Lots of stuff going on here...Received my new CGM (just calling her Dexie at the moment...DexCom being the name of the company that makes it) I also got information on possibly getting a new pump, and I might end up switching companies. Currently, I use a pump by Medtronic (Minimed), so her name is Minnie. If I switch, it'll be to a company called Animas, so the new pump would be named Annie. We shall see...
And, please note...I am NOT sponsored or endorsed by ANY of these companies. Just stating facts of which I am using, or might use, but I am not saying that one is better than another.
This CGM is really cool. My husband and I keep checking out the trend charts. They show all your sugar levels for the last 1 hr, 3 hrs, 6 hrs, 12 hrs and 24 hrs. Kinda too much information, yet kinda cool to watch. When it wakes me up during the night because I am either high or low, it's okay the first time...but the second time in one night that it wakes me up, I get kinda cranky. OK...moderately cranky. I have had it for 2 weeks now, and I think I'm adjusting to it alright. Sometimes, the logistics of where to put it, both the sensor on my tummy, and where to carry the receiver, can be interesting. The sensor has to be 3 inches from my pump insertion site, the sensor and the pump insertion site both have to be at least 1-2 inches from the belly button, and frankly, that just seems overwhelming sometimes. :) So, currently I have Minnie on the right side and Dexie on the left. But, I need to switch them this next time. It's probably a good thing that I don't have anything remotely resembling a bikini body, because my tummy looks interesting. :) As for the receiver, I think it needs a pager button on the sensor. I have misplaced it a few times, and I run around the house in a panic trying to figure out where I set it down last. If I could page it, and follow the beep, that would be fantastic. Like when you have to call your cell phone from the land line, or someone else's phone to find out where it is. (You know you've done it too!!)
On a totally different note...I saw on Facebook the other day that Medtronic contacted people in the areas that were expected to be hit by Hurricane Irene, and reminded them to take their pump supplies if they had to evacuate, and also gave them their emergency supply number, so they could contact them if necessary. Great move, Medtronic!!
I remember a few years ago, we had a pretty ugly ice storm here (probably no biggie for other parts of the country, but here in the NW, we don't do that extreme weather too often!) Power went off, we didn't have a generator. Had to keep the insulin cold. And, had just filled my prescription, and had quite a bit of it. I was afraid to keep it outside, since it was SO cold, and it's not supposed to freeze. Probably could've put it in the garage, but we ended up getting to a friend's house, who had a generator that allowed them to keep their refrigerator going. One of those weird things I had never thought of before. Never think Mother Nature is going to have much to do with your diabetes, and yet...of course it does. EVERYTHING is affected by diabetes. Even your bikini body. :)
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