CGM
Things that make me feel like a rockstar include:
Bolusing so perfectly for this potentially disastrous meal of fish tacos (protein + carb + fats usually = blood sugar land mine)……. ….that my CGM looked like this the next morning. Steady as she goes, all night long, nary a beep or a blip to disturb my slumber. [...]
The Tape Wars
At any given time, my body may looks like a canvas for dried glue artwork. The adhesives on my insulin pods and my DexCom sensors often leave behind a sticky signature, and sometimes it can take quite a bit of work to get it off. I change my pod every three days and my sensor [...]
Things that drive me nuts include:
This. Especially because I was about to bolus waaaaaay to much for dinner to correct the high my DexCom was showing. Glad I checked with a finger stick! Technology: Amazing when it works, the biggest pain in the ass when it doesn’t.
Keeping track…or trying at least.
It’s Friday morning and I’m running around town like a chicken with my head cut off. I’m about to get on the freeway in the northernmost part of town so I can head about 40 miles south and west to my next appointment. At a stoplight, I flip open my calendar to quickly mark down [...]
Some Tummy Trouble….
I’ve been participating in a DexCom study which requires me to wear my sensor in the FDA-approved location of my stomach, and I can now say without a doubt that my aversion to punctures of all sorts in the abdomen is indeed confirmed. I might have an iron stomach when it comes to international cuisine [...]
Mondays are pretty lame anyways….
Hot on the heels of my “I HEART my d-technology” post, I have this complaint: Ever wondered what the most annoying bloodsugar is? The answer is whatever your “HIGH” alarm on your DexCom is set to. For me, my threshold is set at 180mg/dL which means the most annoying blood sugar in the world for [...]
The Real Snooze Button.
I’m a person who places a high premium on sleep. In other words: I love my shut eye. And since I’m regularly out of bed in the 5am - 6:30am range most days of the work week, I relish weekend days when I don’t have to set an alarm, and I can catch zzzz’s to [...]
On (Clinical) Trial…
A customer of mine recently let me know that he’s helping run a DexCom study. “You get a DexCom Seven Plus and your supplies for free for two years, and you get paid every month when you come in to do a data download,” he told me. “Awesome. Where do I sign?” was my initial reaction. Then [...]
Monday Morning Inspiration
I wish all DexCom trend graphs could be so pretty….wishing you a Monday “between the lines…”
I shoot from the hip. Personally.
I called in that bum sensor I wrote about yesterday, and because DexCom rocks, they immediately offered to replace it at no cost to me. When you call in a faulty sensor, DexCom asks you a whole bunch of questions about it so they can gather as much info about the little bugger as possible [...]
