Gadgets
To App or not to App?
I blogged last week about keeping a log book for my CDE appointment, and I’ve bitched blogged many times about all the crap people with diabetes have to carry. Recently, there’s been a fair amount of buzz about mobile applications for smart phones that “help” manage diabetes. Sounds like a good idea right? A way [...]
Just got an iPhone…
…and I’m wondering if I’ll accidentally get blood on the touch screen if I check my email right after testing. Is there an app for that?
Where is the snooze button on this thing??
The blaring began just as the first light of the morning was peeking in to my window. Groggy, the thought-bubble popped into dreamland saying “Is that my alarm clock already. Ugh…” But it wasn’t actually my alarm clock – it was my Continuous Glucose Monitor, the DexCom. It was hollering “Lexie, you’re LOW” at the [...]
Isn’t that just the best?
Thank you, Diabetes Technology. And everyone have a wonderful weekend!
The Friday Rundown: Airplanes, Big Names, and maybe a new (robot) pancreas…
Holy smokes – Friday already? 2010 is already chock-full of diabetes news, issues, and hot topics, but before we dive in, one quick announcement for SD locals with Type 1 or 2 diabetes: This Sunday, the Tour de Cure Red Riders are getting together at 8am at Mira Costa College in Cardiff for a “PR” [...]
Diabetes Bits and Pieces
They’re on me most of the time. One bulkier than the other, attached to my lower back, on alternating sides every three days. The other is usually found high on the outside of my thigh, switching legs every 7-14 days, depending on what I can squeeze out of the sensor. When I sleep, I know [...]
The Friday Rundown: A1c test while you watch Sunday football? You betcha!
Friday! Woo hoo! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend lined up. Mine will involve a birthday party, bike shopping, and hopefully a few other adventures to top of this so-far great week. And, if I wanted it to, this weekend could involve an A1c test in the comfort of my own home. Yep, that’s right. [...]
The Art of the Rage Bolus…
Though I’ve been on CGM for about a month now, the learning curve is still occasionally kicking my ass. CGM is not perfect and it doesn’t always track accurately. This is a caveat you must be willing to accept of you are going to wear any CGM unit. I’ve gotten used to the fact that [...]
Sound the alarm…er, actually could you lay off for a bit?
I’ve heard the term “alarm fatigue” before, but I had not truly experienced it until last night. If you happened to catch me in a bathing suit these days, you’d assume I was part robot with the amount of devices I’m currently wearing on my body. I’ve got a CGMS sensor/transmitter unit on the side [...]
The Analyst is in da house
Well, here goes nothing. The Dexcom 7 Plus arrived in the mail this week, and I am about to take the plunge in to full-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring. Get ready for data like nobody’s business. Deep breath – and go!
