# Latest **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=82 [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Your favorite depictions of diabetes in films/movies? (And the worst ones!)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/your-favorite-depictions-of-diabetes-in-films-movies-and-the-worst-ones/9809)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/your-favorite-depictions-of-diabetes-in-films-movies-and-the-worst-ones/9809 "2020-08-01T18:36:47Z")
So, my first introduction to T1D was the Babysitter’s Club. One of the main characters, Stacey, had type 1 diabetes. I don’t remember it being wildly inaccurate, and at least the description of the bed wetting and the we… --- ## [DexCom G6 App](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app/10078)
**Author:** [@Nannybird4](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nannybird4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app/10078 "2020-07-30T22:55:47Z")
Hello, I have a DexCom G6, but cannot get the app to run on my new phone. New phone is a LG Stylo 6. Any help would be greatly appreciated , if there are any hacks or different apps to get the alerts to work on my phone… --- ## [Can an 81xxxx Dexcom Transmitter with 1.6.5.27 firmware be reset?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-an-81xxxx-dexcom-transmitter-with-1-6-5-27-firmware-be-reset/8704)
**Author:** [@Toni](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Toni)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/can-an-81xxxx-dexcom-transmitter-with-1-6-5-27-firmware-be-reset/8704 "2020-07-30T17:24:23Z")
Just an FYI for anyone searching on how to reset the days since activation to zero on the Dexcom 81xxxx transmitter with 1.6.5.27 software. My experience is that it currently (Nov 18,2019) cannot be reset. I’ve been wo… --- ## [Extra supplies of Dexcom G5 sensors, lancets, test strips and Animas pump cartridges and comfort inserts](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/extra-supplies-of-dexcom-g5-sensors-lancets-test-strips-and-animas-pump-cartridges-and-comfort-inserts/10073)
**Author:** [@ronadvani](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ronadvani)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/extra-supplies-of-dexcom-g5-sensors-lancets-test-strips-and-animas-pump-cartridges-and-comfort-inserts/10073 "2020-07-29T23:38:23Z")
My wife has switched to the G6 sensor and we have 12 unopened G5 sensors to donate. We also have several boxes of lancets, test strips and pump cartridges and comfort inserts for the Animas One touch insulin pump. Wish t… --- ## [Issues with Omnipod sites](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/issues-with-omnipod-sites/10067)
**Author:** [@Darruda10](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Darruda10)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/issues-with-omnipod-sites/10067 "2020-07-29T22:17:01Z")
Hello everyone, I recently started on Omnipod and I wasn’t having issues with the first pod, but the second and third site have given me some issues. It appears that when I try to place the pod on my legs it the next da… --- ## [My 6th diaversary](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-6th-diaversary/10051)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-6th-diaversary/10051 "2020-07-29T04:52:40Z")
…started with a shrieking high alarm!! BG 275! :scream\_cat: I must have slept through the earlier alert (!!) and after a few fuzzy moments just dealt with the situation: inhaled an 8-unit Afrezza and changed my Pod, wa… --- ## [Dexcom G6 and outdoor exercise](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-and-outdoor-exercise/10023)
**Author:** [@HippieNerdBabe](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/HippieNerdBabe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-and-outdoor-exercise/10023 "2020-07-28T18:51:39Z")
I ride my bicycle 3 times a week for 1 hour at a fast pace. I keep my Dexcom G6 receiver in the front of my bra for easy access and so I can hear it if it alarms. It is rather hot here (Nevada) and 4 out of 5 times by … --- ## [What cooking oil do you use?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-cooking-oil-do-you-use/10060)
**Author:** [@Katers87](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Katers87)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-cooking-oil-do-you-use/10060 "2020-07-28T03:20:58Z")
My partner’s genetics make cholesterol a problem even though he’s pretty young and really watches what he eats (no pork, cheese, etc). We’ve been trying to figure out the best cooking oil to use while avoiding saturated… --- ## [Dexcom G5 vs G6 - Poll](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-vs-g6-poll/8008)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g5-vs-g6-poll/8008 "2020-07-27T21:00:27Z")
I know there are many people here who have made the switch, and many others who have not yet switched, for various reasons. I am looking for feedback on the difference in accuracy between the G5 and G6. I know the inse… --- ## [Medtronic - no delivery error during priming](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-no-delivery-error-during-priming/10027)
**Author:** [@sasha.sochka](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/sasha.sochka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-no-delivery-error-during-priming/10027 "2020-07-26T13:43:14Z")
My pump (mdt - 754 VEO) is giving me “no delivery” error during priming (just changed insulin and reservoir). Not sure what else to try to fix this other than straightening the wire (it’s new as well). Please help :frow… --- ## [Center Health Nano](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/center-health-nano/4737)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/center-health-nano/4737 "2020-07-26T00:51:21Z")
Does anyone use this meter and/or strips? I came across their app on Google Play and went to investigate their website. The meter connects to your phone via the headphone jack and the result is automatically entered int… --- ## [Predicting BG... Does anyone use BG forecasting?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/predicting-bg-does-anyone-use-bg-forecasting/1176)
**Author:** [@Bradford](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Bradford)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/predicting-bg-does-anyone-use-bg-forecasting/1176 "2017-06-07T21:45:19Z")
I have been trying to figure out an easy way to use forecasting. An accurate (or semi-accurate) prediction would be a game changer for caregivers. I find myself in hard situations when my child is away (friend's house,… --- ## [Panic Insulin Corrections: Your Story](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/panic-insulin-corrections-your-story/9974)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/panic-insulin-corrections-your-story/9974 "2020-07-22T16:12:54Z")
So here is something that I have done countless times and have from yet to learn my lesson: One example: I woke up at 5am this morning and did my finger stick, perfectly in range with a BG of 70. I calculated my breakfa… --- ## [Does anyone else NOT measure?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-anyone-else-not-measure/10017)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/does-anyone-else-not-measure/10017 "2020-07-22T16:12:28Z")
For foods, this morning I noticed a scale on our kitchen counter that hasn’t been used in ages. It dawned on me that we don’t really weigh food portions anymore. All of Liam’s foods are bolused based on rough estimates… --- ## [Calling the Tooth Fairy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calling-the-tooth-fairy/10024)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/calling-the-tooth-fairy/10024 "2020-07-22T15:52:33Z")
Liam lost his very first tooth today. He’s super excited over what the tooth fairy may bring him tonight in exchange for it. :laughing: What’s the tooth fairy paying these days anyway? Lol. --- ## [Massive insulin resistance, just after hypo... anyone else find this?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/massive-insulin-resistance-just-after-hypo-anyone-else-find-this/9997)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/massive-insulin-resistance-just-after-hypo-anyone-else-find-this/9997 "2020-07-21T17:01:02Z")
Greetings all. Does anyone find themselves to be super resistant to insulin, just after a hypo? For example, i woke up this morning, drifting lower…and by the time i’d showered and dried my lock-down mass of hair and wa… --- ## [Needle-free CGM startup exits stealth with new funding](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/needle-free-cgm-startup-exits-stealth-with-new-funding/9985)
**Author:** [@egreen76](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/egreen76)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/needle-free-cgm-startup-exits-stealth-with-new-funding/9985 "2020-07-21T13:34:28Z")
Y Thought this was an interesting article!! Too bad the couldn’t integrate with iWatch with all the health apps it already has!!! --- ## [New study on exercise and Type 1 diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-on-exercise-and-type-1-diabetes/10019)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-study-on-exercise-and-type-1-diabetes/10019 "2020-07-20T18:02:26Z")
I wonder what our exercise experts like @Eric think of this information: --- ## [George "The Iceman" Woolf: T1D and best '30s jockey](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/george-the-iceman-woolf-t1d-and-best-30s-jockey/10009)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/george-the-iceman-woolf-t1d-and-best-30s-jockey/10009 "2020-07-19T00:28:10Z")
He must have been diagnosed very shortly after insulin became available. He started racing in 1928, when he was 18. If he had been diagnosed when I was (11) he would probably have died right away. I read that Eli Lilly s… --- ## [What the nations leading infectious disease expert says](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-the-nations-leading-infectious-disease-expert-says/9994)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-the-nations-leading-infectious-disease-expert-says/9994 "2020-07-18T02:27:20Z")
From earlier this afternoon. Anthony Fauci interviewed by Mark Zuckerberg --- ## [Interesting discussion of aerosols vs. droplets and COVID-19 spread](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-discussion-of-aerosols-vs-droplets-and-covid-19-spread/9999)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-discussion-of-aerosols-vs-droplets-and-covid-19-spread/9999 "2020-07-18T00:43:09Z")
I know some folks were having a discussion about whether aerosols or droplets play a role in COVID-19 – I think that this video is a really informative discussion and a nice roundup of the data so far. --- ## [G6 Sensors and Acetaminophen](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-sensors-and-acetaminophen/10001)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/g6-sensors-and-acetaminophen/10001 "2020-07-17T21:37:18Z")
Anyone have any experience with G6 sensors and Acetaminophen? The G6s aren’t supposed to be affected by acetaminophen, but I’m wondering if anyone has noticed any changes in their sensors or the BG values from the sensor… --- ## [xDrip - adjusting the bolus activity profile](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-adjusting-the-bolus-activity-profile/9998)
**Author:** [@john\_coburg](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/john_coburg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/xdrip-adjusting-the-bolus-activity-profile/9998 "2020-07-17T16:34:28Z")
Greetings all, I recently switched from Glimp to xDrip+ and am finding it a more powerful resource. However, the stock ‘action time’ of 3hrs for bolus injections feels a little low to me…is there a way of altering this?… --- ## [New FreeStyle Libre transmitter: Bubble](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-freestyle-libre-transmitter-bubble/9992)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-freestyle-libre-transmitter-bubble/9992 "2020-07-17T13:16:02Z")
In addition to the Blucon and MiaoMiao, there’s a new FreeStyle Libre transmitter on the market. It’s called Bubble. Check it out: --- ## [Inverse vaccine research for T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inverse-vaccine-research-for-t1d/9993)
**Author:** [@Boerenkool](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Boerenkool)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/inverse-vaccine-research-for-t1d/9993 "2020-07-17T07:18:52Z")
For those interested, results from a Phase 1 trial involving a vaccine to induce immune tolerance have been published: Original research article (Open Access): https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS… --- ## [What are your plans for July 4th?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-are-your-plans-for-july-4th/9943)
**Author:** [@Jan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-are-your-plans-for-july-4th/9943 "2020-07-16T00:58:32Z")
We reluctantly declined attending a July 4th BBQ with our close friends/neighbors that is an annual get-together for the past 25 years. It’s a core group of 3 families (us and 2 other couples, we are all in our 60s), p… --- ## [Our School District - 2020/2021](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-school-district-2020-2021/9944)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/our-school-district-2020-2021/9944 "2020-07-15T16:42:17Z")
I’m extremely excited that our School District is offering a 100% virtual option for this coming school year (which they are set to begin around Mid August). I have signed ALL 3 of our school-aged kids up for this optio… --- ## [T:slim now covered by United Healthcare insurance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-now-covered-by-united-healthcare-insurance/9975)
**Author:** [@bkh](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bkh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/t-slim-now-covered-by-united-healthcare-insurance/9975 "2020-07-12T00:51:14Z")
I just saw an article mentioning that on July 1, 2020 Tandem announced that t:slim is now covered by United Healthcare insurance for members on Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, individual and group market plans. This rever… --- ## [Dexcom G6 xdrip+ -- "NO BG? COULDNT FIND SLOPE" error](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-xdrip-no-bg-couldnt-find-slope-error/9973)
**Author:** [@emp00](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/emp00)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-xdrip-no-bg-couldnt-find-slope-error/9973 "2020-07-11T15:31:55Z")
Just trying to start up a G6 rebatteried 80xx transmitter but getting BgReading “NO BG? COULDNT FIND SLOPE!” in event log every 5 minutes since 50 minutes (right after starting the sensor) — what does this mean? transmit… --- ## [Once weekly long-acting insulin?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/once-weekly-long-acting-insulin/9883)
**Author:** [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/once-weekly-long-acting-insulin/9883 "2020-07-11T15:14:59Z")
Novo Nordisk just completed a Phase II of this new insulin. Seems like a cool option if it passes Phase III trials. I can imagine this giving a little peace of mind to parents of forgetful teenagers, for instance… [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=81) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md?page=83)