Disclosure: I have a relationship with Dexcom that includes receiving my continuous glucose supplies at no cost. More details are outlined here on my disclosures page, but please know that the bias I’m bringing to this is pretty significant, not simply because of the working relationship with Dexcom but also the fact that this CGM has been part of my…
First Impressions: Dexcom G5 Mobile.
Dexcom, Diabetes Advocacy, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes, Robot LifeWhen I was younger, my pediatric endocrinologist told me that I shouldn’t be poking the syringes into the parts of my skin that didn’t hurt. “If you don’t feel the pinch of the needle, that means you have scar tissue building up, which can lead to poor absorption of the insulin.” She stayed on me about rotating injection sites, and…
I’ve been using the Dexcom SHARE for the last few days. And while I don’t want to defer back to a list of PROS and CONS like I did with the gluten mess the other day, it’s a better way to streamline a post, so I’m doing it and doing it and doing it well. Also, this is not a…
The Dexcom / Mac Dance.
Blood Sugars, Dexcom, Diabetes Online Community, Diabetes Products, Robot LifeSharing, because that’s what friends do. Brian Bosh, living with type 1 diabetes and also apparently a very clever guy, found a workaround for uploading Dexcom G4 data to a Mac computer. Yes, you read that correctly. @4thandLife https://t.co/HUp5vRTvLm — brian bosh (@bosh) August 12, 2014 “I created Chromadex because I was trying #DIYPS but hated carrying around a second…
Tallygear Giveaway! Exclamation Point!
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes and Emotions, Diabetes Products, Real Life Diabetes, Robot LifeTallygear is awesome, and I’ve been a big fan for many years. After switching over to the Dexcom G4 continuous glucose monitor, I was so happy to see that Donna at Tallygear had created a case to protect the G4 (and have been using it daily since). And now she’s up and running with a lot of new cases for…
We Are Not Waiting: CGM in the Cloud (Part 1).
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes and Family, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Diabetes Products, Guest Diabetes Blogger, Real Life Diabetes, Robot LifeWaiting, when it comes to diabetes, frustrates the hell out of me. According to the “cure in five years!” mantra that rang out constantly when I was diagnosed in 1986, I’ve been waiting for a cure for almost 30 years. Currently, I wait (impatiently) for the Animas Vibe to become available to US patients. I wait for the Dexcom Share…
There are times when I think that maybe my hypoglycemia unawareness is made up, or all in my mind, or that it’s overblown and exaggerated. “Pfffft, you can go without a Dexcom for a few hours, because you’ll totally feel any lows that crop up,” is the mantra that runs through my head when I pull a sensor off and…