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That was a fun experience  |
[being serious]
Don't you have a pump?
And one of those things connected to an app that sounds an alarm?
Met a friend today And his phone beeped:
"Sofia?" His soon to be 18 year old daughter.
Paus. Checks phone.
"She's on a pretty big sugar high right now."
"Anything you need to do?"
"She's on a school trip to Berlin, so there's isn't much I can do. If it continues beeping I'll Skype her and chew her ear off, but she can handle this." |
I've never used a pump and I don't really have any desire to. I'm fine doing injections. Good thing, because I'm currently uninsured and could never afford all the equipment anyway.
I just recently started using a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) for the first time ever. Although I don't currently have it on because I'm out of supplies. Regular occurrence since I have to self-fund it. You're referring to one of the fancier CGMs that has alarms and the ability to send alarms to other people via an app. The one I use is more basic. You wear a sensor and use a reader, which looks like your basic blood sugar meter, scan it and you get your reading. Still miles better than pricking your finger all the time. I love it.
I'm really not all that fond of the idea of having my blood sugar readings being sent to other people anyway. I don't need my mom texting me every time I go high. It's my disease to manage and mine for life, and I have to be able to cope without people babysitting me, is my feeling. Admittedly the alarm thing would have come in handy that night, though.
Anyways, sorry for the overly long digression. Will return to snarking.
P.S. I'm sorry to hear about your friend
raventhief. Sadly, it's an all too common occurrence within the diabetes community. I got very, very lucky, that's for sure.