# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=157 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 158 --- ## [T:slim in Canada](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-in-canada/3537)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-in-canada/3537 "2018-02-22T00:20:18Z")
Well this is exciting for those of us who have been waiting: an official announcement with a timeline. Hopefully it’s accurate. --- ## [Have Diabetes, Would Travel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538)
**Author:** [@Richard157](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Richard157)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/have-diabetes-would-travel/3538 "2018-02-21T22:57:41Z")
My wife, Anita, and I were married in 1964. I had been type 1 for 18 years at that time. I was testing my urine, using animal insulin, and did not know about the effect of carbs on my blood sugar. My control was dismal, … --- ## [New Dexcom update - can personalize alarm settings - FINALLY!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-update-can-personalize-alarm-settings-finally/3500)
**Author:** [@allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/allison)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-update-can-personalize-alarm-settings-finally/3500 "2018-02-21T15:44:13Z")
Link first: https://www.dexcom.com/faq/what-features-are-included-latest-update-dexcom-g5-mobile-app One of my biggest pet peeves with my Dexcom G5 app is it gives this blazing awful alarm when the sensor is “about to e… --- ## [What Can You Eat Without Bolusing For?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-can-you-eat-without-bolusing-for/2924)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-can-you-eat-without-bolusing-for/2924 "2018-02-20T22:51:23Z")
i need to bolus for everything (practically). i need to bolus for all proteins, fats, and, of course, straight out carbs. if i even look at food, i need to bolus. when i was first diagnosed, i was taught that i did not … --- ## [Donut Experiment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/donut-experiment/3527)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/donut-experiment/3527 "2018-02-20T18:50:41Z")
Sometimes when everyone’s been sick for over a week, you get lazy and have brunch for dinner. We’ll be eating donuts(!) that I’ve had in the freezer for, well, a while (bought in a moment of weakness when they were on sa… --- ## [Tresiba experiment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-experiment/2910)
**Author:** [@Jen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jen)\ **Replies:** 540\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tresiba-experiment/2910 "2018-02-20T16:25:32Z")
So, I got one pen. Still worth a try? At my current basal dose, this would last me just over a week. But my current basal dose is at a high, so it’s likely to go down at some point. Would a week and ahalf or so be enoug… --- ## [Anesthesia](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anesthesia/3502)
**Author:** [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anesthesia/3502 "2018-02-19T22:06:48Z")
What do I need to know about t1 and anesthesia? I’m going to be put under soon, probably Sunday, for a minor outpatient procedure (ivf egg retrieval) and have no idea what to expect. Procedure should only take 30min or s… --- ## [Dexcom G5 Mobile App and iOS 11](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-mobile-app-and-ios-11/2224)
**Author:** [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-mobile-app-and-ios-11/2224 "2018-02-19T20:01:33Z")
Dexcom G5 Mobile By Dexcom This app is only available on the App Store for iOS devices. Updated: Sep 18, 2017 Version: 1.7.3 This is beta for iOS 11 --- ## [Diagnosis: DKA in the emergency room](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-dka-in-the-emergency-room/659 "2018-02-19T10:17:51Z")
Our story is, I believe, almost perfectly typical of a classical T1D Diagnosis. Right about when my son turned 11, his behavior started changing. From being always full of energy, he started napping after school. He be… --- ## [SESTA would damage our ability to act as an online community](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sesta-would-damage-our-ability-to-act-as-an-online-community/3254)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sesta-would-damage-our-ability-to-act-as-an-online-community/3254 "2018-02-19T02:52:16Z")
A law being proposed by Senator Rob Portman (R, Ohio) will severely damage our ability to operate. The “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA, S. 1693) is a proposed law that wants to target sex trafficking online. … --- ## [Ideas: how to protect and store insulin vials](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ideas-how-to-protect-and-store-insulin-vials/3519)
**Author:** [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ideas-how-to-protect-and-store-insulin-vials/3519 "2018-02-18T04:41:25Z")
--- ## [PWDs: should we use endocrinologists or family practitioners?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pwds-should-we-use-endocrinologists-or-family-practitioners/3503)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pwds-should-we-use-endocrinologists-or-family-practitioners/3503 "2018-02-18T00:56:17Z")
--- ## [Glooko Mobile Dosing Guides For T2 FDA Approved](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glooko-mobile-dosing-guides-for-t2-fda-approved/3504)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glooko-mobile-dosing-guides-for-t2-fda-approved/3504 "2018-02-17T23:10:05Z")
Glooko has implemented a dosing regulation feature in their app for T2 diabetics on long acting insulin. Glooko’s Mobile Insulin Dosing System (MIDS) was cleared Wednesday for the titration of long-acting insulin by the… --- ## [About Dexcom G5 pairing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-dexcom-g5-pairing/2899)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-dexcom-g5-pairing/2899 "2018-02-17T23:07:17Z")
I am getting different answers from different sourced it seems. So, we would LOVE to do away with the “receiver” and go with only our phones as receivers for the G5, but we’ve heard you MUST use the receiver as one of t… --- ## [Europe: online supply for Contour Next and Freedom Lite strips?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/europe-online-supply-for-contour-next-and-freedom-lite-strips/3415)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/europe-online-supply-for-contour-next-and-freedom-lite-strips/3415 "2018-02-17T19:21:11Z")
We are spending a year in Europe starting this summer. We are taking Contour Next and Freedom Lite BG meters. Does anyone have reliable and economical ways to purchase strips for these meters in Europe online? I found o… --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: CanadaDrugs.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100 "2018-02-08T09:14:08Z")
I have used CanadaDrugs.com several times. A+ from me. Cheap, reliable, easy to use. https://www.canadadrugs.com/ --- ## [Afrezza & upcoming endo appt](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-upcoming-endo-appt/3024)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-upcoming-endo-appt/3024 "2018-02-15T21:40:12Z")
Sorry, lots of questions in this post! Thanks for any answers you’re willing to give :slight\_smile: I’m hoping to make a few changes at my next Endo appointment on Jan 8. My new insurance covers nearly all types of insu… --- ## [Powder Left?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/powder-left/3469)
**Author:** [@Lilli](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Lilli)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/powder-left/3469 "2018-02-15T21:21:25Z")
I just inhaled a 4 unit (with my pizza and Arnold Palmer) and afterwards opened it and saw powder still in it. Did I not inhale hard enough or is that normal? I have 147 on Dex with an up arrow so either my timing was of… --- ## [Understanding Daily Insulin Requirements and Insulin Resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/understanding-daily-insulin-requirements-and-insulin-resistance/3497)
**Author:** [@dr.intrepid](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/dr.intrepid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/understanding-daily-insulin-requirements-and-insulin-resistance/3497 "2018-02-15T21:01:15Z")
I am trying to understand how insulin resistance affects me. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes five years ago. At that time my a1c was 10.5. I was immediately placed on insulin. Within six months of using both lon… --- ## [Aetna medical director NEVER looked at patients's records](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aetna-medical-director-never-looked-at-patientss-records/3485)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/aetna-medical-director-never-looked-at-patientss-records/3485 "2018-02-14T23:03:23Z")
I need to quote a good bit, because it is so shocking (the bolding is mine): "During his videotaped deposition in October 2016, \[Aetna medical director\] Iinuma – who signed the pre-authorization denial – said he never r… --- ## [Hormone peaks for teen boys](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-peaks-for-teen-boys/3418)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-peaks-for-teen-boys/3418 "2018-02-14T17:03:58Z")
I thought I’d show what my hormone peaks look like. Here are mine from yesterday: \[KCTHormonePeaks\_2018-02-02\] You can see it goes up really fast, like a rocket. As soon as I see it breaking 120 I inject, but it’s impo… --- ## [One month of D Trash](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-month-of-d-trash/3060)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-month-of-d-trash/3060 "2018-02-14T06:06:36Z")
Here is photo of most everything (minus a bunch of site injectors, since habits are hard to break) we used in a month treating diabetes. I would note that the huge amount of paper that is wasted on product inserts is pr… --- ## [Meters are ridiculous](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meters-are-ridiculous/3296)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meters-are-ridiculous/3296 "2018-02-14T03:30:17Z")
\[image\] This is absolutely typical for me… --- ## [The things parents hear from their T1 children that break their hearts](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-things-parents-hear-from-their-t1-children-that-break-their-hearts/763)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-things-parents-hear-from-their-t1-children-that-break-their-hearts/763 "2018-02-14T02:25:36Z")
I've heard two so far that just tear me up inside... "You gonna bolus me, papa?" "You dropped the PDM, papa." For any 3 year old to know these terms/phrases is just...depressing, and sad, and tears me up inside. Wh… --- ## [Dexcom G5 Sensor Issues](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-sensor-issues/3403)
**Author:** [@mlg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mlg)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-sensor-issues/3403 "2018-02-13T22:17:03Z")
Anyone else having issues with sensor not lasting 7 days? When my son first started with the Dexcom, a sensor would last a full week and then we would restart it and it would go for another full week. Our DNE told us tha… --- ## [Switching from Dexcom G5 to Freestyle Libre](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-dexcom-g5-to-freestyle-libre/3480)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/switching-from-dexcom-g5-to-freestyle-libre/3480 "2018-02-12T19:49:33Z")
I’ve been trying out the Freestyle Libre for almost a month, with both the G5 and Libre sensors on my arm. I put them through the paces: highs, lows, flatlines, swimming, hockey, etc. I’ve got binders full of BG numbers … --- ## [Sports that raise BG: how do you deal with them?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sports-that-raise-bg-how-do-you-deal-with-them/3477)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sports-that-raise-bg-how-do-you-deal-with-them/3477 "2018-02-12T09:40:41Z")
This year I have had to shovel a lot. My brother is in college, and also we have a lot of snow. So I use shoveling as a sports activity. But, for me, it seems that shoveling raises my BG enough that I have to take a few… --- ## [Winter in WI: my upcoming task for the next 3.5 hours](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/winter-in-wi-my-upcoming-task-for-the-next-3-5-hours/2809)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/winter-in-wi-my-upcoming-task-for-the-next-3-5-hours/2809 "2018-02-12T04:22:19Z")
\[FirstSnowFall\_2017-12-09p\] 150 yards of driveway x 3" of wet snow + 60 x 40 yard2 pad by hand :slight\_smile: --- ## [BG levels when sick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-levels-when-sick/3460)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-levels-when-sick/3460 "2018-02-10T02:11:47Z")
I have only had cold viruses since diagnosis, and they haven’t affected my BG levels. This afternoon I’ve had what I think is just GI distress from another health issue, but also could be a stomach virus. My BG has staye… --- ## [Where can i get cheap insulin pen?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-can-i-get-cheap-insulin-pen/3455)
**Author:** [@JohnCarry9580](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/JohnCarry9580)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/where-can-i-get-cheap-insulin-pen/3455 "2018-02-09T20:49:24Z")
Hi, Guys I need a Insulin pen and i am asking you to all, where can i get insulin pen at low price. I has been ordering my drugs from medsEngage, but they don’t sell insulin pen. please suggest me. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=156) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=158)