# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=188 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 189 --- ## [How often do you see this?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-see-this/978)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-often-do-you-see-this/978 "2017-05-20T00:38:09Z")
\[image\] Pretty sure the -70 is an artifact of the fact that Dexcom is having trouble keeping up with trends. But do others think it's really possible to drop 70 points in 5 minutes? --- ## [Baby aspirin therapy won't lower heart disease risk for T2Ds: research](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/baby-aspirin-therapy-wont-lower-heart-disease-risk-for-t2ds-research/988)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/baby-aspirin-therapy-wont-lower-heart-disease-risk-for-t2ds-research/988 "2017-05-20T23:04:22Z")
http://www.health.harvard.edu/diabetes/aspirin-therapy-may-not-lower-heart-attack-risk-for-those-with-type-2-diabetes? Really too bad, although not totally unexpected to me, since baby aspirin therapy seems to be mostl… --- ## [New here](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966)
**Author:** [@Shelby](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Shelby)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-here/966 "2017-05-20T16:36:01Z")
Hello everyone. Im a recently diagnosed type 2. Very confused with everything. Taking 1injection of Lantus daily. Numbers in 150s and 160s in morning. I eat basically the same thing everyday. Frustrated List item --- ## [What are these for?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-are-these-for/983)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-are-these-for/983 "2017-05-20T14:11:33Z")
So, in every box of infusion sets they include two of these and I can't figure out what they are for. When I tug on the blue wings attached to an infusion set, the blue wings are non-removable. There are no instruction… --- ## [A little experiment today for @daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-little-experiment-today-for-daisymae/979)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-little-experiment-today-for-daisymae/979 "2017-05-20T02:24:30Z")
I wanted to do a little experiment today for @daisymae I mostly am doing MDI, but I have a few pods stashed aside, so I wanted to do a little demo today. We spoke about cutting off basal before exercise. Today I wen… --- ## [Afrezza corrections](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-corrections/405)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-corrections/405 "2017-05-19T22:46:11Z")
See if you can spot the afrezza correction. \[image\] --- ## [The feeling inside a well-controlled child with diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-feeling-inside-a-well-controlled-child-with-diabetes/975)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-feeling-inside-a-well-controlled-child-with-diabetes/975 "2017-05-19T20:57:33Z")
I still have days when having diabetes makes me angry and sad and days where I’m just enormously tired of this never ending disease. But 25 years on, I’m no longer in denial and I’ve accepted who I am. It’s even possi… --- ## [Neuropathy and depression](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-and-depression/977)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/neuropathy-and-depression/977 "2017-05-19T19:18:32Z")
I thought this study was interesting. Amongst Gold medalists (those with more than 50 years of T1D under their belt), relatively few people felt distress (great news!), but those with neuropathy experienced distress 3 ti… --- ## [Flatliners (kind of) for the night](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/flatliners-kind-of-for-the-night/971)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/flatliners-kind-of-for-the-night/971 "2017-05-19T16:07:27Z")
This is about as good as we can ever expect seeing for the next X number of years, and it's only a partial shot, but I wanted to add it. No, it's not "flat flat"...but it's flat for our son! lol. It was such a good ni… --- ## [Apple road-testing noninvasive glucose meter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apple-road-testing-noninvasive-glucose-meter/969)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/apple-road-testing-noninvasive-glucose-meter/969 "2017-05-18T23:28:37Z")
Check this out -- the rumors are true! --- ## [Disappearing data?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disappearing-data/967)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/disappearing-data/967 "2017-05-18T19:30:42Z")
Has anyone ever seen a message on their Dex receiver indicating "system check successful" with a check mark? Also with the message, all previous data points disappeared? Only the most recent data point remained. --- ## [One day in a life of puberty peaks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-day-in-a-life-of-puberty-peaks/965)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/one-day-in-a-life-of-puberty-peaks/965 "2017-05-18T19:11:30Z")
I read @Chris' email on the rollercoaster :frowning: Here is yesterday and this morning's for us. It does not include 2 basal shots. Total shots in 24 hours = 13. Not exceptionally high either these days. \[image\] Yel… --- ## [Frustrated with the rollercoaster](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frustrated-with-the-rollercoaster/958)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/frustrated-with-the-rollercoaster/958 "2017-05-18T02:05:53Z")
My son is getting a little sick, again... We are trying to manage the ups and downs (we have had a lot lately) a little closer to avoid the cyclical action. And we just had a decent night where we had an exercise indu… --- ## [Invokana warning: foot and leg amputations](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/invokana-warning-foot-and-leg-amputations/955)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/invokana-warning-foot-and-leg-amputations/955 "2017-05-18T02:01:46Z")
Invokana is an SGLT-2 inhibitor. The FDA has just asked Johnson & Johnson to display a big box warning about foot and leg amputations: http://in.reuters.com/article/health-diabetes-johnson-johnson-idINKCN18D07X The FD… --- ## [Diabetes night watchman strikes at midnight](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-night-watchman-strikes-at-midnight/784 "2017-05-18T01:22:00Z")
I thought you'd like to see how my wife caught me in the act... \[image\] Midnight, flashlight in the mouth, sealed milk cup with a straw in the hand, ready to pump 3 oz of fat-free milk into the boy due to a slight low… --- ## [Nighttime lows, teeth?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nighttime-lows-teeth/961)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/nighttime-lows-teeth/961 "2017-05-17T23:33:54Z")
Not infrequently, I'll experience a nighttime low and chug some juice that I keep on the bedside table. True confessions, I almost never get up and brush my teeth after that. Invariably I wished that I had some sort of d… --- ## [The end of the honeymoon](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-end-of-the-honeymoon/960)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-end-of-the-honeymoon/960 "2017-05-17T21:47:29Z")
One of the crazy-making aspects of managing this disease is not being able to predict it. One of the aspects that I've found most curious is this concept of a honeymoon period. I'd be curious to hear from others who h… --- ## [Very hard Weekend (hardest one yet)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/very-hard-weekend-hardest-one-yet/948)
**Author:** [@ryanstover](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ryanstover)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/very-hard-weekend-hardest-one-yet/948 "2017-05-17T20:39:25Z")
Hello Everyone This weekend was very tough on me as a father. We took our two kids to the USAF Air show over the weekend and we had a great time. My two year old son, which is type 1 was loving the planes and everyth… --- ## [Inconsistent sleep schedule and insulin resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inconsistent-sleep-schedule-and-insulin-resistance/951)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inconsistent-sleep-schedule-and-insulin-resistance/951 "2017-05-17T05:10:08Z")
This study from 2016 shows a fairly definite correlation (which does not mean causality) between inconsistent sleep schedule and increased insulin resistance: “After adjustment for race, menopausal symptoms, sleep du… --- ## [FIASP: trying new, very fast acting insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-trying-new-very-fast-acting-insulin/949)
**Author:** [@drpepper68](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drpepper68)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/fiasp-trying-new-very-fast-acting-insulin/949 "2017-05-17T03:16:35Z")
--- ## [T1D teen multitasking at breakfast](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1d-teen-multitasking-at-breakfast/932)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1d-teen-multitasking-at-breakfast/932 "2017-05-16T19:00:09Z")
\[image\] . Novolog + Lantus :slight\_smile: You can see his Dexcom, on the belly for once. --- ## [Much of what we know about salt may be wrong: research](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/much-of-what-we-know-about-salt-may-be-wrong-research/943)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/much-of-what-we-know-about-salt-may-be-wrong-research/943 "2017-05-16T17:28:14Z")
This fascinating article discusses brand new research on salt intake. The conclusions are totally unexpected -- at least by me -- but the research appears very solid: There is definite impact on regular diet, and al… --- ## [Lantus and Levemir comparison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lantus-and-levemir-comparison/944)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/lantus-and-levemir-comparison/944 "2017-05-16T15:47:45Z")
I started trying Levemir this past month. For basal insulin, I need daily adjustments because of the things I do. I need to be able to adjust and change, not only day-to-day, but for differences between day and night.… --- ## [T1 with insulin resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-with-insulin-resistance/935)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t1-with-insulin-resistance/935 "2017-05-16T13:30:13Z")
I laughed out loud when I read that! 15g carbs for me means 15-20 units, depending on time of day😭 --- ## [Dexcom and adhesives](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-and-adhesives/941)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-and-adhesives/941 "2017-05-15T22:15:49Z")
--- ## [Yet another hare-brained way to prevent diabetes, courtesy of the always classy Daily Mail](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yet-another-hare-brained-way-to-prevent-diabetes-courtesy-of-the-always-classy-daily-mail/940)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/yet-another-hare-brained-way-to-prevent-diabetes-courtesy-of-the-always-classy-daily-mail/940 "2017-05-15T22:11:16Z")
Clearly this is the solution people: --- ## [Two vigilance errors through lack of sleep](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/two-vigilance-errors-through-lack-of-sleep/892)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/two-vigilance-errors-through-lack-of-sleep/892 "2017-05-12T01:29:12Z")
@Chris just started an interesting thread about vigilance error. Something happened to us two nights ago that I also wanted to share, interestingly also about vigilance but for another reason. Two nights ago my son … --- ## [Today, being Unlimited means 2 donuts for breakfast :-)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/today-being-unlimited-means-2-donuts-for-breakfast/926)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/today-being-unlimited-means-2-donuts-for-breakfast/926 "2017-05-14T21:14:55Z")
\[image\] We don't do this often -- we tend to eat healthy -- and my son is insulin-resistant at breakfast. However, on big occasions (Mother's Day!), everything is allowed! It did take quite a bit of correction... But… --- ## [Short-term Peaks in Glucose Promote Renal Fibrogenesis Independently of Total Glucose Exposure](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/short-term-peaks-in-glucose-promote-renal-fibrogenesis-independently-of-total-glucose-exposure/816)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/short-term-peaks-in-glucose-promote-renal-fibrogenesis-independently-of-total-glucose-exposure/816 "2017-05-14T21:09:46Z")
Short-term peaks in glucose promote renal fibrogenesis independently of total glucose exposure by Polhill, TS; APJ-Renal; August 2004 …In summary, this study provides evidence that short-term repeated exposure to high-… --- ## [No limits: our first discussion after diagnosis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-limits-our-first-discussion-after-diagnosis/577)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/no-limits-our-first-discussion-after-diagnosis/577 "2017-04-21T23:09:40Z")
After my son was diagnosed (he was 11), my wife and I had a long discussion that weekend. We needed to figure out what approach we would take when dealing with diabetes and with our son. We went in many different direc… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=187) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=189)