Trying out a Dexcom for a week
I spent an hour or so today at my endo's office being trained on using a Dexcom.This was almost like a small Tupperware party. There were six of us with diabetes in attendance and the Dexcom support person was there, plus a CDE from the office itself.
Now I think I've had diabetes for a long time (35 years in September). But one person there has had diabetes for 52 years, and another for around 42 years. None of us were spring chickens - and yet we were all trying on this device for the first time. So kudos to Dexcom for organizing this and giving us an opportunity to try one on.
I find it interesting that this fairly leading technology was being tried on by a number of older adults (I'd guess 38 to 65 years). That says something for what folks with diabetes will do to keep themselves under control.
I'll post a blog later with a picture. So far, it's been very informative. I had a chance to eat lunch and watch my readings dip from the insulin and then rise from the food. At present I'm hovering around 180 mg/dL.
More later.
posted by Bernard @ 2:23 PM
5 Comments:
It must be wild to see your body in action and how it reacts to food.
Isn't it fun!
I loved my DexCom trial.
My favorite time to watch was while I was experimenting with the Symlin.
Try not to let the alarms annoy you!
You LUCKY DUCK - CGMS just have not come to Belgium. It is too little a country to be interesting..... So you are so lucky! I did it Bernard - took away my word verification thing too. You were the impetus!
Very cool stuff. I can't wait to hear more about what you think of it!
that is so awesome! I got my prescriptions for the CGMS system w/ the pump today in the mail. That means I can start trying to get my insurance company to cover them.
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