# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=136 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 137 --- ## [Study: Time In Range and Glucose Variability correlate with diabetic retinopathy for T2Ds independently of A1c](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-time-in-range-and-glucose-variability-correlate-with-diabetic-retinopathy-for-t2ds-independently-of-a1c/5270)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-time-in-range-and-glucose-variability-correlate-with-diabetic-retinopathy-for-t2ds-independently-of-a1c/5270 "2018-10-24T02:57:24Z")
This interesting study out of China studies a population of Type 2 People with Diabetes PWDs), 24% of which have diabetic retinopathy: The interesting conclusion appears to be (the whole article is unfortunately not a… --- ## [Dexcom G6: how to stop calibration required alert?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-to-stop-calibration-required-alert/5210)
**Author:** [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-to-stop-calibration-required-alert/5210 "2018-10-24T02:04:27Z")
Very slightly off topic (sorry) but when you guys ignore calibration requests, can you get the phone app to stop alerting you for it? I have the G6, but have tried restarting sensors, after which point it (usually) wants… --- ## [New technique for us: suppressing a hormone peak with high basal](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-technique-for-us-suppressing-a-hormone-peak-with-high-basal/5271)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-technique-for-us-suppressing-a-hormone-peak-with-high-basal/5271 "2018-10-23T16:13:53Z")
Today, for the first time, we were able to largely suppress a hormone peak with a very high temp basal. Over the past few weeks, we have seen many high evening hormone peaks, sometimes above 300, take several hours and … --- ## [Omnipod question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-question/5264)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-question/5264 "2018-10-23T00:21:09Z")
Ok so my omnipod PDM is coming today and I have my pods so I’m all set to go. I’m changing from a Medtronic 630G to Omnipod so am familiar with pumping already. Some questions: I should be able to go through my 630 a… --- ## [XDrip+, Sony SW3 and Jelly Phone](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-sony-sw3-and-jelly-phone/5274)
**Author:** [@ErikKnowles](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ErikKnowles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-sony-sw3-and-jelly-phone/5274 "2018-10-21T13:03:32Z")
I’m slowly getting my daughter’s SW3 watch, Jelly phone and G6 working, but I’m stuck again with two issues: The smart phone’s supposed to upload to Dexcom’s server, which is does, but only when it’s on a wireless con… --- ## [A funny thing happens when](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-funny-thing-happens-when/5260)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-funny-thing-happens-when/5260 "2018-10-21T01:52:54Z")
…I eat foods I’m intolerant to. I have celiac disease, and when I accidentally eat gluten, my BG drops during the initial exposure period (12-24hrs). Because of CD, I’m also intolerant of dairy, and tonight I ate somethi… --- ## [HbA1c: do the latest BG samples count for more?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hba1c-do-the-latest-bg-samples-count-for-more/5237 "2018-10-19T20:22:43Z")
As for recent weeks having more impact, I think it is the opposite, according to a paper that came out a couple months ago. The first 30 days of your last 120-day period should account for about 50% of your result. And t… --- ## [Is a lower HbA1c always better?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-a-lower-hba1c-always-better/5224 "2018-10-19T14:49:13Z")
Not to muddle the thread with another thing tangential to variability, but for those curious about the idea that “higher blood sugar is always bad, the higher the worse it is”. I’ve never found that for certain. Here’s… --- ## [Another inhalable insulin in development](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-inhalable-insulin-in-development/5257)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-inhalable-insulin-in-development/5257 "2018-10-19T12:22:25Z")
--- ## [Diluted insulin: how to make it last?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diluted-insulin-how-to-make-it-last/5238)
**Author:** [@Bernus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bernus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diluted-insulin-how-to-make-it-last/5238 "2018-10-17T15:47:42Z")
Hi @Jen, Did you ever find out about how long insulin lasts once it’s diluted? Thank you. --- ## [Study: Excess Mortality in Diabetic Patients](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220 "2018-10-17T03:31:53Z")
Here is a link to a Finnish papers discussing deaths rates in diabetic patients. This is the underlying paper that is behind all of the non-technical write-ups bombarding the internet today. https://eje.bioscientifica.… --- ## [Study: this enzyme lowers BG without insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-this-enzyme-lowers-bg-without-insulin/5204)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-this-enzyme-lowers-bg-without-insulin/5204 "2018-10-17T00:05:26Z")
This interesting study discovered an enzyme that temporarily lowers BG without requiring insulin: Medical News Today: Could this amino acid improve glucose control in diabetes?. It appears that the amino acid \[alanin… --- ## [Blucon battery usage](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blucon-battery-usage/5229)
**Author:** [@Olaus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Olaus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blucon-battery-usage/5229 "2018-10-16T23:56:21Z")
Hi, I have been using Blucon sensor for few months and earlier the battery lasted about a week. Past few weeks battery usage has been increased very much and now it lasts at most a day. Do you know possible reasons for… --- ## [Newly diagnosed who needs advice](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/newly-diagnosed-who-needs-advice/5234)
**Author:** [@hhashem911](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/hhashem911)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/newly-diagnosed-who-needs-advice/5234 "2018-10-16T23:22:58Z")
Hi there I’ve been diagnosed couple of weeks ago with random blood sugar 300 and HbA1c 11.5 I started Metformin 750 SR (two tablets) and after 17 days my blood sugar declined to 95 fasting and normal levels after meals … --- ## [How Glycemic Variability impacts HbA1c](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-glycemic-variability-impacts-hba1c/5223 "2018-10-15T23:24:20Z")
Glycation: High GV has no significant effect on T2Ds. For T1Ds, its effect on Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) is extremely minor the lower your mean glucose is. If your average glucose is 140mg/dL, then the difference betwee… --- ## [What is the most frustrating thing about living with diabetes?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-the-most-frustrating-thing-about-living-with-diabetes/3997)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-the-most-frustrating-thing-about-living-with-diabetes/3997 "2018-08-22T02:54:19Z")
I belong to a few FB groups for diabetics and just wanted to put forth this topic and discussion. Some of the posts were: I hate all the pricks in the day. Inability to eat all the carby foods. Unsupportive, ignorant… --- ## [My Experience with Insulin and Hot Weather in Out of the Way Places](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-experience-with-insulin-and-hot-weather-in-out-of-the-way-places/5212)
**Author:** [@Carol](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Carol)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-experience-with-insulin-and-hot-weather-in-out-of-the-way-places/5212 "2018-10-16T06:58:02Z")
I’m sharing these experiences so that we can learn from each other. I’ve enjoyed reading other discussions about insulin and what effect heat makes on it. Please not that what I’m sharing is anecdotal - not scientificall… --- ## [Should diabetes treatment optimize glycemic variability?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/should-diabetes-treatment-optimize-glycemic-variability/5225)
**Author:** [@oni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/oni)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/should-diabetes-treatment-optimize-glycemic-variability/5225 "2018-10-13T23:32:19Z")
--- ## [Another study shows broad positive outcomes for Afrezza](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-study-shows-broad-positive-outcomes-for-afrezza/5207)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-study-shows-broad-positive-outcomes-for-afrezza/5207 "2018-10-15T15:17:23Z")
This new study shows a broad set of positive outcomes for Afrezza patients: Healio: Inhaled insulin improves glucose control in type 1 diabetes. The small study (26 subjects) randomly assigned patient to an inhaled vs… --- ## [Is my understanding of autoimmune diseases correct?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-my-understanding-of-autoimmune-diseases-correct/5133)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-my-understanding-of-autoimmune-diseases-correct/5133 "2018-10-14T21:42:35Z")
I’m in a Facebook group for people with Graves’ disease. I stay in it for answering the odd question, but there are sooooooo many people who are anti-vaccination, anti-medication, pro-supplements, pro-“anti-inflammatory”… --- ## [College Project...Diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/college-project-diabetes/5202)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/college-project-diabetes/5202 "2018-10-13T22:32:48Z")
I have a grandniece who has graduated from high school, and she has started college. She was given an assignment in her Student Development class. Her project is to identify obstacles in her own life that have kept her … --- ## [A promising technology for noninvasive blood glucose measurement](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-promising-technology-for-noninvasive-blood-glucose-measurement/5208)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-promising-technology-for-noninvasive-blood-glucose-measurement/5208 "2018-10-13T06:56:56Z")
This very interesting early study, from MIT and the University of Missouri School of Medicine, reports on the use of lasers for BG measurement: Science Daily: Researchers show effectiveness of new noninvasive blood gluc… --- ## [Insulin storage temperature: bad logic makes bad studies](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-storage-temperature-bad-logic-makes-bad-studies/5206)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-storage-temperature-bad-logic-makes-bad-studies/5206 "2018-10-13T15:39:28Z")
This study spent a long time proving that insulin in a regular fridge is often exposed to temperatures outside its official storage range (as if it came as a surprise to most of us): Medical News Today: Diabetes: Fridge… --- ## [630G to Omnipod?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/630g-to-omnipod/5198)
**Author:** [@bpollina](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bpollina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/630g-to-omnipod/5198 "2018-10-12T13:26:14Z")
I’m currently on a Medtronics 630G and I really hate the tube. After listening to the JuiceBox Podcast, I’m seriously thinking of going omnipod for the tubeless and not having to disco when bathing and easier sleeping. … --- ## [DN’s Meat Thermometer and Other Mishaps Thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dn-s-meat-thermometer-and-other-mishaps-thread/5190)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dn-s-meat-thermometer-and-other-mishaps-thread/5190 "2018-10-12T13:54:45Z")
Just kidding. --- ## [First endo appointment since getting my act together/finding FUD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-endo-appointment-since-getting-my-act-together-finding-fud/5050)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-endo-appointment-since-getting-my-act-together-finding-fud/5050 "2018-10-12T06:21:35Z")
He walked into the room and asked “have you been keeping any logs?”, probably expecting my usual “no not really, sorry…” but instead I produced a folder containing 2 months worth of fingerstick logs and probably about 20… --- ## [90 years!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/90-years/5159)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/90-years/5159 "2018-10-12T03:47:44Z")
This weekend we celebrated my mom’s 90th birthday. We had a lot of family visiting from all over and we gathered at a nice restaurant for dinner. There were a lot of fun stories. One thing I heard which was funny was so… --- ## [Insulin in Vancouver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-in-vancouver/5186)
**Author:** [@ozzywashguard](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ozzywashguard)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-in-vancouver/5186 "2018-10-11T23:01:37Z")
I will be taking the Amtrak to Vancouver BC next week from Seattle, looking to pick up insulin from Canada for the first time. Looking to pick up Basaglar and Novolog pens. I noticed a pharmacy directly across from the … --- ## [Cheapest fast modern insulin you ever bought?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cheapest-fast-modern-insulin-you-ever-bought/5192)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cheapest-fast-modern-insulin-you-ever-bought/5192 "2018-10-11T19:32:28Z")
I thought it would be interesting and possibly useful (!) to find out where it is cheapest to buy insulin. It could pay for a vacation after all :slight\_smile: For us, as I mentioned in a different thread, it is $34 Eur… --- ## [Caibration of Dexcom 5 when fingerprick test is exactly the same](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caibration-of-dexcom-5-when-fingerprick-test-is-exactly-the-same/5091)
**Author:** [@PerfectHorse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PerfectHorse)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/caibration-of-dexcom-5-when-fingerprick-test-is-exactly-the-same/5091 "2018-10-10T20:41:11Z")
Does anyone else have this issue? I test in the morning right after waking to calibrate my CGM. At times, the BG meter comes up spot on with the same exact reading as my Dexcom 5. This has also happened at my night te… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=135) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=137)