# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=177 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 178 --- ## [Alcohol](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol/1698)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol/1698 "2017-08-28T14:49:05Z")
Ok, I only really only started treating my d in Dec (through diet), then insulin in Feb, and by then I was very pregnant. Then I had a newborn I was breastfeeding. So…basically outside of a couple sips of my husband’s ha… --- ## [When to keep or throw diabetes equipment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-to-keep-or-throw-diabetes-equipment/1730)
**Author:** [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-to-keep-or-throw-diabetes-equipment/1730 "2017-08-28T06:14:53Z")
As far as having a CGM goes, there are really nice things about being able to track BG. EH’s BG control is greatly improved while using the Dexcom G4, as many folks here report for their versions of CGM’s. I think we a… --- ## [Canadian Pharmacies that don't sell insulin to the US](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/canadian-pharmacies-that-dont-sell-insulin-to-the-us/1134)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/canadian-pharmacies-that-dont-sell-insulin-to-the-us/1134 "2017-06-03T03:19:02Z")
Canada Drugs Canada Pharmacy Online \[reported as scammy, all on backorder\] Diabetes Express Northwest Pharmacy \[all insulin out of stock\] --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: Canadian Insulin Connection](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadian-insulin-connection/1135)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadian-insulin-connection/1135 "2017-06-03T03:28:12Z")
URL: http://canadainsulinconnection.com/products.php?drug=INSULIN As of 06/02/2017 Basaglar, 5x pens -\> Not Available Lantus, 5x pen -\>$178 for 5 3x Lantus, 5x pen -\>$160 for 5 Lantus vial -\>$130 3x Lantus vial -\>… --- ## [Mayweather vs McGregor](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mayweather-vs-mcgregor/1726)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mayweather-vs-mcgregor/1726 "2017-08-27T21:19:23Z")
Predictions? --- ## [Afrezza: Glad I had it!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-glad-i-had-it/1724)
**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2017, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-glad-i-had-it/1724 "2017-08-27T18:28:38Z")
Based on info I’ve read here, I started extending POD replacements past the 72 hour mark (but not past 80 hrs) if there was still 20 or more units of insulin in the reservoir. Today, while out running errands (and of co… --- ## [Thinking of those in the path of Hurricane Harvey](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thinking-of-those-in-the-path-of-hurricane-harvey/1723)
**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thinking-of-those-in-the-path-of-hurricane-harvey/1723 "2017-08-26T14:55:20Z")
I hope all FUD family in SE Texas stay safe! --- ## [Meter Accuracy - Did your meter pass the "test"?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/meter-accuracy-did-your-meter-pass-the-test/1680 "2017-08-25T21:58:49Z")
Link to the data: https://www.diabetestechnology.org/surveillance.shtml --- ## [Basal in the absence of food](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-in-the-absence-of-food/1719)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-in-the-absence-of-food/1719 "2017-08-25T21:29:41Z")
Interested in what your thoughts are on basal. What should it do in the absence of food? --- ## [Study: Type 2 diabetics improve A1c with CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-type-2-diabetics-improve-a1c-with-cgm/1687)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-type-2-diabetics-improve-a1c-with-cgm/1687 "2017-08-25T19:57:40Z")
This interesting study shows a modest but significant improvement in A1c for Type 2 diabetics on MDI using a CGM: http://annals.org/aim/article/2649297/continuous-glucose-monitoring-versus-usual-care-patients-type-2-dia… --- ## [Best BG meter - "Precise" or "Accurate"?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-bg-meter-precise-or-accurate/371)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-bg-meter-precise-or-accurate/371 "2017-08-25T19:29:08Z")
Best BG meter - "Precise" or "Accurate"? Sometimes you may hear these two terms used interchangeably. What is the difference between precise and accurate? Here is a quick example that makes it easy to understand (a… --- ## [Found something that works (for us) for slow-digesting carbs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/found-something-that-works-for-us-for-slow-digesting-carbs/1717)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/found-something-that-works-for-us-for-slow-digesting-carbs/1717 "2017-08-25T18:21:51Z")
So, we had previously been running into issues with Liam going low (or needing additional fast-acting carbs to keep his BG’s up), after being bolused because his insulin took effect before his food began being digested. … --- ## [How good is your BG meter?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-good-is-your-bg-meter/1716)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-good-is-your-bg-meter/1716 "2017-08-25T16:44:58Z")
A little information on checking how good your BG meter is in terms of accuracy and precision. First, here is a quick explanation of the difference between “precise” and “accurate”: precise-or-accurate If you are won… --- ## [Sharing my story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sharing-my-story/1713)
**Author:** [@walkingthedragon88](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/walkingthedragon88)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sharing-my-story/1713 "2017-08-25T10:32:47Z")
Here is my story of why I went low carb after almost 10 years with t1d: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/why-i-started-following-a-low-carbohydrate-diet-after-almost-a-decade-with-diabetes-469606/ --- ## [MultiClix vs FastClix lancet devices](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/multiclix-vs-fastclix-lancet-devices/1705)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/multiclix-vs-fastclix-lancet-devices/1705 "2017-08-24T20:49:16Z")
I think these will still be good 50 years from now. --- ## [Smallest smartwatch that can use NightScout or Dexcom Clarity](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smallest-smartwatch-that-can-use-nightscout-or-dexcom-clarity/1709)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smallest-smartwatch-that-can-use-nightscout-or-dexcom-clarity/1709 "2017-08-24T20:10:13Z")
Does anyone know the smallest size smartwatch that can alarm or vibrate with lows or highs? We’d like Samson to wear one that will vibrate or light up when he’s low so he can go tell teachers… but he’s a small little guy… --- ## [Study will try to create pancreatic islets from stem cells :-)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-will-try-to-create-pancreatic-islets-from-stem-cells/1706)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-will-try-to-create-pancreatic-islets-from-stem-cells/1706 "2017-08-24T14:58:12Z")
I think this direction of research is pretty exciting! These researchers at U Pittsburg are working on the ability to create pancreatic islets (also called islets of Langerhans, i.e. Beta cells) from stem cells: The r… --- ## [Skin graft therapy and insulin production](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/skin-graft-therapy-and-insulin-production/1531)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/skin-graft-therapy-and-insulin-production/1531 "2017-08-24T02:18:02Z")
This interesting research in mice at U Chicago Medical center uses CRISPR to express, in skin grafts, a glucagon-like peptide, GLP1, which stimulates insulin production: Far from human application but interesting: if … --- ## [Eclipse](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eclipse/1665)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eclipse/1665 "2017-08-23T17:55:09Z")
Made it to a 100% eclipse area. No clouds. Watching now! --- ## [Graves disease, radioactive iodine and prognosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/graves-disease-radioactive-iodine-and-prognosis/1674)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/graves-disease-radioactive-iodine-and-prognosis/1674 "2017-08-23T16:04:43Z")
i was dx with Graves Disease (opposite of Hashimotos) when i was 20, before i was dx with D. i had radioactive iodine treatment and within the second year post treatment, my thyroid function went from blazing fast to slo… --- ## [Diabetes camp. What not to bring: CGM?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-camp-what-not-to-bring-cgm/1678)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-camp-what-not-to-bring-cgm/1678 "2017-08-23T01:55:03Z")
We were recently attending a family camp for a few days (not diabetes related). One of the counselors noticed my CGM on the back of my arm and asked politely if I had Type 1. It opened up a conversation about her experie… --- ## [Achieving optimal blood glucose control](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/achieving-optimal-blood-glucose-control/1626)
**Author:** [@walkingthedragon88](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/walkingthedragon88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/achieving-optimal-blood-glucose-control/1626 "2017-08-23T00:20:48Z")
Here is my recent article at Diabetes Daily: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/5-ways-to-help-achieve-optimal-blood-glucose-control-during-pregnancy-with-diabetes-468848/ --- ## [Hormone roller coaster, also metformin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-roller-coaster-also-metformin/1109)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-roller-coaster-also-metformin/1109 "2017-08-22T19:54:15Z")
\[image\] About a month ago I mentioned having been on a 3-day blood sugar roller coaster with a standard deviation that was shooting up over 100 for about 3 days running. I'd never experienced anything like this, so I a… --- ## [When CGMs lie, and when a deep low is really a nice landing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-cgms-lie-and-when-a-deep-low-is-really-a-nice-landing/1336)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-cgms-lie-and-when-a-deep-low-is-really-a-nice-landing/1336 "2017-08-22T19:45:01Z")
I have mentioned several times in passing that I think many Dexcom lows, when they come off a steep slope, aren't really lows. Today I decided to prove it. My son calibrated his CGM this morning at 8:37 AM and was off … --- ## [Thyroid antibodies and disease progression to hypothyroidism](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thyroid-antibodies-and-disease-progression-to-hypothyroidism/1388)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/thyroid-antibodies-and-disease-progression-to-hypothyroidism/1388 "2017-07-10T18:30:47Z")
So, a 70-year-old relative recently tested positive for thyroid antibodies. But his current tests show he has totally normal thyroid function. This is his first time being tested so we have no idea how long he's had thes… --- ## ["Please Listen to Me" b/c patience is a virtue](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-listen-to-me-b-c-patience-is-a-virtue/1667)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/please-listen-to-me-b-c-patience-is-a-virtue/1667 "2017-08-21T21:01:25Z")
while watching TV (or doing anything sedative), i know almost exactly what i need to bring a low up into target range, and i know about how long it will take for my BGs to climb. for me, patience is a virtue. i can prett… --- ## [Calibrations for Multiple devices](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calibrations-for-multiple-devices/1628)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calibrations-for-multiple-devices/1628 "2017-08-21T15:08:48Z")
I’ve been noticing of late that our Clarity report is showing a LOT more calibrations than we are actually doing. We only two TWO per day…with some extras in there when it’s off by 20%. However our calibration rate in … --- ## [Keeping insulin cool when traveling: wide thermos](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-cool-when-traveling-wide-thermos/1500)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-cool-when-traveling-wide-thermos/1500 "2017-08-21T03:30:29Z")
My T1D son and wife are getting ready to spend 2 weeks on the west coast of Costa Rica, in a place where temperature frequently reaches 100F and humidity often hits 90%+. I have been experimenting with different ways to … --- ## [Keeping insulin in hot, humid weather: a success story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-in-hot-humid-weather-a-success-story/1659)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/keeping-insulin-in-hot-humid-weather-a-success-story/1659 "2017-08-20T18:48:02Z")
I have written a few threads recently about our recent flops in experimenting with gear while attempting to be UNLIMITED, such as, for instance, this one: This experiment is more successful! My 12-year-old T1D son is … --- ## [Forum is too fast for me :-)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/forum-is-too-fast-for-me/1634)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/forum-is-too-fast-for-me/1634 "2017-08-21T01:11:53Z")
I don’t have time to read all the new posts before newer ones have cropped up. I have been continually behind for a couple of days. It’s wonderful! [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=176) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=178)