# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=32 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [TOL-3021 Starts A Phase-II Clinical Trial](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tol-3021-starts-a-phase-ii-clinical-trial/8526)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tol-3021-starts-a-phase-ii-clinical-trial/8526 "2019-10-19T20:24:08Z")
I just wrote a new blog, which you can read here: This is the second human trial for TOL-3021. --- ## [Insurance Qs for Tandem vs Medtronic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-qs-for-tandem-vs-medtronic/8512)
**Author:** [@T1DNurse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1DNurse)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-qs-for-tandem-vs-medtronic/8512 "2019-10-18T23:39:58Z")
I have UHC with my employer and it clearly doesn’t cover Tandem pumps. I wanted to know can I get a secondary insurance at the minimum time allowed on the plan to get the Tandem coverage through them? Otherwise, I’d HA… --- ## [Recent NEJM publication on closed-loop CGM/pump system - probably getting near FDA approval now](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recent-nejm-publication-on-closed-loop-cgm-pump-system-probably-getting-near-fda-approval-now/8514)
**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/recent-nejm-publication-on-closed-loop-cgm-pump-system-probably-getting-near-fda-approval-now/8514 "2019-10-17T15:18:01Z")
Dexcom/Tandem Control-IQ system (sensor-augmented pump and CGM combination) multi-site RCT comparing automatic vs. manual insulin delivery found 2.6 hours per day more (or 10% more) time in range and fewer highs and lows… --- ## [30% reduction in T1D in kids under 4 years old when vaccinated for rotovirus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/30-reduction-in-t1d-in-kids-under-4-years-old-when-vaccinated-for-rotovirus/8457)
**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/30-reduction-in-t1d-in-kids-under-4-years-old-when-vaccinated-for-rotovirus/8457 "2019-10-13T03:59:07Z")
I ran across this article here- https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/vaccines-in-the-news-the-good-the-bad-and-the-imminent-loss-of-our-measles-elimination-status/ This was part of the “good”, but unfortunately it only work… --- ## [xDrip+ alarms temporarily push Samsung S10e volume to max level, no matter what S10e volume is set at](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-alarms-temporarily-push-samsung-s10e-volume-to-max-level-no-matter-what-s10e-volume-is-set-at/7288)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-alarms-temporarily-push-samsung-s10e-volume-to-max-level-no-matter-what-s10e-volume-is-set-at/7288 "2019-10-09T04:53:00Z")
As the title says. I’ll be at the gym or listening to music in my car and when the xDrip+ alarm sounds the phone volume gets pushed to maximum, which is near deafening sometimes. I want to know when I’m low or high but … --- ## [Any Canadian friends around](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-canadian-friends-around/8476)
**Author:** [@MNTexan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MNTexan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-canadian-friends-around/8476 "2019-10-08T19:13:41Z")
Are there any Canadian folks on here with a Canadian address that would be willing to receive an Abbott order of a Freestyle Libre CGM and a few sensors for me? My intention was to make it back to the Midwest in Septemb… --- ## [Increasing basal needs and rising BG range... Asking for a friend](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increasing-basal-needs-and-rising-bg-range-asking-for-a-friend/8407)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increasing-basal-needs-and-rising-bg-range-asking-for-a-friend/8407 "2019-10-07T12:03:43Z")
The best I could come up with for her was WTH?, and now I feel like I should help her get something more useful… I have a buddy who’s got some changes going on, and she’s not sure what to make of it. I told her I’d star… --- ## [My T:slim and Dexcom Journey: Observations, Questions, Compliments, and Concerns](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-t-slim-and-dexcom-journey-observations-questions-compliments-and-concerns/6005)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-t-slim-and-dexcom-journey-observations-questions-compliments-and-concerns/6005 "2019-10-06T17:42:56Z")
I know there are a few threads around here about transitioning to the T:slim, but I really think I’d like to make this my official one. So I can dump it all in here… because there’s going to be a lot to dump. :smiley: I… --- ## [NightScout help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nightscout-help/8443)
**Author:** [@mikehatch33](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mikehatch33)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nightscout-help/8443 "2019-10-05T01:59:39Z")
My wife and I have a 9.5 year old that is just under two years T1D We are starting the process of OmniLooping Just set up NightScout last night, which is awesome, with the hopes of running Autotune before we go live on… --- ## [Always The Truth With Diabetes?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-the-truth-with-diabetes/7372)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/always-the-truth-with-diabetes/7372 "2019-10-02T21:43:28Z")
--- ## [The Power of the Extended Bolus (with apologies to T1Allison)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-the-extended-bolus-with-apologies-to-t1allison/6857)
**Author:** [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-power-of-the-extended-bolus-with-apologies-to-t1allison/6857 "2019-10-02T02:32:50Z")
For pizza I’m finding a 50/50 extended bolus over 3 hours works really nicely. I recently used the same formula for mac and cheese (same amount each night, 33 g carb for 1 cup) for two nights, but forgot on the third nig… --- ## [Pump vs. ICT](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-vs-ict/8432)
**Author:** [@Wolf](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Wolf)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-vs-ict/8432 "2019-10-01T21:46:22Z")
If this topic is still often discussed in the past, please let me know! If not, let’s talk about, because I’m interested if prescriptioning a pump, and in the near future a (monohormonal) “closed loop system”, is the b… --- ## [Cost of Dexcom v. Libre](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cost-of-dexcom-v-libre/8297)
**Author:** [@Daisy123](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Daisy123)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cost-of-dexcom-v-libre/8297 "2019-10-01T20:04:50Z")
I’ve been coasting along with my Diabetes care for quite a while, not worrying too much about my Dexcom G6 costs because I’ve been able to successfully restart my sensors. However, restarting has not been successful for… --- ## [Dexcom G6 readings not accurate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-readings-not-accurate/7456)
**Author:** [@Zohairraza](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Zohairraza)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-readings-not-accurate/7456 "2019-09-30T22:50:42Z")
Hey guys, I got my Dexcom G6 couple of days ago and my readings are way off when I compare it to my old school glucometer. It would say sugar level below 40 but actually it was 90 something. I calibrated it but still fac… --- ## [Possible Cures for Type-1 in the News (September)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possible-cures-for-type-1-in-the-news-september/8416)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possible-cures-for-type-1-in-the-news-september/8416 "2019-09-30T00:54:26Z")
I just published a blog covering three smaller research items: --- ## [New to dexcom and xdrip](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-dexcom-and-xdrip/8221)
**Author:** [@rscott1972](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/rscott1972)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-to-dexcom-and-xdrip/8221 "2019-09-28T20:59:52Z")
Hi all I’m new to Dexcom and xdrip. I recently got approved to use dexcom g6 for cgm. My endo told me I wouldn’t need a receiver, that I would be able to use the dexcom app on my phone. Apparently dexcom hasn’t updated t… --- ## [Teplizumab Phase-II Results For Prevention And Starts A Phase-III On Honeymooners](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teplizumab-phase-ii-results-for-prevention-and-starts-a-phase-iii-on-honeymooners/8360)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teplizumab-phase-ii-results-for-prevention-and-starts-a-phase-iii-on-honeymooners/8360 "2019-09-26T21:43:17Z")
I just finished a new blog posting; my first in a while. It is long and complex but also important (I think). It covers one clinical trial run on people in TrialNet. People who had two autoantibodies but had not been dia… --- ## [Gluten consumption during infancy tied to type 1 diabetes risk](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gluten-consumption-during-infancy-tied-to-type-1-diabetes-risk/8404)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gluten-consumption-during-infancy-tied-to-type-1-diabetes-risk/8404 "2019-09-26T21:14:12Z")
Researchers found that gluten intake at 18 months of age is associated with development of T1D. Interestingly, in a study published in May this year, the same researchers did not find an association between gluten int… --- ## [A1C vs all cause mortality](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-all-cause-mortality/8397)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a1c-vs-all-cause-mortality/8397 "2019-09-26T12:09:14Z")
Interesting article… maybe too much of a good thing (tight control) isn’t as great an idea as we thought https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/38/2/249 --- ## [Rapid insulin effective time length](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rapid-insulin-effective-time-length/8383)
**Author:** [@MisterMints](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MisterMints)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rapid-insulin-effective-time-length/8383 "2019-09-25T16:47:04Z")
I wasn’t sure how to phrase this question in the title, so with a bit more detail here, hopefully it makes sense! Dose the size of the insulin dose affect the length it is active? For example, if I were to eat a large,… --- ## [Crazy Extraordinarily Stubborn Lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crazy-extraordinarily-stubborn-lows/8320)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/crazy-extraordinarily-stubborn-lows/8320 "2019-09-23T13:10:37Z")
Has anyone had this (its happened to me twice; once last year, and then again last night) ? i start going low, so i correct with carbs. very briefly my BG comes up, but then it goes down again. so i treat with some more… --- ## [Okay to use Expired OmniPod Pods?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/okay-to-use-expired-omnipod-pods/6499)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/okay-to-use-expired-omnipod-pods/6499 "2019-09-22T23:12:15Z")
I’ve searched to see if this has already been answered but could only find information on the 3 day expiration. I have a group member trying to find out if it’s okay to use her old pods that say December 2018 on them. My… --- ## [\[real-time\] CGM, Not Insulin Pump, 'Is What Makes Difference' in Type 1 Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/real-time-cgm-not-insulin-pump-is-what-makes-difference-in-type-1-diabetes/8355)
**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/real-time-cgm-not-insulin-pump-is-what-makes-difference-in-type-1-diabetes/8355 "2019-09-22T23:00:14Z")
As a longtime Dexcom user who has believed this ever since my first SevenGo took my A1C from 7.3 down to 5.7 it’s nice to see research published to support my personal experience. The headline of the article sums it up … --- ## [DEXCOM 5 and compatible devices](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-5-and-compatible-devices/8359)
**Author:** [@Nobeac](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nobeac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-5-and-compatible-devices/8359 "2019-09-20T16:01:45Z")
I have Dexcom 5 and am using a Samsung S8+ to get my CGM readings. Dexcom will never be updating their app to be used with android pie (version 9) because it’s been about a year since the website has been updated. I woul… --- ## [Ketone Testing & DKA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ketone-testing-dka/8321)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ketone-testing-dka/8321 "2019-09-20T05:18:16Z")
I’ve been brushing up on DKA posts. And clearly, testing for ketones is part of figuring that out. But I’m a tad confused. Some people have blood ketone testing meters. There are also urine ketone strips. Many who test f… --- ## [Omnipod tips for 9 year old](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-tips-for-9-year-old/8346)
**Author:** [@margford6](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/margford6)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-tips-for-9-year-old/8346 "2019-09-18T19:29:36Z")
Hello, My daughter currently has a medtronic minimed pump, which has been great over the last 4 years! She is due to get a new pump and I’ve been looking up non stop info…she has her heart set on the Omnipod…she loves t… --- ## [Intestinal Problems: the latest dx : SIBO and XYFAXAN](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/intestinal-problems-the-latest-dx-sibo-and-xyfaxan/8188)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/intestinal-problems-the-latest-dx-sibo-and-xyfaxan/8188 "2019-09-15T17:54:18Z")
well i already have GP as well as IBS, but recently i was dx with SIBO. its been sheer hell going through it. my tummy was growing to the point that i looked about 4 months pregnant (which is medically impossible), and m… --- ## [However, the team found for the first time that a proportion of the cells are no longer beta cells that are making insulin. They had actually started to make a different hormone called somatostatin -- characteristic of a delta cell](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/however-the-team-found-for-the-first-time-that-a-proportion-of-the-cells-are-no-longer-beta-cells-that-are-making-insulin-they-had-actually-started-to-make-a-different-hormone-called-somatostatin-characteristic-of-a-delta-cell/8294)
**Author:** [@ckat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ckat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/however-the-team-found-for-the-first-time-that-a-proportion-of-the-cells-are-no-longer-beta-cells-that-are-making-insulin-they-had-actually-started-to-make-a-different-hormone-called-somatostatin-characteristic-of-a-delta-cell/8294 "2019-09-13T17:55:02Z")
Don’t know if this was seen here but I always wondered why they keep regenerating beta cells as a therapy when they know that when they are implanted the body gets rid of them. And that always led me to believe that the… --- ## [Living with diabetes is exhausting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/living-with-diabetes-is-exhausting/7700)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/living-with-diabetes-is-exhausting/7700 "2019-09-12T20:49:03Z")
Just wanted some sympathy today. I’ve had two horrible weeks - food not doing what I expected it to, insulin not working as normal, etc. After almost 24 years you’d think I have it figured out, right? I just want to slee… --- ## [Omnipod Dash: Filling the pod](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash-filling-the-pod/8300)
**Author:** [@Kirito](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kirito)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash-filling-the-pod/8300 "2019-09-11T04:57:26Z")
Hello! Does anyone know if you can pre-fill a pod? ie: I fill the pod in the morning and then put it on around noon. I didn’t know if the entire process needed to be done at once or if I could have the pod filled and r… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=31) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=33)