stratospheric
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If you test yr bg levels b4 eating a main meal and then 2.5hrs later, write the carb value down and adjust the bolus better to achieve a sensible bg target (look at the NICE bg tsrgets), you should thèn be able to get yr bolus to be in better harmony with yr basal. Try not to overtreat any hypos with too much glucose and carb......wait 15mins first to see how much bg changes b4 using more glucose or carb. Testing bg levels more frequently really helps sort out basal bolus control. If you can afford cgm, then great, but if you cant, then bg test.Oh gosh. I need it sooo badly as my hb1c is over 12
Yeah i know all that. The problem is my fear of hypos. Im currently fighting n forking on it. Dr is wery nice n understands me. Im bringing my hba1c down by 0.1% -0.3% each time. Slowly, still long way to go but atleast its going right direction. Lately tried to change insuln, tried pump but nothing really helps...If you test yr bg levels b4 eating a main meal and then 2.5hrs later, write the carb value down and adjust the bolus better to achieve a sensible bg target (look at the NICE bg tsrgets), you should thèn be able to get yr bolus to be in better harmony with yr basal. Try not to overtreat any hypos with too much glucose and carb......wait 15mins first to see how much bg changes b4 using more glucose or carb. Testing bg levels more frequently really helps sort out basal bolus control. If you can afford cgm, then great, but if you cant, then bg test.
Well i would think I've had enough time to learn how to deal with my hypos and yet I haven't. I'll bring up cgm to my dr next time i see her and ask what she thinks about it. At the moment im waiting for test results about my hormone levels. She thinks it might be one of the reasons why my shugars do tend to drop and get up so often. Sometimes i feel like im extremely sensative to insulin.You do get used to dealing with hypos with time but cgm is a game changer and I would like to see it funded a lot more than pumps but in the long run, pumps at the moment tend to work out cheaper. We can only hope that cgm competition stsrts to make the prices drop.
They told me every 7 days..drove me crazy this morning but at least the alarm does its job lolrecently diagnosed and looking around at the technology available i'm amazed there isn't something linked to smartphones. also how often does CGM have to be changed, is it 3-4 days like most of the pumps?
Hi June, I have what is known as the Dexcom CGM These sensors are meant to last 7 days and cost £46, like many others who use the Dexcom CGM I can make the sensors last 4 weeks on average now, with the longest time being 47 days for me. Others have managed longer.
I have an Animas Vibe insulin pump so the receiver is built into this pump at no cost to me. I do have to pay for the transmitter though which is just over £300. The transmitter lasts for about 12 months on average so I have been told.
Hi if you have a look at other posts I have made regarding the stickaility and non movement of the sensor, you can see how I have achieved it so far. Just hope Dexcom don't manage to change things so it's an automatic fail after the 7 days.When you say you 'make the sensor last longer' is there anything you do particularly, or are you just restarting the sensor? I've only had it about 9 months, the first few sensors were lasting between three-four weeks. Now, however I'm struggling to get beyond a week and start getting ??? appearing a lot. I don't have a pump so I have to pay £62.50 per sensor :-(
I don't think they will. Advanced therapeutics kind of "advises" clients that the sensors can be restarted to save cost. I think they all are aware that the sensors are pricey, and if they make it "fail" after 7 days, they will simply lose a lot of customers who won't be able to afford them.Hi if you have a look at other posts I have made regarding the stickaility and non movement of the sensor, you can see how I have achieved it so far. Just hope Dexcom don't manage to change things so it's an automatic fail after the 7 days.
It might be stating the obvious, but having been lucky enough to have had a CGM for a brief time, it's obvious to me how amazing they are. Most notably when you are out and about and it's not easy to check BS levels. Of course, they are very expensive, but so were mobile phones once and over the years they have become very affordable pieces of kit so I'm very excited to see what technology advancements are brought out over the next 10 years.
Having said that, I really believe all diabetics should be allowed access to a CGM for at least a few weeks. I have learned alot about what my BS level does during the day and more importantly during the night which allowed me and my health professional to adjust insulin doses and eating habits and my HBA1C has come right down because of it (form 7% - 6.1%).
They might be expensive to the NHS, but how expensive is dealing with long term complications?