I’m currently using Dexcom G5 CGM sensors, and like many people I’m self-funding it. In Australia there is rarely insurance cover for CGMs (and where there is, it’s only slight) or funding support for those of us over 20 years old. So we so what we can to cut the costs down. One of the most …
There may not be many Bionic Wookiee updates for the rest of July, as I’m currently off on a photographic expedition through Namibia. Yes I’ve taken my T1D, my coeliac disease, and my cameras and headed off for 3 weeks self-drive around parts of Africa (I am after all amongst other things a professional nature …
“How accurate is the Libre anyway?” It’s a question we hear a lot. Many people are surprised when the values it reports are different to the BG value reported by their meter. But as I described in a recent article about meter accuracy, your meter doesn’t always tell you “the truth”. So I decided to …
BG meters are not accurate: they’re allowed to not report your actual BG value. Shocking, but true. Many people use a single meter, and assume that the number reported is their actual BG value. And then when they use a CGM (or a Libre) they complain that the numbers from those devices don’t match their …
As someone who lives with Type 1 Diabetes, I get on with regular life just with more complexity to deal with every day. But I’m not alone! To give you an overview of how widespread this condition is in Australia in 2018, I figured it was time for a recap. The numbers I’m going to show …
As people living with chronic conditions we build up real-world experience that it sometimes seems device manufacturers don’t have and don’t take advantage of. This is probably sometimes true, although we might sometimes just be expecting too much. I came across some examples recently during my time in the UK, relating to the new Eversense …