Sometimes my glucose meter feels like a random number generator. (And for people who read Friday’s post and thought this blog was immediately archived, it’s still live and will be updated until May 4th. Check back when you feel like it for new content, and then it’ll go Rip Van Winkletown in May. <3) You might also like: Five Random…
For years, my love for the One Touch Verio Sync meter knew no limits. Despite a slightly MS-DOS interface that only showed me one result at a time and didn’t let me scroll back to other results unless I loaded them to the Reveal application, I loved this meter. It was small, it was accurate (as compared to my Dexcom…
Checking my blood sugar takes less than 30 seconds. Truly – upcapping the bottle of test strips, inserting the strip, pricking my finger tip, squeezing blood onto the absorption pad on the test strip, waiting the five second countdown of my meter to see the result up on the screen, and then taking the strip out and turning off the…
Am I the only one who stops when this number pops up on a glucose meter and thinks, “Damn. That could be on the meter advertisement box. I’ve got this.” Meter box advertisement #latergram A photo posted by Kerri Sparling (@sixuntilme) on Feb 19, 2015 at 5:49am PST (Ignore the fact that I will surely be low, or high, or…
Missing Meter.
Blood Sugars, Diabetes Advocacy, Healthcare, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes, Robot Life, TravelingThe initial search through my bag was kind of nonchalant. “Where is my meter bag?” Bright pink with a smiling bear on one side, it’s a hard bag to misplace, even in the seemingly unending abyss of my purse. But the flurry of leaving the house that morning to catch an early flight left me mentally snowed-in. I brought it…
I can’t stop – I shake that stupid bottle of test strips EVERY SINGLE TIME before I open it. What, you don’t?! You might also like: Taste Test. Changing the Set. A Bottle of Juice in the Shower Guest Post: Timesulin, Innovation, and the Sniff Test.
[Second Disclosure Verse, Same as the First: I have received the Verio Sync meter for review prior to the full US launch. I was not asked to write this review. Opinions shared, for better or for worse, are mine. Typos, too.] It’s been about five weeks since I started using the Verio Sync, and after getting over the initial “eh,…
Today’s Diabetes Month Photo-A-Day prompt is “check.” And seeing how different my Dexcom result is from my meter proves why it’s still important for me to check my blood sugar instead of relying on the information from my CGM. (Also, you can’t see the “blood drop” request for calibration because the overhead light flushed it out, but this Dexcom sensor…
So Cheered Up.
Blood Sugars, Diabetes and Family, Diabetes Products, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes, Robot Life“How about something that is cheered up and happy?” She pointed to the image of the dark blue make-up bag I was considering buying from Amazon to serve as a new meter case. “That’s boring.” “Good point. What would you prefer I use?” Her tiny Bird-brow furrowed. “Maybe something with a face.” Which brought us to this: I’m an adult,…
Why Accuracy Matters.
Blood Sugars, Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Diabetes VideosGlucose meter results matter because our lives matter. Why does accuracy matter to you? You might also like: Perspectives on Diabetes: Why Children with Diabetes Matters. Masterlab: Tides are Rising. 5,000 Names Needed. Diabetes Access Matters.
Sometimes it’s not about the actual “pricking of the finger” but more the “finding out what the number is.” Here’s a new video post about the power of knowing your numbers, in efforts to not wreck yo self. You might also like: Verio Sync: Second Impressions. Review: Verio Flex Meter. Photo-A-Day: Check. It’s Just a Blood Sugar Check.