# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.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 --- ## [Oops, I did a dumb thing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oops-i-did-a-dumb-thing/2424)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oops-i-did-a-dumb-thing/2424 "2017-10-29T23:16:56Z")
Sooooo what would you do if you were fixing dinner, decided to “just bolus” a couple units (60 carbs), and you’d figure out the carb count at the end and just feed the insulin, but then…you realize you didn’t weigh any o… --- ## [A bad flatline this time](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-bad-flatline-this-time/2386)
**Author:** [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-bad-flatline-this-time/2386 "2017-10-28T13:08:35Z")
Frustrating day today \[223BC274-A5C8-4C43-B58B-FA7A48D33EB1\] My good run of average of 100 is being wrecked by my uptake in exercise I think - only thing I can think of that’s happening as my diet hasn’t changed or my… --- ## [Did someone forget to pay the light bill at TuDiabetes?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-someone-forget-to-pay-the-light-bill-at-tudiabetes/2452)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/did-someone-forget-to-pay-the-light-bill-at-tudiabetes/2452 "2017-10-26T10:03:14Z")
Hi Jim26 here. Anyone know what is going on at TuDiabetes?? I get “file not found” for the last couple of days when trying to login to the forum. Seems like the chat is shut down as well. --- ## [What do you consider to be a diagnostic A1C](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-a-diagnostic-a1c/2381)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-consider-to-be-a-diagnostic-a1c/2381 "2017-10-24T15:13:42Z")
Okay, I’m asking this for a friend whose A1C’s seem to be behaving a little badly of late. Any thoughts about what measurement would prompt you to request antibody testing? --- ## [New Omnipod PDM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-omnipod-pdm/2430)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-omnipod-pdm/2430 "2017-10-23T19:16:15Z")
I’m not sure why I hadn’t thought of this before, but I am guessing that the new PDMs will require daily(ish) charging. Is that right? That would be a major regression over the pdms with batteries. I carry an extra set o… --- ## [When insulin does nothing...?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-does-nothing/2406)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-does-nothing/2406 "2017-10-19T19:30:52Z")
We had a family pizza night, which I’ve apparently got to experiment a lot more with or just give pizza up to avoid these stubborn spikes. I’m currently sick (but not a drive-your-BG-up sick), so exercise is out of the q… --- ## [Strips testing barely out of range with control solution](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strips-testing-barely-out-of-range-with-control-solution/2391)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/strips-testing-barely-out-of-range-with-control-solution/2391 "2017-10-19T01:05:42Z")
Lately I’ve had a couple of sets of strips test close (or right on) the upper bound when using the control solution. Today the value was 137, range for contour next ez is 109-136. What do you do in that case? --- ## [Complications, but Life Is Good](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/complications-but-life-is-good/2383)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/complications-but-life-is-good/2383 "2017-10-17T23:20:20Z")
In 1945, when I was diagnosed, my family did not know that an early death for diabetics was very likely. I had to wait until I was in my 30’s to find that my life expectancy in 1945 was not so good. I might have died whi… --- ## [Insulin duration](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-duration/2343)
**Author:** [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-duration/2343 "2017-10-15T22:26:32Z")
What is the best method for testing insulin duration? I can tell from a no-dinner day that my lantus wears off around 20 hours. How about fast acting insulin? How do I get a better estimate of my Humalog duration? --- ## [Help — exercise as part of job](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-exercise-as-part-of-job/2348)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-exercise-as-part-of-job/2348 "2017-10-15T15:42:52Z")
As some of you know, I’ve started an internship where my exercise level is high but inconsistent. Despite eating very low carb for the most part, I’m having a great deal of difficulty controlling my blood sugar. My exerc… --- ## [Bolusing while sick question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-while-sick-question/2327 "2017-10-14T17:57:49Z")
Pretty sure the kiddos and I are sick. I have a headache and stomach upset, and, ha, my BG control is beautiful at the moment (despite my best efforts otherwise - a little potato with lunch, an apple for a snack, etc). I… --- ## [Access to "Risk of kidney disease in T1DM" in Nature Reviews Endocrinology?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-risk-of-kidney-disease-in-t1dm-in-nature-reviews-endocrinology/2282)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-risk-of-kidney-disease-in-t1dm-in-nature-reviews-endocrinology/2282 "2017-10-09T00:24:18Z")
If anyone has access to this paper, would they be able to submit a fair use review of the article here? it appears to be an interesting 50-year retrospective statistical analysis of kidney disease in T1Ds. https://www.n… --- ## [Insulinomas regenerate beta-cells](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulinomas-regenerate-beta-cells/2283)
**Author:** [@Cam\_TdT](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Cam_TdT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulinomas-regenerate-beta-cells/2283 "2017-10-06T22:27:52Z")
Insulinomas are (in general) benign tumors that are largely composed of regenerated beta cells, and that produce insulin. This study identified the genomic differences between regular beta cells and insulinomas: What… --- ## [Practical Cure from Stem Cells Arabia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/practical-cure-from-stem-cells-arabia/2240)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/practical-cure-from-stem-cells-arabia/2240 "2017-10-06T13:57:06Z")
A new trial is underway with exciting preliminary results from a pilot study. 4 patients were treated with a combination of 2 stem cell procedures and went months without needing to inject insulin…all WITHOUT anti-rejec… --- ## [NYT: How low to push blood sugar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nyt-how-low-to-push-blood-sugar/2256)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nyt-how-low-to-push-blood-sugar/2256 "2017-10-04T23:47:04Z")
FYI- I wanted to share with the group (I came across this article, shared with my by someone else) I cannot agree with an A1C level higher than 7; really? It’s difficult to achieve decent a1c using only anti diabeti… --- ## [High BG before bed - what would you do?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-before-bed-what-would-you-do/2192)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-before-bed-what-would-you-do/2192 "2017-10-04T21:39:39Z")
So sometimes I’ll check before bed and my BG will be on the higher end - 120s-140s (I try to go to bed around 100). Since I don’t usually check during the night (and have no CGM), I’m always nervous to correct it (also s… --- ## [Study: genetics and Type 1 diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-genetics-and-type-1-diabetes/2251)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-genetics-and-type-1-diabetes/2251 "2017-10-04T21:11:06Z")
The Trialnet study, which many of us with T1 children are familiar with, has been generating some interesting data on genetics. Their most recent statistical analysis had some interesting conclusions: Type 1 and LADA a… --- ## [3 mega-meals in 24 hours!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-mega-meals-in-24-hours/2140)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3-mega-meals-in-24-hours/2140 "2017-10-03T01:42:22Z")
My brother was going back to college this week, so we celebrated with him and had lots of big meals the day before he left. Here is my track for that whole time: \[KCTdTBGTrackBigMeals\_2017-09-21b\] Wednesday night we ha… --- ## [Post meal bg profile](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/post-meal-bg-profile/2167)
**Author:** [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/post-meal-bg-profile/2167 "2017-10-02T21:55:21Z")
I have noticed that my bg for a low carb / zero protein meal reaches its peak two hours or more after a meal and whether anyone else sees this As the norm is always 2 post prandial to be down it seems odd that it takes … --- ## [Can You Guess Your BG Before Using Your Meter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-guess-your-bg-before-using-your-meter/2209)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-guess-your-bg-before-using-your-meter/2209 "2017-09-30T00:48:28Z")
recently i was put to the test. it was about being in touch with my body and how i might know where my BGs are at any given time without using a finger stick or a CGM. i am familiar with how i feel when i am crashing. i… --- ## [Not bad for per diem diet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-bad-for-per-diem-diet/2203)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/not-bad-for-per-diem-diet/2203 "2017-09-29T16:23:33Z")
A day without afrezza is like a day without sunshine \[IMG\_0596\] --- ## [Neuropathy: possible research breakthourgh on HCN2 protein](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-possible-research-breakthourgh-on-hcn2-protein/2197)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-possible-research-breakthourgh-on-hcn2-protein/2197 "2017-09-29T02:24:06Z")
According to this study, drugs that block HCN2 protein channels (it is an ion channel, that allows passage through the cell membrane) appear to completely stop neuropathic pain: “The researchers also found that blocki… --- ## [My flattest line for 24 hrs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-flattest-line-for-24-hrs/2053)
**Author:** [@Robellengold](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Robellengold)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-flattest-line-for-24-hrs/2053 "2017-09-28T00:19:51Z")
Very happy day today for me - kind of a eureka moment - very much due to those on this site - those of you who have seen what I’m posting will realize I am a little new to this and only just emerging from the dark somewh… --- ## [My First 70 Years With T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-first-70-years-with-t1d/2156)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-first-70-years-with-t1d/2156 "2017-09-27T17:10:01Z")
In July, 2015, III was invited to write a blog about my first 70 years with T1D. The blog was edited by Michael Hoskins and presented on Diabetes Mine. Here is the result. --- ## [Yom Kippur, Fasting, T1D and UNLIMITED repentance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yom-kippur-fasting-t1d-and-unlimited-repentance/2133)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yom-kippur-fasting-t1d-and-unlimited-repentance/2133 "2017-09-26T20:23:58Z")
I saw an interesting post in another Facebook group about how to fast for Yom Kippur (one of the Jewish high holy days) when you have T1D. I had sort of assumed that this would be a no-go, but someone said it’s a perfec… --- ## [Artificial sweeteners](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/artificial-sweeteners/2132)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/artificial-sweeteners/2132 "2017-09-26T07:41:27Z")
Interesting, though of course preliminary given it’s in such a small group of people and we don’t understand much about the gut microbiome. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/885945 --- ## [Find what works and find a way to stick with it](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/find-what-works-and-find-a-way-to-stick-with-it/2137)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/find-what-works-and-find-a-way-to-stick-with-it/2137 "2017-09-25T18:31:55Z")
I think one of the most important things to learn about diabetes is how individual it is. Just because something works for one person doesn’t mean it will work for the next person. No book or blog post can tell you how t… --- ## [Why bolusing for fat is beneficial](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-bolusing-for-fat-is-beneficial/1156)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-bolusing-for-fat-is-beneficial/1156 "2017-09-24T20:06:26Z")
Those aiming for tight control may have intuitively figured out this technique, but now researchers are finally getting around to showing it: Giving an extra bolus for fat reduces post-prandial blood sugar and reduces in… --- ## [Mystifying sustained low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mystifying-sustained-low/2129)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mystifying-sustained-low/2129 "2017-09-24T16:28:30Z")
So for the past 6 hours, my son has been almost contiuously low – not super low but moderately low, between 60 and 65. In that period of time he has taken 1 unit of bolus insulin (for dinner), and has corrected with 80 (… --- ## [I used the Force on an Ethiopian dinner](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-used-the-force-on-an-ethiopian-dinner/2107 "2017-09-23T03:11:05Z")
Last night we had an Ethiopian dinner, with injera, tibs, lots of curries, split peas, lentils, etc. I had many difficult dishes with a lot of carbs and fat. I had no idea how many carbs it had and how to calculate. So I… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=52) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=54)