# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=185 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 186 --- ## [Infusion sites: how long do yours last?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infusion-sites-how-long-do-yours-last/1162)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/infusion-sites-how-long-do-yours-last/1162 "2017-06-06T23:05:30Z")
Someone in another place was asking about making infusion sites last. I am curious: do you ever keep yours more than 3 days? If so, how do you make it last? Or, on the other hand, do you have a hard time making yours las… --- ## [The international prices for drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-international-prices-for-drugs/1169 "2017-06-06T22:31:06Z")
Another interesting article on how international prices for drugs vary, to our detriment: --- ## [Foreign drug import is now legal: discussion thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-discussion-thread/1093)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-discussion-thread/1093 "2017-06-06T22:12:23Z")
Today's new Supreme Court decision on foreign patent rights appears to makes it legal to import drugs that are FDA-approved from lower-priced markets into the US. In Impression Products vs Lexmark, the Supreme Court ju… --- ## [WiFi Alarm for Night Monitoring](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wifi-alarm-for-night-monitoring/1153)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/wifi-alarm-for-night-monitoring/1153 "2017-06-06T15:28:47Z")
Just wanted to give folks an update on how we are monitoring Samson at night. We've finally hooked up this D-Link WiFi Siren to our network. We then used IFTTT to take data from NightScout and send commands to the alar… --- ## [Pen holder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pen-holder/1151)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pen-holder/1151 "2017-06-06T05:11:31Z")
Last week I wrote about filling your own pens. https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/filling-your-own-pens/ I really like doing it that way instead of having a bunch of different plastic disposable pens. It's kind of like ha… --- ## [Type 2, interesting finding re: Heart Disease prediction](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-2-interesting-finding-re-heart-disease-prediction/1154)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-2-interesting-finding-re-heart-disease-prediction/1154 "2017-06-05T23:41:02Z")
Obviously, circumstantial rather than causal, but interesting nonetheless. --- ## [Sometimes acting on Dexcom data really needs a fingerprick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-acting-on-dexcom-data-really-needs-a-fingerprick/1147)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/sometimes-acting-on-dexcom-data-really-needs-a-fingerprick/1147 "2017-06-05T23:19:29Z")
We have acted upon Dexcom data many times directly without a fingerprick. My son did it again yesterday, but this time it was a mistake: he should have tested manually first. Here is why. \[image\] He injected insulin … --- ## [Dexcom integration with future Apple Watch](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-integration-with-future-apple-watch/1152)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-integration-with-future-apple-watch/1152 "2017-06-05T20:36:42Z")
Interesting article. I am assuming this won't be backwards compatible, but there is always hope. --- ## [Challenge: can you find ANYTHING of value in this research paper?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/challenge-can-you-find-anything-of-value-in-this-research-paper/1148)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/challenge-can-you-find-anything-of-value-in-this-research-paper/1148 "2017-06-05T16:56:36Z")
I just read this article, with 16 authors (!!!), about the use of CGMs in studies: Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Clinical Trials: Recommendations on Reporting I read paragraph after paragraph, hoping to gl… --- ## [Ambulatory Glucose Profile in Clarity?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ambulatory-glucose-profile-in-clarity/1144)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ambulatory-glucose-profile-in-clarity/1144 "2017-06-04T07:49:13Z")
Clarity just released a new data tool, called Ambulatory Glucose Profile. Does anyone know anything about it? What is the clinical basis for this metric and does it have any predictive value above and beyond HbA1C? --- ## [Basaglar comes in pens AND cartridges: a surprise](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basaglar-comes-in-pens-and-cartridges-a-surprise/1142)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basaglar-comes-in-pens-and-cartridges-a-surprise/1142 "2017-06-04T06:56:59Z")
We started on Basaglar at the beginning of the year when our insurance transitioned from Lantus. The prescription specified pre-filled, throwaway Basaglar Kwikpens. After reading the Canada insulin comparative price th… --- ## [Consequences of SCOTUS Lexmark decision on parallel drug imports: exclusive interview with Professor Abbott](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consequences-of-scotus-lexmark-decision-on-parallel-drug-imports-exclusive-interview-with-professor-abbott/1116)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/consequences-of-scotus-lexmark-decision-on-parallel-drug-imports-exclusive-interview-with-professor-abbott/1116 "2017-06-04T05:50:03Z")
On May 30, 2017, in Impression Products vs. Lexmark, the Supreme Court reversed a Federal Circuit decision over the right by Lexmark to stop the import of refurbished Lexmark printer cartridges into the US. The Court rul… --- ## [First page on Google search!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-page-on-google-search/1139)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/first-page-on-google-search/1139 "2017-06-04T01:34:08Z")
--- ## [BD Needles: Ultra-Fine, Micro-Fine, Pentapoint differences?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bd-needles-ultra-fine-micro-fine-pentapoint-differences/1141)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bd-needles-ultra-fine-micro-fine-pentapoint-differences/1141 "2017-06-04T01:05:50Z")
I was going to order some 8mm needles to test @Eric's assertion about faster action, which was contradicting the research that @Michel had posted. But I find that there are many different needle options, really. I want… --- ## [Canada insulin: price comparisons](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/canada-insulin-price-comparisons/1136)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/canada-insulin-price-comparisons/1136 "2017-06-03T21:27:46Z")
The SCOTUS Lexmark decision on 05/30/2017 appears to make import of FDA-approved drugs legal under certain conditions that are still a bit unclear. On that basis, we started researching sources and costs for Canadian ins… --- ## [Expired insulin: 9-month-old open Novolog pen experiment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-insulin-9-month-old-open-novolog-pen-experiment/1137)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-insulin-9-month-old-open-novolog-pen-experiment/1137 "2017-06-03T20:09:12Z")
It is our turn to report on our expired insulin experiment. We focused on evaluating what happens to insulin that has been opened, then left in the fridge. We opened a Novolog insulin pen in August 2016, used it once,… --- ## [Being Unlimited](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-unlimited/1119)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/being-unlimited/1119 "2017-06-03T17:00:48Z")
Well we had our first big tournament of the year! Our diabetic catcher played in a 25 team U14 tournament and took second! Played 7 games in three days, went 6-1, and played over 21 hours of baseball. We had a few dia… --- ## [Expired Afrezza box: 8 months past and still good](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-afrezza-box-8-months-past-and-still-good/919)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-afrezza-box-8-months-past-and-still-good/919 "2017-06-03T03:29:50Z")
A couple of weeks ago, we were wondering in some PMs about how long expired boxes are good for. Stephen Parsons (@dtroue1003 on twitter) just checked this out. He tested a box expired in Sep 2016 (we are in May 2017):… --- ## [Top doctors discuss Afrezza for Medscape](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/top-doctors-discuss-afrezza-for-medscape/1083)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/top-doctors-discuss-afrezza-for-medscape/1083 "2017-06-03T02:57:39Z")
Phenomenal medscape presentation on inhaled insulin and benefits of faster insulin. I'm still listening to it now (and it's quite long) so comments to follow. Worth a listen. I would consider this must hear material f… --- ## [Howto: best image size for upload](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howto-best-image-size-for-upload/1132)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/howto-best-image-size-for-upload/1132 "2017-06-03T02:43:37Z")
The forum is optimized for images 690 (horizontal) x 500 (vertical). If you upload a larger image (in #pixels), it may show only a partial image, or a reduced size -- in which case a reader can click on the image to sh… --- ## [@Eric, What day is today?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eric-what-day-is-today/1120)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/eric-what-day-is-today/1120 "2017-06-03T01:49:56Z")
This is a landmark day for T1's like @eric and myself. A day we live for, a day when a rage bolus is de riguer. Break out that expired insulin and enjoy! Long Live..... --- ## [Neuropathy: is opioid crisis diminishing access to pain management?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-is-opioid-crisis-diminishing-access-to-pain-management/1128)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-is-opioid-crisis-diminishing-access-to-pain-management/1128 "2017-06-03T01:41:04Z")
This physician, Dr. Thomas F. Kline, who used to be head of the Hospital in Home service at Harvard Medical School, thinks that it does so unnecessarily: It appears that the new limits on opioid use will significant… --- ## [What do you do when?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-do-when/1125)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-do-you-do-when/1125 "2017-06-02T23:31:11Z")
You're possibly low but have a bunch of food in your belly? Samson was 88, -3 when he started eating lunch. And then all of a sudden dropped to 53, (a 35-point drop), then 47 (a 6-point drop) He's a few flights of stai… --- ## [My Share just isn't working...and I can't figure out why](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-share-just-isnt-working-and-i-cant-figure-out-why/1123)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-share-just-isnt-working-and-i-cant-figure-out-why/1123 "2017-06-02T17:24:09Z")
Okay, so for now at least, I'm using only my iPhone which is paired to Liam's G5 transmitter. I can track his BG's OK, but sharing within the G5 Mobile App just isn't working. I've looked at, and verified all the troub… --- ## [How drug prices work: a must-read](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-drug-prices-work-a-must-read/1054)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-drug-prices-work-a-must-read/1054 "2017-06-02T16:32:44Z")
This remarkable article is what got me to understand for the first time how drug pricing works: http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/581baa99691e888d008b47cb-960/bi-graphics-big%20pharma%20v03.png cour… --- ## [DX'ed in 1983, or: 3 Regimens and Counting](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dxed-in-1983-or-3-regimens-and-counting/683)
**Author:** [@drbbennett](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drbbennett)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dxed-in-1983-or-3-regimens-and-counting/683 "2017-06-01T19:23:20Z")
I was 28, in grad school at the time, and it was getting on toward the end of fall term. Back in October I'd had a nasty cold that had dragged on for a couple weeks, and after it cleared up I started feeling just general… --- ## [Super-micro bolus and OpenAPS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/super-micro-bolus-and-openaps/1113)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/super-micro-bolus-and-openaps/1113 "2017-06-01T19:17:55Z")
So, I know folks on here do not use openAPS or Loop for the most part, but I just wanted to give a shout-out to a new feature we've been using. It's called super-microbolus and in the two weeks we've been using it, it h… --- ## [Foreign drug import is now legal: SCOTUS decision](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-scotus-decision/1112)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-import-is-now-legal-scotus-decision/1112 "2017-06-01T19:03:23Z")
Today's new Supreme Court decision on foreign patent rights appears to makes it legal to import drugs that are FDA-approved from lower-priced markets into the US. In Impression Products vs Lexmark, the Supreme Court ju… --- ## [Perfect refrigerator for insulin storage?!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/perfect-refrigerator-for-insulin-storage/264)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/perfect-refrigerator-for-insulin-storage/264 "2017-06-01T16:46:05Z")
I have been looking for months for a good refrigerator to store insulin at home, in a way where I have some reasonable certainty that it won't freeze. I finally decided that the best type was probably a wine chiller, sin… --- ## [Just poking fun at Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-poking-fun-at-michel/1099)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-poking-fun-at-michel/1099 "2017-06-01T13:58:57Z")
https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/type-1-diabetes-diagnosis-antibody-tests-and-c-peptide/ It was a little bit funny to me to see that the longest post in the history of FUD, Michel started with the words: :grinning: [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=184) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=186)