# Random D thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun\ **Created:** [July 19, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439 "2017-07-19T03:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/434 "2018-07-15T15:29:48Z")
That’s ridiculous. How old is your sensor? I only see crap like that after two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/435 "2018-07-15T17:04:05Z")
> [@bkh](#): > > During fast moves followed by a turn, the CGM graph will tend to overshoot for 5 or 10 minutes in the direction it was going before it turns. That’s an artifact of the filtering the algorithm does to smooth out one or two noisy interstitial measurements. I don’t recall all the details of what was going on, but it seemed something like that. My BG was rising for a little while but did not keep going, it stopped rising and starting going down again. But the Dex never figured it out. And then it happened again. Later at night when I was asleep, my Dex beeped a high alert at 140. Instead of just taking insulin, I thought it would be a good idea to check, considering the silliness I had seen from it earlier in the evening. When I checked, my meter said 60. No, I have not taken acetaminophen or done anything crazy to mess it up! ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/436 "2018-07-15T18:19:10Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > I know there are other examples, but it was a pretty short shower. I know you all were talking about this a year ago, but I just read the other day that rates of various kinds of mental illness were significantly lower in type 1 diabetics… not sure this group would be an example of that finding, but there’s still one in every crowd. 😁 Anyway, next shower… you can mull that over in your next shower… ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/437 "2018-07-15T20:03:07Z")
> [@bkh](#): > > I could imagine a scenario where it turns out that it wasn’t enough glucose, so the graph comes right back down over the next 15 minutes, and he feels the low and measures. The down-arrow on the contour meter just means low, it doesn’t mean falling BG, so that’s not quite a contradiction to the dex, if the dex was just lagging 15 minutes, and this photo was taken just before the dex turned down again. I think this is an excellent observation and guess. All I do is look at sensor behavior in regards to movement in blood sugar, and it’s very reasonable to read this is a pure lag. It’s possible that if you had tested your blood sugar just 10 minutes before, you would’ve caught a “unicorn”… a pair of matching 80s, one rising and one falling. You’ve heard of unicorns, right? 🤣🤣 they’re serious business in 670G world. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Sensorium139](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sensorium139/32/6950_2.png) [@Sensorium139](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sensorium139)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/438 "2018-07-16T08:31:52Z")
If this ever happens again I’d trust the Contour Next One over the dex. Seems legit based on what you went through. I trust my contour next one over any other meter, if I ever get a dex or libre prolly still would trust it over that if it was different by a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Pianoplayer7008](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/pianoplayer7008/32/1507_2.png) [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/439 "2018-07-20T16:46:10Z")
A simple cold has laid me out today, and I was trying to explain to my 3yo why I need to stay down, and she asked, “Can you get some jelly beans?” 😆 If only all my problems could be solved by jelly beans! ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/440 "2018-07-25T16:18:36Z")
My wife and I went to go see Tony Bennett last night. It was fun, and the first time I have ever been the youngest person in the entire symphony hall. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/f/fe26515ab0737be8e979e2302c68acbc7cb7343b.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/441 "2018-07-25T16:53:18Z")
🤣 that’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/442 "2018-08-25T21:38:08Z")
Just had some cinnamon roll for a low, and as soon as I finished I instinctively washed my hands. Without even thinking about it. Kinda realized that is an automatic habit, so that any subsequent BG tests won’t be jacked by sugar on my hands. It occurred to me that diabetics are probably the only people who are just as likely to wash their hands after eating as they are before… ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/443 "2018-08-25T21:50:17Z")
I just realized that I wash my hands about once per hour or more. That’s down from between every patient before I retired. Old habits are hard to break. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/444 "2018-08-26T00:10:29Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > I just realized that I wash my hands about once per hour or more. Doc, do you know the only person who washes their hands more than a diabetic dentist? ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/445 "2018-08-26T00:25:53Z")
@Eric Only a real neurotic. Or maybe also.😊 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/446 "2018-08-26T00:56:12Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > Doc, do you know the only person who washes their hands more than a diabetic dentist? A diabetic proctologist. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/447 "2018-08-26T01:50:32Z")
No. That’s not okay. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/448 "2018-08-26T02:15:14Z")
I forgot the smiley faces… I was joking. Your diabetic proctologist joke was very funny. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Thomas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/thomas/32/1719_2.png) [@Thomas](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/449 "2018-08-26T17:12:40Z")
There is always the edit button. Smiley can be added as an after thought. EDIT: I love the edit button. EDIT2: I hate that all of your edit history is public. EDIT3: I believe the option to have edit history publicly visible to the general user is a site configuration: “edit history visible to public” ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/450 "2018-08-26T17:21:07Z")
The edit button… and where might that be?? Or do you mean the pencil?? ``` Nan’s handshakes jdsjdh ``` That’s not it. ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/451 "2018-08-26T17:22:21Z")
> [@Thomas](#): > > EDIT2: I hate that all of your edit history is public. Which is why I try to just leave it in writing and never look back… edit leaves a lot of room for regret. Or just worry. Just go with the gut and hope for the best. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/452 "2018-10-15T19:24:53Z")
I like how all cars now come equipped with a storage place for used test strips and syringes, as a standard feature. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/5/5af9b4d94c9fc4a483cc1f2b3e1038da4e1468a9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/453 "2018-10-24T02:38:47Z")
My wife was watching the movie Legally Blonde for the 57th time tonight. It makes sense, because I think you really miss a lot of the subtle nuances the first 56 times. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439.md?page=20) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439.md?page=22)