# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=140 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 141 --- ## [Insulin and the uninsured](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-and-the-uninsured/4882)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-and-the-uninsured/4882 "2018-09-07T13:11:56Z")
A heart-breaking story… --- ## [Libre Reader Error Codes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-reader-error-codes/4906)
**Author:** [@Scotteric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Scotteric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/libre-reader-error-codes/4906 "2018-09-07T11:06:10Z")
Does anyone know what error codes E-2 or E-9 mean? My Dexcom transmitter died and took my Libre Reader out of a drawer it had been sitting in for months. It works intermittently but then a message appears with either of … --- ## [Snacks... am i doing this right?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/snacks-am-i-doing-this-right/4433)
**Author:** [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/snacks-am-i-doing-this-right/4433 "2018-09-06T19:58:32Z")
Probably a silly questions, but I’m wondering if others here snack between meals. And if so, do those snacks include carbs? I’ve always been a grazer, and I rarely don’t have some sort of snack mid-morning and mid-aftern… --- ## [Insulin on needle after injection... No need to worry?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-on-needle-after-injection-no-need-to-worry/4899)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-on-needle-after-injection-no-need-to-worry/4899 "2018-09-06T01:10:33Z")
I know I just read this somewhere around here, but I can’t find it now. Every time I do an injection, one of two things happen: I either find a small bubble of insulin atop my skin or one on the end of the needle. I thin… --- ## [Automode? Going in & out?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/automode-going-in-out/4851)
**Author:** [@Kjd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kjd)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/automode-going-in-out/4851 "2018-09-06T00:49:01Z")
Hello Again, I am wondering about the AM in the 670G. I find it works for 85% of my normal workdays, exercise, and art making. When I have the day off, I find that AM works about 50% of the time because the routine is… --- ## [Do you notice a rise in BG after antibiotic shots?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-notice-a-rise-in-bg-after-antibiotic-shots/4903)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-notice-a-rise-in-bg-after-antibiotic-shots/4903 "2018-09-05T21:55:57Z")
I’ve been fighting an infection off and on since June (ugh), have taken 2 rounds of oral antibiotics, and I haven’t really noticed any impact on my blood sugar levels. Yesterday, I saw my doctor and we decided to try an … --- ## [Problem with Jelly Pro, Dexcom G5 and xDrip+](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-jelly-pro-dexcom-g5-and-xdrip/2642)
**Author:** [@Laura](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Laura)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-jelly-pro-dexcom-g5-and-xdrip/2642 "2018-09-05T01:23:57Z")
JELLY PRO with Dexcom G5 CGM issue: I am wondering if someone could please suggest reasons why my daughter’s Jelly Pro stopped collecting data about 3 times today after collecting so consistently for up for her first ev… --- ## [Talk me down from the ledge, please](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/talk-me-down-from-the-ledge-please/1382)
**Author:** [@Alex27](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Alex27)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/talk-me-down-from-the-ledge-please/1382 "2018-09-05T00:45:59Z")
Trying not to panic....i was dx'd T1 on 1/5/16 in middle age after going into DKA. It's been a difficult road adjusting to this new twist in my 50s. My 9 y/o grandson has been very involved & "helps" with my monitoring w… --- ## [Discussion of Tandem's recently released Basal-IQ function](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/discussion-of-tandems-recently-released-basal-iq-function/4766)
**Author:** [@sahmcolorado](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sahmcolorado)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/discussion-of-tandems-recently-released-basal-iq-function/4766 "2018-09-04T15:57:20Z")
--- ## [What should i name my insulin pump?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389)
**Author:** [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-should-i-name-my-insulin-pump/4389 "2018-09-03T20:15:17Z")
i like naming my insulin pumps because it gives it some character and some fun with it. i had a few friends give me a few suggestions. so i figured i bring it over here to see what you guys think would be nice. so far on… --- ## [Drinking (full sugar) soda](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-full-sugar-soda/4819)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-full-sugar-soda/4819 "2018-09-03T20:09:33Z")
Here’s an unlimited question for you all… I can’t tolerate any alternative sweeteners (even stevia); monk fruit is the only one, but it’s never in something on its own - always combined with stevia or erythritol, etc. W… --- ## [Why Does my Blood Sugar go up when I Exercise?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-does-my-blood-sugar-go-up-when-i-exercise/4835)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-does-my-blood-sugar-go-up-when-i-exercise/4835 "2018-09-03T02:57:01Z")
This is not true for me… I plummet. Consistently. Predictably. Someone in my group was looking for answers though, and although I don’t have any, I know where to come for them… All I know is that she rises with exercise… --- ## [Results from a Phase-II Verapamil Trial](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-from-a-phase-ii-verapamil-trial/4889)
**Author:** [@joshualevy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/joshualevy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/results-from-a-phase-ii-verapamil-trial/4889 "2018-09-02T23:07:57Z")
Verapamil has finished a phase-II trial, and I’ve summarized and discussed the results here: --- ## [I love insulin (especially Fiasp)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-love-insulin-especially-fiasp/4814)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-love-insulin-especially-fiasp/4814 "2018-09-02T18:13:53Z")
The things I contemplate on a Thursday morning… I fell asleep after work yesterday with my clothes and all the lights on. I also had all my CGM alarms off because I had a period at work where I didn’t want anything vibr… --- ## [FRUSTRATING SICK DAYS; how do you handle them?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frustrating-sick-days-how-do-you-handle-them/4826)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frustrating-sick-days-how-do-you-handle-them/4826 "2018-08-31T21:51:01Z")
so i’ve been sick for the past 2 days. it happened suddenly. one minute i felt fine, and then the next i felt like i was on my deathbed. at first, my BGs were remaining very stable and on target; so i didnt think i was … --- ## [DM and Eric get some appetizers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dm-and-eric-get-some-appetizers/4153)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dm-and-eric-get-some-appetizers/4153 "2018-08-31T12:37:24Z")
I was thrilled to be able to meet up with DM for a few “appetizers” at some restaurants in Brooklyn this past weekend… \[image\] --- ## [Proper Priming Technique for Pens](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/proper-priming-technique-for-pens/4880)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/proper-priming-technique-for-pens/4880 "2018-08-31T12:34:30Z")
I’m doing a Levemir pen injection at 8:00 tomorrow morning and have been given strict instructions to “prime carefully” but don’t even know how to prime “poorly”. If anyone out there is able to give a quick answer before… --- ## [Endo supplied Libre Pro tomorrow - Can I use Glimp?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endo-supplied-libre-pro-tomorrow-can-i-use-glimp/4872)
**Author:** [@DaveJ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/DaveJ)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endo-supplied-libre-pro-tomorrow-can-i-use-glimp/4872 "2018-08-31T08:08:18Z")
I finally wrangled my first endo appointment, with the express purpose of getting a prescription for the Freestyle Libre. Rather than provide a script, the endo wants to use the Libre Pro for 2 weeks, and then download … --- ## [iPhone 8 battery needs frequent charging with Dexcom app](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iphone-8-battery-needs-frequent-charging-with-dexcom-app/4878)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/iphone-8-battery-needs-frequent-charging-with-dexcom-app/4878 "2018-08-31T02:05:30Z")
I had to replace my trusty iPhone 5 when the battery finally died and upgrade to an iPhone 8. I use the Dexcom app (with G5 sendors)and end up charging my phone almost every day. Battery usage shows 85 percent for the De… --- ## [Father protects 7-year old t1 daughter, severely hypo, from emergency room administration of insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/father-protects-7-year-old-t1-daughter-severely-hypo-from-emergency-room-administration-of-insulin/4876)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/father-protects-7-year-old-t1-daughter-severely-hypo-from-emergency-room-administration-of-insulin/4876 "2018-08-30T22:07:43Z")
Scary “bad doctor” story with a happy ending. --- ## [Why can’t every night be like this?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-can-t-every-night-be-like-this/4865)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-can-t-every-night-be-like-this/4865 "2018-08-30T22:01:33Z")
After a roller coaster kind of day, I enjoyed a very peaceful night…and I don’t know why! :smile\_cat: --- ## [G6 app with galaxy s5](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-app-with-galaxy-s5/4874)
**Author:** [@Curebeforecollege](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Curebeforecollege)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-app-with-galaxy-s5/4874 "2018-08-30T04:22:10Z")
So just found out we are being upgraded to the g6. My daughter has been using the g5, with a galaxy s5. Unfortunately it does not look like the g6 will work with the s5. What I’m trying to figure out is if there’s a way … --- ## [Umbilical Hernia Surgery coming up](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umbilical-hernia-surgery-coming-up/4810)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/umbilical-hernia-surgery-coming-up/4810 "2018-08-30T01:53:10Z")
Liam’s hernia hadn’t closed on its own so the doctors recommended surgery. They’ve indicated now is the best time to get the surgery done because, if the hole isn’t closed, it can cause severe issues in the future with … --- ## [Minimizing fasting glucose with exercise](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/minimizing-fasting-glucose-with-exercise/1509)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/minimizing-fasting-glucose-with-exercise/1509 "2018-08-29T14:51:37Z")
So, my fasting blood sugar numbers have been consistently between 93 and 95 mg/DL – and while I’m not convinced that this number really should even be classified as gestational diabetes, it does technically meet the real… --- ## [Question about Medtronic low suspend](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-about-medtronic-low-suspend/4856)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-about-medtronic-low-suspend/4856 "2018-08-29T02:44:14Z")
I have read all about the issues people have with the Medtronic 670G. In deciding on my next pump, I have basically narrowed the decision to Tandem or Medtronic. We don’t have the 670G yet, so I would be going for a 630G… --- ## [Looking forward to insights from this group](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-forward-to-insights-from-this-group/4787)
**Author:** [@Kjd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kjd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/looking-forward-to-insights-from-this-group/4787 "2018-08-29T00:27:09Z")
I have been a long distance runner since 1982. I raced Cross Country/Track in high school, won state titles in the 3200. I ran one year in college, but broke my leg in a sledding accident. I was out for the next seas… --- ## [Dexcom G6 --- How much did you pay?!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-much-did-you-pay/4313)
**Author:** [@cman1776](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cman1776)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-how-much-did-you-pay/4313 "2018-08-28T23:04:52Z")
I am interested in getting a Dexcom G6 but am concerned about the price… Anyone that has gotten/ordered one willing to share the price they had to pay and how long it took to receive the device? Transmitter Cost vs. G5 … --- ## [The view on another planet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-view-on-another-planet/1239)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-view-on-another-planet/1239 "2018-08-28T00:42:37Z")
This is not a post on which is better technology. That is something that can be discussed and debated with no end. This is just a thought-piece on what our perception is on new technology. Does "new" automatically make u… --- ## [I watch series 1 and xdrip](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-watch-series-1-and-xdrip/4846)
**Author:** [@Mdewulft1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mdewulft1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-watch-series-1-and-xdrip/4846 "2018-08-27T22:58:29Z")
I am a droid user and wanted to know if a series 1 apple watch could be used to read xdrip without the use of an I phone? --- ## [Xdrip - predictive alert](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-predictive-alert/4839)
**Author:** [@jim26](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jim26)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-predictive-alert/4839 "2018-08-27T18:27:36Z")
In Xdrip can I create an alert if I’m predicted to go low in the next x number of minutes? I can see the prediction on the main screen, but maybe I want to be alerted to that fact. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=139) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=141)