# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=186 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 187 --- ## [The "Sugar Sponge"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-sugar-sponge/1110)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-sugar-sponge/1110 "2017-06-01T03:03:30Z")
An interesting concept in blood glucose control involves polymer chemistry: --- ## ["Expired" insulin experiement](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-insulin-experiement/1107)
**Author:** [@lh378](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/lh378)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/expired-insulin-experiement/1107 "2017-04-02T13:33:40Z")
--- ## [Insurance and the price of drugs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-and-the-price-of-drugs/1097)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-and-the-price-of-drugs/1097 "2017-05-31T18:26:15Z")
@TiaG That is a frightening prospect. The government has no business " negotiating" the price of anything they don’t pay for, and the last time I checked, we don’t have a government run single payer system (thank the L… --- ## [Can you treat lows with a sweet cocktail?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-treat-lows-with-a-sweet-cocktail/1072)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-you-treat-lows-with-a-sweet-cocktail/1072 "2017-05-31T04:07:38Z")
I am surprised this works. What proportions do you use? --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: DiscountRxMart.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-discountrxmart-com/1103)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-discountrxmart-com/1103 "2017-05-31T03:59:31Z")
Their URL: http://www.discountrxmart.com/pricelist.php?search=insulin No Basaglar Lantus pens 5x -\> $178 per 5 3x Lantus pens 5x -\> $160 per 5 1x Lantus vial -\>$130 3x Lantus vial -\>$110 Novolog \[Novorapid\] vial… --- ## [Foreign drug vendors: please list and review in this category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-vendors-please-list-and-review-in-this-category/1098)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/foreign-drug-vendors-please-list-and-review-in-this-category/1098 "2017-05-30T21:41:20Z")
With today's Supreme Court decision legalizing the purchase of FDA-approved drugs from foreign countries, the quality and reliability of foreign drug vendors are becoming important. Please list in this category the for… --- ## [Smart Insulin Made Using Red Blood Cells?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smart-insulin-made-using-red-blood-cells/1036)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/smart-insulin-made-using-red-blood-cells/1036 "2017-05-30T18:10:26Z")
This seems like a pretty cool technique, though of course it's in mice. They essentially bound insulin molecules to a glucose-analog called glucosamine, and the whole ensemble acts like a smart insulin that operates when… --- ## [Dexcom receiver help](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-receiver-help/1091)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-receiver-help/1091 "2017-05-30T16:26:44Z")
I just put on a new Dexcom G5 sensor and then tried to turn on my receiver. The receiver shows the startup screen that says "Dexcom" and the status bar moves across the screen then pauses for about a minute at about 95%… --- ## [Darn flood -- and no time for forum :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/darn-flood-and-no-time-for-forum/1086)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/darn-flood-and-no-time-for-forum/1086 "2017-05-29T23:35:45Z")
Man that sucks… this was an event in your whole area or just in your house ? --- ## [Problems with Neuropathy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problems-with-neuropathy/1090)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problems-with-neuropathy/1090 "2017-05-29T22:33:01Z")
i started getting neuropathy about 8 years ago. it was mild at first; just pins and needles. i broke all 5 metatarsals in my right foot. i was completely numb and couldn't feel my leg or my foot; i went to a diabetic sp… --- ## [“I wasn’t going to let diabetes get in the way of my life’s dream”](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-wasn-t-going-to-let-diabetes-get-in-the-way-of-my-life-s-dream/1089)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-wasn-t-going-to-let-diabetes-get-in-the-way-of-my-life-s-dream/1089 "2017-05-29T19:52:03Z")
First Indy 500 Driver with Diabetes Talks About Racing, Life with His Disease. UNLIMITED! \[image\] --- ## [Getting Down and Dirty: admit it here](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-down-and-dirty-admit-it-here/1069)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/getting-down-and-dirty-admit-it-here/1069 "2017-05-29T16:16:44Z")
just thought i would open up a thread about some of the things we have done that we've been told not to do. i must admit that i have given myself an injection through my jeans while taking NYC public transportation , in… --- ## [Confused about pulmonary contraindication](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/confused-about-pulmonary-contraindication/918)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/confused-about-pulmonary-contraindication/918 "2017-05-29T04:47:59Z")
I've been researching the pulmonary disease contraindication for Afrezza, and like so much else concerning this drug it's hard to find anything in depth about it. I have moderate asthma, and have had a few bronchospasm… --- ## [Woo-hoo!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/woo-hoo/1084)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/woo-hoo/1084 "2017-05-28T21:53:47Z")
I guess I'm outta here! Good luck to everyone. On the internet, must be true: http://www.hefty.co/drinking-more-beer \[image\] \[image\] --- ## [Gary Scheiner reviews Afrezza](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gary-scheiner-reviews-afrezza/1067)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/gary-scheiner-reviews-afrezza/1067 "2017-05-27T19:04:32Z")
Gary Scheiner, founder of Integrated Diabetes Services and author of Dia-bible "Think like a Pancreas" reviews his trial of afrezza here: --- ## [Another valuable lesson: check infusion site cannula](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-valuable-lesson-check-infusion-site-cannula/1063)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-valuable-lesson-check-infusion-site-cannula/1063 "2017-05-28T01:41:39Z")
If your child eats a typical meal, you bolus (and micro-bolus if it's part of your regimen), and you don't see any decline in BG after some time; instead the BG's continue to rise and rise inexplicably...don't sit around… --- ## [Metformin OK for T2s with mild renal impairment: FDA update](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-ok-for-t2s-with-mild-renal-impairment-fda-update/1077)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-ok-for-t2s-with-mild-renal-impairment-fda-update/1077 "2017-05-28T00:48:24Z")
Last month, FDA finalized its recommendation on warning labels that Metformin is now OK for use with T2 patients with mild renal function impairment, and with some T2s with moderate renal function impairment: https://w… --- ## [When insulin makers change prices together, is that collusion?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-makers-change-prices-together-is-that-collusion/1057)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-insulin-makers-change-prices-together-is-that-collusion/1057 "2017-05-28T00:48:11Z")
Insulin prices have something remarkable in common across all manufacturers: they almost always change together. Is that collusion? This article, again from Business Insider, discusses the how and the why: Hard to bel… --- ## [Metformin and gut bacteria](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-gut-bacteria/1076)
**Author:** [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-and-gut-bacteria/1076 "2017-05-28T00:38:42Z")
I read the two articles Michel posted about T1Ds and gut bacteria. That was interesting. So I was intrigued when I ran into this article on Metformin and gut bacteria (again!): Metformin alters the gut microbiome of… --- ## [New Low Cost Glucose Meter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-low-cost-glucose-meter/1061)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-low-cost-glucose-meter/1061 "2017-05-27T19:46:37Z")
AccuChek has just come out with a new Bluetooth connected blood glucose meter that they are offering for no cost, and test strips that are very low cost. They are admittedly reacting to the current high cost of diabetes … --- ## ["It does not have to be that way:" Shane Boyle, in memoriam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/it-does-not-have-to-be-that-way-shane-boyle-in-memoriam/1059)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/it-does-not-have-to-be-that-way-shane-boyle-in-memoriam/1059 "2017-05-27T05:04:16Z")
--- ## [Great diabetes comics!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/great-diabetes-comics/1066)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/great-diabetes-comics/1066 "2017-05-27T04:18:05Z")
Her name is Haidee Soule Merritt. Here is the one I like best: courtesy Haidee Soule Merritt That’s how I feel sometimes. And sometimes not. Here is her book, it is really great: --- ## [Afrezza respiratory testing](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-respiratory-testing/1062)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-respiratory-testing/1062 "2017-05-27T01:37:09Z")
Much discussion has been had about the afrezza prescribing guidelines that new patients should perform an FEV1 spirometry in order to rule out preexisting lung disease. Apparently FEV1 spirometry seems like a pretty big… --- ## [The rising price of insulin: a shocking historical record](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rising-price-of-insulin-a-shocking-historical-record/1055)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-rising-price-of-insulin-a-shocking-historical-record/1055 "2017-05-27T01:29:14Z")
Business Insider has done a truly great job at covering health cost issues lately. They have published many articles on insulin, several of which have carried a historical record of insulin prices. The curve is truly sho… --- ## [The games some drugmakers play](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056 "2017-05-26T04:51:41Z")
We often talk about how the price of some drugs increases every year to unsustainable levels. In some cases, what starts the price spiral is a gaming strategy: Have a look at what happens to this drug price and when: … --- ## [A very bad night. :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-very-bad-night/1049)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-very-bad-night/1049 "2017-05-25T20:58:11Z")
It started out great...line was relatively level, only going down by 2 to 5 BG per 5 min. I fed him (in his sleep, because he eats in his sleep) 5 carbs worth of cheese crackers at around 10PM because we were all tired … --- ## [RIP Shane Boyle DKA -- could not afford insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rip-shane-boyle-dka-could-not-afford-insulin/985)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/rip-shane-boyle-dka-could-not-afford-insulin/985 "2017-05-25T20:11:23Z")
I am just horrified to read this story “Because he moved, Shane lost his Rx benefits, was between doctors and needed insulin for his type 1 diabetes. Shane was waiting for his ACA status to be approved and was stretc… --- ## ["The myth of sky-high drug prices"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-myth-of-sky-high-drug-prices/1050)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-myth-of-sky-high-drug-prices/1050 "2017-05-25T20:16:18Z")
It is the title of an article in TheHill.com: The author is a "professor" at University of Maryland, who spent, I think, 13 years as a director at AstraZeneca and Sanofi. He is able to push many of my buttons - a go… --- ## [Basal insulin - "strength" or "duration"](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-strength-or-duration/1047)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-insulin-strength-or-duration/1047 "2017-05-25T16:49:54Z")
I recently started using Levemir. (See thread: https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lantus-and-levemir-comparison/944) I ultimately ended up using both Levemir and Lantus (not mixed, but at different times), but when I first… --- ## [Is Type 1 diabetes linked to gut bacteria?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-type-1-diabetes-linked-to-gut-bacteria/1044)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-type-1-diabetes-linked-to-gut-bacteria/1044 "2017-05-25T13:58:44Z")
This interesting research from Joslin research center on mice shows strong links between the two. What I like most abt this research direction is that they are already jumping from mice to men: Diabetes researchers h… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=185) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=187)