The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe)

Diabetes Advocate, Keynote Speaker, and Freelance Writer
Blog: all you can offer are ad hominems I'll likely block you.

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

I bought the Jurrasic Park shaving can to hold my insulin penfills. The diameter is a fraction too narrow so it looks like I'll be drilling the holes a little wider ;)

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

@CocaCola I posted the exact same post on Threads and the toxic warriors came out in force. Here, nothing of the sort. Is it opposite day?

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

@CocaCola Let's tackle this from a place where labelling could actually kill people. Say a T1D is severly low. Their brain is not getting enough fuel to run. They need a quick hit of sugar to stop them collapsing and, in this state, they have to play spot the difference or die.

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Almost identical labelling. An extra bit of mental effort just so I don't flood the body with sugar. Perhaps time for me to switch drinks @CocaCola

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

@CamAPS_FX Liberty here we come.

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

@lindabrodie13 I emailed customer support and they said that it is being rolled out over the next few days so here is hoping :)

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

For those who use @CamAPS_FX in Australia and wondering where Liberty is, I was told at EASD that it would be fully rolled out by 6 Oct so hopefully in the next 24 hours or so. As to the difference? Apparently it is more aggressive at auto-bolusing than CamAPS Classic

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

I never hear mention of 'diabetic thumb': a small callous that develops on the skin of the lower bone of the thumb from opening drink bottles. I got it prior to diagnosis and have a mild version since going on SGLT2i's ;)

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

#EASD2026 : Almost 10k (6 miles per day) ;)

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#EASD2026

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Interventions that were tried but did not delay T1D progression, such as Barictinib #EASD2036 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

1/3 of T1D adults are misdiagnosed as T1D and while thry do not go into DKA as much as children, they progress more slowly with higher c-peptide levels giving more opportunity for intervention e.g. delaying insulin need by two years with Teplizumab. #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Screening works at saving lives. Screened children did not go into DKA. #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Diabetes rates are increasing the most in low income countries but it is the high income countries which are achieving the WHO targets for managing diabetes. #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

The sleep study indicated 8 hours was the sweet spot for glycaemic control #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Good sleep advice for T1D #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

@AminfiBerlin reliably informs me that #skechers are an excellent shoe for conferences like #EASD2026 where each lecture theatre is in a different postcode/zipcode #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

A study looking at smart insulin pens and how people responding to missed bolus alerts do better. However the best TIR was still 60%, so inferior to AID. Choice is good but I'll personally stick with my pump. #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰

[The Practical Diabetic (Leon Tribe) @PracticalDeeb]

Study on hypos during exercise on AID. Aerobic exercise is riskier. Regular exercise and using exercise mode on the pump help minimise the risk #EASD2026 #dedoc⁰