It’s been just over two weeks, and I’m hooked. I can’t imagine going back to simply sticking my finger several times a day, or every few hours at most…
As the DexCom rep put it, it’s like we used to be driving along in a car with the windshield blocked out, and only every now and then would someone pull the cover off so we could have a quick glimpse of where we were on…
Today marks the close of Week One wearing the new DexCom STS wireless continuous monitor. I’m still enthusiastic, of course, but I’ve learned a few things, mostly about managing expectations. Or more specifically: Lessons in How CGM Can Help Us Now.
WHAT IT ISN’T:
- a magic wand for transforming your glucose control overnight (obviously, our rational minds know this beforehand, but somehow the vague hope lingers)
- an escape from multiple daily fingersticks. You…
Thank you all kindly for your tips — and empathy — on my test strip woes. I learned something extremely useful (which may not be news to the savvy long-timers out there) that constitutes quite the paradigm shift for me: you can buy test strips for cheap(er) at places like Costco, eBay and supply websites like DiabetesMall.net without a prescription! So you don’t have to rely on your insurance to cough up coverage for more…
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