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Comments from a review and my response, in case anyone else has the same question: How did you get your data? I have to stick my finger for each point that I log. My insurance won't pay for a continuous monitor because I don't inject insulin. "Thank God!" but it took more discipline than what was comfortable. I spent many hours researching, and more dollars than I could really afford. I have a carefully planned regimen of herbs and spices I use and maintain a curve with the lowest sugar spikes. A little information describing exactly what we are looking at would be helpful. Hi! Thanks for the review. Sorry about the lack of information. I didn't intend this to be a standalone item; it's an illustration in a blog or newsfeed post. I get the data from Dexcom. I wear a G7 CGM. I was originally diagnosed as type 2, and like you, I wasn't on insulin - at least not mealtime insulin, the doctor did put me on daily Tresiba - so, like you, I was finger stick only for a little over a year. I'm a data girl, so I was desperate for information so I could get my meal planning right. I recorded everything in a spreadsheet for that entire time, graphed it, and showed it regularly to my doctor to look for trends that might hint out which treatment options we were trying was actually having an effect. It didn't have nearly as many data points as this - more like 3 to 6 data points per day - but it was still helpful information. When none of the T2D medications or diet changes worked, the doctor sent me to an endocrinologist, and she revised my diagnosis to T1. I was immediately taken off of metformin, added fast acting insulin to meal times, and added the CGM. My insurance pays for it. I do know people who are uninsured, and expense can be crippling, so I understand your apprehension. But I do find that after being on a CGM for enough time, I know my typical trends throughout a typical day. For example, on a typical day, my glucose is pretty stable through the night, but then when I wake up it starts to skyrocket. Everything I eat, but especially carbs, escalate that skyrocket. And then around noon my glucose tanks, and in the afternoon I have to be very careful about exercise, like moving furniture and pianos for a piano recital, because if I'm not paying attention, I'll be in the 40s before you know it. This particular illustration was actually a bit tongue in cheek because this is not a typical day for me. This was a yo-yo day. Those tend to happen when I make a mistake in my dosing or eating or exercise that throws the whole balance off. It feels like it takes a couple of days of diligence for that roller coaster effect to subside and smooth out again. |
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