Aaron: #bgnow

2 November 2010
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This last week has been a mixture of diabetes good and diabetes hell with a whole heap of random highs and lows plaguing me at various points day and night inciting more than one moment of cursing diabetes to hell I have to admit even though I’m not really one to sit around feeling sorry for myself (which I hope comes across!).

Moaning aside though, I’ve put the spikes and troughs down to the change in seasons again, me fighting a tickly throat for the last two days and a little bit of stress chucked in with too little sleep and the odd bottle of beer as I’ve transitioned out of my current job into a new one which is…

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By Aaron on 2 November 2010 at 8.01 am
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I love a new invention!

11 October 2010
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Thanks to Dianna and Erin for sending me links to this cool new invention from Sanofi Aventis. As always, things seem to get their debut on the iPhone, but I’m pretty sure they’ll roll out further from there if successful.

The invention on the right is pretty self-explanatory – it’s a BG meter which physically plugs in to the iPhone and integrates with a BG monitoring app.

At the time of writing this post, it was awaiting final FDA approval, and was expected to be priced at US$80. A price us Kiwis can only dream of methinks!!

For more info, see: http://ibgstar.com/web/

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By Nic on 11 October 2010 at 9.14 am
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Thursday poll: do your sugars change with your menstrual cycle?

7 October 2010
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Sorry guys – this one’s not applicable to you. Ladies – I’d love to know what your answer to this question is (and I suspect the comments area is going to be more useful for this particular poll). I ask because I’m still trying to nail my approach to my own situation, which is huge spikes overnight for about a week of every month. My overall insulin resistance climbs too. So much so that I actually have two quite different basal patterns programmed in to my pump.

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By Nic on 7 October 2010 at 11.14 am
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Thursday Poll: How often do you test your ISF/Basal rates?

23 September 2010
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With the move to Canada and the ensuing chaotic BGs, I’ve found myself testing all my insulin sensitivity factors and basal rates this week in the hope that the information might help me get some control back.

How often do you guys test your ISF and if you are pumping, your basal rates?

- Aaron

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By Aaron on 23 September 2010 at 8.55 am
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Thursday poll: do you record your blood sugars?

26 August 2010
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Do you have a question you’d like me to pose in a poll? If so, please send your question to me and I’ll put it on the list.

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By Nic on 26 August 2010 at 9.44 am
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