Dexcom

Came home from dog class, covered in dirt, sweat, sun block and bug spray.  Shed the clothing (leaving the receiver in my skirt) and dumped it into the hamper and hopped into the hot tub.

Completely bypassed the shower covers.

Oh well, I thought, probably have to replace it — and that’s after thinking I’d popped out the sensor in the humidity, but had popped out a set instead.

WOW!  Got out of the hot tub, dried off, pulled out the transmitter and it was dry and STILL working — after retrieving the receiver from the hamper.

Are the numbers 100% accurate?  Are the meters?  Of course not (and those of you who still think they are, do two fingers sticks in a row and measure with your meter. Heck, measure the blood twice from the SAME finger stick.

Does the graph of the meter match what is happening in my body?  Yeah, it think so.  It peaks when I eat, it falls when I exercise or take insulin.

Am I going to use Dexcom every day?  I don’t know — it depends on if I can afford it and if I need it.  I’m certainly going to use it the next few weeks while life is weird, especially since I’m driving so much.