I currently way the least I have weight in a very long time. I think even since I was diagnosed with diabetes.
I’ve lost 35 pounds since February and around 10 pounds since school started. My goal is to lose about 1 pound a week, and I think I’m doing a tad faster than that, certainly I have since school started.
I also got rid of a bunch of old, too big pieces of clothing this weekend.
Ended up ending this trial after exercising and a bunch of skips. I think I dislodged the watch again.
The good news:
I have good data that tells good things.
The burn isn’t as near as bad as before.
The watch was not painful, but a bit uncomfortable. You have to wear it in a place that you don’t usually wear a watch.
The bad news:
I had to end early when I worked out. I think it will get better as I didn’t lose the watch after I ran up the stairs and got a perspiration warning.
All in all, I think the watch is okay. I think it is a good choice for me, because basal tests are stressful for me. Keeping an eye on the clock and testing every hour isn’t good, and is too hard to do at school. Wearing the watch works.
I don’t think the watch is worth $1000. $300 isn’t bad, but the reporting needs to be more flexible. I also think the new price point on the autosensors is much better. I am going to see about having Blue Cross Blue Shield cover the autosensors in the future.
I ended up stopping the watch and taking it off. I had dislodged it, and wasn’t getting readings.
One thing I have learned from pumping — these things take practice and adjustment.
The good news, is that I did get two hours of good data.
It’s going well, in fact, the values on the watch are actually matching my meter values!
I’m experiencing some itching, and occasional pain, I’m not sure that the spray has helped much and think I’ll see what the prescription solution is if I start using it more.
I’m not doing a basal test today, just watching trends for the day.
Teacher workshops have always been a problem. Typically they serve food that is guaranteed to throw me off and yesterday was no exception. Plus I have to sit in one chair all day.
I’m finally realizing that I HAVE to do a 20% temporary basis. And I have to bring and eat my own food.
All of which I did yesterday and ended up with not only perfect blood sugar at the end of the day, but again the next morning, in fact it was lower than it has been all week.
I also had more energy and got more out of this one that I have gotten out of a workshop in a long time. Of course, it helped that I learned a new skill and was working with a different application than I have before.
I wore the watch again last night, and got another good trial.
Do the readings coorespond to my glucose meter? No!? But do readings between two meters correspond? Not really.
But it does show the trend and does show what is going on.
What I’ve learned? You have to stay in a fairly cool and dry place. It’s really only good for testing pump settings. However, its much better than fingersticks every hour. Or forearm sticks.
Cheaper and easier to deal with that the Minimed CGMS, since you can’t get it wet, have to wear it for 3 days, and can’t see what is going on until you return it to the doctor.
I just can’t see how someone’s diabetes is under control if they aren’t under a regular doctor’s care and aren’t getting the standard tests.
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My mistake — I stayed in my computer room and got too hot. I should have calibrated downstairs or I should have turned on the A/C before calibration time.
I’ll remember that.
I called today, and I got information on a pre-treatment that’s supposed to help the burns. It’s a spray — and I couldn’t find it at my drugstore, but it was available for a “delayed” order from Drugstore.com. It’s called Cortizone 10 Quick Shot Spray. You’re supposed to alcohol the spot then spray with this stuff. It’s around $7.00 by the time you pay shipping.
I don’t like the way things have been going, and I’m going to concentrate on fixing some of that this week.
I’m losing 3-5 pounds during the week and then gaining back part of what I’ve lost. Part of the problem, is that I’m losing too much during the week.
I’m also tired all the time. And I’m having a lot of trouble with gastric reflux still, even though I’ve lost a lot of weight.
One of my students pointed out the main problem — I’m up and perky in the morning, but by the end of the day, I’m just exhausted.
One change I’m going to make right away is when I eat. I’m going to eat a bigger breakfast, and try not to eat anything after 6:00 pm this week.
I’m also going to take a day off in the middle of the week if I feel stressed, especially since I have staff development on Saturday.
I’ve also got my schedule set up so I shouldn’t have to be on my feet a whole lot.
The good news! This is the end of the first six week.
The bad news, I see the sleep doctor in about 3 weeks.
This one is going MUCH better. Pain from the watch itself isn’t as bad as Trial 2, though I am going to ask about the cream.
Readings are much more accurate, so far.