# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=181 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 182 --- ## [Kayak camping: how we ruined an iPHone SE used as Dexcom receiver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kayak-camping-how-we-ruined-an-iphone-se-used-as-dexcom-receiver/1448)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kayak-camping-how-we-ruined-an-iphone-se-used-as-dexcom-receiver/1448 "2017-07-19T21:55:49Z")
We destroyed my son’s iPhone SE (that we use as a Dexcom receiver) in our kayak camping trip. Since it never got in contact with liquid water, I thought it was interesting to share what unexpected circumstances can ruin … --- ## [Moving the LOW Alarm up really does work](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-the-low-alarm-up-really-does-work/1443)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-the-low-alarm-up-really-does-work/1443 "2017-07-19T21:48:34Z")
So we’d been having more nighttime lows than we wanted to be having and it was mostly because we were just not moving Liam’s CGM LOW alarm up. We had it at a standard 70 as the low. Well, at night, when he’s sleeping…t… --- ## [Exercise Strategies -](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exercise-strategies/1300)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/exercise-strategies/1300 "2017-07-19T21:47:48Z")
Well, I for one have been following the swimming thread and have been learning and I would like to start a thread to discuss what the successful strategies are for different types of exercise. The strategy that was tau… --- ## [Bloody cgm insertions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bloody-cgm-insertions/1415)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bloody-cgm-insertions/1415 "2017-07-19T21:20:45Z")
I've finally found the one place that I can stand to wear a Dexcom cgm... on the front of my thigh (thanks @mikep) . The problem, for me, is there are a lot of veins near the surface there and I often see blood oozing o… --- ## [How difficult teen life is w/o a CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-difficult-teen-life-is-w-o-a-cgm/1441)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-difficult-teen-life-is-w-o-a-cgm/1441 "2017-07-19T18:29:32Z")
We have been without a Dexcom for over three weeks and just got it going again yesterday: we lost all of our Dexcom related electronics in our kayak camping trip 3 weeks ago, and it took up that long to get the tool chai… --- ## [Franz Raisin bread, no spike also no gluten](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/franz-raisin-bread-no-spike-also-no-gluten/1423)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/franz-raisin-bread-no-spike-also-no-gluten/1423 "2017-07-19T17:06:22Z")
\[image\] Anyone else have a similar experience? I'm curious about this, because I have noticed this with cooking at home along similar ingredient lines. My allergen-free recipes (including cakes) tend to give me much be… --- ## [Feeling overwhelmed](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-overwhelmed/1425)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/feeling-overwhelmed/1425 "2017-07-18T15:14:45Z")
So I finished my week of finger pricks and submitted them to the Gestational Diabetes clinic here. Once I got rid of a wonky meter, my fasting numbers were around 93-95 and all my post-prandials were under 120, so I thou… --- ## [Effect of Glucagon - dependent on amount of liver glycogen available](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/effect-of-glucagon-dependent-on-amount-of-liver-glycogen-available/1426)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/effect-of-glucagon-dependent-on-amount-of-liver-glycogen-available/1426 "2017-07-17T23:04:21Z")
In the expired-glucagon thread, I experimented with some expired glucagon, doing a mini-dose. Then I tried it again the next day to see how it would work after the glucagon had been mixed for a day and left out. The exp… --- ## [Afrezza units: use more or less than Novolog?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-units-use-more-or-less-than-novolog/1166)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-units-use-more-or-less-than-novolog/1166 "2017-07-16T15:39:14Z")
If I switched to Afrezza, would I end up using more units or less units than the amount of Novolog I use everyday? How much more or less? I would like to switch bec it's a lot faster but I may not be able to if I'm to… --- ## [Pump question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-question/1418)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-question/1418 "2017-07-16T13:52:45Z")
So we're traveling and doing family stuff and my BG is all out of whack! Meal times and content have been erratic and I have obviously been underestimating carb/fat content. I hate hanging in the 200s (!!!!) and am wond… --- ## [Managing BG after welcoming a baby](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/managing-bg-after-welcoming-a-baby/1408)
**Author:** [@walkingthedragon88](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/walkingthedragon88)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/managing-bg-after-welcoming-a-baby/1408 "2017-07-14T21:56:47Z")
Hi everyone! I have been a bit MIA working many remote jobs while taking care of my almost 8 month old and all my pets, and trying to buy a house! Recently, I joined Diabetes Daily as a freelancer. Check out my first art… --- ## [Apparently these are "the magic words"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-these-are-the-magic-words/1405)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apparently-these-are-the-magic-words/1405 "2017-07-13T19:24:24Z")
I have a cheap supplementary meter I occasionally use. The strips are very cheap, and I can get them at the grocery store a few miles away instead of the better brand I buy online. For these reasons I use it sometimes. T… --- ## [Stress Bolus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stress-bolus/1404)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stress-bolus/1404 "2017-07-13T18:19:03Z")
Hi, Just got back from a 2 day ordeal testifying in a trial. A lot of anxiety, mental stress etc. Try as I might, I could not shake a high BG up around 200 +/- 20 despite corrections every few hours plus cranking up my I… --- ## [Eating Without Bolusing After 10am](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eating-without-bolusing-after-10am/1389)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eating-without-bolusing-after-10am/1389 "2017-07-13T02:32:03Z")
does anyone have this problem?????? when i wake up in the morning, i bolus for bfast. but, if i want a snack after that, i also need to bolus. but, that same snack i can eat without bolusing after 11am. and i can e… --- ## [Stories like this](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stories-like-this/1400)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stories-like-this/1400 "2017-07-12T18:19:08Z")
Make me so angry: --- ## [Interview in ASweetLife](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interview-in-asweetlife/1399)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interview-in-asweetlife/1399 "2017-07-12T18:09:24Z")
Perhaps you have heard of ASweetLife | The Diabetes Magazine. I was contacted a few weeks ago by one of their writers, Alex O’Meara. He interviewed me for his article on diluted insulin and here is his column: https:/… --- ## [Our endo clinic: "you can't argue with success!"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-endo-clinic-you-cant-argue-with-success/1339)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-endo-clinic-you-cant-argue-with-success/1339 "2017-07-11T22:46:59Z")
One frustrating subject of discussion in our community is our relationships with our endos and diabetes clinics. I remember, for instance, @Irish telling us about her HORRIBLE experience last time -- I felt that calling … --- ## [How much glucose is really in your blood?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-glucose-is-really-in-your-blood/1397)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-much-glucose-is-really-in-your-blood/1397 "2017-07-11T20:41:39Z")
In the U.S., blood glucose is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). What does that actually look like in terms of an amount? How much glucose is floating around in your blood?!? I tried to simplify it using mor… --- ## [Kayak camping and Dexcom: a tough challenge](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kayak-camping-and-dexcom-a-tough-challenge/1390)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/kayak-camping-and-dexcom-a-tough-challenge/1390 "2017-07-11T17:09:59Z")
We just came back from a 10-day kayak camping trip on Lake Superior, where we tested multiple levels of CGM and GM redundancy (which is why we were all gone so long from the forum btw). The results were worse than I exp… --- ## [Endocrinologist or Nurse Practitioner](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endocrinologist-or-nurse-practitioner/424)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/endocrinologist-or-nurse-practitioner/424 "2017-07-10T21:26:44Z")
So, endo is a term we toss around here a good bit, but a recent post had me thinking about terminology we use. In my area seeing an actual endocrinologist doesn't seem possible. In both offices in which I've been a patie… --- ## [Alzheimer's Disease Is Type 3 Diabetes–Evidence Reviewed](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alzheimers-disease-is-type-3-diabetes-evidence-reviewed/1376 "2017-07-10T21:24:50Z")
Here is an interesting article that I want to share with the group https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769828/ The last sentence is quite interesting: " Some of the most relevant data supporting this concept… --- ## [Immune cell activation in the brain causes obesity and overeating in mice](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/immune-cell-activation-in-the-brain-causes-obesity-and-overeating-in-mice/1378)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/immune-cell-activation-in-the-brain-causes-obesity-and-overeating-in-mice/1378 "2017-07-10T18:07:16Z")
This study was in mice, but the findings are certainly interesting...showing that changes in immune cells in the brain, called microglia, can trigger changes in the brain circuits that regulate eating and appetite. The c… --- ## [Out-of-Date Levemir](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/out-of-date-levemir/1392)
**Author:** [@PegE](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/PegE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/out-of-date-levemir/1392 "2017-07-10T17:47:23Z")
My Levemir worked for a over a year after I started on my pump. I was carrying it in my purse (room temp) and using it occasionally at night when my site went bad. It doesn't seem to work now... after over two years, eve… --- ## [Bolusing for Cheese, etc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-for-cheese-etc/1381)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bolusing-for-cheese-etc/1381 "2017-07-10T14:53:53Z")
I have a problem eating cheese. i have always had it, but i have always found it to be unpredictable. sometimes, i want to eat a handful of almonds with cheese as a snack. i do not bolus for this at all. even though it i… --- ## [Post exercise lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/post-exercise-lows/1010)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/post-exercise-lows/1010 "2017-07-10T14:23:44Z")
We don't have them too often, in great part because my son's most intense exercise is swimming, where he constantly has to replace sugars. But we run into them in some circumstances, such as when he plays an intense socc… --- ## [Liam's Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-story/662 "2017-07-10T00:55:55Z")
Hello everyone. What a pleasure to be with you all. My name is Harold and I’m father to six wonderful children and a loving wife of 18 years. Although our family has had many medical struggles through the years, having m… --- ## [What my Dexcom often looks like when running](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-my-dexcom-often-looks-like-when-running/1326)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-my-dexcom-often-looks-like-when-running/1326 "2017-07-09T23:10:49Z")
I see this all the time. Several hours of nothing. It blanked out while I was running and stayed with the "???" question marks for several hours today. It came back for a very short time and back to the "???" question ma… --- ## [What Was Your Journey to Learning How to Take Care of Yourself When You Were 1st DX?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-was-your-journey-to-learning-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-you-were-1st-dx/1384)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-was-your-journey-to-learning-how-to-take-care-of-yourself-when-you-were-1st-dx/1384 "2017-07-09T19:09:34Z")
i was losing weight and was exhausted all the time. i couldn't stop eating as my appetite was endless no matter how much i ate. i went to my PCP where he tested my blood on a meter and took blood from my vein in my arm. … --- ## [Does hot summer weather change your insulin usage?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-hot-summer-weather-change-your-insulin-usage/1380)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-hot-summer-weather-change-your-insulin-usage/1380 "2017-07-08T18:30:07Z")
I've never done well with heat and have generally avoided outdoor activity when the temperature hits 85-90. With diabetes, I feel worse in the heat and have to make more insulin adjustments to avoid lows. Anybody else? --- ## [A day below 100](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-below-100/1360)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-day-below-100/1360 "2017-07-08T00:06:13Z")
A day below 100. The lows weren’t really that low, I was functional all day. I can live with a flat 65 all day long. Plus, the Dex likes to exageratte the lows a little bit. This is the reason I leave the Dex at home on… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=180) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=182)