# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=147 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 148 --- ## [To Nibble or Cram? How do you get the most out of your glucose tablets?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-nibble-or-cram-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-your-glucose-tablets/4238)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/to-nibble-or-cram-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-your-glucose-tablets/4238 "2018-06-21T02:34:52Z")
Okay. 1. I know I haven’t responded to the responses about my little tiny cereal bowl. I’m reading everything and taking it all in. I’ll respond as soon as I get a free minute (because you guys are holding your breath). :… --- ## [How does my body fuel exercise?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-does-my-body-fuel-exercise/203)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-does-my-body-fuel-exercise/203 "2018-06-20T21:56:32Z")
How does my body fuel exercise? . It depends on the exercise! The body has 3 main fuel tanks it uses - glucose stored as muscle glycogen, fatty acids stored as triglycerides, and muscle protein (amino acids). (For th… --- ## [Drinking and Type 1 Diabetes. A long discussion, with some good 'splainin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202)
**Author:** [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202 "2018-06-20T19:17:16Z")
LOL! Insulin! That would be really funny if whiskey were part of my emergency kit. But it really does stop the liver from dumping. Love the taste but hate being drunk so it would be temporary. And binge drinking isn’t ex… --- ## [Accidentally left humalog pen in the car for a few hours](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-left-humalog-pen-in-the-car-for-a-few-hours/4242)
**Author:** [@Ryan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Ryan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-left-humalog-pen-in-the-car-for-a-few-hours/4242 "2018-06-18T08:52:14Z")
So my humalog pen slipped out of my pocket while getting out of my car this afternoon. It’s about 90 degrees outside and I had the windows rolled up. I just noticed it now while leaving for a hockey game, so about 3.5h… --- ## [New study on managing T1D in kids and adults with a very low-carb diet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-on-managing-t1d-in-kids-and-adults-with-a-very-low-carb-diet/4002)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-on-managing-t1d-in-kids-and-adults-with-a-very-low-carb-diet/4002 "2018-06-16T19:37:35Z")
I hope more research is done on this topic - including long-term outcomes (especially cardiovascular) of having mostly non-diabetic blood sugar levels throughout the day and the use of low insulin doses. --- ## [Good Low Carb Snacks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-low-carb-snacks/4214)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-low-carb-snacks/4214 "2018-06-15T15:52:24Z")
Just got back from a Costco run. Found a couple of amazing treats less than 4g net of carbs. First up are Kind minis. Just big enough for a small bite ( like those of us up in years are looking for). 3 or 4g of net carb… --- ## [Doctors in Portland](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctors-in-portland/4229)
**Author:** [@zoelula2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/zoelula2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/doctors-in-portland/4229 "2018-06-15T15:25:33Z")
Hi all I’m moving to Portland, OR very soon and am hoping to set up a doctor’s appointment prior to leaving. Does anyone live in Portland, preferably SE or NE and have a doctor to recommend so I can contact ahead of tim… --- ## [My story with diabetes - a spouse point of view](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-with-diabetes-a-spouse-point-of-view/4114)
**Author:** [@PierreM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PierreM)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-story-with-diabetes-a-spouse-point-of-view/4114 "2018-06-15T14:32:35Z")
Hi all, It’s not a story about diabetes - I don’t have it. It’s a story from a spouse point of view. I had been dating with my future wife for a few months when I notice she was escaping all too often to the ladies ro… --- ## [Happy Birthday Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/happy-birthday-sam/4223)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/happy-birthday-sam/4223 "2018-06-15T00:47:25Z")
Not sure, but I think this is right today. Happy Birthday @Sam! :beer: --- ## [Having 2 active pods with only 1 PDM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/having-2-active-pods-with-only-1-pdm/4225)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/having-2-active-pods-with-only-1-pdm/4225 "2018-06-15T00:27:05Z")
I wanted to post how to do this, but first I wanted to describe some possible scenarios why someone might actually want to do this. I would not consider this a standard daily treatment idea. If you do this all the time,… --- ## [Huh? Incompatible device suddenly?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/huh-incompatible-device-suddenly/4220)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/huh-incompatible-device-suddenly/4220 "2018-06-14T21:58:00Z")
Haha… And it looks like my trade was accepted! Yes!! --- ## [Guess who I just talked to?!?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/guess-who-i-just-talked-to/4201)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/guess-who-i-just-talked-to/4201 "2018-06-14T16:31:25Z")
I just spoke with Michel! He just arrived in France today. They are doing great! So happy to talk to him. I have missed him and I know everyone else does too. Once he settles in, he promised he’d be back online. --- ## [14 hours without insulin... what could you expect to happen?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165 "2018-06-14T15:30:15Z")
I’m carrying this over from what appears to be the beginning of a debate in my group… I have a gentleman who has… mansplained… that I would be fine without insulin for 14 hours. That I’d “probably need some insulin” at t… --- ## [Cuss Filters](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cuss-filters/4217)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cuss-filters/4217 "2018-06-14T14:34:33Z")
Oh ■■■■… filters? :smiley: Just testing it… --- ## [Help starting out on Loop](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-starting-out-on-loop/2801)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-starting-out-on-loop/2801 "2018-06-13T21:56:13Z")
I had been impatiently waiting for the Omnipod comm protocol to be cracked to set my son up with Loop. Well, now is the time! Not wanting to waste any time, I just purchased a MacBook for the specific purpose of program… --- ## [Omnipod: auto-calc by PDM or manual bolus calculations?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-auto-calc-by-pdm-or-manual-bolus-calculations/3088)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-auto-calc-by-pdm-or-manual-bolus-calculations/3088 "2018-06-13T12:38:17Z")
Do you mean you don’t enter a BG value, you only enter carbs? Or you don’t use the calcs at all? I don’t have calcs turned on normally. I just did it to answer Beacher’s question. --- ## [Does Anyone Have Recommendations for how to Help Family Members Understand the Complexities of this Disease](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-anyone-have-recommendations-for-how-to-help-family-members-understand-the-complexities-of-this-disease/4196)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-anyone-have-recommendations-for-how-to-help-family-members-understand-the-complexities-of-this-disease/4196 "2018-06-13T11:07:02Z")
Bringing over another question from my group… I’ve already told her she was welcome to invite family to join the facebook group and that I’d post here to see what you all had to say… “Can anyone recommend a book/article… --- ## [Medicare Dexcom restrictions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-dexcom-restrictions/2121)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-dexcom-restrictions/2121 "2018-06-12T14:24:40Z")
I was very surprised by the coverage issue pertaining to the use of a smartphone app!! :grimacing: --- ## [Switching to omnipod in a couple days from Tresiba looking for some tips on basals](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-omnipod-in-a-couple-days-from-tresiba-looking-for-some-tips-on-basals/4068)
**Author:** [@airtas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/airtas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-to-omnipod-in-a-couple-days-from-tresiba-looking-for-some-tips-on-basals/4068 "2018-06-12T02:24:00Z")
Hi all, I am switching from Tresiba to Omnipod in a couple days. Meeting with my endo and wanted to get ahead of the dosing. If I am taking 16 Units of Tresiba do you merely divide my 24 and reduce by 20% to get your … --- ## [Metformin and diarrhea](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-diarrhea/4198)
**Author:** [@krallison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/krallison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-diarrhea/4198 "2018-06-11T07:05:17Z")
I had a five year issue with almost uncontrollable diarrhea. No one, not the PCP nor a dietitian nor a gastroenterologist could solve it. Went to an endocrinologist for my diabetes and asked him about it - he immediate… --- ## [Stopped Chewing Gum](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stopped-chewing-gum/4194)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stopped-chewing-gum/4194 "2018-06-11T02:20:42Z")
never thought this would matter much, but i was, now that i look back to it, a compulsive sugar-free gum chewer. i noticed that from time to time my BG would rise after chewing several pieces of gum, but i never thought … --- ## [Discussions around picky eating](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/discussions-around-picky-eating/4161)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/discussions-around-picky-eating/4161 "2018-06-10T21:27:34Z")
The most amazing thing in this thread is the fact that Liam loves salads. How on Earth do we get Samson to this stage? He loves cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes and kale – but give him a lettuce salad and he will not to… --- ## [Low-carb cauliflower crust pizza from scratch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-carb-cauliflower-crust-pizza-from-scratch/3647)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-carb-cauliflower-crust-pizza-from-scratch/3647 "2018-06-10T13:47:15Z")
Over the weekend, we got inspired both by @Chris and by @kmichel. After trying @Chris’s delicious 5 minute pizza dough, as documented here, we decided to experiment with the cauliflower recipe of @kmichel’s wife. We mad… --- ## [Overheated Tresiba?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overheated-tresiba/1391)
**Author:** [@PegE](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PegE)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/overheated-tresiba/1391 "2018-06-10T07:14:43Z")
Has anyone tried overheated Tresiba? I heard about a possible DKA incident possibly caused by someone using slightly overheated Tresiba. By the way, my Levemir worked for a over a year after I started on my pump. I was … --- ## [Bagels!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bagels/4176)
**Author:** [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bagels/4176 "2018-06-10T02:42:45Z")
To me, being “unlimited” means eating the occasional bagel. I LOVE bagels but have mostly tried to keep them an occasional treat. After being diagnosed several months ago I’ve totally avoided them. I have the day off w… --- ## [How do you handle 15 g of carbs when starting at a low/normal BG?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-handle-15-g-of-carbs-when-starting-at-a-low-normal-bg/4154)
**Author:** [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-handle-15-g-of-carbs-when-starting-at-a-low-normal-bg/4154 "2018-06-08T22:37:21Z")
I’m not looking for medical advice, and, in fact, I might not do anything any differently than I’m already doing it anyway (which includes wild guesses and living for the moment), but I thought I’d present a scenario and… --- ## [Bread rule-of-thumb and other food hacks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bread-rule-of-thumb-and-other-food-hacks/4180)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bread-rule-of-thumb-and-other-food-hacks/4180 "2018-06-08T21:51:16Z")
I recently realized a trend that has been pretty useful for us – it seems that most bread has roughly half the number of carbs as there are grams in weight. So if the slice of bread weighs 50 grams, I bolus for 25 grams … --- ## [Eli Lilly Making An Insulin Pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eli-lilly-making-an-insulin-pump/2705)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eli-lilly-making-an-insulin-pump/2705 "2018-06-08T15:17:54Z")
Eli Lilly, one of the makers of insulin, is entering the insulin delivery devices business. A serious competitor for Medtronic, Insulet and Tandem?? Maybe, but is this good? How will the smaller existing pump companies s… --- ## [Need Volunteers to Trial some of the new Relion Meters](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/need-volunteers-to-trial-some-of-the-new-relion-meters/4172)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/need-volunteers-to-trial-some-of-the-new-relion-meters/4172 "2018-06-08T03:41:46Z")
FUD Community, One of the Relion product managers has offered 8 of their new meters and strips to us for trial. These are the Premier Voice and the Premier BLU. In return they ask that you comment about the favorable … --- ## [Dexcom G6 Launch Approved](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-launch-approved/3811)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-launch-approved/3811 "2018-06-08T02:14:47Z")
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