# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=137 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [Loss of audio issue with Medtronic 630G/640G/670G](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loss-of-audio-issue-with-medtronic-630g-640g-670g/5183)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/loss-of-audio-issue-with-medtronic-630g-640g-670g/5183 "2018-10-10T12:20:35Z")
This morning I saw a notification at the website of the Dutch Diabetes Association that some Medtronic pumps have issues with loss of audio and are replaced by Medtronic. Only 630G/640G/670G pump with software version 4.… --- ## [JDRF 1Walk](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jdrf-1walk/5179)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jdrf-1walk/5179 "2018-10-10T01:26:47Z")
Any SF Bay area members going to the JDRF 1 walk at Levi Stadium this weekend? If so, I hope.to see you there! --- ## [JDRF Funding for a Cure 2018](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jdrf-funding-for-a-cure-2018/5156)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jdrf-funding-for-a-cure-2018/5156 "2018-10-09T05:13:52Z")
I just made my annual blog posting which lists all clinical trials aimed at curing type-1 diabetes, and then describes which are funded by JDRF and which are not. It is a good posting both to see an overview of everythi… --- ## [27 year diaversary :)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/27-year-diaversary/5173)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/27-year-diaversary/5173 "2018-10-09T01:21:23Z")
I just realized that today is my 27 year diaversary. :slight\_smile: It is also Thanksgiving here in Canada (well, technically yesterday, but my parents and siblings and I are doing the feast today). And I have a lot to … --- ## [Access to real-time G6 BG readings](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-real-time-g6-bg-readings/5166)
**Author:** [@stevekrueger](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/stevekrueger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/access-to-real-time-g6-bg-readings/5166 "2018-10-08T22:32:50Z")
Good Day, I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I am looking for the “cliff notes” on how to get the Dexcom G6 BG readings to another device in real-time. I see the Dexcom G6 developer API has at least a 3 … --- ## [Our latest experience of a pump site going bad on day 3](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-latest-experience-of-a-pump-site-going-bad-on-day-3/5116)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-latest-experience-of-a-pump-site-going-bad-on-day-3/5116 "2018-10-08T05:19:08Z")
Our last 36 hours were very frustrating due to a site going bad on day three—except that we did not recognize it as such. The primary symptom was that basal needs suddenly increased, over a few hours, from -15% (where t… --- ## [Traveling to remote places.. best way to store insulin without setting off the Airport security](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/traveling-to-remote-places-best-way-to-store-insulin-without-setting-off-the-airport-security/5147)
**Author:** [@typethreethatsme](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/typethreethatsme)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/traveling-to-remote-places-best-way-to-store-insulin-without-setting-off-the-airport-security/5147 "2018-10-08T03:40:46Z")
Hi, New poster but not new to T1D. I just read the thread about storing insulin in a thermos… Any recommendations for a larger double walled thermos that would hold around 15 vials of insulin? My family and I are moving … --- ## [Study: Statistics of diabetes onset by age for Trialnet tests](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-statistics-of-diabetes-onset-by-age-for-trialnet-tests/5143 "2018-10-08T01:53:51Z")
This excellent 2013 study gives updated results as of 2013 for diabetes diagnosis stats (and likely prediction) for subjects who took the 5 Trialnet autoantibody tests, but looks at it by subject age instead of number of… --- ## [Omnipod Dash slow release](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash-slow-release/4847)
**Author:** [@aleasa24](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/aleasa24)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-dash-slow-release/4847 "2018-10-07T19:55:32Z")
So has anyone (Omnipod users) been selected by their doctors to use the dash in its begging release. Unfortunately my doctor was not selected to be apart of it so I won’t be able to get my hands on it earlier but if and … --- ## [FIASP cartridges: do they fit Novopen Echo?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-cartridges-do-they-fit-novopen-echo/5138)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-cartridges-do-they-fit-novopen-echo/5138 "2018-10-07T18:15:33Z")
We just ordered some FIASP cartridges, but the pharmacist could not tell us which pen they fit. I am assuming that they fit any Novolog pen, since both are made by Novo, and since they are both short acting. Does anyone… --- ## [Shower Drops](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/shower-drops/5149)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/shower-drops/5149 "2018-10-07T05:08:32Z")
Took a shower 3 hours after my dinner bolus. 0.9 IOB. This is a pretty typical shower drop for me and I caught it with two glucose tabs. Do others experience this? --- ## [Parenting a D-child: Kidwiki Table of Contents](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/parenting-a-d-child-kidwiki-table-of-contents/5142)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/parenting-a-d-child-kidwiki-table-of-contents/5142 "2018-10-06T16:21:09Z")
Parenting a D-child: KIdwiki Table of Contents . Odds of developing Type 1 Diabetes after a positive Trialnet test End of wiki ---------- comments start here --- ## [Reducing risk of CVD in your T1 child](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reducing-risk-of-cvd-in-your-t1-child/5103 "2018-10-06T16:03:52Z")
A while back, Tia mentioned a study about increased heart disease risk in T1Ds. This advisory from the American Heart Association spells out one of the most important things you can do to reduce the risk of cardiovascul… --- ## [Odds of developing Type 1 Diabetes after a positive Trialnet test](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/odds-of-developing-type-1-diabetes-after-a-positive-trialnet-test/5140)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/odds-of-developing-type-1-diabetes-after-a-positive-trialnet-test/5140 "2018-10-06T15:22:51Z")
What are the odds of your child being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) if he or she tests positive to a Trialnet antibody test? What itsTrialNet? TrialNet is a multinational project and set of trials, supported by … --- ## [The difference competent caregivers make](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-difference-competent-caregivers-make/1450)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-difference-competent-caregivers-make/1450 "2017-07-19T21:18:19Z")
Here is a rough breakdown of our stats over the last week, when FINALLY the daycare caregivers who are trained in diabetes management came back from vacation: And here is what it was like when no one was trained to tr… --- ## [Broken wrist = +20% basal insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/broken-wrist-20-basal-insulin/5130)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/broken-wrist-20-basal-insulin/5130 "2018-10-05T21:11:28Z")
My son broke his wrist at school playing soccer earlier this week. His BG has been a bit everywhere since. But it looks like the direct impact to his basal after 48 hours is +20%. --- ## [Dropping Four Research Programs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dropping-four-research-programs/5105)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dropping-four-research-programs/5105 "2018-10-05T05:18:28Z")
I just posted a blog on four research programs that I no longer think are cure focused research, either because they have not published any forward progress for a long time, or changed their focus away from a cure: I… --- ## [Trying Automode on my Medtronic 670G again](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-automode-on-my-medtronic-670g-again/5029)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-automode-on-my-medtronic-670g-again/5029 "2018-10-05T03:53:02Z")
Dearest @Eric, I’ve gone back to my pump. :pensive: I had to. My mom actually asked me, as a favor, to do it. She’s got another big surgery coming up, and it just terrifies her that I’m not attached. It’s a little ironi… --- ## [First night without a sensor in 2.5 years](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-night-without-a-sensor-in-2-5-years/5084)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-night-without-a-sensor-in-2-5-years/5084 "2018-10-05T02:43:30Z")
Samson’s last G6 sensor failed at 9p last night, and his three-month supply is supposed to arrive today. We were completely out, so for the first time since April 2016, we went an entire night with no blood sugar reading… --- ## [Type 1 For 89 Years](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-for-89-years/5120)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-for-89-years/5120 "2018-10-04T00:53:47Z")
This is a link to the type 1 diabetes life of Lillian Stamps. The link is three years old, so she is now 92 years old, and has lived for 89 years with type 1. That is 16 more years than my 73 years with type 1. I need he… --- ## [Some peaks go down on their own](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/some-peaks-go-down-on-their-own/5122)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/some-peaks-go-down-on-their-own/5122 "2018-10-03T22:28:07Z")
From time to time, we see a brief peak that appears to go down on its own. I have always assumed it was a CGM artifact. This time we captured one that we measured as real: We tested it manually at 140. We later verifi… --- ## [Fast food nation](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fast-food-nation/5119)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fast-food-nation/5119 "2018-10-03T22:12:41Z")
Interesting finding: fast food consumption increases with income! --- ## [Basal comparison for kids](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-comparison-for-kids/5092)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-comparison-for-kids/5092 "2018-10-02T21:56:33Z")
Michel’s post got me thinking about this topic. This probably doesn’t apply as much to pre-k kids, because their school schedules and activities are probably more variable. But for those of you with kids in elementary,… --- ## [Glipizide/ glyburide](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glipizide-glyburide/5114)
**Author:** [@Chubbs.mama](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chubbs.mama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glipizide-glyburide/5114 "2018-10-02T00:18:17Z")
I am wondering what people’s experiences with Glipizide have been. In pregnancy its more common to be prescribed glyburide, but these are the same class of drugs and they work the same and I believe Glipizide is more com… --- ## [Tandem Basal-IQ in Action!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-basal-iq-in-action/5085)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-basal-iq-in-action/5085 "2018-09-30T03:23:12Z")
As many of you know, way too many of our nights look like the following picture due to teenage hormones. It is unpredictable though, which has prevented us from being more aggressive. By unpredictable I mean that 3/5 n… --- ## [Apple Watch OS4 and Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apple-watch-os4-and-dexcom/1160)
**Author:** [@mikep](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mikep)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apple-watch-os4-and-dexcom/1160 "2018-09-29T14:33:34Z")
So for all of the Dexcom/Apple Watch users out there, we actually got an interesting nugget of information from yesterday's WWDC. Yes, in watchOS 4 the Dexcom sensor will be able to communicate DIRECTLY with the Apple W… --- ## [Dexcom/insurance question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-insurance-question/4993)
**Author:** [@JessicaD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JessicaD)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-insurance-question/4993 "2018-09-28T22:16:20Z")
Ugh, my Dexcom G5 transmitter just died and I have six G5 sensors left. I have been going back and forth with New England Home Medical Equipment, the supply house for my CGM stuff, about getting CGM supplies refilled. … --- ## [Sony SW3 Suddenly not connecting to G6 transmitter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sony-sw3-suddenly-not-connecting-to-g6-transmitter/4772)
**Author:** [@sahmcolorado](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sahmcolorado)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sony-sw3-suddenly-not-connecting-to-g6-transmitter/4772 "2018-09-28T19:12:39Z")
My daughter’s Sony SW3 has been running with xdrip+ with no problems, but today it stopped connecting. I verified that Bluetooth is on and looked over all the settings on the watch and the phone. I don’t see any obviou… --- ## [Seem to be gaining weight with Walmart Novolin R](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/seem-to-be-gaining-weight-with-walmart-novolin-r/5068)
**Author:** [@CharlesFurniss](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CharlesFurniss)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/seem-to-be-gaining-weight-with-walmart-novolin-r/5068 "2018-09-28T13:36:25Z")
I have been using Novolin R for breakfast and dinner bolus. Using the small ReliOn insulin syringes 31 gauge 8mm needles. I fill my syringe 30min to an hour ahead of when I plan to inject, (which is usually 45 min befo… --- ## [Effect of 3 months' travel on blood glucose levels (BG): summary](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/effect-of-3-months-travel-on-blood-glucose-levels-bg-summary/5088)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/effect-of-3-months-travel-on-blood-glucose-levels-bg-summary/5088 "2018-09-28T06:04:18Z")
This is the summary of what we have observed over 3 months of itinerant travel this summer with our T1D teen. In a few words: his BG was better while traveling than during the school year. Background When our boy went … [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=136) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=138)