Tales From Odin’s Beard: Psychology of a CGM User
Let’s just ignore the part where the CGM thought I was at 108 and I was really at 170. I’m finding that as my obsession with this line increases, the further I distance the line with the benefits of...
View ArticleTales From Odin’s Beard: Time Out
This is new… This happened over the weekend somewhere in the middle of Day 27. Showing continued signs of deterioration, this sensor was clearly not going to surivive the weekend. But I held on, like a...
View ArticleTales From Odin’s Beard: Support Despite Negligence
I do my best to test my blood glucose as regularly as possible – I’m told it’s the cornerstone of proper diabetes care. But, I’m human. And at times absent minded. If I’m lucky enough to enjoy a few...
View ArticleTales From Odin’s Beard: Broken Record
Yes, this happened. I say it every time, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Dexcom. You’ll hate it when it’s accurate. And just as much when it’s not. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to fully...
View ArticleTales From Odin’s Beard: Build Quality
It took me 5 solid minutes to get the receiver to hold still long enough for this picture It’s incredible, despite the many, many benefits of Dexcom’s G4, that the build quality of the receiver is so...
View ArticleThings They Don’t Tell You At Diagnosis
Your wardrobe will forever be impacted an influenced by your diabetes management. This particularly comes in to play for me when I’m trying on new shirts, and I have to consider Dexcom sensor exposure....
View ArticleDiabetes Blog Week 2013 – Memories
There were grand plans for today’s post. Then this happened: Dexcom receiver left at home. If I used a test strip for every time I would normally check the display…I'd need a lot of test strips. Ugh.—...
View ArticleFloating in the Unknown
I will say up front that this story has a happy ending. I received my re-up of test strips, insulin pen needles, and insulin when I got home from work and immediately tested my blood glucose after...
View ArticleFinding My Way
And this is why I haven’t been posting Dexcom pictures lately I tend to think of my over-sharing of Dexcom photos as a form of accountability. By being open about my highs and lows I think it helps...
View ArticleAn Ironic Lack of Control
With Scientific Sessions behind me, I can now start to work off the days of sleep I’ve missed out on. Because the convention center was over 3 miles away from my hotel, I did not have the luxury of the...
View ArticleA Rare Good Day
You can see when my Lantus kicked in. And when I finally corrected for those pesky low alarms Sometimes you do everything like normal, and diabetes responds in kind. I wish those days happened more...
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