Continues Glucose Monitoring System (aka 'Yippee')
I feel so very happy: I just received the news that I will get my hands on a CGMS system: the DEXCOM STS system. Yippee! I have hoped for this for at least a year!What can I do with one of these babies? Well for starters I plan to:
1) set the low alarm. If this baby works it will warn me every time I go below 80mg/dl. A life saver.
2) set the high alarm. Can I say goodbye to enduring blood glucose levels above 200?
3) analyze rises in BG levels after each meal. How long before my breakfast pain au chocolate should I bolus to avoid a spike?
4) get readings on the fly to verify if I am in the OK. Furthermore I will see if I am heading towards the non-OK. This CGMS has a 1 hour, 3 hour and a 9 hour graph.
5) get high or low alarms during the night... One of my favourite bands, Cake, sings "when you sleep, where do your fingers go? " For me it is "when I sleep, where do my BGs go"?I don't know exactly when it will arrive but I can't wait!! I'll keep you posted...
4 Comments:
Ooooooh - very nice...
I do hope that you'll keep us updated with how it works for you and how you like it.
I see that you've probably already found Matt Vogel's blog/journal about it over at www.insulinfactor.com?
I think we will see a lot of progress with continuous sensing in the near future. It will be the next big wave in therapy change, and I think will be very beneficial.
Good news all around!
Yes, I did find Matt Vogel's blog. I guess you recognized his hairy stomach on the photo;)?
His blog is excellent, I'm reading everything about his experience with his new friend mr. Dexcom. And, oh, I found the link to his blog on your blog, so thanks!
I also am a big believer in continous sensing. I believe that once they have a workable system (something that gives values not too far from the real ones), the next step to close the loop is close. And that, to me, is as close to a cure as it gets.
Keep up the good work »
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