It used to be that inside every packet of medicine there was a printed sheet with information about the drug. What it was, what it contained, what it was for, how to use it, possible side-effects to watch out for, how to store it safely, etc. Often this is printed on very thin paper to …
Yes, this is another one of “those posts” where people talk about the vaccination they’ve just had. But hopefully it will provide a useful datapoint for others. 2021 COVID vaccine Yesterday I received my first dose of the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccine. At this point I’ll be getting the booster dose around late June. In …
With insulin pumps there are components we need to regularly replace. We need to put in a new infusion set (or at least site) every 2-3 days, and we also need to replace the insulin reservoir with a fresh one when it empties. But how much “stuff” we need to carry to complete this can …
Dexcom has just announced for Australia another medication which can interfere with their CGMs. Hydroxyurea is a cytotoxic medication used mainly in chemotherapy, so hopefully this won’t affect many people. But it has been shown to artificially raise the readings returned by the Dexcom CGMs (without actually raising the blood glucose). Thus caution should be …
My closed-loop insulin pump system is based around AndroidAPS, which runs on an Android phone and connects to both my CGM and my insulin pump via Bluetooth. Since 2009 my “phone phone” has been an iPhone, and I carry a separate device just for the diabetes management. I often refer to it as “my pancreas” …
I’ve just had a 5-page article published in the March/April 2021 edition of Australian Diabetic Living. This is under the Better Homes and Gardens umbrella, and probably available in a supermarket near you. The master copy is online though It’s a re-hash of my article here which describes the pumps currently available in the Australian …