# \#hormones **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/hormones/123.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [C-Peptide replacement therapy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/c-peptide-replacement-therapy/15326)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/c-peptide-replacement-therapy/15326 "2025-06-26T15:02:01Z")
Most here know that the Beta cells secret proinsulin which is cleaved into insulin and C-Peptide. For a long time it was thought that the only use for C-Peptide was to measure secreted insulin since it has a longer half-… --- ## [Https://t1dexchange.org/t1d-outcomes-is-being-female-a-risk-factor/](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/https-t1dexchange-org-t1d-outcomes-is-being-female-a-risk-factor/14936)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/https-t1dexchange-org-t1d-outcomes-is-being-female-a-risk-factor/14936 "2024-10-11T17:33:50Z")
Hers an article on the disparate outcomes in women vs men living with T1D. Some highlights: -Women who developed T1D before age 10 lost an average of 17.7 years of life, while men lost 14.2 years. -Women living with… --- ## [GLP-1 & GIP gut hormones role in T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1-gip-gut-hormones-role-in-t1d/13859)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/glp-1-gip-gut-hormones-role-in-t1d/13859 "2023-06-01T11:48:18Z")
This article describes the role that gut hormones GLP-1 and GIP have in maintaining blood glucose levels, and how the newer generation of these therapies work in those living with T1D. Mentioned: impacts on Time In Rang… --- ## [Six Dysfunctional Hormones of T1D](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/six-dysfunctional-hormones-of-t1d/13478)
**Author:** [@MsCris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MsCris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/six-dysfunctional-hormones-of-t1d/13478 "2023-01-15T19:37:37Z")
Thought I’d share this article, based on research, explaining why T1D is so difficult to manage. Hint: insulin can’t do the job of 6 hormones! --- ## [Large temp basal increases to treat hormone peaks](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/large-temp-basal-increases-to-treat-hormone-peaks/6520)
**Author:** [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/large-temp-basal-increases-to-treat-hormone-peaks/6520 "2019-02-14T20:25:30Z")
I now use very large temp basals for my peaks, along with moderate boluses, rather than just boluses. It works much better for me. For the past year and a half I have had many hormone peaks. In the past, as I followed m… --- ## [What a 5% Basal Change Accomplishes in Various Scenarios](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-5-basal-change-accomplishes-in-various-scenarios/6468)
**Author:** [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-a-5-basal-change-accomplishes-in-various-scenarios/6468 "2019-02-09T15:18:39Z")
I’m constantly striving to find strategies that (1) keep my bg as consistent as possible under changing conditions and (2) give me the most accurate use of my insulin so that I’m not carrying unnecessary IOB that I have … --- ## [Three months pumping and really frustrated](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/three-months-pumping-and-really-frustrated/2656)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/three-months-pumping-and-really-frustrated/2656 "2018-12-05T18:35:13Z")
It’s been almost three months since my son started on the pump, and I feel we have never had less control than now. Some of my frustration is due to the lack of sleep, and some is due to the worsening control. We starte… --- ## [Hormone roller coaster, also metformin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-roller-coaster-also-metformin/1109)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hormone-roller-coaster-also-metformin/1109 "2017-08-22T19:54:15Z")
\[image\] About a month ago I mentioned having been on a 3-day blood sugar roller coaster with a standard deviation that was shooting up over 100 for about 3 days running. I'd never experienced anything like this, so I a… --- ## [Has anyone else ever seen a 100+ jump in a matter of 5 to 10 minutes?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-a-100-jump-in-a-matter-of-5-to-10-minutes/739)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/has-anyone-else-ever-seen-a-100-jump-in-a-matter-of-5-to-10-minutes/739 "2017-05-09T21:40:04Z")
For the past couple weeks, we've noticed our son jumping from some number, say 100, all the way to 200 (or higher) in just 1 or 2 ticks (5 to 10 minutes). Also, the same thing has been happening, moving downward...say 2… --- ## [Jay Cutler on diabetes prepping for games](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jay-cutler-on-diabetes-prepping-for-games/735)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/jay-cutler-on-diabetes-prepping-for-games/735 "2017-05-05T20:50:24Z")
It is not as extensive as I would have liked, but still interesting, if only for background: More info about his MO: Synthesizing between the two articles and reading between the lines: He pays careful attent… --- ## [MD/D Mom Explains: What can you expect as your \[T1\] diabetic child goes through the teenage years?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/md-d-mom-explains-what-can-you-expect-as-your-t1-diabetic-child-goes-through-the-teenage-years/438)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/md-d-mom-explains-what-can-you-expect-as-your-t1-diabetic-child-goes-through-the-teenage-years/438 "2017-04-12T03:18:04Z")
Dr. Katharine Morrison, a general practitioner in Scotland and mother of a Type 1 child explains: "What can you expect when your child with diabetes becomes a teenager? I will discuss the physical effects, the psycholog…