# Type 1 & LADA **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=56 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [A day below 100](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-below-100/1360)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-below-100/1360 "2017-07-08T00:06:13Z")
A day below 100. The lows weren’t really that low, I was functional all day. I can live with a flat 65 all day long. Plus, the Dex likes to exageratte the lows a little bit. This is the reason I leave the Dex at home on… --- ## [Diagnosis Codes: Do They Skew Statistics?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-codes-do-they-skew-statistics/1368)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-codes-do-they-skew-statistics/1368 "2017-07-07T15:43:16Z")
I was just looking over my lab results and charting from my recent visit to my new endo. It is a large endo group. I was surprised to see how my diagnosis was categorized: Diabetes Mellitus uncomplicated type I uncontr… --- ## [Neo-Islets...Has anybody heard of these before?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366 "2017-07-04T00:15:10Z")
--- ## [High blood levels - help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-blood-levels-help/1364)
**Author:** [@slax84](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/slax84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-blood-levels-help/1364 "2017-07-03T14:15:15Z")
High blood sugar levels Hello, Usually I have good sugar levels, and my A1C is really good ... last time, it was 6.3. But something is change in last 3 days. It's very high, sometimes 12, 15, etc ... and I can not pu… --- ## [Sorry I've been away so long](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sorry-ive-been-away-so-long/1322)
**Author:** [@rgcainmd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/rgcainmd)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sorry-ive-been-away-so-long/1322 "2017-06-28T02:32:37Z")
Well, I'm back, for whatever that's worth. To make a long story short, I've been overwhelmed with: trying to keep my house after estranged husband left me with high five-figure IRS debt, increasing work hours frequentl… --- ## [What's the lowest you've been and taken insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299 "2017-06-27T23:28:38Z")
@docslotnick’s XDrip pictures made me think of this. A few days ago I was 52 but took some insulin because I knew I was gonna start heading back up. It was a pre-emptive correction. Fortunately I guess correctly. Was j… --- ## [Relationship between A1c and number of lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/relationship-between-a1c-and-number-of-lows/1240)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/relationship-between-a1c-and-number-of-lows/1240 "2017-06-27T04:36:23Z")
I was wondering if anyone has come across research that looks at the A1c and the number of lows experienced. The question being, if I go up by an A1c value of X, I can reduce the number or severity of lows experienced? --- ## ["Responders" May Delay onset of Type 1 Diabetes with Oral Insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/responders-may-delay-onset-of-type-1-diabetes-with-oral-insulin/1316)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/responders-may-delay-onset-of-type-1-diabetes-with-oral-insulin/1316 "2017-06-23T21:39:29Z")
I find this really fascinating because it really points to something I’ve suspected for a while; that it’s possible we may have already found a number of treatments that, in a small subset of people, can improve prognosi… --- ## [Half of T1Ds may produce insulin -- namely people who produce more of an antinflammatory compound](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/half-of-t1ds-may-produce-insulin-namely-people-who-produce-more-of-an-antinflammatory-compound/1317)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/half-of-t1ds-may-produce-insulin-namely-people-who-produce-more-of-an-antinflammatory-compound/1317 "2017-06-23T18:41:49Z")
Wish there was some way of stimulating IL-35 to boost this anti-inflammatory effect. --- ## [How insulin diffuses from subcutaneous tissue](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-insulin-diffuses-from-subcutaneous-tissue/1295)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-insulin-diffuses-from-subcutaneous-tissue/1295 "2017-06-23T15:25:13Z")
We are not hunks of dead meat obviously, but I thought this was a really cool visualization of how insulin travels through tissue to enter the bloodstream. One interesting tidbit: Heinemann1 estimated the coefficient of … --- ## [Gonna treat myself today!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gonna-treat-myself-today/1294)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gonna-treat-myself-today/1294 "2017-06-20T19:20:23Z")
I just wanted to treat myself today. Kind of pamper myself a little bit with some luxury. Just a special day to really spoil myself! So today.....I am.... replacing my lancet! --- ## [Glucagon receptor antibody as an add-on to type 1 therapy?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glucagon-receptor-antibody-as-an-add-on-to-type-1-therapy/1281)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glucagon-receptor-antibody-as-an-add-on-to-type-1-therapy/1281 "2017-06-19T20:43:04Z")
This is an interesting concept but it also seems incredibly dangerous -- disabling or muting the body's already impaired glucagon response seems like it could backfire in any number of situations. http://www.medscape.com… --- ## [What a sunburn looks like on CGM: our worst peak ever](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-sunburn-looks-like-on-cgm-our-worst-peak-ever/1266)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-sunburn-looks-like-on-cgm-our-worst-peak-ever/1266 "2017-06-16T18:14:52Z")
A few days ago, I wrote about being surprised by the influence of a bad sunburn on BG. I thought you might want to see what it looks like! It was our worst peak ever since my son was diagnosed. In fact, it went higher … --- ## [Puberty "flatlines"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/puberty-flatlines/1262)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/puberty-flatlines/1262 "2017-06-16T01:52:31Z")
We have found out that, with puberty, the best "flatlines" don't look very flat any more :slight\_smile: So our realistic goals have changed in the past few months: multiple times a day we get random uncontrollable hormon… --- ## [Lantus peaking 3 hours after injection?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lantus-peaking-3-hours-after-injection/1264)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lantus-peaking-3-hours-after-injection/1264 "2017-06-15T22:55:32Z")
Over the past 3 weeks, we have fairly significantly increased the basal portion of the TDD, which has resulted in a lower average TDD. We have run into repeated lows in the 1:00-2:00 am time range, for almost 2 weeks on … --- ## [What's Going on With Me?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-going-on-with-me/1200)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-going-on-with-me/1200 "2017-06-14T11:48:09Z")
I am totally flummoxed by this week. As you may know I normally take an epic amount of insulin to maintain a normal Bg. 100-150 units of novolog every day. The thing is, since this last Saturday I don't think I've … --- ## [Camping report](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/camping-report/1222)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/camping-report/1222 "2017-06-13T03:56:40Z")
I'm happy to report that our camping trip went just fine. I managed not to encounter a moose or a mountain lion or even a bear. And my insulin kept nicely in a little cooler in a bear box. I did, however, manage to have … --- ## [I'm writing a book that includes a child with diabetes. I would really appreciate any help I could get to better understand diabetes and maybe have some questions answered](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-writing-a-book-that-includes-a-child-with-diabetes-i-would-really-appreciate-any-help-i-could-get-to-better-understand-diabetes-and-maybe-have-some-questions-answered/1225)
**Author:** [@Skipper\_of\_Stones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Skipper_of_Stones)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-writing-a-book-that-includes-a-child-with-diabetes-i-would-really-appreciate-any-help-i-could-get-to-better-understand-diabetes-and-maybe-have-some-questions-answered/1225 "2017-06-13T02:47:03Z")
Hello, This forum was recommended to me as a good source of information on diabetes. I'm writing a book that includes a four-year-old boy with diabetes. Most of the story that will include this child will be a surviv… --- ## [Sunburn and crazy high](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sunburn-and-crazy-high/1213)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sunburn-and-crazy-high/1213 "2017-06-13T02:28:15Z")
My son went tubing this morning with a friend, and, like the smart boy he is (...) declined any kind of sunblock from his friend's mother. His sensor stopped working this afternoon, so he restarted it. He checked his BG … --- ## [Interesting Story, Man with T1 has Gene, Able to stop insulin injections](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-story-man-with-t1-has-gene-able-to-stop-insulin-injections/1203)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-story-man-with-t1-has-gene-able-to-stop-insulin-injections/1203 "2017-06-12T23:14:16Z")
Interesting case. --- ## [Maltodextrin experiment: how fast does it raise you?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maltodextrin-experiment-how-fast-does-it-raise-you/1205)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/maltodextrin-experiment-how-fast-does-it-raise-you/1205 "2017-06-12T19:25:12Z")
The other day Eric talked about maltodextrin as a faster replacement for sucrose. So my mom ordered some and last night we tried it for the first time. I was very low, low 50s. I had already taken about 30 grams of car… --- ## [Spooky, control - re: there is life after unrelenting hormone highs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/spooky-control-re-there-is-life-after-unrelenting-hormone-highs/1184)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/spooky-control-re-there-is-life-after-unrelenting-hormone-highs/1184 "2017-06-10T19:44:36Z")
Well, we hit a new place this week. Not sure why, but we had been having incredible hormone highs (\>300 bg) for quite a while (\>6 months) and things had begun quieting down, and now this is what my son's control looked … --- ## [A pretty good letter to a new diabetic young adult](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-pretty-good-letter-to-a-new-diabetic-young-adult/1204 "2017-06-10T19:33:46Z")
--- ## [Antibiotics...Increase risk to developing T1 among young children?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/antibiotics-increase-risk-to-developing-t1-among-young-children/1198)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/antibiotics-increase-risk-to-developing-t1-among-young-children/1198 "2017-06-09T18:19:25Z")
I am wondering how many children have used antibiotics leading up to a T1 diagnosis? I don't want to sound like an anti-vaxxer, but the fact is there were multiple uses of antibiotics leading up to diagnosis and there a… --- ## [Beta Bionics artificial pancreas completed Phase 2A trials](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/beta-bionics-artificial-pancreas-completed-phase-2a-trials/1181)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/beta-bionics-artificial-pancreas-completed-phase-2a-trials/1181 "2017-06-07T22:00:59Z")
It is the company that is working on the dual insulin-glucagon pump, mentioned in @TiaG's mini-glucagon thread. I can't see it on their site, though. Here is the announcement, which is totally bereft of details on the … --- ## [Engineered Micro Pancreas in mice](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/engineered-micro-pancreas-in-mice/1170)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/engineered-micro-pancreas-in-mice/1170 "2017-06-07T03:05:59Z")
This interesting company makes micro pancreas constructs on scaffolds made out of lung tissue. They just won a pharmaceutical prize in Israel: The thing I liked: no vascularization needed -- and you need a whole lot… --- ## [Do we all need a personalized glycemic index?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-we-all-need-a-personalized-glycemic-index/1168)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-we-all-need-a-personalized-glycemic-index/1168 "2017-06-07T02:19:07Z")
I've been following this work and find it really fascinating. If this data is borne out, then what people reallyneed to do is keep a logbook of every individual food they eat and how it affects BG numbers. A bolus librar… --- ## [Challenge: can you find ANYTHING of value in this research paper?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/challenge-can-you-find-anything-of-value-in-this-research-paper/1148)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/challenge-can-you-find-anything-of-value-in-this-research-paper/1148 "2017-06-05T16:56:36Z")
I just read this article, with 16 authors (!!!), about the use of CGMs in studies: Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Clinical Trials: Recommendations on Reporting I read paragraph after paragraph, hoping to gl… --- ## [Being Unlimited](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-unlimited/1119)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-unlimited/1119 "2017-06-03T17:00:48Z")
Well we had our first big tournament of the year! Our diabetic catcher played in a 25 team U14 tournament and took second! Played 7 games in three days, went 6-1, and played over 21 hours of baseball. We had a few dia… --- ## [What do you do when?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-do-when/1125)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-do-when/1125 "2017-06-02T23:31:11Z")
You're possibly low but have a bunch of food in your belly? Samson was 88, -3 when he started eating lunch. And then all of a sudden dropped to 53, (a 35-point drop), then 47 (a 6-point drop) He's a few flights of stai… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=55) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-type-1-lada/7.md?page=57)