Blood sugar testing – Daily…
So one of the things a diabetic has to do DAILY.. And not just once but multiple times a day… is the “blood testing” procedures.
A typical schedule:
- Wake up..
- *TEST*
- Have breakfast & Inject insulin
- Perhaps 30 mins to an hour after breakfast..
- *TEST*
- then… before lunch
- *TEST*
- 30 mins to an hour after lunch
- *TEST*
- *TEST* if having uneasy feelings such as shaking.. or dry mouth.. or what not..
- ….. so on so forth
HOWEVER…
I’ve been using the 630G <href="http://www.medtronicdiabetes.com/home">Medtronic Model for about 2 years now, and as I have a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) within this model. It easily replaces a majority of the fussy testing times required daily.
In fact… (or at least according to my doctor and the manual), the extra sensor I’ve injected in my body transmit blood glucose data every 5 minutes to my machine. Which in this case.. as you can see here:
Damn, a little low here… at a 76 :P. But as you can see, it records my glucose continuously. Occasionally the machine will ask you to “callibrate” which requires you to still test on your machine and input the current status, allowing the machine to know how accurate it is at the moment.
Good thing is that you can “input” your data simply by pressing “Send” like this:
Blood Glucose 1 Blood Glucose 2 Blood Glucose 3
Automatically, it will be sent to your matched Insulin pump to callibrate :D. Fancy and convenient, ain’t it? (SIDE NOTE: I switched machines and from mg/dL to mmol/L calculation methods. Sorry if my numbers seem different here!)
This however, has definitely saved up a lot in spending for test trips. Although.. of course not that the sensors are that much cheaper anyways…
Got any questions on how blood testing goes? Or any questions on using the CGM models? Post in the comments below!