Good info again — All the best

[ed. Thanks. I had trouble figuring out how. Turns out to be easy once you find it. Thread is now closed.]

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I don’t know how to make it clearer to readers of this post that this is no longer current.

After almost two I’m just now become confident in my readings – but it’s based on my knowledge of when to expect accurate vs inaccurate results. I’ve tried various places on my body, but my readings still tend to lag more than I want. But even based on that I still love using it – and with that knowledge I still know my trends (but I have to be careful not to overcorrect based on that discrepency. )

And yes you definitely have to check MORE. I’ve been checking more WITH the CGM the past two months to obtain my unscientific results of when it works best. I honestly think everyone is a bit different – thus everyone requires they’re own learning curve.

Now I’m finally feeling like a pro with it – and feel like I OWN the sensors and readings rather than they owning me. (Like people overwhelmed at first with errors and cal issues. Yesterday (after forgetting to take the tape off the sensor,) I even pulled it out, rethreaded the sensor in the needle, and re-inserted it. No errors

I think this technology will only get better and better – but we’re still the first wave of CGM users. But even with the dicreps it IS great to have for activities in which it’s awkward or inconvenient to test. (i.e. in movies, out drinking with friends, etc etc.)

I detailed some of my thoughts on my blog too if you are interested
http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/category/diabetes/

Sensor ISIG stands for Interstititial SIGnal. I strongly recommend reading my later post on this topic and moving any further discussion there. I think that will help a lot. This was my initial reaction to using the sensor. My updated reaction includes several months of additional learning.

For updated post, click here.

I talked with my nurse, she has one patient that refuses to take insulin, older patient running around 200 to 350 all the time. The complications with diabetes might be coming from uneducated individuals who refuse to take any care of themselves. I have a neighbor that refused to pay any attention to his diabetes for 3 years, no blood tests, no diet, no education. Now he has eyesight issues, and was hospitalized. And a sister in laws mom that has had diabetes for 15 years not taking a blood tests ever, always ignoring it and I mean always ignoring it, now has stage 3 kidney failure. My sister in law said she would drink diet coke constantly, which was to get rid of the diabetic dying of thurst you get with high blood sugars. Then my husbands cousin was always so thin, and never took care of it either for about 8 years. He is doing great now, good doctor and great control. Now these are hopefully the individuals who make up the numbers for complications, gives us hope that the care and time we have put into learning about diabetes and learning all the new technology gives us life….

you made a comment about tight control….so I am sending this…there is no option, you do it, sometimes you get lost, but there is no other options….do not be a diabetic that is included in the type that get put on the complication list

All insurance companies will eventually care it…I waited 1 year for my insurance company to cover the CGM

That’s wonderful news! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to help with this issue. I overlap mine too, but not by nearly as many hours. Either way, anything that helps the A1C is a really great thing, even if it is a pain in the abs/butt/thighs/whatever.