OK, big confession of the month (year?): I am happier without a CGM on. I am not proud of this, because I know I should be basking in the latest and greatest tools available to me, but it is the truth.
I do not like wearing the CGM sensor. I do not enjoy the skin irritations, the incessant beeping, the relative inaccuracies (lag time!), and the constant nagging obligation to keep track of yet another…
Most newly-married women my age (that would be 26) spend the first year basking in the glow of newlywed life: snuggling up on the couch watching movies, traveling and exploring far-off places, establishing new routines and merging two lifestyles, and lots and lots of late nights (wink, wink).
And me? On top of all that, I’m thinking about a baby.
Even before we were married, I started plotting out a timeline for children. Many of…
Today, leading makers of continuous glucose monitoring system DexCom Seven unveiled a new app for the iPhone and iPad, which is a cool move on their part, because everybody wants a piece of the Apple pie, right? But a warning to DexCom users not to get too excited, since the app doesn’t actually do anything for data management purposes, not even in terms of letting you look at your own BG numbers.
What the app…
We’ve talked to all sorts of athletes over the years, from skiers to swimmers to football players. But today, we are introducing our first-ever BMX racer! Matt Neal is 30 years old and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just a few years ago at age 28. Despite his fairly recent diagnosis, Matt isn’t letting diabetes slow him down. For those who are as unfamiliar with the sport as we are, BMX is short for…
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Diabetes is certainly not created equal, and it’s even more varied when you take into account the various ways countries manage their health care system. Over the past few months, in our new international series, we’ve peeked into the lives of PWDs in Spain, Germany, Canada and Australia, and this month we’re taking a hop across the pond to visit Becky Thomson, a resident of the United Kingdom (which of course encompasses England, Scotland, Wales…
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