To quote from Wikipedia, Segal’s Law is an adage that states: “A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” How is this relevant to diabetes? Well, for the last fortnight I’ve been wearing three CGMs. It’s been quite enlightening. The three systems I’ve been using have been: …
Over the years I’ve spent some time living with multiple CGM systems: Dexcom G4 and G5 Medtronic Guardian2/Enlite (640G pump) FreeStyle Libre FreeStyle Libre with Spike/xDrip+ Incidentally for the purposes of this technical discussion, the Libre is a Continuous Glucose Monitor. Any lack of alarms/etc does not change this, even if “Flash” monitoring doesn’t have …
We’re getting well into Summer here in Australia, and the question of how to keep our insulin safe in the heat keeps coming up. All the manufacturers will tell us are the storage requirements listed in the official drug approvals. Legally they would find it hard to recommend anything outside that without first going through …
I had an interesting experience today! As a follow-up review in my coeliac disease management I had to have another gastroscopy. And due to my age it was time for a colonoscopy as well. Fun and games – not! This procedure involves sedation managed by an anaesthetist, so apart from the “ordinary” details of the …
November is Diabetes Awareness Month (in fact the 14th is World Diabetes Day) so this announcement seems timely. In late 2017 I was involved in conducting a survey of the Australian DIY-looping community. It’s taken a very long time to get this through the peer-review and publishing process, but now our article discussing the results …
On Sunday the 11th of November (Remembrance Day) JDRF is running a Type One diabetes summit in Melbourne. Anyone can attend ($20 for adult tickets, children free) and it’s at the Sheraton Hotel. For program details and tickets visit the JDRF site. Why am I telling you about this? I probably won’t be attending the …