Tips & Tricks
A Simple $6 Fix for Carrying Glucose on the Go
After years of pocket residue, the $6 container that finally solved it.
Low Blood Sugars
Personal Experience
A Pesach Pattern Many People Notice — Why It Happens
Low Blood Sugars
FOH — Fear of Highs
Low Blood Sugars
FOB — Do You Have It?
twiist
Treating a Low — Without Confusing the Pump
A Small but Very Thoughtful Feature in the twiist System
Yom Kippur
Treating Lows on a Fast — and Other Yom Kippur Notes
Practical guidance for the fast — why liquids may beat candies for treating a low, a reader's note on sipping, and how schnapps cups measure against a shiur.
Insulin Pumps
Yom Kippur Fasting Feedback: Auto Modes, Night Lows, and More
A round-up of reader and CDE feedback on fasting with a pump: whether to leave Auto Mode on, what causes the first-night lows, and how to review your pump data afterward.
Insulin Pumps
Lows on the First Night of Yom Kippur: Three Reasons and How to Prepare
Why so many people with Type 1 go low on the first night of Yom Kippur — three likely reasons, and how to prepare for the fast more safely.
Insulin Pumps
Fasting Safely With Type 1 Diabetes: Updated Pump Guidance for Yom Kippur
A fully updated guide to fasting safely with an insulin pump: why higher glucose targets are dangerous, the safest settings for each pump, and how to recognize oncoming DKA.
Pesach
Pesach Tip #6: Options for Treating Low Blood Sugars During Pesach and Chol Hamoed
Quick, reliable options for treating low blood sugar on Pesach and Chol Hamoed — including what's chametz and what's safe to keep in your pocket.
Insulin Pumps
Fasting Safely While Taking Insulin — Yom Kippur 5785
Yom Kippur 5785 position statement on fasting safely with insulin: who should not fast, the danger of DKA, and detailed pump and injection settings for the day.