CGM
Anyone notice what’s wrong with this picture?
Um…could it be the fact that the sensor isn’t on my body anymore…but the receiver is still showing a blood sugar? I took this sensor off right before I got in the shower because it was time to change it. Since my receiver wasn’t nearby, I [...]
Bugging out…or in?
Well. This is a new one. Last night I crawled into bed and went to calibrate my CGM with a fresh finger stick reading. I clicked in to the Dexcom and saw this guy: That’s a tiny bug. Trapped inside my CGM. The poor guy [...]
Technology: You can run, but you can’t hide. That’s generally a good thing…
Me: “Hi there, I was just calling to find out more about getting the new G4 Dexcom system.” Customer Service Agent: “Great, I can help you with that. We’ll review your insurance information to see about your coverage here in a minute. Did you have any questions about the new system?” Me: “Not really. I’m [...]
Supply invasion.
Ever since my company was bought out by a huge corporation I’ve been stockpiling my diabetes supplies in the event that I lose my job (don’t worry yet though! Per recent communications, job is totally fine right now!). As I cram strips and sensors and vials of insulin into every available storage space, I wonder [...]
That’d be nice…if it was true.
Hey Dexcom! I really appreciate how awesome you THINK my blood sugars are. Honestly, that 101 mg/dL post-lunch blood sugar was making me feel like a real rock star. You had me thinking I really nailed that one. I really appreciate all the faith you have in my diabetes management. Too bad it was completely wrong.
Sometimes, I like to play a game called…
….”How much longer until that nasty, peeling, grubby Dexcom sensor falls off on it’s own?” (The answer to this round was “one more workout.”)
Just call me Rusty…
On Tuesday night I fell in to bed exhausted and rolled on to my left side, only to pop up like a spring because of the sharp pain coming from my left hip. My Dexcom sensor was somehow irritated, either from the pressure, or from it being day six, or who knows what else. Whatever [...]
High yourself, jackass…
Dear Diabetes, You make no &%$#ing sense. I bolused properly for dinner. And dinner, by the way, was over eight hours ago. Everything that could have possibly pissed you off has long been digested. And I took is EASY on the carbs anyways. I even bolused right before bed for that 170mg/dL, just to make [...]
A Hat Trick of Highs.
There are certain variables with diabetes that are tough to control. When there’s one of them, the consequences can usually be mitigated with some mild adjustment. But when three notorious high blood sugar triggers all happen at once, the result looks like your CGM is trying to create an Etch-A-Sketch of Everest: [...]
Sneaky ‘betes…
When my DexCom looks as good as this: I can’t help but think my diabetes is up to something sneaky. Like it’s behaving itself so that it can jump out from behind the corner and slap me with a random 300mg/dL just so it can say “HA! And you [...]
