# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=115 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 116 --- ## [Survey!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey/7285)
**Author:** [@MaryEliz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryEliz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey/7285 "2019-04-22T14:52:26Z")
Hey there! We are looking for people to complete a diabetes management survey! It’s super short, and super easy :slight\_smile: It takes about 5 minutes and you’ll have a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card! Just tap b… --- ## ["Bad" G5 sensors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-g5-sensors/7131)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-g5-sensors/7131 "2019-04-21T16:28:39Z")
I know there are recent posts about Dexcom sensors not lasting as long. Was that in regards to the G5 or the G6? And if the G5, when was the cut-off between “good” sensors and “bad” sensors? --- ## [Insulin pump with large capacity?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-pump-with-large-capacity/7268)
**Author:** [@SteveMann](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SteveMann)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-pump-with-large-capacity/7268 "2019-04-21T05:57:44Z")
--- ## [Changing Insulin Doses when Taking Prednisone](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-insulin-doses-when-taking-prednisone/7263)
**Author:** [@SteveMann](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SteveMann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-insulin-doses-when-taking-prednisone/7263 "2019-04-20T20:41:14Z")
I am having some severe back pains and my Orthopedic Dr. prescribed Prednisone. The pain is greatly reduced while on the Prednisone, but it is a challenge to get my BG below 300. My Endo doesn’t work Fridays and Monday … --- ## [What statistics on insulin use are available?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-statistics-on-insulin-use-are-available/7258)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-statistics-on-insulin-use-are-available/7258 "2019-04-20T18:50:38Z")
I found these statistics from Tidepool and noticed that in a couple of these plots I’m at the extremes of the distribution. Of course there’s nothing wrong with that, but I’m curious what could explain the differences. D… --- ## [Interesting Study on the Kidney Protecting Effects of Invokana](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-study-on-the-kidney-protecting-effects-of-invokana/7230)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-study-on-the-kidney-protecting-effects-of-invokana/7230 "2019-04-20T09:17:35Z")
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1811744?query=featured\_home New England Journal article. Study was stopped early because Invokana had a kidney protecting effect in the Type 2 patient population under study. … --- ## [Low and food shopping](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-and-food-shopping/7145)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-and-food-shopping/7145 "2019-04-19T22:19:45Z")
I remember reading a thread on this before but I’m too low for my brain to figure it out I went low on my train ride home and got off the first stop that I could. I normally have a ton of skittles in my work bag but too… --- ## [xDrip+ problem with new G6 transmitter and sensor - sensor stopped](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-problem-with-new-g6-transmitter-and-sensor-sensor-stopped/7243)
**Author:** [@teflonjoe](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/teflonjoe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-problem-with-new-g6-transmitter-and-sensor-sensor-stopped/7243 "2019-04-18T21:17:19Z")
Hi all, I’ve just got xDrip+ up and running on my OnePlus 6T and I’m having some troubles. I had about three readings after I had done the initial calibration. The readings were coming through as notifications (along w… --- ## [CGM users: how often do you do a fingerstick?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-users-how-often-do-you-do-a-fingerstick/7195)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cgm-users-how-often-do-you-do-a-fingerstick/7195 "2019-04-18T18:41:59Z")
A question for those using a CGM or Freestyle Libre: how often do you check your BG with a fingerstick? The reason I’m asking is because here in the Netherlands, the number of test strips covered for Freestyle Libre user… --- ## [Which should I buy? (Blood Glucose Meter)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/which-should-i-buy-blood-glucose-meter/7205)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/which-should-i-buy-blood-glucose-meter/7205 "2019-04-18T15:20:44Z")
I know there have been conversations in the past about people’s preferences and we’ve never purchased a new blood glucose meter…we’ve always just used the PDM. But I have known that my insurance provides a benefit each … --- ## [Visual Impairment and Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/visual-impairment-and-diabetes/7248)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/visual-impairment-and-diabetes/7248 "2019-04-18T14:24:10Z")
--- ## [Can A Rotavirus Vaccine Prevent Type 1 Diabetes In Some People?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-a-rotavirus-vaccine-prevent-type-1-diabetes-in-some-people/7255)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-a-rotavirus-vaccine-prevent-type-1-diabetes-in-some-people/7255 "2019-04-18T05:18:50Z")
I just wrote a new blog: --- ## [Job/Internship Applications - Do you say you have a disability?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/job-internship-applications-do-you-say-you-have-a-disability/6245)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/job-internship-applications-do-you-say-you-have-a-disability/6245 "2019-04-13T23:41:41Z")
So I am preparing for the big scary “real world” after graduation and I’m finding myself filling out a lot of applications right now. On all of them there is that classic “optional” question, “Do you have a disability?” … --- ## [A South African witch doctor can solve it all](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-south-african-witch-doctor-can-solve-it-all/7241)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-south-african-witch-doctor-can-solve-it-all/7241 "2019-04-16T23:01:49Z")
I had been told that South African witch doctors have amazing powers. I had not realized how powerful they really were. Here is what we saw today: --- ## [Purchasing insulin in South Africa: cheap, no prescription](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/purchasing-insulin-in-south-africa-cheap-no-prescription/7240)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/purchasing-insulin-in-south-africa-cheap-no-prescription/7240 "2019-04-16T20:42:23Z")
Our trip to the South African veldt started poorly since we left our insulin at home when leaving for the airport. A year ago, it would have stressed us out, but, by now, we have purchased insulin for cheap and without p… --- ## [Embarrassing lows in public: what is your story?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/embarrassing-lows-in-public-what-is-your-story/6515)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/embarrassing-lows-in-public-what-is-your-story/6515 "2019-04-16T04:46:34Z")
This happened to me a number of years ago. I was walking around the grocery store and couldn’t make any decisions on what to buy. I pondered every item. I finally got to the cash register and tried to write a check. … --- ## [Is there a way to turn individual level arms on and off in xDrip+?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-individual-level-arms-on-and-off-in-xdrip/6193)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-turn-individual-level-arms-on-and-off-in-xdrip/6193 "2019-04-15T22:30:30Z")
I don’t mean all low alerts or all high alerts at once – I mean any the individual ones that we create in the Level Alerts page. If so then ignore the following! :slight\_smile: This would be a highly useful feature if i… --- ## [Planning for diabetes over multimonth travel trips: our experience](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/planning-for-diabetes-over-multimonth-travel-trips-our-experience/6319)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/planning-for-diabetes-over-multimonth-travel-trips-our-experience/6319 "2019-04-13T17:23:47Z")
It took me a while to write up this report, as I found it difficult to organize. We left the US in early June 2018, for 15 months of continuous travel in Europe and Africa. We have now been gone for 8 months. For a bit o… --- ## [Dexcom G6 with xDrip+ on Samsung A8 -- OB1 collector does not work :-(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-with-xdrip-on-samsung-a8-ob1-collector-does-not-work/7208)
**Author:** [@emp00](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/emp00)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-with-xdrip-on-samsung-a8-ob1-collector-does-not-work/7208 "2019-04-13T15:48:33Z")
Im using the G6 with xDrip+ nightly on Samsung A8 but I cannot get any readings when turning on the “OB1 collector”. It works when turning this OFF but then I need to calibrate my sensor which I want to avoid. Symptoms … --- ## [xDrip+ and re-calibration issues](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-and-re-calibration-issues/7213)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-and-re-calibration-issues/7213 "2019-04-13T06:57:49Z")
Hi all, the calibrations I make sometimes don’t stick, which has been happening from the beginning of my xDrip+ use (a few months ago) – unfortunately I’ve always had to re-calibrate it at least once every few days (over… --- ## [Entering dosages on xDrip+ - can I find a very detailed explanation?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/entering-dosages-on-xdrip-can-i-find-a-very-detailed-explanation/7214)
**Author:** [@Headlands](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Headlands)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/entering-dosages-on-xdrip-can-i-find-a-very-detailed-explanation/7214 "2019-04-13T05:08:29Z")
I’m now entering insulin dosages (on doctor’s request). Is there a way to just have it be entered at whatever time I’ve selected on the main graph page? You can enter in “time” with the clock icon but it’s just a bunch o… --- ## [New role model](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-role-model/7198)
**Author:** [@savvv.05](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/savvv.05)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-role-model/7198 "2019-04-12T13:19:17Z")
My college history professor is discussing WWII with us currently and we got on the topic of the Holocaust. She was talking about the struggles those at the concentration camps faced and it made me interested to know mor… --- ## [Restaurant adjustment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restaurant-adjustment/7204)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restaurant-adjustment/7204 "2019-04-12T03:44:38Z")
When you pre-bolus at a restaurant, sometimes the food takes a little longer than you expected. And sometimes the food portion is much smaller than you thought it would be… …so you survey, adapt, and move on. :man\_shr… --- ## [A shout-out to the OmniPod support staff](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-the-omnipod-support-staff/7201)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-the-omnipod-support-staff/7201 "2019-04-11T23:40:59Z")
Last night I got home from a meeting that ran late. My bolus correction had not worked and I could feel that my infusion site was irritated. So I checked my Pod site and sure enough, blood in the Pod window. I called sup… --- ## [How Do You Shake Off Diabetes Worries?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-shake-off-diabetes-worries/7206)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-shake-off-diabetes-worries/7206 "2019-04-11T22:30:40Z")
I was hanging out and enjoying a pleasant lunch with a friend and he off-handedly mentioned that his friend from high school, who had type 1 diabetes, suddenly died in his sleep. My friend is 38 so this man couldn’t have… --- ## [Colorado Medicaid](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colorado-medicaid/855)
**Author:** [@Dean](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Dean)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/colorado-medicaid/855 "2019-04-11T01:53:57Z")
I'm looking in moving to Colorado from Utah for better heath insurance. It appears that in Colorado if you have a disability (type 1), You can qualify for Medicaid regardless of income. Has this worked for anyone here?… --- ## [Changing Dexcom alarm sounds](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-dexcom-alarm-sounds/7197)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changing-dexcom-alarm-sounds/7197 "2019-04-10T20:15:58Z")
So my Dexcom G5 app has an area where it looks like you’re supposed to be able to change the sounds for the various alarms. But I cannot get it to work. Everything just vibrates at me, even though my Dexcom notifications… --- ## [Super proud papa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/super-proud-papa/7185)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/super-proud-papa/7185 "2019-04-10T05:58:33Z")
So, at around 12 noon, Liam showed that he was 65, 45 down and I did a finger stick and came back with 150. I checked again on another finger and got 120. So I calibrated. But about 1230, his CGM read 120 but Liam sai… --- ## [Pump placement, wardrobe & career](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-placement-wardrobe-career/7182)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-placement-wardrobe-career/7182 "2019-04-09T23:28:56Z")
I’m butt podding today, as I often do during the work week since it’s not in the way too much for sedentary activities…and my butt podding requires loose or stretchy pants/skirts. Then I typically wear long tops and card… --- ## [Express Scripts announces changes in patient insulin costs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/express-scripts-announces-changes-in-patient-insulin-costs/7141)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/express-scripts-announces-changes-in-patient-insulin-costs/7141 "2019-04-09T20:26:20Z")
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