Bernard has some information on Dexcom 7
I see some traffic on various mailing groups and I’ve spoken with Dexcom service/sales about the new device. So I now have a little additional information that I wanted to share (because there’s so little out there in webland).
It’s really sad, because we almost had a good visit. She obviously did not like what I wore out of the house today but she didn’t say why.
She also didn’t like what I was wearing last night either. Funny thing, she gave me the top.
Actually I don’t think it was WHAT I was wearing but the body under it. Hey, I don’t like it much either, and I am doing all I can to change it.
I may a point today to say something very nice to every person I came in contact with. Even the very noisy child at the table next to me at Cracker Barrel. When I finished eating, I said, “you sure are a cutie, and to her parents said, hope you have a nice trip,” By the way, after the depo failure I’ve been in two situations that have reminded me why to make sure I’m on depo.
I’ve made it to Virginia, and hope to spend a few minutes with my Aunt in Pittsburgh.
Stopped at a Krystal’s in Trenton, Georgia. It’s cool here, both temperature wise and scenery. Two reasons for the Krystal’s stop — I worked at several in Mississippi and I love them, plus a chance to get an internet fix, as they have free wireless.
I got a bit of a stare from a fellow patron as I injected Symlin, she’ll get over it.
The pleasantness of the visit with my mother soon ended <sigh> I called her to tell her I made it to I-20, and she asked me if I was at my heaviest.
I called her later in the afternoon and she said something about not dressing professionally and other snarkie comments about my weight. I read her the riot act. Told her that she was adding negative energy — and that negative energy was what made me gain weight. I told her she wasn’t helping anyone in her family about talking to them or about them in a negative way. She could see that I was making good choices while I was there. Hopefully she’ll listen but she is 70. She has always been about negative energy.
We’ll blame the french fries on her.
Good reading — he’s a new diabetic and a new pumper. He expresses a lot about how I feel about pumping and not being on injections — however, I was on Humalog 75/25 — I fondly call it dog insulin.
Best of all I know that the chemical that is keeping me alive is constantly attached to me and can be altered to better fit my activity alot of weight was lifted off my shoulders yesterday and I can’t express how happy I am to be pumping.
Yesterday was hard. Rained the trip with little visibility. Saw 4 semis in the mud and broken cars around each one but all but one were west bound and I was east bound.
My visit with my family was good. My neice just graduated nursing school, just passed her license test and is a surgical ICU nurse. We are proud of her. And she just got married.
I am in Alabama now. Dexcom is working well. I just reset it and it is on the third day.
Yesterday was able to my bloodsugar below 130 until I ate. Doing the same so far today. Exercise has been bad. I kept hoping to drive out of the rain and did not manage it. Tried to get a family member to walk after dinner but did not manage that either.
I am pushung it today, but need to stop at a Walmart for distelled water and maybe snacks. I would like more cheese.
Food was good yesterday. Ate a sandwich, Triscuit to go and psuedo fruit on the trip. Mom made corn, hamburgers, green beans, and blueberry crumble.
Today I had had 2 scrambled eggs and turkey bacon.
Miss my stuff already: husband dogs and computers. Tired of rain.
Good news, doctors office was open. the nurse called in a script for depo generic which the pharmacy down the street had. Got it, got to the doctors officed and…
the nurse goes to give me the shot and it jams just like the shot I did!
She changed needles and it went fine.
Nice to know it wasn’t just me.
This is not my week. Today was my day to take my depo prevera SubQ. So I pull it out, try to follow the directions and then have problems when I go to push the plunger in. Medication ended up all over instead of in me.
Of course, it’s the Fourth of July and the doctor’s office is closed. Also, I’m leaving for Pittsburgh tomorrow. ARGH! And will be gone for two weeks.
So I call the manufacturer. They tell me to save everything but can’t give me any answers (trust me, I’ll call them tomorrow). The answer I want is that they will send me a new Depo Prevera so I’m not out that dose.
Next I call Medco, as the Depo Prevera number suggest they should refund it. I also want to make sure I won’t have any pharmacy problems.
Finally, I take a chance and call the doctor’s office. Hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 — that is good — in fact, I might go back to them to get injections as I can do that at 7:30.
So right now, the plan is to call the doctor’s office at 7:30 and see if they have Depo in stock. If not, I’ll have them call the Walgreens around the corner and order it, I’ll pick it up and let the nurse give it to me.
I am not sure why I wasn’t happy with my second sensor, but I will say that every time I shut it down and restarted it, it became more accurate. I got a lot of calibration errors with it and I don’t know if it was the sensor, the situation (dog agility trial), or the meter. It finally stopped working on day 8. Yes, I stopped getting data from it. I tried several restarts, but couldn’t get it to budge.
I had the same problem with my third sensor. Come to find out, I did not insert it correctly. Dexcom gave me a credit for it, which I’ll be able to receive with my next order. They are also sending me a return kit for it.
Needless to say, I am definitely going to call tech support and have them walk me through inserting the next few. I skipped a step and maybe I’ll remember next time, but a) tech support is very nice and patient, and b) it doesn’t cost me anything to use their resources.
The fourth sensor, which I put in last night is working as well, if not better than the first sensor. That’s good because I’m driving to Pittsburgh tomorrow.
Things I learned traveling this week.
Dexcom rocks. The first day or two, not so much which means if it really was a 3 day sensor life would really suck.
When I drive, my blood sugar goes high. I suspect I need the same setting as if I were in a workshop. I need to work on this.
When I do agility, my blood sugar goes high. Also, right before I go into the ring, I spike high. It causes a surreal feeling.
I need my comforter. I’ve talked to CPAP users and we all have the same problem, no matter the room temperature we get cold from the air on our face. I cocoon, I completely wrap myself in my comforter, in fact, I might as well have a sleeping bag, the kind for arctic weather. Well take that to Pittsburgh next week.
Taking three dogs was a mistake.
I feel bad for my husband, as I am leaving him with three for about 2 weeks. Depends on how fast I get home.
I went over to the Expo Center, ran my first class, decided to leave, packed, and on my way home.
Wish it were that simple and this is going to be a rough draft of a letter I am sending to the AKC, each of the trial chairs, and the Monroe Expo Center.
I suppose the first sign that these trials were not organized was the difficulty in getting a hotel room at a reasonable price. may be getting email confirnations only but I had an odd feeling.
I got into monroe at 3:00 on Wednesday and set up. There were no signs of the impending disaster.
The next morning did reveal the first clue. Marcie entry was available in self check in but Maggie’s were not and she has been entered and competed at this show everytime Marcie has been. The trial secretary did not know what we needed to do to check in when I could not find my height cards. Huh? That is your job!
While this was on, the second clue that things were not right was also starting. my instructor had a handful of broken glass in her hand.
Quick background. I went through the windshield of a car years ago and as a result I have a paralyzing fear of glass.
Due to my fear, I shut out what Elizabeth was complaining about. I should have listened. Heck, I should have picked up and left at that point.
Each time I walked course, I found glass. I honestly tried to help and pick it up. I couldn’t but I could ask someone else to and did.
the final straw was having the parking lot blocked off so the roof could be painted. As a result I could not park any where close to my set up. The trial committee refused to help, both on getting thevenue to change their mind or to help me get my truck near my setup so I could leave.
I wnt back to my truck, drove to the closed lot and moved the barriers so I could get my dogs and equipment. Then I left.
I will not be going back to their venue and i’ll urge others not to go either in the future.
The total disregard for dog safety by purchasing glass filled dirt is unbelievable. Even my mother was appalled.