# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=182 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 183 --- ## [Diagnosis Codes: Do They Skew Statistics?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-codes-do-they-skew-statistics/1368)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diagnosis-codes-do-they-skew-statistics/1368 "2017-07-07T15:43:16Z")
I was just looking over my lab results and charting from my recent visit to my new endo. It is a large endo group. I was surprised to see how my diagnosis was categorized: Diabetes Mellitus uncomplicated type I uncontr… --- ## [Control solutions?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/control-solutions/1355)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/control-solutions/1355 "2017-07-04T21:42:32Z")
So I have to take a week of blood sugar readings in lieu of doing a glucose tolerance test this week for my gestational diabetes screen...and I've had a few numbers that have freaked me out. I got a 154 reading today an … --- ## [mySugr partners with Roche](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mysugr-partners-with-roche/1371)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mysugr-partners-with-roche/1371 "2017-07-04T19:13:56Z")
--- ## [Metformin as an anti-aging pill?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369 "2017-07-04T13:11:53Z")
So, I saw this story. It's a feature, but if you skip to the sixth paragraph you get to the nut -- the idea that metformin could be an ani-aging pill for all types of people, not just those who have diabetes. What do fol… --- ## [Insulin Pump dillema - which one to get for my child?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-pump-dillema-which-one-to-get-for-my-child/1356)
**Author:** [@jteacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jteacher)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-pump-dillema-which-one-to-get-for-my-child/1356 "2017-07-04T02:41:05Z")
I currently use a Dexcom g5 for my 7 year old son. So far we have loved having it - great to look on our phone anytime of day and see what his level is, really gives us peace of mind. He has had type 1 for several mont… --- ## [Neo-Islets...Has anybody heard of these before?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neo-islets-has-anybody-heard-of-these-before/1366 "2017-07-04T00:15:10Z")
--- ## [At-risk test](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/at-risk-test/1365)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/at-risk-test/1365 "2017-07-03T19:57:40Z")
Great news for me. I just took the at-risk test for Type 2 Diabetes, and I am at low risk for getting Type 2. So I feel better about that now. --- ## [High blood levels - help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-blood-levels-help/1364)
**Author:** [@slax84](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/slax84)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-blood-levels-help/1364 "2017-07-03T14:15:15Z")
High blood sugar levels Hello, Usually I have good sugar levels, and my A1C is really good ... last time, it was 6.3. But something is change in last 3 days. It's very high, sometimes 12, 15, etc ... and I can not pu… --- ## [Another possibility in pump appeals against United Healthcare](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-possibility-in-pump-appeals-against-united-healthcare/1358 "2017-07-02T22:35:15Z")
I saw Thomas' post (thanks @Thomas) and it made me think that this might be a great way to subvert the Medtronic-United Healthcare lock: https://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/products/minimed-670g-insulin-pump-system "Thi… --- ## [Reasonable timeframe for rx? Update](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reasonable-timeframe-for-rx-update/1346)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/reasonable-timeframe-for-rx-update/1346 "2017-07-01T20:36:31Z")
Last Wednesday I sent an email to my provider saying that I would be traveling internationally and wondered if I could receive a prescription to carry with me. He assured me right away that I could, but now eight days la… --- ## [Interesting discussion about Dexcom new developments](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-discussion-about-dexcom-new-developments/1321)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-discussion-about-dexcom-new-developments/1321 "2017-06-29T20:34:11Z")
Some interesting points in this latest podcast with Kevin Sayer from Dexcom: Dexcom G5 one-button applicator is already in FDA review 15-20 new Android phones will soon become compatible with the Dexcom mobile app W… --- ## [First successful A1c in puberty](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-successful-a1c-in-puberty/1338)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-successful-a1c-in-puberty/1338 "2017-06-29T03:49:08Z")
Today we had out first A1c where all the time was spent in full puberty mode (for our last A1c, only half the time was spent in puberty mode). I was expecting something in the 6s but I was taken aback by the results: 5.4… --- ## [Good savings on Novo Nordisk insulins](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-savings-on-novo-nordisk-insulins/1335)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/good-savings-on-novo-nordisk-insulins/1335 "2017-06-28T16:48:07Z")
Here is a way to save some money on your prescriptions for Novo Nordisk insulins. Novo Nordisk - makers of fun insulin products like Tresiba®, Levemir®, and NovoLog®!! I looked at different ways of getting a discount … --- ## [Sorry I've been away so long](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sorry-ive-been-away-so-long/1322)
**Author:** [@rgcainmd](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/rgcainmd)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sorry-ive-been-away-so-long/1322 "2017-06-28T02:32:37Z")
Well, I'm back, for whatever that's worth. To make a long story short, I've been overwhelmed with: trying to keep my house after estranged husband left me with high five-figure IRS debt, increasing work hours frequentl… --- ## [Unbelievable Week - Happy Papa](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unbelievable-week-happy-papa/1332)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/unbelievable-week-happy-papa/1332 "2017-06-28T01:17:23Z")
I know these weeks will pass, so I'm chronicling the unbelievable weeks here on FUD so that I can look back on these moments when I'm having an unbelievably bad week to remember that, with the bad comes the good. We've … --- ## [What's the lowest you've been and taken insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whats-the-lowest-youve-been-and-taken-insulin/1299 "2017-06-27T23:28:38Z")
@docslotnick’s XDrip pictures made me think of this. A few days ago I was 52 but took some insulin because I knew I was gonna start heading back up. It was a pre-emptive correction. Fortunately I guess correctly. Was j… --- ## [Relationship between A1c and number of lows](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/relationship-between-a1c-and-number-of-lows/1240)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/relationship-between-a1c-and-number-of-lows/1240 "2017-06-27T04:36:23Z")
I was wondering if anyone has come across research that looks at the A1c and the number of lows experienced. The question being, if I go up by an A1c value of X, I can reduce the number or severity of lows experienced? --- ## [Afrezza Savings Card](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-savings-card/1328)
**Author:** [@livingandlearning201](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/livingandlearning201)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-savings-card/1328 "2017-06-26T17:55:31Z")
Has anyone used Afrezza savings card while paying in cash？ I think you can, but can anyone used it please confirm? --- ## [Battery powered insulin cooler for under $15](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/battery-powered-insulin-cooler-for-under-15/1319)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/battery-powered-insulin-cooler-for-under-15/1319 "2017-06-25T00:20:12Z")
As promised here's my quick and dirty trial run of the battery powered electric insulin cooler system. This is a 12v peltier semiconductor cooling unit that I bought on eBay for $13. Set into a hole cut into a styrofoa… --- ## [10k prep](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/10k-prep/1308)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/10k-prep/1308 "2017-06-24T19:36:26Z")
I'm running a 10k on Saturday and was wondering if anyone had any tips for "carb loading" or other general dietary advice for the 2 days leading up to the race. Normally I eat moderately LCHF, not super gung ho about it… --- ## [I'm making a run for the border- the Canadian one](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-making-a-run-for-the-border-the-canadian-one/1296)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-making-a-run-for-the-border-the-canadian-one/1296 "2017-06-24T03:22:04Z")
I have tried to make a couple of preliminary phonecalls to a couple of border pharmacies to determine whether a trip would be a wasted effort, but unfortunately I'm receiving mixed signals. The first phonecall with a … --- ## ["Responders" May Delay onset of Type 1 Diabetes with Oral Insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/responders-may-delay-onset-of-type-1-diabetes-with-oral-insulin/1316)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/responders-may-delay-onset-of-type-1-diabetes-with-oral-insulin/1316 "2017-06-23T21:39:29Z")
I find this really fascinating because it really points to something I’ve suspected for a while; that it’s possible we may have already found a number of treatments that, in a small subset of people, can improve prognosi… --- ## [The longest night](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-longest-night/1314)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-longest-night/1314 "2017-06-23T19:01:17Z")
I had a book club and Mitch took the kids out for Indian and ice cream. He was on BG duty for the night but he fell asleep before he could give a bolus for the secondary spike we see with high fat foods like ice cream an… --- ## [The Dexcom enigma](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dexcom-enigma/1318)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-dexcom-enigma/1318 "2017-06-23T18:42:56Z")
I have finally figured out the mystery of Dexcom... I see this occasionally. The "???" questions marks. And it sometimes appears for several hours, before eventually coming back with a BG value later. \[image\] Why … --- ## [Half of T1Ds may produce insulin -- namely people who produce more of an antinflammatory compound](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/half-of-t1ds-may-produce-insulin-namely-people-who-produce-more-of-an-antinflammatory-compound/1317)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/half-of-t1ds-may-produce-insulin-namely-people-who-produce-more-of-an-antinflammatory-compound/1317 "2017-06-23T18:41:49Z")
Wish there was some way of stimulating IL-35 to boost this anti-inflammatory effect. --- ## [How insulin diffuses from subcutaneous tissue](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-insulin-diffuses-from-subcutaneous-tissue/1295)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-insulin-diffuses-from-subcutaneous-tissue/1295 "2017-06-23T15:25:13Z")
We are not hunks of dead meat obviously, but I thought this was a really cool visualization of how insulin travels through tissue to enter the bloodstream. One interesting tidbit: Heinemann1 estimated the coefficient of … --- ## [A link to the new senate health care bill](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-link-to-the-new-senate-health-care-bill/1311 "2017-06-22T22:10:06Z")
--- ## [Changes have made the difference](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changes-have-made-the-difference/1301)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/changes-have-made-the-difference/1301 "2017-06-22T17:23:56Z")
We have recently started a new regimen (testing, testing, testing!) and we’ve found some success in our new regimen. We are now doing an extended bolus over 1 hour. We do 0 up front and 100% of the meal bolus over the … --- ## [XDrip+ Momentum Curve](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-momentum-curve/1298)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-momentum-curve/1298 "2017-06-21T17:11:09Z")
Just found an opportunity to show the xDrip+ momentum curve in action. I had mentioned it a couple of weeks ago and have been waiting for a good example. \[image\] I ate a low carb breakfast that I have not been bolusing… --- ## [New Dexcom Transmitter Firmware Update--filling data in gaps](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-transmitter-firmware-update-filling-data-in-gaps/715)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-dexcom-transmitter-firmware-update-filling-data-in-gaps/715 "2017-06-21T16:50:48Z")
I've heard a few people saying that new transmitters have firmware that allows 3 hrs of data to be synced once reconnected via Bluetooth. Can anyone confirm this personally? I believe this is just for the official Dexc… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=181) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=183)