# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=102 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 103 --- ## [MDI Needle Crunch Sound?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mdi-needle-crunch-sound/8236)
**Author:** [@T1DNurse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1DNurse)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mdi-needle-crunch-sound/8236 "2019-10-26T09:04:28Z")
So… I’m on MDI and recently I’ve come across some needles that are not easily sliding into the skin, and are physically harder to get in. Then, when I finally get the needle to break the skin and enter… it has a sort of … --- ## [Comparison between CGM and finger sticks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparison-between-cgm-and-finger-sticks/8516)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/comparison-between-cgm-and-finger-sticks/8516 "2019-10-26T01:29:44Z")
Is your CGM generally higher or lower than your finger sticks? I have Dexcom G6 and I can’t seem to distinguish a consistent pattern, sometimes the G6 is higher (seems like when BG is higher) and sometimes lower. Althoug… --- ## [Xdrip+ with G6 on Android 10 connection problems](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-g6-on-android-10-connection-problems/8489)
**Author:** [@rathman720](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/rathman720)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-g6-on-android-10-connection-problems/8489 "2019-10-26T01:28:56Z")
Hi, I have a pixel 3 phone with Android 10 OS and keep encountering a problem with xdrip+. It seems like any time it misses a signal, it can’t get the signal back ever again and I end up having to uninstall and reinstall… --- ## [Loopers: Phone data or not? iWatch? JoJo beeps to Dev? HELP!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loopers-phone-data-or-not-iwatch-jojo-beeps-to-dev-help/8497)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loopers-phone-data-or-not-iwatch-jojo-beeps-to-dev-help/8497 "2019-10-25T22:17:52Z")
Trying to save some money and frustrations. Need some advice. Right now I’m using Mint Mobile for my iphone SE and tmobile only towers are HORRIBLE here. Any other cheap providers around $10/month to investigate? Some h… --- ## [xDrip and Nightly build](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-and-nightly-build/8563)
**Author:** [@tiver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/tiver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-and-nightly-build/8563 "2019-10-25T18:03:34Z")
Hi there: I have a silly question, is there any different between the app xDrip+ and the one called Nightly Build XX “date” releases. --- ## [Insane G6 failure rate during warmup](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insane-g6-failure-rate-during-warmup/8550)
**Author:** [@whyg6why](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/whyg6why)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insane-g6-failure-rate-during-warmup/8550 "2019-10-25T15:26:15Z")
Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum but I’m at my wit’s end with this. I have had literally six Dexcom G6s fail during sensor warmup in a row. 10 days ago, I had two in a row fail during the warmup period. It would co… --- ## [Interesting Article on Hypos, Anxiety, and Depression](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-hypos-anxiety-and-depression/8502)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-hypos-anxiety-and-depression/8502 "2019-10-24T17:47:47Z")
Every now and then I read something that just makes me feel better.… maybe less weird or less of a helpless case. :roll\_eyes: A friend in my group shared this yesterday, and it did all of that for me. Intense feelings … --- ## [Restart sensor and just wait?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restart-sensor-and-just-wait/8553)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restart-sensor-and-just-wait/8553 "2019-10-24T17:44:50Z")
I have been using Dexcom G6 for about 2 months, and have restarted 1 sensor which was successful and lasted total of 20 days. Yay! I’m restarting another one today. The numbers can be kinda funky at the beginning of the … --- ## [Sub 2:00 Exhibition Marathon](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sub-2-00-exhibition-marathon/8548)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sub-2-00-exhibition-marathon/8548 "2019-10-24T02:18:26Z")
So were you one of the choreographed pacesetters for this guy, @Eric? I like that they had a reverse Mighty Ducks formation in front of this dude to reduce wind resistance for him. Seems like an idea you might have eng… --- ## [Wait time after low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wait-time-after-low/8531)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wait-time-after-low/8531 "2019-10-23T21:31:41Z")
How long do you wait to dose and eat after having a low right before a meal time? I use Humalog and Lantus and am new to Dexcom G6. I just had a 60 BG right before lunch. I treated with 1 Smarties (6 g dextrose) and wai… --- ## [Loop question for our loop experts](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loop-question-for-our-loop-experts/8536)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loop-question-for-our-loop-experts/8536 "2019-10-23T21:04:13Z")
Attention omniloopers. I have a question. I currently run an iPhone SE as my loop phone and also cary a Samsung S10+ on AT&T as my primary phone. My plan includes tethering. Right now I have a MINT SIM in, but Tmobile… --- ## [Upload data from xDrip doesn't seem to be in the Dexcom database](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/upload-data-from-xdrip-doesnt-seem-to-be-in-the-dexcom-database/6364)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/upload-data-from-xdrip-doesnt-seem-to-be-in-the-dexcom-database/6364 "2019-10-21T23:38:12Z")
It looks like the data from my G6 stopped going to Dexcom the day I switched to xDrip+. I had uploads enabled from the start and have my exact username and password for Dexcom set (I made sure a few times when I first se… --- ## [Blog Overview of Research Aimed At A Cure In Human Trials](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blog-overview-of-research-aimed-at-a-cure-in-human-trials/8488)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blog-overview-of-research-aimed-at-a-cure-in-human-trials/8488 "2019-10-20T20:10:17Z")
I’ve just posted a new blog article which is my yearly summary of all clinical trials aimed at curing/preventing/delaying T1D. This year there are 56 different trials going on, including 12 being run on people with long… --- ## [xDrip+ with Sony Smartwatch3 (self made CGM)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-sony-smartwatch3-self-made-cgm/1954)
**Author:** [@jroth](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jroth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-with-sony-smartwatch3-self-made-cgm/1954 "2019-10-20T00:23:18Z")
In the last few weeks I have discovered something new. Currently I’m following all the News and evolvement of #WeAreNotWaiting. My current setup is: Android Smartphone Freestyle Libre FGM (I don’t have a CGM) Sony S… --- ## [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. --- ## [I won, now what?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-won-now-what/8422)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-won-now-what/8422 "2019-10-19T16:23:37Z")
My “weekend” changes every 2 weeks. Next week I have Thurs/Friday off but am taking Wednesay off for something I’ve never thought possible. I put $10 into a contest to benefit the United Way to win one of 2 pairs for ce… --- ## [Something to look forward to: 2020 Tour de Cure bike/ walk event on Boston's North Shore](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-to-look-forward-to-2020-tour-de-cure-bike-walk-event-on-bostons-north-shore/8515)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/something-to-look-forward-to-2020-tour-de-cure-bike-walk-event-on-bostons-north-shore/8515 "2019-10-19T16:08:53Z")
Hi - I had a chance to ride this a couple of years ago and it is a wonderful route. It’s a big event, sponsored by your friends at the American Diabetes Association. So if you’re diabetic, you get a snazzy red shirt a… --- ## [Freestyle libre 2 approved in UK](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-2-approved-in-uk/5185)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-2-approved-in-uk/5185 "2019-10-19T15:00:27Z")
Hey, Check this out: Abbott. I suspect they incorporated a miaomiao or blucon type device in order to provide alarms? --- ## [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… --- ## [The night before exams... (a diabetic poem)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-night-before-exams-a-diabetic-poem/8517)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-night-before-exams-a-diabetic-poem/8517 "2019-10-18T22:04:53Z")
'Twas the night before exams, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The learnings were tucked in her brain with care, In hopes that the weekend soon would be there; The student w… --- ## [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… --- ## [Diabetes management for kindergarten](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-management-for-kindergarten/8218)
**Author:** [@Nreid77](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nreid77)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-management-for-kindergarten/8218 "2019-10-16T18:22:06Z")
Hello, Those that have little ones in school, how often does your child get insulin from the school nurse.? My daughter who is 6 and is not on the pump will only be able to get 1 shot a day from the school nurse for Lu… --- ## [What does a dying sensor look like for you?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-does-a-dying-sensor-look-like-for-you/8499)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-does-a-dying-sensor-look-like-for-you/8499 "2019-10-15T16:43:20Z")
Seems like no two go the same… sometimes it’s the ??? Sometimes the patterns get erratic… my current sensor after 2 weeks seems to just constantly drift downward even when I’m actually steady… which is especially annoy… --- ## [Running - cadence](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/running-cadence/8500)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/running-cadence/8500 "2019-10-15T02:53:32Z")
Sorry, no diabetes here. Just some running talk and discussion on the “ideal” cadence, which is actually different for everyone… First of all, what is running cadence? That’s the number of steps per minute (SPM). It is … --- ## [US 14 day Libra update](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-14-day-libra-update/8484)
**Author:** [@Kailee56](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kailee56)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-14-day-libra-update/8484 "2019-10-14T21:46:48Z")
I have been frustrated, angry, and slacking in monitoring myself ever since Abbot changed what ever they changed about Libra, making it impossible for their US customers to use a secondary reader and app to use it as a t… --- ## [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… --- ## [Steroid inhalers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/steroid-inhalers/8469)
**Author:** [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/steroid-inhalers/8469 "2019-10-11T04:50:55Z")
Anyone use a steroid inhaler and have a sense of whether it has an effect on blood sugars? I finally saw an allergist specializing in mast cell activation syndrome, who thinks I may have a combination of specific allerg… --- ## [How to pair medtronic pumps with xDrip?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-pair-medtronic-pumps-with-xdrip/8451)
**Author:** [@drgymnast](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drgymnast)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-pair-medtronic-pumps-with-xdrip/8451 "2019-10-11T03:16:05Z")
Hi I have a read a thread about pairing the medtronic 640G with xDrip, can it be done with all medtronic pumps? --- ## [Introducing my granddaughter, Jolene](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/introducing-my-granddaughter-jolene/8481)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/introducing-my-granddaughter-jolene/8481 "2019-10-11T03:53:44Z")
Translation from German Hello, I am Jolene Sophie Hope Martin I was born on October 7, 2019, at 0930. I weighed 6 lb, 8 ounces and 18.9 inches long. We wish the proud parents all the best! --- ## [Results of a cohort study on incidence of complications](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-of-a-cohort-study-on-incidence-of-complications/8479 "2019-10-10T20:50:08Z")
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