# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=56 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [Will insulin go the way of hearing aids?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-insulin-go-the-way-of-hearing-aids/12303)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/will-insulin-go-the-way-of-hearing-aids/12303 "2022-01-28T00:58:03Z")
I’ve posted a link below to an interesting Linked-in business view of Insulin from A B-school professor and strategist - Rita McGrath: Here’s one fact I didn’t know - about 90% of Insulin goes to Type 2 diabetics … A sh… --- ## [Omicron](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omicron/12223)
**Author:** [@3cTim](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/3cTim)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omicron/12223 "2022-01-27T13:48:06Z")
I went to my sisters house for Christmas…mom and dad and siblings and their spouses children… so far 11 of the 24 that attended have tested positive despite having all being vaccinated and boosted … anyway I feel really… --- ## [Problem with the Libre Link app after an update from Samsung](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-the-libre-link-app-after-an-update-from-samsung/12280)
**Author:** [@MichaelS](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MichaelS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/problem-with-the-libre-link-app-after-an-update-from-samsung/12280 "2022-01-26T16:57:05Z")
Hi everyone, this is a quick note to let everyone know that if you are using a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE phone and the Libre Link app, that Samsung has sent an update to the UI software that will disable the sound/vibration … --- ## [Daisy Mae's swimming BG thread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 2304\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/daisy-maes-swimming-bg-thread/894 "2022-01-25T15:35:10Z")
@Eric , i am trying to figure out where i fit in in the scheme of things regarding high/low BGs before, during and after exercise. as a swimmer, i must detach from my pump before i swim. so, i dont have the luxury of set… --- ## [Restarting G6 sensors and transmitter](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restarting-g6-sensors-and-transmitter/4207)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/restarting-g6-sensors-and-transmitter/4207 "2022-01-25T03:33:15Z")
Just posted from Katie DiSimone --- ## [How do Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia FEEL?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-hypoglycemia-and-hyperglycemia-feel/1187)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-hypoglycemia-and-hyperglycemia-feel/1187 "2022-01-22T19:03:44Z")
As a non-diabetic, I don’t know the answer to this but I’d love to know. I’ve often wondered how your body, brain, etc., “feel” as you are experiencing either a hypo, or a hyperglycemic episode. I ask because I’d love … --- ## [Calf Placement of Dexcom - Alternate Spots that work](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calf-placement-of-dexcom-alternate-spots-that-work/11510)
**Author:** [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calf-placement-of-dexcom-alternate-spots-that-work/11510 "2022-01-22T15:03:20Z")
I’ve always been a side sleeper and have experimented where to place the Dex specifically to avoid pressure lows. My favorite spot is the upper back of my calf (a little bit under the bend of the knee where there is a bi… --- ## [I took apart a G6 applicator/sensor to see how the wire is deployed](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-took-apart-a-g6-applicator-sensor-to-see-how-the-wire-is-deployed/12217)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-took-apart-a-g6-applicator-sensor-to-see-how-the-wire-is-deployed/12217 "2022-01-20T22:23:46Z")
I took apart an unused G6 sensor and applicator to see how the wire is inserted. It is evidently fed through the center of the spring loaded needle, passes through the hole at the back of the floppy sensor “door” which … --- ## [Semglee designated interchangeable with Lantus](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/semglee-designated-interchangeable-with-lantus/12289)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/semglee-designated-interchangeable-with-lantus/12289 "2022-01-20T15:34:14Z")
--- ## [Corona virus, obesity, and insulin resistance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/corona-virus-obesity-and-insulin-resistance/12287)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/corona-virus-obesity-and-insulin-resistance/12287 "2022-01-19T23:01:32Z")
--- ## [What one change was most important to turn around your BG control?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-one-change-was-most-important-to-turn-around-your-bg-control/2872)
**Author:** [@jag1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jag1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-one-change-was-most-important-to-turn-around-your-bg-control/2872 "2022-01-19T01:14:48Z")
I was diagnosed back in the days of one injection a day of NPH and no blood sugar tests. And although I went to the newer insulins and incorporated basal/bolus (NPH/Regular then Lantus/Humalog) and BG testing several tim… --- ## [Medicare expands coverage for Guardian CGM and also Afrezza](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-expands-coverage-for-guardian-cgm-and-also-afrezza/12279)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-expands-coverage-for-guardian-cgm-and-also-afrezza/12279 "2022-01-17T22:47:39Z")
--- ## [A bit of warmth](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-bit-of-warmth/12277)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-bit-of-warmth/12277 "2022-01-17T22:16:33Z")
From my garden August 2020. This sunflower was over 10 feet tall! --- ## [Omnipod training this Friday!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-training-this-friday/1019)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-training-this-friday/1019 "2022-01-16T19:46:03Z")
At TCOYD in April I talked with the Omnipod rep, saw how it works, asked a few more questions, paused about 30 seconds for some mental processing, and signed the forms authorizing the insurance paperwork. I considered o… --- ## [Diabetes Vaccine](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-vaccine/12274)
**Author:** [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-vaccine/12274 "2022-01-16T02:28:14Z")
I got this link in a JDRF email and hadn’t read anything about it previously, thought others might like to read/research it: First-in-Human T1D Vaccine Trial Reports Positive Results: JDRF Report There’s probably those … --- ## [Xdrip-spoken alarms?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-spoken-alarms/12270 "2022-01-15T20:14:07Z")
Hey y’all, An obscure question, might be easy for an Android expert: is it possible to have xdrip alarms spoken? Like, “low glucose” spoken for a low glucose alarm? I don’t use text to speech on my phone, but though… --- ## [\[FIRSTS\] Liam has Ketones. 1/13/2022 :(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-liam-has-ketones-1-13-2022/12269)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/firsts-liam-has-ketones-1-13-2022/12269 "2022-01-14T22:22:05Z")
As you all know, he’s been having a rough patch lately. He has periorbital cellulitis and bacterial conjunctivitis in both eyes. He had 4 baby teeth extracted on Tuesday and i hoped we would see a marked improvement af… --- ## [Help pleaee](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-pleaee/12260)
**Author:** [@jeffsurfsncocktails](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jeffsurfsncocktails)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/help-pleaee/12260 "2022-01-14T17:18:12Z")
I am on a surf trip to Cosra Rica and I loop using an Riley link. Took the Rileylink surfing yesterday so no more omnipod for the rest of the week. I fochave a back up at home but have no basal insulin here. An suggest… --- ## [Question for fellow Sony Smartwatchers](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-for-fellow-sony-smartwatchers/12272)
**Author:** [@MarkP](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MarkP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/question-for-fellow-sony-smartwatchers/12272 "2022-01-14T11:58:30Z")
Has anyone replaced the watchband on a Sony Smartwatch? It seems as though Amazon doesn’t sell them. Mine is on its last legs. --- ## [Dexcom G7 Information](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-information/12242)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g7-information/12242 "2022-01-13T02:56:41Z")
The article can be found here. Notable things that jumped out to me include: The Transmitter is tiny…probably 1/4 as thick as the G6 Sensor and Transmitter are going to be a single unit instead of a sensor that … --- ## [Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/12266)
**Author:** [@jeffsurfsncocktails](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/jeffsurfsncocktails)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/12266 "2022-01-12T18:10:52Z")
I have a problem with a reoccurring foot foot ulcer caused by pressure from working on my feet and surfing. When I return to the states my doc wants me to do HBO therapy combined with and amniotic graft to heal the wound… --- ## [Updated ADA Standards of Care](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/updated-ada-standards-of-care/12263)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/updated-ada-standards-of-care/12263 "2022-01-11T21:51:43Z")
--- ## [PSA: At home covid tests](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/psa-at-home-covid-tests/12264)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/psa-at-home-covid-tests/12264 "2022-01-11T20:25:35Z")
If you’re buying and/or hoarding at-home covid tests, check the expiration dates. The ones we’ve been getting have a really short life, like February. Make sure you rotate… --- ## [Covid set to become endemic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-set-to-become-endemic/12253)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-set-to-become-endemic/12253 "2022-01-11T05:25:16Z")
Quite a few articles on the topic this but covid appears to be set to become endemic (we’re just going to live with it and it’s not disappearing) this year. --- ## [Covid diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-diabetes/12249)
**Author:** [@3cTim](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/3cTim)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/covid-diabetes/12249 "2022-01-11T03:33:40Z")
--- ## [Tough Problem - Dementia Patient - Need Suggestions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tough-problem-dementia-patient-need-suggestions/12054)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/tough-problem-dementia-patient-need-suggestions/12054 "2022-01-10T01:16:45Z")
Hey guys - I am guessing some of you have gone through something similar with a relative and might have some good suggestions. One of our friends has a parent with mild dementia who also has insulin dependent Type 2 dia… --- ## [Buying insulin in France and Spain: cheap, no prescription](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-insulin-in-france-and-spain-cheap-no-prescription/5191)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buying-insulin-in-france-and-spain-cheap-no-prescription/5191 "2018-10-11T03:08:35Z")
In another thread (Buying insulin while in Canada) I discussed our experience in buying insulin in Canada. Over the past few weeks, we needed to purchase insulin in Spain and in France. We were able to buy without a p… --- ## [Anyone here take gabapenten?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-here-take-gabapenten/12020)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/anyone-here-take-gabapenten/12020 "2022-01-07T18:49:54Z")
Has anyone here taken Gabapentin (for either neuropathy or any other reason)? I’ve began taking it post op for my neuropathic pain in my left thigh, which has been, since surgery, in burning pain. Its a weird sensation … --- ## [Humalog discount card](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/humalog-discount-card/12246)
**Author:** [@Mariethm](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Mariethm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/humalog-discount-card/12246 "2022-01-07T14:10:26Z")
Just a PSA, for the very few of us who still use Humalog. There may be a link for Lyumjev as well… My CVS automatically applies coupons, which is freaking awesome. One of the many reasons that my PBM scrip delivery opti… --- ## [NovoCares insulin savings program - only $33 a vial](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novocares-insulin-savings-program-only-33-a-vial/9620)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/novocares-insulin-savings-program-only-33-a-vial/9620 "2022-01-07T00:06:24Z")
Referenced from this thread about Lilly Here is some information about the program Novo Nordisk has. (Novo Nordisk is the maker of Tresiba, Levemir, NovoLog, Fiasp, and many other fine insulin products!) Novo Nordisk… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=55) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=57)