twiist
Why twiist Won’t Let Me Bolus at 80 – The Pre-Meal and Safety Limit Conflict
The hidden conflict between two settings – and how to adjust it
twiist
twiist
FWD News: twiist Now Works on Android – But Not on Kosher Phones
As of Monday, twiist runs on two Android phones. None of them is a kosher phone, and for most of our community I still think the iPhone 13 mini is the better choice.
Yom Kippur
Fasting With Confidence in twiist – My Ketone Level on Motzai Yom Kippur
My ketones after Yom Kippur were 0.2, down from around 1.4 in past years. What I set on my twiist, what the pump data showed, and the one mistake I made after the seudah hamafsekes.
Diabetes Technology
A New App to See Your Diabetes Numbers Online and on a Filtered Phone
FWD Dashboard shows your Nightscout data on a filtered phone, no browser needed – set changes, sensor countdown, time in range and more. It's ready to try, and I'd like your help finishing it.
News & Announcements
FWD News: A New Jersey Medicaid Plan Is Now Covering twiist
New Jersey Medicaid has not been covering twiist. One HMO now does. That is one plan, not the whole state – but it is the first movement there has been.
AID Systems
How Do I Tell My Pump I'm Going to Be Inactive?
Every system has a setting for being more active than usual. Almost none of them have one for the opposite — and sitting still for a few hours changes how your insulin works.
iLet
A Question Nobody Ever Asked Me
Could the iLet be used as a temporary "diabetes vacation" when burnout hits? A two-sided look at when a controlled break is the responsible choice — and when a comfortable pause quietly turns into a permanent move.
AID Systems
One Rise, Three Causes: Dawn Phenomenon, Foot-on-the-Floor, and Coffee
You wake up at 95, eat nothing, and twenty minutes later you are 125 and still climbing. Three separate things sit behind that rise — your internal clock, the moment your feet hit the floor, and the coffee — and each one is met differently.
twiist
The Pump Already Corrected — But I Want to Reach My Target Sooner
Two options to bring down a high quicker — one safer than the other.
Frum community
It's 2:00 AM
Three ways to know how your child is doing through the night — and one we'd rather you skip.
twiist
Medtronic Is the Best Pump — Depends for Whom
My honest impressions of the Medtronic 780G — what it does very well, why I went back to twiist, and why "the best pump" depends on who you are.
twiist
Before Updating Your Apple Watch Software — Read This First
If you use diabetes apps on your Apple Watch, a phone filter may completely block the watch update and app installation process without warning.