# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=118 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 119 --- ## [Dexcom g6 sensor accuracy drops ~day 10](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-sensor-accuracy-drops-day-10/6849)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-sensor-accuracy-drops-day-10/6849 "2019-03-20T02:18:47Z")
I’ve read some other threads that have noted a decreasing trend in dexcom g6 accuracy, specifically around day 10. For my past 3 sensors (from 2 separate boxes) I’ve noticed that accuracy is pretty on target (within 20) … --- ## [To Care or Not to Care - "Severe Low %"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-care-or-not-to-care-severe-low/7019)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-care-or-not-to-care-severe-low/7019 "2019-03-20T00:34:40Z")
I’m finding that I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with trying to attain the elusive .4% Severe Low percentage. Why? Because that percentage is taken from Clarity and is based on the readings from the CGM…which just… --- ## [Is there a "worse" kind of high bg?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-worse-kind-of-high-bg/4120)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-worse-kind-of-high-bg/4120 "2019-03-19T19:17:21Z")
Does anyone have any insight if there is a difference between being high (over 240) due to insulin interruption vs. being high (over 240) due to a food spike? I’ve always wondered if all highs are created equal as far as… --- ## [Site Infusion Confusion](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/site-infusion-confusion/6983)
**Author:** [@cblack0901](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cblack0901)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/site-infusion-confusion/6983 "2019-03-19T18:29:13Z")
Curious to hear from anyone that is a new “pumper” having difficulty choosing the best infusion set? I’m new to the Tandem X2 and have tried a few of their sets but yet to settle on one that is a perfect fit. The Autos… --- ## [Hello, Dexcom. :D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hello-dexcom-d/5739)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hello-dexcom-d/5739 "2019-03-19T15:19:03Z")
So I got me some G6. :smiley: I’m all hooked up, being followed by all the family I need to be followed by (mom’s on it), and am already up and running on my phone AND Apple Watch. I have no idea how but suspect Dexcom … --- ## [How to test and set ICR, CF and ISF](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-test-and-set-icr-cf-and-isf/6999)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-test-and-set-icr-cf-and-isf/6999 "2019-03-18T20:24:04Z")
@Michel how did you go about calculating the new ratios, or did you just do.a.swag with incremental changes? I am currently finding myself in the unusual situation of having to recalculate ICR, ISF, and duration after … --- ## [I’m a lazy diabetic because](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-m-a-lazy-diabetic-because/6859)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-m-a-lazy-diabetic-because/6859 "2019-03-18T18:46:43Z")
:woman\_shrugging: --- ## [Samson's 3-year diaversary](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsons-3-year-diaversary/7000)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/samsons-3-year-diaversary/7000 "2019-03-18T14:56:39Z")
March 17 marks Samson’s 3 year diaversary. I’m not sure if we should mention it to Samson or if the whole concept would go over his head. How do you celebrate this milestone, if at ll? --- ## [Is there a data analysis app that overlaps dexcom and medtronic data?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-data-analysis-app-that-overlaps-dexcom-and-medtronic-data/6826)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-there-a-data-analysis-app-that-overlaps-dexcom-and-medtronic-data/6826 "2019-03-18T12:38:35Z")
I use my medtronic 670g: without the guardian sensor about 1/4 of the time and with the guardian sensor about 3/4 the time. I use dexcom g6 nearly all the time. Is there an app that I can use to see BOTH my pump and dex … --- ## [St. Patrick's Day](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/st-patricks-day/7003)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/st-patricks-day/7003 "2019-03-18T07:23:05Z")
:four\_leaf\_clover: Happy St. Paddy’s Day to everyone! :four\_leaf\_clover: I celebrated by dyeing my insulin green and drinking some Guinness. :yum: --- ## [Market for used G5 transmitters?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/market-for-used-g5-transmitters/5784)
**Author:** [@g5-curious](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/g5-curious)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/market-for-used-g5-transmitters/5784 "2019-03-18T04:41:11Z")
I’m an embedded software engineer, and have been curious about the technology in a friend’s Dexcom G5 equipment. She recently swapped out the transmitter and I was surprised to hear that the old transmitter just goes in… --- ## [Tandem Control-IQ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/6615)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-control-iq/6615 "2019-03-18T02:18:03Z")
Those that follow Kerri Sparling may have already perused this article on Six Until Me, and for those that haven’t Kerri while a paid Ambassador at Tandem has been involved with the Tandem Control-IQ trials at UVa. I t… --- ## [What is this feeling in my skin? It’s a diabetes thing, but that’s about as much as I’ve figured out](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-this-feeling-in-my-skin-it-s-a-diabetes-thing-but-that-s-about-as-much-as-i-ve-figured-out/6979)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-this-feeling-in-my-skin-it-s-a-diabetes-thing-but-that-s-about-as-much-as-i-ve-figured-out/6979 "2019-03-18T02:09:43Z")
I used to only get it when my blood sugar went very high— like 400 or 500 kind of high— so I thought of it as a symptom of severe hyperglycemia and just settled on that for years. Then, when I started on the 670G, I did… --- ## [Blood sugar running low](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blood-sugar-running-low/6988)
**Author:** [@T1john](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1john)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blood-sugar-running-low/6988 "2019-03-18T01:30:45Z")
Have had a problem lately that has me scratching my head, almost as big a problem as writing this, have a new great dane puppy and she is all puppy and all teeth. Anyway, i realize my t1d is fluid and I go with the flow… --- ## [Teens: variability in Correction Factor and Insulin to Carb Ratio](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-variability-in-correction-factor-and-insulin-to-carb-ratio/3554)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-variability-in-correction-factor-and-insulin-to-carb-ratio/3554 "2018-02-25T03:54:20Z")
We have always seen a lot of variability in both Correction Factor (CF) and Insulin to Carb Ratio (ICR) when my son’s basal needs change. Possibly because we are looking at it so carefully, we are now noticing significan… --- ## [Dogs of PWDs and their pictures :-)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184 "2019-03-16T23:20:27Z")
@elver, welcome to the community! What a beautiful dog on your picture, is that an Akita? I love these dogs! We also have a large dog, unusual breed, a Hovawart, probably smaller than yours, about 85-90 pounds, also qu… --- ## [XDrip IOB Help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-iob-help/6990)
**Author:** [@khaled](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/khaled)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-iob-help/6990 "2019-03-16T18:34:16Z")
Hi all, I was curious if anyone knew how to manage the insulin on board on the Xdrip+ app… The IOB on my Xdrip app moves much faster than that on my PDM. The insulin duration is correct on Xdrip (3 hours) and matches u… --- ## [Type 1 With Insulin Resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-with-insulin-resistance/6985)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-with-insulin-resistance/6985 "2019-03-16T07:16:34Z")
I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1945, when I was 6. I used animal insulin. My doctor told my parents I could eat anything I wanted, and as much as I wanted, as long as it did not contain sugar. I lived on a small farm, … --- ## [Help me find a certain brand please](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-find-a-certain-brand-please/6987)
**Author:** [@Beshears420](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beshears420)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-me-find-a-certain-brand-please/6987 "2019-03-16T07:07:12Z")
We had a box of 100 disposable syringes once, they were amazing… Best ones I’ve come across yet. But I cannot for the life of me find them, or remember the brand. I remember it was “Comfort” something, or Something “Com… --- ## [US: these two sisters ration insulin because of cost](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-these-two-sisters-ration-insulin-because-of-cost/6758)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/us-these-two-sisters-ration-insulin-because-of-cost/6758 "2019-03-15T21:09:59Z")
Worth reading: living with high BG, running into DKA… This should not be possible in our country. The New Yorker: Living with Type 1 Diabetes When You Can’t Afford Insulin. --- ## [Sous Vide - What should I make](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sous-vide-what-should-i-make/6972)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sous-vide-what-should-i-make/6972 "2019-03-15T01:54:26Z")
So, after listening to @Sam I put a Sous Vide water circulator on my wish list, and low and behold it has arrived. Other than making the pretty common Steaks, Short Ribs, and Ribs, what else is good made in a Sous Vide … --- ## [Dexcom g6 ...new user old diabetic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855)
**Author:** [@Tbjones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Tbjones)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-new-user-old-diabetic/6855 "2019-03-15T00:43:29Z")
I am new to the Dexcom. I have been brittle type1 diabetic for over 50 years. Just sharing my experience. I have sensor loss quite often. I was told this may be because I am very thin with little body fat. I was told to… --- ## ["Diabetes Care from Parent to Child: Passing the Torch of Care" by Kerri Sparling](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-care-from-parent-to-child-passing-the-torch-of-care-by-kerri-sparling/6960)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-care-from-parent-to-child-passing-the-torch-of-care-by-kerri-sparling/6960 "2019-03-14T12:59:09Z")
--- ## [FUD Delivery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fud-delivery/6920)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fud-delivery/6920 "2019-03-14T00:24:38Z")
I have so many things I need to be doing right now, but there is nothing more important (there is, but this is how procrastinators justify their procrastinating) than to share my morning with you all, the inspiration beh… --- ## [Safe to use 3 month 'Insulex R'?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safe-to-use-3-month-insulex-r/6966)
**Author:** [@Israel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Israel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safe-to-use-3-month-insulex-r/6966 "2019-03-13T17:25:29Z")
When I got out of the hospital last December for DKA, I was given the vial of ‘Insulex R’ which is Insulin R (recombinant DNA) which was what they were giving to me among all other liquids in the bags… since I got out … --- ## [How do you use Mastisol?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-use-mastisol/6955)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-use-mastisol/6955 "2019-03-12T16:10:04Z")
I’m allergic to Skin Tac, so bought some Mastisol in hopes of using it as an alternative on my pump and (mostly) CGM sites. I should have looked at the size more closely when I purchased it. It looked the same as a bott… --- ## [Leftover G5 sensors to donate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leftover-g5-sensors-to-donate/6937)
**Author:** [@katiereeder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/katiereeder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/leftover-g5-sensors-to-donate/6937 "2019-03-11T20:33:38Z")
We have two boxes of G5 sensors left over after our switch to the G6. We’re looking to donate them to someone who has a real need especially someone who has gaps in monitoring because insurance doesn’t cover enough senso… --- ## [Scouting trip to Matamoros, Mexico for Novolog / rapid-acting pens = successful (~$67 with tax for 4 pens)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scouting-trip-to-matamoros-mexico-for-novolog-rapid-acting-pens-successful-67-with-tax-for-4-pens/6936)
**Author:** [@MNTexan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MNTexan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scouting-trip-to-matamoros-mexico-for-novolog-rapid-acting-pens-successful-67-with-tax-for-4-pens/6936 "2019-03-11T17:18:57Z")
Hi - so I’m following up on my thread from before that morphed from - “hey let’s talk about Humulin/Novolin 70/30” to the general unaffordability of being able to buy what you need here in the U.S. and other options. In… --- ## [Interesting article on study of “non-medical switching”](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-study-of-non-medical-switching/6951)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-article-on-study-of-non-medical-switching/6951 "2019-03-11T15:21:49Z")
--- ## [Can anyone identify this random product?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-anyone-identify-this-random-product/6917)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-anyone-identify-this-random-product/6917 "2019-03-10T03:54:29Z")
Can anyone identify what brand this might be? It’s not Band-Aid or Nexcare as far as I can tell. Knowing my luck, it’s some generic version I’ll never find again. I think it’s a corn or blister cushion, but all the ones … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=117) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=119)