Not always pretty

I wanted to show a not so great 24 hour shot of Vince's numbers. Seems he is battling highs again. Hopefully it doesn't last!

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The Battle

Numbers have been pretty good lately. Well as far as the highs go. The problem when your numbers run good is that you tend to battle more lows, which we are. As you can see this one dipped fast. Just about an hour before, he was 165 and just as we finished dinner, the low alarm rang. Fingerstick confirmed a 59. So to lower vince's A1C, we are back to the same problem as usual, the low battle, however he we win every time!!

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The Cold Has Come

Well, fall is here. I woke up to a 50 degree morning and Vince woke up with a cold. This seems to always happen to him when the weather changes. Hopefully it doesn't hit him to hard. Here is a shot of the last 12 hours. Not to bad. Hopefully it continues!

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Think We Are On To Something!

I am putting my new Smartphone to good use! Gives you a chance to see all the numbers I talk about. Vince's site is still on his leg and readings have been very good. Highs and lows will never go away, but there seems to be less lately. I am still hoping this just isn't a phase.

Here is a picture of the 12 hour readings graph. Pretty good huh?

And here is the last 24 hours of numbers. Highest number in the last 24 hours was 165. Can't complain at that!!!

I am very excited, obviously. I am just hoping its not a phase! Will keep you updated!

CGM: Not Always Perfectly Accurate But Still A Blessing

This morning as I looked at Vince’s pump before leaving for work, the following appeared before me:

Although this looks great, my sixth sense of detecting low reactions has now broadened to including when not to trust the CGM completely. I went ahead and did a finger stick to double check and this is what I got:

I decided this was a great time to post some pictures of our daily life of numbers so I grabbed my phone and shot a few; after getting him a drink of course! The numbers speak for themselves. A finger stick is always necessary but the CGM is great at giving you an idea on what your doing and where your headed. Might I add, I didn’t realize what a beating the poor pump takes until I saw this picture?! I think it is time to clean off the blood smears from the finger sticks, what do you think?! Ew! Although, I am sure he isn't the only one! You may be wondering what all of the white marks are. Well, due to the retinopathy, Vince has very little depth perception left so when walking around the house and such, sometimes he misjudges and bumps the wall. On top of that, the pump hangs from his pants pocket or off the bottom of his shirt so it can get bumped around.

While taking the pictures this morning, a thought dawned on me. You see, we recently upgraded to smart phones. We were in the stone age before. Didn’t text or use the web! I know, horrible! So now that we have smart phones, I realized something. If I am ever unsure if Vince is okay, he can text me a picture of his pump or finger stick reading! You see, sometimes, I might suspect him of being low when talking to him on the phone and I have to play detective to be sure he is okay. This is a great way for me to know!