ## [My Favorite Lancing Device](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-favorite-lancing-device/9714)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-favorite-lancing-device/9714 "2020-05-13T22:15:41Z")
I’m certain all of you out there have done finger sticking at one point or another :rofl: but have you gone on to experiment with different ones? I know that the objective purpose is to get some blood out from under your… --- ## [TSlim rollout in Ontario?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tslim-rollout-in-ontario/5986)
**Author:** [@SWalks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SWalks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tslim-rollout-in-ontario/5986 "2020-05-13T14:59:51Z")
Does anyone know when the TSlim will start shipping in Ontario? I’ve heard February but I can’t find anything to back that up. --- ## [GI Problems and How You Combat Them](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gi-problems-and-how-you-combat-them/9749)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gi-problems-and-how-you-combat-them/9749 "2020-05-13T14:20:16Z")
In about the past 3 years, I developed chronic GI problems, ranging from GP (for which I take Domperidone), IBS, and motility problems (for which I use MiraLax). I am active, I eat healthily, my latest A1c was just 5.2% … --- ## [The fastest sugar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-fastest-sugar/1180)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-fastest-sugar/1180 "2020-05-09T16:10:25Z")
I noticed that Lucozade was the fastest thing on their chart. A 95 glycemic index number! \[image\] I had never tried it, so I bought some (found it on Amazon). Kinda pricey. I tried it. Yes it's fast. It's not … --- ## [Adult Type 1 With Covid-19, Recovered In 17 Days](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/adult-type-1-with-covid-19-recovered-in-17-days/9737)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/adult-type-1-with-covid-19-recovered-in-17-days/9737 "2020-05-09T00:01:54Z")
I found the following report on diabetesdaily.com. A young woman with Type 1 for 30 years contacted Covid-19 and recovered after 17 days. This is an excellent day-by-day account of what she experienced, and how she recov… --- ## [DKA with NO lack of insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dka-with-no-lack-of-insulin/6246)
**Author:** [@Israel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Israel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dka-with-no-lack-of-insulin/6246 "2020-05-05T02:37:39Z")
I’ve read about people going to the Hospital with DKA, for not having any insulin injections (like myself but I was misdiagnosed type 2 then…) but many of those people say they do had their injections and still got into… --- ## [Going from moderate carb diet to paleo(ish)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/going-from-moderate-carb-diet-to-paleo-ish/7471)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/going-from-moderate-carb-diet-to-paleo-ish/7471 "2020-05-03T23:53:34Z")
I’ve decided to trial out switching up what I eat on a daily basis with the hopes of easier diabetes management. Currently, I would say that I eat moderate carbs (80-140g/day, depending on the day) with no restrictions.… --- ## [Great News Despite This Horrid Pandemic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/great-news-despite-this-horrid-pandemic/9706)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/great-news-despite-this-horrid-pandemic/9706 "2020-04-30T18:31:46Z")
So as some of you may recall, I spent about 1 & 1/2 months going through medication changes for my Schizophrenia. It was hell on my BGs. I was needing anywhere from 70% to 140% basal, needing to change my rates continuou… --- ## [Exercise plan after being sedentary](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exercise-plan-after-being-sedentary/9712)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exercise-plan-after-being-sedentary/9712 "2020-04-30T14:33:39Z")
I’m ashamed to admit the following, so don’t judge me too harshly, as I need some advice. I’ve been fairly sedentary recently (not due to Covid-19), due to Rheumatoid arthritis and anxiety issues, along with a major life… --- ## [Keto Diet: does anyone follow this?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keto-diet-does-anyone-follow-this/8112)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keto-diet-does-anyone-follow-this/8112 "2020-04-28T16:00:13Z")
i’ve been reading a lot lately about the Keto diet. i need carbs to fuel my swimming, but i was just wondering if anyone here follows this diet and if they feel healthy and have good BG control.( and exercise at the same… --- ## [Planning on herd immunity?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/planning-on-herd-immunity/9699)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/planning-on-herd-immunity/9699 "2020-04-28T00:48:35Z")
Seems like the medical researchers can not determine if herd immunity is in our future or not: I can no longer delay making travel plans for July/August. The last thing I want to do is take a flight just to infect my… --- ## [Xdrip settings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-settings/9697)
**Author:** [@RCA221](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RCA221)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-settings/9697 "2020-04-27T19:19:24Z")
I am currently using the x strip app and native is not checked so I am using the x strip algorithm to get my blood glucose readings. If I checked native I was sure I would get dexcom readings. But I am getting no reading… --- ## [Inulin -Prebiotic - gut health](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inulin-prebiotic-gut-health/9419)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inulin-prebiotic-gut-health/9419 "2020-04-24T03:00:46Z")
I wasn’t sure where to post this about inulin and the potential benefits to gut health. Has anyone had experience with Inulin? Gut health impacts our immune system, and more. This study is on Type 2: --- ## [How off have you seen home A1C kits?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-off-have-you-seen-home-a1c-kits/9682)
**Author:** [@Jess](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jess)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-off-have-you-seen-home-a1c-kits/9682 "2020-04-23T15:07:14Z")
So, we had to do a zoom 3 month checkup so we didn’t get to see his A1C. I really want to know what it is. I bought one of the Walgreens ones and tested. Dexcom had estimated 6.1 and Walgreens showed 5.5. (We are wor… --- ## [Have to Remove G5 Transmitter Every Day](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-to-remove-g5-transmitter-every-day/9685)
**Author:** [@RCA221](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RCA221)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-to-remove-g5-transmitter-every-day/9685 "2020-04-23T00:17:27Z")
I had to remove my G5 Transmitter when I had a MRI. Not a big deal. Well the MRI showed I had a bone infection in my foot. (Poor blood circulation). Next step is to try to cure the bone infection with HBO (Hyperbaric O… --- ## [Wish I knew how I did this!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wish-i-knew-how-i-did-this/9658)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wish-i-knew-how-i-did-this/9658 "2020-04-20T21:49:11Z")
--- ## [Strictly About Pizza](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strictly-about-pizza/3314)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strictly-about-pizza/3314 "2020-04-20T17:11:59Z")
I know that we already have a pizza thread, but when on it, we have veered is many different directions, so the info that i have been looking for i have not found. so here goes: i would like to eat 2 slices of regular c… --- ## [I thought I was hitting scar tissue - Now I think it was a flaw with the pen needle](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-thought-i-was-hitting-scar-tissue-now-i-think-it-was-a-flaw-with-the-pen-needle/9659)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-thought-i-was-hitting-scar-tissue-now-i-think-it-was-a-flaw-with-the-pen-needle/9659 "2020-04-18T21:36:33Z")
I change my pen needles about once a day. I thought I was hitting scar tissue on my thigh today because I was having difficulty getting the pen needle to go through my skin. When it would get through one layer of skin, i… --- ## [A big win with my new Doctor of Internal Medicine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-big-win-with-my-new-doctor-of-internal-medicine/9251)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-big-win-with-my-new-doctor-of-internal-medicine/9251 "2020-04-15T20:38:05Z")
I’ve read a lot of the comments about non-endo doctors. People have commented on having Internists, General Practitioners, etc., instead of an endo. So I wanted to look into getting a non-endo to prescribe everything fo… --- ## [Event: hear from someone who has recovered from COVID-19 with T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/event-hear-from-someone-who-has-recovered-from-covid-19-with-t1d/9643)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/event-hear-from-someone-who-has-recovered-from-covid-19-with-t1d/9643 "2020-04-15T13:36:37Z")
Regardless of how you feel about JDRF, this seems like an interesting virtual session to join so I thought I would pass along! It is TODAY April 15 at noon (ET). --- ## [Experimenting with more aggressive bolusing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experimenting-with-more-aggressive-bolusing/9513)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experimenting-with-more-aggressive-bolusing/9513 "2020-04-15T04:52:11Z")
I want to first thank everyone in this community for sharing their experiences and encouraging me to take a more aggressive approach to bolusing. I am still timid because I can’t seem to sense hypoglycemia accurately, I… --- ## [Is Tandem Being Truthful?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-tandem-being-truthful/9635)
**Author:** [@RCA221](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RCA221)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-tandem-being-truthful/9635 "2020-04-11T14:45:47Z")
Tandem has told me that they cannot currently send out their Tslim-Control IQ pumps to Medicare users. They claim that Medicare has a hold on all approvals until they finish some kind of coding issue. They cannot give me… --- ## [Hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19/9565)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hydroxychloroquine-for-covid-19/9565 "2020-04-05T16:53:24Z")
Interested in everyone’s opinion/perspective on Hydroxychloroquine as either prophalactic or treatment for Covid-19. --- ## [Huawei Mate 9 will not connect to G6 via Dexcom app or xDrip+](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/huawei-mate-9-will-not-connect-to-g6-via-dexcom-app-or-xdrip/9597)
**Author:** [@Darzad](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Darzad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/huawei-mate-9-will-not-connect-to-g6-via-dexcom-app-or-xdrip/9597 "2020-04-04T23:58:44Z")
Hi everybody, I am a long term type 1 (40+ years) and now have no hypo symptoms which is why I have the G6. Everything was fine until last week when my previous phone was smashed and I had to buy a replacement - I cho… --- ## [Mixed reviews for powdered glucose](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mixed-reviews-for-powdered-glucose/9594)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mixed-reviews-for-powdered-glucose/9594 "2020-04-04T18:56:14Z")
--- ## [Results From a Phase-I Clinical Trial of IMCY-0098](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-from-a-phase-i-clinical-trial-of-imcy-0098/9424)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-from-a-phase-i-clinical-trial-of-imcy-0098/9424 "2020-04-04T18:35:07Z")
After a long break, I just posted another blog: Unfortunately, the news is not good, but that’s the thing about research. Some will succeed some will not, and we just need one to succeed… --- ## [A couple of small research updates in my blog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-couple-of-small-research-updates-in-my-blog/9604)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-couple-of-small-research-updates-in-my-blog/9604 "2020-04-04T16:46:01Z")
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