CGM
Whatever works. For you.
There was a time when I was not on a pump. Or a CGM. In fact, just two short years ago, I was on multiple daily injections and regular ole’ finger sticks. And I was fine. I had great control, a happy life, and a system that worked for my lifestyle. At some point about [...]
It was well worth it…
Nothing says “good job on your A1c” like promptly ruining your BGs for the day with a delicious round of chocolate chip mini muffins and a stack o’ pancakes while on a mini-vacation in Santa Barbara. Hey, at least I started out awesome 11:30 am 1:30 pm Not to worry though: Thank goodness. I was [...]
Focus.
I’m pretty wired, as far as people with diabetes go – CGM, insulin pump – all hooked up like a tow truck. But it wasn’t always that way – there was a time not too long ago that I was on Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) and a plain ole glucose meter. Granted, I tested 10 [...]
Right on Target?
I’ve been in a fair amount of discussions lately about target blood glucose numbers. The American Diabetes Association recommends post-meal BGs <180mg/dL and otherwise keeping your numbers between 70 and 130 mg/dL. Yeah. Friggin. Right. That’s an awesome recommendation – if I ate the same thing every day and exercised at the same time and [...]
Memorial Day Management…
Memorial Day weekend was nothing short of awesome. After a hectic few weeks, it was so nice to kick back for a few days and just…chill. The weekend involved: napping, running, cocktails, large Italian dinners, bad reality television, grilled salmon, parties, friends, sleep, the beach and….oh yeah…diabetes management. I hit my fair share of diabetes [...]
The Sandman Cometh…and he brought high BGs…
Wearing a DexCom or any continuous glucose monitor gives you insights to your blood sugars that you could have gone years without ever knowing. You see how certain foods, exercise, or activities like traveling really affect your blood sugar. But the most surprising insight I’ve uncovered using my CGM is what’s going on overnight. There’s [...]
CGM – give it another chance!
I get a lot of questions about my diabetes care ranging from the anger-provoking (“Do you have the really bad kind of diabetes?”) to the bizarre (“People with diabetes have to drink a lot of water right?”), to the very kind and thoughtful ones (“Lex, can I grab your kit for you while I’m up?” [...]
Touché, diabetes.
I thought I would go for one last training ride for the Super SEAL Triathlon coming up on Sunday. “The diabetes” thought otherwise.
Swinging while biking. No really, its possible…
On Saturday we went out to do the 30 mile Tour de Cure bike ride with our volunteer committee, and also a few of the researchers who have received ADA funding for their work. It’s an informal “pre-event ride,” that we try to do every year a week or two before Tour. It’s an awesome [...]
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 [...]
