Tonight is the night......for Carelink....

I have Windows XP running on my MacBook. It is a sin, and I have names it "satan". We'll see how it goes. I bought XP on Ebay for $80 and installed it. Seems at first to be running well, and the installantion was easy and occupies 5 GB. My next goal is to link up my meter and see how the carelink works!!! That is the goal for the night tonight...

My question to everyone out there - anyone is Canada have their insurance compant cover their glucose sensors or transmitters?? To date I have been told NO by bluecross. I have asked on two calls thus far. I did the math and with a sensor lasting 6 days, which at this rate seems to be the MINIMUM a sensor is lasting - comparing to a typical 10 tests a days...glucose sensors can be cheaper!!! I will attempt to post my comparison of numbers if anyone is interested.

I will let you all know how the caelink site and pump data upload goes on the macbook!!!!

Cheers,
Andrea

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE!

Well my sensor lasted 7 days...not bad!! Yesterday I was trying to sleep during the day between my two nights - and the pump kept on alarming .... lost sensor....first time I ever saw that, but also the first time I ever made it to 7 days with a sensor!! I tried several times to help the pump "FIND" this lost sensor, but unsucessful - I knew it was time for the sensor to be replaced!!

Today I got my Groovy Patches in the mail. I know I know silly - but they are cool and make me smile :)

Hey Jen is swimming across the English Channel today - everything think good thoughts for her!! YOU GO GIRL!

I'm off for 4 days now YIPPIE!

Cheers
Andrea

Day #7

Well I made it through 6 days on my current sensor with no issues!! This morning I started it up again for day #7!!

Now for ice cream cake...thanks to Clay at work..............

Labor day.....and I'm at work!!!

There was NO ONE out on the highway this morning when I came to work....Holiday Monday! Gotta love being essential service...

I have been watching my friends Jen's journey as she prepares to swim across the english channell!! (http://marathonswimmer.livejournal.com/) CHEERS FROM NOVA SCOTIA JEN!

SOOOO in case you are wondering, all is still going well with this sensor. I am on day #4 & 21hr. Not a single CAL ERROR...II learned to NOT calibrate if I am hyper....I have calibrated soon after eating etc, but had no problems at all!

Enjoy the holiday weekend! Cheers!

Holiday Weekend!

Good morning!!

So yes, went for a hike yesterday....it was very good!!! Probably a little more then I was looking for - it was quite a steep hike and I found that my skin was sweating under the tegaderm!! I had to change all the tape over the sensor site when I got home - there was droplets of fluid. Maybe more then you needed to know - but important information!!! The sensor was wet underneath. I dried it off with a cotton ball and reapplied tape - and I am back in action! I'm on day 4....really hoping to make a record with this sensor!! The longest I have had a sensor last is 5 days....so we will see!!

I am working for the next 4 days...I was thinking about going to the gym tonight (if it is not closed early for the holiday)....and will give it another good test for its money!!

Take care

Not sure if anyone reads this.....

Good morning!! I am really not sure if anyone reads this, but that is ok - I will continue writing about my journey with the CGMS...which I am finding some call the TGMS? Either way, it is working well - and I just completed 3 days on my current sensor with no issues. I have just restarted this sensor to see how long it will live!

This time I put the sensor on my right upper thigh - on the side....probably not the best of places - it is near the quad muscle. I feel like I am doing a trial this time around to see how long the site will last - so I am trying to lay back on the harder cardio to keep that quad/kink factor to a minimum. If I make it a few days longer with this sensor I will go for a run and see if anything happens!

Yesterday I trialed the sensor in the hot tub. HA! All for the sake of science......and no problem.

So this morning, the ISIG is still up in the high teens - much higher isig value then compared to having the sensor site on my upper abd area - but Minimed says there is no correlation between Isig value and stability of the sensor.....I said except for the obvious 0.00 isig meaning BAD SENSOR. HA!

So it is beautiful and sunny today - on this long weekend. Sadly I am back to work tomorrow (shift work) so today I am going to head out for a hike. I know I know ... I said I would take it easy - but I can not let this day go by without at least a small jaunt outside! Cheers!

September has arrived!

What a beautiful day today!! I am off work, sitting on the patio with a cup of coffee and still in my PJ's. Actually I am sticking around the house now waiting for glucose sensors to arrive!! They come in a cooler that FedEx won't leave without a signature and I don't want the sets at a sorting facilty all weekend (Long weekend!!!). That is good tho - keeps me home and I am getting lots done.

So I am on day 2 + 1hr on my current sensor. No problems thus far. It took me about three to four sensors to figure this all out - the tricks and trade. Maybe I have a handle on it now!? I had a spike last night while I was sleeping (likely due to my late night snack when I got home)....I had to do a correction bolus at 5am and then at 6:45 my pump was crying for a calibration test. If I had calibrated then I would have had a calibration error with my glucose dropping from the correction bolus (that along with the 5 - 10 minute lag for the sensor fluid). SOO I wanted a few more hours, did a calibration and no problems..and NO CAL ERRORS.

Today is a "me" day....nothing pressing......a great way to start this long weekend! Cheers!