# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=108 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 109 --- ## [New Glucagon advancements](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-glucagon-advancements/7936)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-glucagon-advancements/7936 "2019-07-25T18:33:07Z")
The “mini-dose” glucagon pen sounds nice. The Forgotten Stepchild of Diabetes Hormones - Glucagon --- ## [Peculiar traditions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/peculiar-traditions/7962)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/peculiar-traditions/7962 "2019-07-23T15:18:12Z")
It’s always fun to read about things you consider normal from the perspective of a foreigner :grin: What traditions from your country do you think astonish foreigners the most? --- ## [Correct Diagnosing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/correct-diagnosing/7966)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/correct-diagnosing/7966 "2019-07-23T14:20:29Z")
--- ## [Running over 20 miles / week shortens life span?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/running-over-20-miles-week-shortens-life-span/7964)
**Author:** [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/running-over-20-miles-week-shortens-life-span/7964 "2019-07-23T00:10:35Z")
I had a doctor appointment today with my retina specialist and I mentioned that I was a runner. He warned that running anything over 20 miles a week can shorten one’s life span. I was shocked, and hugely disheartened t… --- ## [When the paperclip doesn't work](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-the-paperclip-doesnt-work/7959)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-the-paperclip-doesnt-work/7959 "2019-07-22T15:00:37Z")
--- ## [Any CGM options available OTC / prescription-free in Canada?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-cgm-options-available-otc-prescription-free-in-canada/7772)
**Author:** [@MNTexan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MNTexan)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-cgm-options-available-otc-prescription-free-in-canada/7772 "2019-07-22T14:43:40Z")
My understanding is that Mexico does not have any options for buying a CGM over the counter prescription free. How about Canada? What are the CGM options there that one can pay out of pocket for? I’m headed “home” (i.… --- ## [Dexcom G6 repeated sensor error](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-repeated-sensor-error/7929)
**Author:** [@RandaN](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RandaN)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-repeated-sensor-error/7929 "2019-07-22T04:15:42Z")
Hi! My mom is type 1 and has been experiencing repeated sensor errors. Today the sensor kept losing signal and we changed it tonight and then it came up as “no restart allowed”. It’s a brand new sensor! So frustrating. D… --- ## [FaceApp, anyone?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/faceapp-anyone/7950)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/faceapp-anyone/7950 "2019-07-22T04:06:50Z")
--- ## [CGM alarms and partners - what's your experience?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-alarms-and-partners-whats-your-experience/5655)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-alarms-and-partners-whats-your-experience/5655 "2019-07-22T00:31:43Z")
I’ve been dating a wonderful man over the last year, and we’re planning to move in with each other in about a month. We’re currently working through the planning that goes into a move like that. I’ve never lived with a p… --- ## [Fitbit Versa vs Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fitbit-versa-vs-samsung-galaxy-smartwatch/6944)
**Author:** [@Suitesis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Suitesis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fitbit-versa-vs-samsung-galaxy-smartwatch/6944 "2019-07-21T20:09:11Z")
Hey Everyone! I am curious if anyone has any experience with both the Fitbit Versa and Galaxy Smartwatch, and how they work with Dexcom. Just trying to figure out which direction I want to go. Though there are probabl… --- ## [Dexcom to Apple Watch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-to-apple-watch/7888)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-to-apple-watch/7888 "2019-07-15T17:53:29Z")
Just in–Dexcom to Apple Watch is NOT vaporware. Found this post moments ago on Gitter: Elye Mittelman @ElyeM 07:37 About the new G6 transmitters: There’s a new Dexcom transmitter being shipped in US (and South Afric… --- ## [When Dexcom and fingerstick are off](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-dexcom-and-fingerstick-are-off/902)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-dexcom-and-fingerstick-are-off/902 "2019-07-20T15:12:12Z")
What do you do when Dexcom and fingerstick are off? Right now Dexcom is showing 45, meter 70. Son is asleep. I'd really like to be too. We really try not to overcalibrate but I'm wondering if it's better to calibrate wit… --- ## [Possibly stupid question: How to see original transmitter start date on xDrip+?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possibly-stupid-question-how-to-see-original-transmitter-start-date-on-xdrip/7902)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/possibly-stupid-question-how-to-see-original-transmitter-start-date-on-xdrip/7902 "2019-07-18T21:54:36Z")
I forget when I started my transmitter and am wondering how I can see its original start date on xDrip+? Or is there a way to see that it’s close to it’s 3-month mark? It’s super easy to see the sensor start date but I c… --- ## [Ummm....wow?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ummm-wow/7890)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ummm-wow/7890 "2019-07-18T19:40:28Z")
Our Endo appointment is coming up in a couple of weeks so I didn’t have to do this, but we have been working so hard and transitioning to so many “new” things (loop being the biggest) and I was just nervous so decided to… --- ## [Omnipod: reuse insulin from old pod?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-reuse-insulin-from-old-pod/3218)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-reuse-insulin-from-old-pod/3218 "2019-07-18T13:03:17Z")
I can understand about the sleep and not wanting to do it in the middle of the night. If the insulin has been in there for 2 or 3 days, maybe it’s better to discard it. But if it’s only been in there for 1 day, it doe… --- ## [\#unlimited...right?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unlimited-right/7927)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unlimited-right/7927 "2019-07-17T19:58:53Z")
--- ## [Who's on First? What's on Second? I don't know is on Third (confusing CGM numbers)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whos-on-first-whats-on-second-i-dont-know-is-on-third-confusing-cgm-numbers/7101)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whos-on-first-whats-on-second-i-dont-know-is-on-third-confusing-cgm-numbers/7101 "2019-07-16T13:57:50Z")
Liam’s CGM read 84 45 degrees downward, but Liam came to me and said, “Papa, my legs are shaking.” I say to myself (and to him)…maybe you’re feeling a low BG! Let’s go see? When I check him, here are the numbers I get… --- ## [Type 1 for 81 Years](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-for-81-years/7911)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-for-81-years/7911 "2019-07-16T13:42:27Z")
Don Ray has been type 1 for 81 years. He is a member of the Joslin Medalists Facebook group. He looks so good, and is older than me. I actually look older than him. lol --- ## [Tidepool loop agreement with dexcom and Medtronics](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tidepool-loop-agreement-with-dexcom-and-medtronics/7842)
**Author:** [@T1john](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1john)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tidepool-loop-agreement-with-dexcom-and-medtronics/7842 "2019-07-15T21:16:15Z")
Has anyone else heard of the new contracted agreement between tidepool loop, dexcom and medtronic. It will allow the new medtronic 780g to use tide pool to interoperate with dexcom g-6. It also has Bluetooth to integrate… --- ## [Abbott FreeStyle Libre with Medicare Coverage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/abbott-freestyle-libre-with-medicare-coverage/3090)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/abbott-freestyle-libre-with-medicare-coverage/3090 "2019-07-15T20:51:20Z")
Chicago Tribune: Medicare patients with diabetes gain coverage for prick-free glucose monitor Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre System, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in September and launched in U.… --- ## [504 Plans for School Age Children](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/504-plans-for-school-age-children/1039)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/504-plans-for-school-age-children/1039 "2019-07-15T19:26:19Z")
@ClaudnDaye wrote "the whole 504 thing I don't know anything about...so anyone that wants to fill me in on what it is, how it's used, etc., I'd be much obliged." Basically, once your child is in a public school (not su… --- ## [Disable G6 Urgent Low Alarm on iOS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disable-g6-urgent-low-alarm-on-ios/7917)
**Author:** [@Trying](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Trying)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disable-g6-urgent-low-alarm-on-ios/7917 "2019-07-15T14:07:08Z")
Is there a way to disable / reduce the volume of the G6 Urgent Low Alarm on iOS Dexcom App? It scares my hounds, not to mention being inconvenient during meetings! For me, I already know the low is occurring, so I’d ra… --- ## [Samson swimming lessons](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samson-swimming-lessons/7913)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samson-swimming-lessons/7913 "2019-07-14T23:56:11Z")
So, this is the summer we are hoping that Samson will finally learn to swim. (He is super stubborn and has spent the last 5 sessions in a row resolutely refusing to put his face in the water, which is a prerequisite to l… --- ## [Trying to upcycle unused Medtronic supplies (I am transitioning to Omniloop)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-to-upcycle-unused-medtronic-supplies-i-am-transitioning-to-omniloop/7906)
**Author:** [@Lauren\_T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lauren_T1D)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-to-upcycle-unused-medtronic-supplies-i-am-transitioning-to-omniloop/7906 "2019-07-14T19:15:36Z")
Hello friends, I am a new user to this site, and excited to find an active community. I am in the process of transitioning from Medtronic 530g (& Enlite sensor that I haven’t used in months to Omniloop w Dexcom). In tha… --- ## [Ticwatch pro and miaomiao](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ticwatch-pro-and-miaomiao/7908)
**Author:** [@Bradyboy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradyboy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ticwatch-pro-and-miaomiao/7908 "2019-07-14T13:10:31Z")
Any help getting ticwatch pro to be used as a standalone --- ## [Can you live well with type 1 diabetes for 81 years?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-live-well-with-type-1-diabetes-for-81-years/7898)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-live-well-with-type-1-diabetes-for-81-years/7898 "2019-07-13T21:01:13Z")
One of those remarkable stories, similar to @Richard157’s: --- ## [Miaomiao](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/miaomiao/7907)
**Author:** [@Bradyboy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradyboy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/miaomiao/7907 "2019-07-13T19:49:22Z")
How do you get the ticwatch pro to be used as standalone with glimp any help would be great --- ## [Can't get xdrip reading displayed on smartwatch 3](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cant-get-xdrip-reading-displayed-on-smartwatch-3/7900)
**Author:** [@Timdiabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Timdiabetic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cant-get-xdrip-reading-displayed-on-smartwatch-3/7900 "2019-07-13T14:51:15Z")
Hi, I’ve recently installed xdrip + on my android phone (one+ 6). I’m about to go on a motorcycling tour through the Alps and require an easily accessible blood glucose reading. For some reason, I can’t get my bsl displa… --- ## [Tidepool to Glooko?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tidepool-to-glooko/7877)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tidepool-to-glooko/7877 "2019-07-12T20:06:45Z")
A question to the masses… I am using Omnipod LOOP (so no PDM) with Tidepool mobile. It works great but my endo is more familiar with Glooko. Any ideas of how I could sync/migrate insulin data to Glooko without using a … --- ## [Medtronic and FDA "recall" 600 series pumps](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-and-fda-recall-600-series-pumps/7891)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-and-fda-recall-600-series-pumps/7891 "2019-07-12T02:58:21Z")
For those that have not seen it already in the news, Medtronic and the FDA have done a “recall” on the 600 series pumps. This isn’t the “OMG I have to.mail my pump back” kind if recall, it’s more of an “gosh golly this … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=107) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=109)