I've Had Diabetes for Over 20yrs!

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Comment by KiwiRox on January 29, 2010 at 8:54am

Be sure to confirm your lows and highs with a finger prick. While the CGMS is great to have, it's not perfect and is better for trending than real time. WIth that said, after using the CGMS for two years I couldn't live without it now.

Comment by Jim Devlin on January 29, 2010 at 8:52am

My CGM just vibrated as I was reading your note, Sarah.. Monitor said, "LOW". just as importantly, the arrow on my monitor, or direction my glucose is heading, was pointing down. This tells me my sugar is dropping. After 5-6 ozs. of juice I'm now okay even though I felt fine when it vibrated. My glucose would have continued to fall until it was obvious to all. I also suffer from hypoglycemic unawareness.
The CGM will not replace poking your finger, yet.
I love it and truly feel a burden has been removed from my thoughts.
Hope this helps. Expect the best and good things will happen.
As my CGM is new I'm calibrating 4-5 times per day. The numbers on my monitor and CGM are always within 10% of each other. I will soon calibrate 1/2 as much and be able to skip the meter 1-2 times a day as well. I will do this carefully.

Comment by Sarah Keech on January 29, 2010 at 8:23am

Jim,
I have been asking about these for over half a year. I went to a meeting last night and got to try on one of the inserts. I am going to push for one know since I have hypo unawareness. Let me know if you have had an issues calibrating it. This is one of my concerns. I hope my insurance will cover it.

Comment by Jim Devlin on January 29, 2010 at 8:19am

I have now had a Continuous Glucose Monitor for 10 days. It checks my glucose every 5 minutes and alerts me when I'm below 80mg/dl or above 200.
I love it. I no longer need to be constantly aware of any possible symptoms.
It also tells me in which direction my glucose is headed. This is particularly nice when I'm around 80 or 90mg/dl.

Comment by Kayla on January 28, 2010 at 7:49pm

hi everyone! i hope all is well :] today i had another checkup with my diabetes doctor and my a1c is getting a little lower, there is hope for us all! :] just keep your trust in God and remember to check your blood sugars a lot! that is key to keeping your sugars down!

Comment by Sue on November 24, 2009 at 6:01pm

I have had Type 1 for 36 years, pumper for 18....

Comment by Ruby Zuniga on October 30, 2009 at 4:56pm

I've had it for almost 35 years but I say all my life because I was not a normal child. I would always spit up/throw up. I was diagnosed in the summer of 75

Comment by Callie on October 30, 2009 at 3:04am

Hey guys!!! Nice to meet all of you!! I've had Type 1 diabetes for 23 years.

Comment by Dee on October 22, 2009 at 8:34am

I've had diabetes for 22 and a half years and have problems with retinopathy and gastroparesis.

Comment by Jim Devlin on July 9, 2009 at 7:16pm

Thanks Mo

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