# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=14 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 15 --- ## [Metformin + type 1 on MDI](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-type-1-on-mdi/15259)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-type-1-on-mdi/15259 "2025-08-18T23:30:35Z")
There are some fantastic older threads about metformin and type 1, such as this one: Trying out Metformin... Wow! A little while ago, I had a virtual meeting with someone from Integrated Diabetes and she made several su… --- ## [Omnipod 5 iPhone App](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-iphone-app/15411)
**Author:** [@Josie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Josie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-iphone-app/15411 "2025-08-18T15:41:22Z")
Noticed something today about the iPhone app that I’m not loving. My pod lost connection with the G7. It was doing the try to reconnect thing that says it might take 25 minutes. I attempted to bolus and the app would … --- ## [School Start & 504 Plans](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/school-start-504-plans/15412)
**Author:** [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/school-start-504-plans/15412 "2025-08-15T20:00:34Z")
The website “Waltzing the Dragon” at https://mailchi.mp/waltzingthedragon/jun2025powerless-summertraveltips-carbfactoring-pbbananawrap-13791971?e=8a4aa73482 has some articles on starting a new school year for those with … --- ## [Ozempic and similar drugs for Type 1?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ozempic-and-similar-drugs-for-type-1/14566)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ozempic-and-similar-drugs-for-type-1/14566 "2025-08-15T18:06:45Z")
Why Ozempic, Mounjaro, and GLP-1s Could Be Game Changers for Type 1 Diabetes – Diabetes Daily Came across this article which started off interesting but ended up baffling me. Would appreciate hearing from anybody who ha… --- ## [RxFood App](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rxfood-app/15301)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rxfood-app/15301 "2025-08-13T14:42:58Z")
Food is my nemesis and my joy, I love food. For maybe 2/3 of my 55 years T1D I got away with almost no management of diet. Alas in the last few years the ups and downs have been problematic. Yes I know the how’s of carb … --- ## [Diabetes tricks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-tricks/15074)
**Author:** [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-tricks/15074 "2025-08-11T04:37:43Z")
How about a thread of diabetes tricks? I’ll start: you can fit two rolls of smarties (unrolled) in a small Altoids tin for 12g of carbs in a container that doesn’t raise any questions. --- ## [Swedish study - higher risk developing T1DM in rural vs urban children](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/swedish-study-higher-risk-developing-t1dm-in-rural-vs-urban-children/15400)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/swedish-study-higher-risk-developing-t1dm-in-rural-vs-urban-children/15400 "2025-08-09T03:07:37Z")
Just heard a little blurb on the morning news about this study. Haven’t been able to find the actual paper but did find an article with more information. This is just a statistical study and does not go into reasons.Inte… --- ## [Grief and Blood Sugars](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/grief-and-blood-sugars/15398)
**Author:** [@KiwiD](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/KiwiD)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/grief-and-blood-sugars/15398 "2025-08-07T21:00:57Z")
Hi. My Ma passed away on 7/15, and since then, carbo items that don’t usually give me high blood sugars, are suddenly giving me high sugars that last for hours, no matter how much I shoot up (I’m on a pump). I’m trying … --- ## [Tandem Field Safety Alert](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-field-safety-alert/15404)
**Author:** [@Aronld](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Aronld)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-field-safety-alert/15404 "2025-08-07T04:10:26Z")
Unexpected Automatic Correction Bolus Delivery with G7 Sensor During Warm-up Period in t:slim X2 or Tandem Mobi Pump Software 7.9.0.1 or later --- ## [Somewhere in a parallel universe](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/somewhere-in-a-parallel-universe/15403)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/somewhere-in-a-parallel-universe/15403 "2025-08-06T16:08:01Z")
…billions of light years from earth…. --- ## [Interesting study](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-study/15401)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-study/15401 "2025-08-05T05:53:38Z")
--- ## [Oura ring vs Fitbit?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oura-ring-vs-fitbit/15370)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/oura-ring-vs-fitbit/15370 "2025-07-31T20:51:46Z")
Does anyone here have any personal experience with any trackers? I don’t really care about steps, I get plenty of those. And I don’t care too much about sleep. Don’t need time or BG or any of the other things. I just wa… --- ## [POD started screaming then began working again](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-started-screaming-then-began-working-again/15388)
**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pod-started-screaming-then-began-working-again/15388 "2025-07-29T15:51:51Z")
My current POD (Dash) just started screaming & then the noise just stopped and it began working again. This was at the 72 hour mark & I planned to get go the additional 8 hrs (since I have 25 units left). Anyone have t… --- ## [Stepped down as an Admin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stepped-down-as-an-admin/4590)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stepped-down-as-an-admin/4590 "2025-07-27T18:46:26Z")
Just an FYI to the members, effective immediately, I have stepped down as an Admin. I’ll still be around and participate as always, with the wonderful folks of this community! You guys and gals truly make this a specia… --- ## [Tandem pump alert July 2025](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-pump-alert-july-2025/15381)
**Author:** [@Randy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Randy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tandem-pump-alert-july-2025/15381 "2025-07-26T21:03:57Z")
Tandem sent me an email saying they have found a serious problem with the speakers on some Tandem TSlim pumps. If the speaker fails the pump shuts down with “Malfunction 16” and will not operate ever again. They are not … --- ## [Dexcom Receiver Recall](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-receiver-recall/15361)
**Author:** [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-receiver-recall/15361 "2025-07-25T22:44:31Z")
FDA and Dexcom have apparently announced a recall of CGM receivers. This is NOT the CGM device you attach to yourself (sensor, transmitter, combo), just the small handheld phone like receiver. The recall affects the G6, … --- ## [Survey opportunity for $100 gift card](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-opportunity-for-100-gift-card/15359)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/survey-opportunity-for-100-gift-card/15359 "2025-07-22T14:30:14Z")
Here is an opportunity to take part in a research study. I think it’s just answering some questions and it might take an hour. And you get a $100 gift card. It’s being put on by the Beta Cell Foundation. The requiremen… --- ## [Dissolvable pills for needle-free insulin delivery](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dissolvable-pills-for-needle-free-insulin-delivery/15373)
**Author:** [@needlesandmath](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/needlesandmath)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dissolvable-pills-for-needle-free-insulin-delivery/15373 "2025-07-21T16:25:11Z")
Capsule summary (ha, ha): it’s a dissolving pill that “sprays” a drug like insulin or semaglutide into the wall of the small intestine, which allows for delivery without an injection. I’m marking this down as a clever id… --- ## [Curious about CGM Shelf Life (G7, Libre 3, etc.) in Different Countries](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/curious-about-cgm-shelf-life-g7-libre-3-etc-in-different-countries/15372)
**Author:** [@ShichengZhou](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ShichengZhou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/curious-about-cgm-shelf-life-g7-libre-3-etc-in-different-countries/15372 "2025-07-21T14:28:23Z")
Hi everyone, I’m curious about the typical shelf life of CGM sensors that people receive in different parts of the world. In my experience with Dexcom G7, the time until the “Use By” date can range from 12 to 18 months. … --- ## [How to share looping data with doctors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-share-looping-data-with-doctors/9408)
**Author:** [@Hobbzz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Hobbzz)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-to-share-looping-data-with-doctors/9408 "2025-07-21T02:10:00Z")
I use and omnipod and dexcom g6 and will start looping soon. How do I share all of the relevant info with my doctor? Glooko (my doctor does use this currently) for the G6 data and something else for the omnipod data? To … --- ## [I'm not using Dash pods right now](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-not-using-dash-pods-right-now/15210)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-not-using-dash-pods-right-now/15210 "2025-07-18T01:23:59Z")
…I am using the old style pods. These: I have really crappy “insurance” this year. UnitedHealthcare. :roll\_eyes: They said that pods are covered…at zero percent! (Not sure they really understand what “covered” mea… --- ## [Vertex stem cell transplants in the news](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vertex-stem-cell-transplants-in-the-news/12101)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/vertex-stem-cell-transplants-in-the-news/12101 "2025-07-17T14:05:51Z")
I think this transplant still requires immunosuppressants, so it’s a nonstarter for most of us, but still exciting. Hoping to hear more in the coming years. --- ## [Viacyte--Cautiously Optimistic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/viacyte-cautiously-optimistic/1534)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/viacyte-cautiously-optimistic/1534 "2025-07-17T13:53:09Z")
Just saw this recently. Hopefully devices like these can offer a practical cure sooner than later. Immunosuppressive drugs are a deal-breaker for me though. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2142976-first-implants… --- ## [Liam will be in Middle School Next year! Please check my Accommodations list below](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-will-be-in-middle-school-next-year-please-check-my-accommodations-list-below/15297)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-will-be-in-middle-school-next-year-please-check-my-accommodations-list-below/15297 "2025-07-16T23:05:29Z")
Here’s the list (rather lengthy) of accommodations I’ve provided to the school. We have our 504 meeting this Friday for the 2025-26 school year where Liam will be entering the SIXTH GRADE! So hard to believe time has p… --- ## [What went wrong here, bolus or basal?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-went-wrong-here-bolus-or-basal/15351)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-went-wrong-here-bolus-or-basal/15351 "2025-07-16T21:20:42Z")
(Posting my latest snafu here as a starter, feel free to keep it going with your own on topic posts) My usual breakfast bolus has transitioned to a combo of 7 units Lyumjev injection plus 4u affrezza, followed by the… --- ## [Sure, that's a "steady" trendline](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sure-thats-a-steady-trendline/15339)
**Author:** [@RachelMaraii](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/RachelMaraii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sure-thats-a-steady-trendline/15339 "2025-07-15T22:29:16Z")
I’m unreasonably annoyed by this trendline today. The t:slim showed this as a “steady arrow.” Control IQ even turned off my basal, but somehow it’s still “steady”? :sweat\_smile: The Dexcom G7 app was better, at least… --- ## [Barbie has Type 1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/barbie-has-type-1/15348)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/barbie-has-type-1/15348 "2025-07-13T00:46:15Z")
--- ## [Bad Insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-insulin/15347)
**Author:** [@cogdog](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cogdog)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-insulin/15347 "2025-07-11T01:45:35Z")
I’ve been on the stuff 54 years, going back to Lilly beef and pork harvested NPH u-40 and cannot remember a bottle of insulin that was in effective. Until a week ago. The night after some Chinese takeout (carbs counted)… --- ## [Anyone having a problem getting G7 sensors?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-having-a-problem-getting-g7-sensors/15268)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-having-a-problem-getting-g7-sensors/15268 "2025-07-01T23:58:02Z")
Is there a shortage? --- ## [Siblings with type 1 diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/siblings-with-type-1-diabetes/15340)
**Author:** [@Nreid77](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nreid77)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/siblings-with-type-1-diabetes/15340 "2025-06-28T10:45:03Z")
My 4 year old just got diagnosed with type 1 a few days ago while on vacation. Blood sugar was over 600. His sister also has type 1. she is 12 now but was diagnosed at 1 in DKA. Would love to talk to more people with si… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=13) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=15)