Nekkid.
I took it all off this past weekend – that’s right, pump – YOINK! CGM? RIIIIP! I took a pump/CGM break over the long weekend from Sunday to Monday, and I have to say, it felt a little strange to be so….naked. My devices have started to feel like an extension of myself – they’re [...]
Making the break easier…
I took a pump break last Saturday – 24 hours back on Lantus and Humalog injections. I hadn’t done that for a loooong time – in fact I’m still not really sure when the last time I did that was. I’m pretty addicted to my pump/CGM regimen these days. My comfort level of wearing both [...]
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 [...]
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!
Nope. I’m still the captain…
“You still have to check?” My coworker says, glancing at my open meter case. He’s referring to the fact that next to the case is my continuous glucose monitor. I work for a pharmaceutical company that makes diabetes drugs, so its no surprise that folks at the sales meeting I’m working are familiar with the [...]
Wired for success
I know some of the time on this blog (ok, a fair amount) is spent venting about the annoying side of diabetes. But every so often, I am blown away by the modern technology that we have available to manage this disease. I’ve had diabetes 17 years, and when I was diagnosed, there were two [...]
6.6% Silver Lining…
Well, the results are in. My endo appointment isn’t until later today, but me being the impatient, nosy person that I am (is it considered nosy if you’re pokin’ around your own business? Digression. Ahem), I stalked called my doctor’s office to get the results of my latest A1c early. There’s nothing that makes me [...]
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 [...]
