According to my Libre I was checking 70 times a day. Please note that I do not inject insulin at every sight of a slightly high blood glucose, I inject when there is more than 1 hour to the next meal and if it’s over 9, maybe around maximum 8 injections a day at the very max. I just check because I want to know and I don’t have much to do due to the coronavirus so I’m currently very diabetes-focused. But what about the people who relay their Libre or Dexcom data onto a smart watch, they probably check their BG 100s of times because they just glance at the watch and it shows the value
My endo thinks I’m going to have diabetic burnout and told me to scan way less. I scan around 15 times a day now but my control has been rubbish ever since. I feel like I’m compromising my health because of a man who was taught “everyone who checks too often gets a mental illness and doesn’t check anymore”. Of course we T1Ds get frustrated here and there due to the constant refusal of our bodies to have BG within range but I never would stop checking, they can mark my words.
From what I can see healthcare professionals don’t seem to care as long as you don’t have anything life threatening. They are focused on the lows rather than the highs. But those highs are what causes long term complications.
I’m actually so annoyed and upset. Because they don’t want me to do it my way and when I follow their guidance I get poor control. I’m supposed to be on my “honeymoon” yet I still have to bolus for all meals and have a moderate intake of long acting. I can wake up on like 12 for no odd reason which frustrates me. Does anyone’s endo just leave them alone? I wish mine would do just that.
My HbA1c on Libre was 6% and he was like “oh tight control is not good because you will lose hypo awareness” ok but should I just leave my BG high all day?
My endo thinks I’m going to have diabetic burnout and told me to scan way less. I scan around 15 times a day now but my control has been rubbish ever since. I feel like I’m compromising my health because of a man who was taught “everyone who checks too often gets a mental illness and doesn’t check anymore”. Of course we T1Ds get frustrated here and there due to the constant refusal of our bodies to have BG within range but I never would stop checking, they can mark my words.
From what I can see healthcare professionals don’t seem to care as long as you don’t have anything life threatening. They are focused on the lows rather than the highs. But those highs are what causes long term complications.
I’m actually so annoyed and upset. Because they don’t want me to do it my way and when I follow their guidance I get poor control. I’m supposed to be on my “honeymoon” yet I still have to bolus for all meals and have a moderate intake of long acting. I can wake up on like 12 for no odd reason which frustrates me. Does anyone’s endo just leave them alone? I wish mine would do just that.
My HbA1c on Libre was 6% and he was like “oh tight control is not good because you will lose hypo awareness” ok but should I just leave my BG high all day?