Here’s a graphic for you to use as a quick-reference guide to put HbA1c numbers into context, and show the relationships between HbA1c, Blood Glucose, and GMI. Unlike many of the “A1c chart” graphics that have been doing the rounds over the years, I’ve tried to strike a compromise between too-little and too-much information. I’ve …
There’s one major annoyance for me with the Orbit infusion sets, but I may have found a workaround. I’ve written in the past about the Orbit sites that these days are used on the YpsoPump. One of the things I commented on back in 2019 was the “nipple marks” I would notice after removing a …
I wrote in my last post about a Dexcom G7 sensor which for me was only supplying data 97% of the time. That meant that it missed checkins and combined across the entire day it didn’t respond for just over an hour. Mind you, that metric doesn’t capture how long it was offline for each …
In a recent post [Why I overlap CGM sensors] I showed the normal (for me) behaviour of a Dexcom G6 sensor starting. The first 24 hours or so can’t be trusted, although it will usually eventually come into line by itself. Obviously when using a Dexcom G6 transmitter this eats into the 10-day limit to …
CGM: an improvement for G6, but G7 still suffers Read More »
For years now I have been avoiding CGM data hassles by overlapping the start of a new sensor with the end of the previous one. I first wrote about this back in 2020: Minimizing CGM gaps. This does mean I essentially use two CGM programs, one tracking the new sensor until I decide it’s trustworthy …
When making changes to our diabetes management we sometimes see changes in our total insulin consumption. And it’s easy to jump to conclusions regarding cause and effect. Whether it’s a new insulin, a different diet, a new adjunctive treatment, changes to exercise and body composition, or whatever. It’s easy for example to look at the …