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Old, cheap diabetes drugs — especially a generic called metformin — are as good as or better than newer, more expensive drugs at lowering blood sugar.

Health Blog : For Diabetes Drugs, Old and Cheap Are Good

I can’t return the sensor <pout>.

I could use the sensor with the new receiver and transmitter but there is no guarantee that it would be accurate.

More pout.  I did put this sensor in yesterday, so I’ll just use up these two and then send everything back. 

I am going to charge up the receiver though.

My Dexcom 7 arrived today along with 4 sensors. 

The software also came.  I am downloading data as I type.

The install of the Data Manager was slow but smooth.  That also describes the download of the data. 

The first thing I did was look at the charts, and I’ll admit, I don’t get all of them.

The second thing I did was export data.  I have lots of data now, here’s a sample of raw data:

DisplayTime InternalTime SensorValue
2007-06-15 15:39:11.010 2007-06-15 20:39:11.010 177
2007-06-15 15:44:11.010 2007-06-15 20:44:11.010 170
2007-06-15 15:49:11.010 2007-06-15 20:49:11.010 166
2007-06-15 15:54:11.010 2007-06-15 20:54:11.010 154
2007-06-15 15:59:11.010 2007-06-15 20:59:11.010 151
2007-06-15 16:04:11.010 2007-06-15 21:04:11.010 150
2007-06-15 16:14:11.020 2007-06-15 21:14:11.020 139
2007-06-15 16:19:11.010 2007-06-15 21:19:11.010 155
2007-06-15 16:24:11.010 2007-06-15 21:24:11.010 165
2007-06-15 16:29:11.010 2007-06-15 21:29:11.010 175
2007-06-15 16:34:11.010 2007-06-15 21:34:11.010 180
2007-06-15 16:39:11.010 2007-06-15 21:39:11.010 183

Next I imported the data into an excel spreadsheet.  It worked out just fine. 

Hmmm, now that I have this lovely data, I’m not sure what to do with it.

I should have posted this first.

All in all, I did well diabetes wise on the trip. 

I drove from Dallas to Brandon Mississippi in the RAIN!  Then I drove to Virginia and stopped at Chilhowie.  I also stopped for an afternoon in West Virginia to get my car maintenance done.  That’s done, so I don’t have to worry about it for a time.  Then I drove to Pittsburgh.

I was in Pittsburgh for a teacher workshop that started Saturday night, and ran all day Sunday through Thursday.  Then it was a half day on Friday.

I drove to Effingham Illinois, spent the night with family, and then yesterday drove from Effingham to Dallas.  Yeah, that as a far piece.  I left at 10:00 am and arrived about 11:00 pm.

I’m really glad to be home and am finally able to start summer.  I don’t have to work or do any more staff development until school starts.

My Dexcom Seven is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.  I emailed them last week when I saw Bernard’s post that it was on backorder.  Apparently that was new customers.

I do have two 3 day sensors left.  I went ahead and pulled my sensor last night, even though it was working because I wanted to give my self and my skin a break.

I’ll confess, I did some dosing based on the Dexcom yesterday rather than finger sticks.  However, I think it’s best to wait until Seven is come and I understand it AND I’m on a stable schedule.

I am still pleased with the original Dexcom system.  And I love their technical support.

I’m going home after the first workshop tomorrow and I am SO happy.  I have loaded everything in the truck I don’t need tomorrow or tonight, except for my cooler, and that will be my last load tomorrow.  I should be on the road by noon.

I am SO happy.

And I’m also getting the Dexcom Seven on Tuesday.

The workshop I am in, ends tomorrow.  Another workshop that I’ve signed up for starts tomorrow evening.

I’m trying to decide if I want to go home or stay.

The other workshop cost only $25.00 and includes everything for the three days.  So if I leave I don’t lose anything. In fact, I could leave at any point.

I miss my dogs and I miss my house.  It would be nice to be home to do dog agility on Monday.  However, Elizabeth might be able to work one or more dogs in next week.

I’ve done 2 1/2 days of web mastering staff development.  The AP Workshop gives me 5 1/2 days of computer science workshop.  I’m doing an online workshop that should also give me credit.  I’m supposed to do 3 days of staff development in my content area this year.  If anyone thinks I haven’t done enough staff development, and wants me to do more, I’ll find ways to be very evil to them.

I have my room until Monday noon.  It doesn’t cost any more or less to leave earlier.

There are some really good things in the next workshop.  I’d like to see it.

Can’t decide.  In a way, it’s easier to stay.  But I really want to go home and have a normal life again.

I almost forgot — the person who ruined summer in June will be at the workshop, most probably.

The sensor I have in right now is my favorite.  Last sensor was good but would go off and drift, especially high.  I did find calibrating would stop the drift.

This sensor has not drifted, and when I’ve checked, it’s been within 10% of the One Touch.  I still wouldn’t dose off the sensor, but maybe sometime day, and maybe with Dexcom7. 

Right now I have one sensor left and I’m praying that it lasts until at least Friday.  I think I put it in on Monday — remember, I only think today is Wednesday, I’m not sure.

The problem with the food here at CMU is the amount and the cost.  For example, I paid $8.00 for a baked Ziti, coke and a salad.  I kind of have it ingrained that I need/want to eat more than one things, and one of them should be some kind of salad.  I would have been happy with half of the Ziti, all was a bit too much, but there wasn’t any thing to do with the half.

Yesterday’s lunch was better, half a sandwich for $4.50.  It was a big half of a sandwich and was good.

We have a cafeteria in our dorm.  It’s $6.00 for breakfast, $8.00 for dinner and all you can eat.  I don’t want to eat all you can eat.  I want to pay $3.00 for a couple of orders of scrambled eggs and an order for bacon like I do ate home at Grandy’s.

I have food in my dorm room, but I have to walk there to get there.  I should run by the grocery store and get sandwich bags and why did I take them out of the truck?  Oh I usually use them for dog stuff and this wasn’t a dog trip.

Can you tell I’m a bit bored.