The run around.

16 July 2008
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A few of you have been asking me recently what’s happening with my journey to a pump. Well, the answer is: not a heck of a lot.

After the collossal failure of the CGMS, I’m sort of in limbo. I am trying not to be cross at the health professional who set me up on it: it was a faulty cable which caused the lack of readings and she pretty much admitted she’d suspected it was on its last legs, and is now going to order a new cable. Why she didn’t think to do a couple of hours’ trial on herself or someone else before she made me wear it and not sleep properly for three nights while…

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By Nic on 16 July 2008 at 8.27 am
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dia-Driver

15 July 2008
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So I see someone has been working on a car which reads your blood glucose levels via an under the skin insert and a Bluetooth transmitter, here.

Interesting – but I have a couple of questions:

With the advent and increasing popularity of continuous blood glucose monitors, won’t we be able to have this functionality no matter what car we drive?
Does it stop you from driving if your glucose is too low or high when you start up the car? (a la a drink-driving gauge)
What does this car look like? (I bet it’s uuuug-ly)

Good point to raise though. I…

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By Nic on 15 July 2008 at 1.18 pm
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Nic – negative 720, Diabetes 38.

11 July 2008
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Well I have to admit I’m absolutely gutted. I just got my ‘results’ back from the CGMS and of the 720 possible readings (based on a pulse every five mins over 2.5 days) I should have got, I ended up with a grand total of THIRTY EIGHT.

To try to draw conclusions from this ramshackle collection of readings which at best resembles a madman hitting random numbers on a keyboard is virtually impossible.

In fact I’ve just gone back to see how many blood finger prick tests I took over that very time period and ironically, it also equals 38.

No insights on overnights or exercise to be had here. Move along please!

Not sure of my next moves but…

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By Nic on 11 July 2008 at 6.37 pm
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Liar, liar, pants on fire.

10 July 2008
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Well the grand CGMS trial of July 2008 has come to an abrupt end. After a lot of beeping in the night, then a hard core RPM class (spinning by another name) this morning, I got my twist ties at the ready and prepared for the shower routine in the changing room – only to find that the insertion was 3/4 of the way out. I have to give the unit back to the hospital this afternoon anyway so pulled it all the way out.

The good news is I got up this morning (at 5.20am, ouch) with a BM of 8.9 which is actually pretty good for me (despite the nurse who scolded me on the phone when my…

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By Nic on 10 July 2008 at 7.55 am
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Nic 0, Diabetes 2.

9 July 2008
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Yup, night two of three of my CGMS has been and gone and the high morning blood sugars I have four days out of five are nowhere to be seen. Last night resulted in a 2.30am low (3.1) and a blood sugar of 3.8 on waking. Without the low I’d be very pleased with that night! I have one night left for the overnight highs to come back so we can see what’s going on. Strange to wish for it when I’ve spent the last few weeks wishing for the opposite. But I’m starting to look like the boy who cried wolf.

Aside from that, I’m finding I’m getting used to being attached to a machine. Even after two nights…

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By Nic on 9 July 2008 at 7.25 am
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