This seems odd...
4:56pm blood glucose 147
8:25pm bg 135
10:55pm bg 140
2:22am bg 144
Is this odd? At first I was afraid something was wrong with the meter, but I suppose this is exactly what we are striving for and I have just never seen it quite like this before. This time period included a snack, dinner, insulin, exercise, and a bedtime snack. I know there were fluctuations; I guess we just happened to catch the numbers around the same point in their ups and downs.
I hate looking at a number and not knowing which direction she is headed, especially at night. Continuous Glucose Monitoring is a miracle and I look forward to the day, though I still don't know if O is ready to move beyond injections. We have not been using the iPorts, because she protested so much and I just haven't had the heart to override her. I can't help feeling that her reaction to a pump would be similar.
4:56pm blood glucose 147
8:25pm bg 135
10:55pm bg 140
2:22am bg 144
Is this odd? At first I was afraid something was wrong with the meter, but I suppose this is exactly what we are striving for and I have just never seen it quite like this before. This time period included a snack, dinner, insulin, exercise, and a bedtime snack. I know there were fluctuations; I guess we just happened to catch the numbers around the same point in their ups and downs.
I hate looking at a number and not knowing which direction she is headed, especially at night. Continuous Glucose Monitoring is a miracle and I look forward to the day, though I still don't know if O is ready to move beyond injections. We have not been using the iPorts, because she protested so much and I just haven't had the heart to override her. I can't help feeling that her reaction to a pump would be similar.
Labels: CGMS, diabetes, highs and lows, I-Port, Olivia, pump
posted by Paige at 8:29 AM
6 Comments:
Paige - Maybe you're starting to get the hang. I LOVE those days - when I feel like I've done everything just right - and it's actually worked. Sometimes, they feel few and far between :) - enjoy this one!!
Re: CGM - In time, O will be ready. Hopefully, by then, insurance providers will have stepped up their game. :) Nicole
I stumbled upon your blog through Chattablogs and found myself reading through your archives to learn more about your sweet girl. I have type 1 diabetes (diagnosed almost 13 years ago) and I also have a 3 year old daughter named Livia. Between those two facts I find myself empathizing greatly with your life, your struggles with diabetes. God bless you as a mom! You are taking amazing care of your daughter.
-Rebecca T (www.tredways.org/blog)
Paige
It sounds like you're doing a great job.
I wouldn't rush to CGMS. The needles are pretty brutal at present (26 gauge for the new Dexcom).
From the age of 15 to about 22 I lasted on urine tests and was pretty much OK. BG tests are so superior to that, you'll be fine if you don't use CGMS for another few years.
Isn't it funny that when numbers are level like that, we think something is wrong? I think the same way as you sometimes.
As for the pump, yeah, O might protest over the infusion set the same way she does the iPorts. For quite a while, Brendon protested while getting infusion sets done, but he's much better able to cope with them now.
It's a little bit of what you're willing to let O endure and what YOU'RE willing to endure too.
dang it! Blogger flipped me to anonymous....that was me who left the comment after Bernard's...lol.
Those are great numbers.
Enjoy it while you can.
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