# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=32 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 33 --- ## [Basal adjustment- MDI with CGM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-adjustment-mdi-with-cgm/14203)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/basal-adjustment-mdi-with-cgm/14203 "2023-10-19T14:41:01Z")
Hi guys. This switching my basal after about 10 years has me thinking: how does one properly adjust basal dosage? I’m using MDI with CGM. It seems there was a wiki topic or two on that subject here? I’m guessing I’… --- ## [Omnipod 5 first user experience](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-first-user-experience/13360)
**Author:** [@drpepper68](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drpepper68)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-5-first-user-experience/13360 "2023-10-19T00:57:27Z")
I just setup and connect my new Omnipod 5 for the first time. It won’t connect to my Dexcom. I don’t use the Dexcom receiver. I use the tandem x2. Any ideas? I have the OM5 and Dexcom on same arm next to each other. Dex… --- ## [Levothyroxine impacts BG/Insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/levothyroxine-impacts-bg-insulin/14181)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/levothyroxine-impacts-bg-insulin/14181 "2023-10-19T00:47:32Z")
Anyone else experience lower BG (and lower insulin needs) when starting levothyroxine, or any other hypothyroid medicine? The back story: My Endo has decided to treat my Hashimoto’s, now that 3 seasons of tests have co… --- ## [Team Novo Nordisk news](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/team-novo-nordisk-news/14194)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/team-novo-nordisk-news/14194 "2023-10-15T19:44:09Z")
I am a type 2 cyclist, but I am inspired and impressed by type 1 athletes such as those at Team Novo Nordisk. My only complaint is that there is not a Team Novo Nordisk for my tribe, type 2s. https://mailchi.mp/teamnovo… --- ## [Quick Loop/Dexcom question if anyone is still awake](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/quick-loop-dexcom-question-if-anyone-is-still-awake/14180)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/quick-loop-dexcom-question-if-anyone-is-still-awake/14180 "2023-10-15T02:59:44Z")
I normally do calibrations on my Dexcom, so I don’t know what happens with entering the Dexcom sensor code and using Loop. It’s about midnight now and I need to start a new sensor. I don’t want to be up at 2am entering … --- ## [Just for fun/entertainment](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-for-fun-entertainment/14191)
**Author:** [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-for-fun-entertainment/14191 "2023-10-14T15:12:46Z")
I found this youtube amazing. Nothing to do with D. --- ## [Cold sensitivity 3 days after missing one dose of Synthyroid](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cold-sensitivity-3-days-after-missing-one-dose-of-synthyroid/14187)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cold-sensitivity-3-days-after-missing-one-dose-of-synthyroid/14187 "2023-10-14T12:09:45Z")
I don’t want to hijack @MsCris ‘ thread, https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/levothyroxine-impacts-bg-insulin/1 But i would like to share my experience with missing one dose of Synthyroid on last Friday before my recent sur… --- ## [Man, these new lancets are strong!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-these-new-lancets-are-strong/14190)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/man-these-new-lancets-are-strong/14190 "2023-10-13T22:38:12Z")
--- ## [New risk factor for chronic kidney disease](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-risk-factor-for-chronic-kidney-disease/14027)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-risk-factor-for-chronic-kidney-disease/14027 "2023-10-13T00:45:14Z")
In my 33 years since diagnosis with type 2 I have had very good BG management. I do whatever it takes to achieve this. First it was diet and exercise, later Metformin, then Lantus, MDI and currently diet, exercise, Metfo… --- ## [Emergency mini-syringe saves the night](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-mini-syringe-saves-the-night/12914)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/emergency-mini-syringe-saves-the-night/12914 "2023-10-09T00:21:29Z")
I’ve shared this before, but since it saved our dinner last night, I think this gadget deserves another shout-out. My wife and I went out for dinner last night, and my pod bonked. We had just finished appetizers, and we… --- ## [Omnipod Replacement](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-replacement/14173)
**Author:** [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-replacement/14173 "2023-10-07T23:46:49Z")
Got an email from Insulet this morning saying they’ve added the capability to ask for a replacement pod along with an update to Podder Central. Have thought they’d been missing the boat per other manufacturers’ systems. … --- ## [More showing off (#31)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-showing-off-31/14170)
**Author:** [@MarkP](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MarkP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/more-showing-off-31/14170 "2023-10-06T16:55:28Z")
Had another race, nice conditions, results and blood sugars were good! --- ## [Insurance dropped Humalog (Rant Ahead)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-dropped-humalog-rant-ahead/14174)
**Author:** [@needlesandmath](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/needlesandmath)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-dropped-humalog-rant-ahead/14174 "2023-10-06T15:35:09Z")
I put in my usual request to refill my Humalog Jr pens and needles this weekend. The needles came up, but not the pens. I figured I must have mischecked the box and submitted again. Still nothing listed as in process. Fi… --- ## [Stress and insulin resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stress-and-insulin-resistance/13858)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/stress-and-insulin-resistance/13858 "2023-10-05T18:37:25Z")
So, this morning I did a pretty hard workout for 1 hours. My BG rose a bit, but not really high. I drank one of @daisymae ’s Boost shakes bolusing fo fit plus a bit for the rise. Everything was good. This is my usual rou… --- ## [Liam's first overnight field trip - Williamsburg/Jamestown - April 2024 (4th Grade)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-first-overnight-field-trip-williamsburg-jamestown-april-2024-4th-grade/14172)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liams-first-overnight-field-trip-williamsburg-jamestown-april-2024-4th-grade/14172 "2023-10-04T16:29:59Z")
All: Liam is having a field trip “Across Virginia” in April (10th - 12th), 2024, and there is a fundraiser to help pay for the cost of the trip for him, $450. We (mom and I) had planned on just covering everything (I’m … --- ## [Multiple hypos overnight even with Basal suspended by pump most of the night -why and what to do?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/multiple-hypos-overnight-even-with-basal-suspended-by-pump-most-of-the-night-why-and-what-to-do/14161)
**Author:** [@Rasheedacoo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Rasheedacoo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/multiple-hypos-overnight-even-with-basal-suspended-by-pump-most-of-the-night-why-and-what-to-do/14161 "2023-10-04T00:21:36Z")
Hi, I’m hoping the brains trust here can help me. I have been a T1 for for over 25 years. I started on Tandem x2 a year ago, and have found Control IQ works really well. I am used to having hypos but these have lessened… --- ## [3D printing an insulin pump](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3d-printing-an-insulin-pump/14165)
**Author:** [@jbowler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jbowler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/3d-printing-an-insulin-pump/14165 "2023-10-02T14:15:04Z")
As insulin pumps become more widely used the cost of those pumps is denying access to health care to many people. Not just people in third world countries but people in Western European countries. So why not build our … --- ## [How I finally got the Omnipod Dash PDM](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-i-finally-got-the-omnipod-dash-pdm/14153)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-i-finally-got-the-omnipod-dash-pdm/14153 "2023-09-30T02:47:54Z")
I am upgrading to the OmniPod Dash and finally got the insurance pre-authorization for the pharmacy benefit sorted (and what a hassle that was). But the Dash PDM is not covered by my insurance (though the Omnipod 5 PDM/i… --- ## [Control IQ Hate Thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/control-iq-hate-thread/9395)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/control-iq-hate-thread/9395 "2023-09-29T22:24:47Z")
So with so much love going on here for Control IQ, I thought I would start a thread about what people don’t like or what isn’t working so well. Trying not to be a fanboy despite it working well for us (Week 1). If the… --- ## [Dexcom G6 transmitter messages](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-transmitter-messages/14122)
**Author:** [@Finn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Finn)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-transmitter-messages/14122 "2023-09-29T18:10:44Z")
I started the Dexcom G6 earlier this year and I’m nearing the end of my second transmitter, but I’m not sure what messages I should expect telling me when the transmitter will actually end. For my first transmitter, I o… --- ## [Any suggestions for keeping a Dexcom G6 on during Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-suggestions-for-keeping-a-dexcom-g6-on-during-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/11294)
**Author:** [@bwschulz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bwschulz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/any-suggestions-for-keeping-a-dexcom-g6-on-during-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/11294 "2023-09-29T05:56:12Z")
I took BJJ before I was diagnosed back in grad school and had really liked it, so when my Krav Maga school opened up their BJJ class again I gave it a try. Well, as I had feared my 7-day-old Dexcom G6 got ripped off duri… --- ## [Liam’s newest coding project (Pong-style game)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-s-newest-coding-project-pong-style-game/14160)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/liam-s-newest-coding-project-pong-style-game/14160 "2023-09-28T15:43:43Z")
Last night, Liam asked me for an idea for something he could code (block coding through Scratch). I told him he should try to create something like the old Pong game…paddle board type game. I figured he’d come back to … --- ## [Study: Insulin Pumps Decrease Quality of Life and Increase A1c in CGM Users](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-insulin-pumps-decrease-quality-of-life-and-increase-a1c-in-cgm-users/5575)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-insulin-pumps-decrease-quality-of-life-and-increase-a1c-in-cgm-users/5575 "2019-01-03T20:37:19Z")
This is a minor conclusion from the DIAMOND study, whose major conclusion was that CGM use in MDI is better than fingerstick use and MDI as far as A1c, time in range, hypo and hyperglycemia events and quality of life. … --- ## [My first experience with 780G](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-first-experience-with-780g/14154)
**Author:** [@Mike2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mike2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-first-experience-with-780g/14154 "2023-09-27T15:36:34Z")
I was due for a new pump and my endo pushed me to getting the new 780G with Guardian 4 sensors. I had been using the Tandem X2 and Dexcom G6 over the past four years. I installed the first Guardian sensor last week an… --- ## [Cats away, Mice will play](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cats-away-mice-will-play/14142)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/cats-away-mice-will-play/14142 "2023-09-26T02:51:05Z")
Wife went on an all girls trip for a week with her sisters in-law and left me with all 6 boys. Naturally we had to have an all you want, any and all toppings, ice cream party. Before that we had Domino’s pizza. No id… --- ## [Big travel with T1D - management challenges](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/big-travel-with-t1d-management-challenges/14148)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/big-travel-with-t1d-management-challenges/14148 "2023-09-25T15:04:02Z")
Hi everyone - just back from a month long trip - Boston - So Cal - Japan - Korea - Boston. Missed you all. I noticed Big changes in insulin usage! on the trip. When I got to asia, I was running seriously low in the mo… --- ## [I am yoyo'ing from 2.0 to 20.0, day in, day out](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-yoyoing-from-2-0-to-20-0-day-in-day-out/14118)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-yoyoing-from-2-0-to-20-0-day-in-day-out/14118 "2023-09-25T13:17:33Z")
…and i haven’t changed anything! 20u of Tresiba 3-5u per meal of Novorapid, and plenty of correcting (clearly i overrcorrect, but i can’t see how not to, otherwise i languish at 20) I gave up carb counting 10yrs ago a… --- ## [Insurance & Omnipod 5 / Dexcom g6](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-omnipod-5-dexcom-g6/14133)
**Author:** [@Amandaelizabethmorg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Amandaelizabethmorg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insurance-omnipod-5-dexcom-g6/14133 "2023-09-23T04:55:35Z")
Hi guys, I have been looking for some good advice related to insurance plans that fully cover the omnipod 5 and dex systems. Recently my Medicaid coverage ended and I’m running out of funds and my pods. --- ## [Just because of the date](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-because-of-the-date/14140)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/just-because-of-the-date/14140 "2023-09-21T19:14:38Z")
Do you remember The 21st night of September? Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders While chasin’ the clouds away Our hearts were ringin’ In the key that our souls were singin’ As we danced in the night, remembe… --- ## [Accidentally removing dexcom from abdomen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-removing-dexcom-from-abdomen/13666)
**Author:** [@mam11](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mam11)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/accidentally-removing-dexcom-from-abdomen/13666 "2023-09-20T16:51:53Z")
My husband has been using dexcom for over a year now, successfully. He had knee replacement 3 weeks ago. Twice since then he has removed the whole shebang in his sleep. He’s using one of the amazon overpatches that is VE… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=31) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=33)