The Libre glucose sensor is fairly robust, but is only rated for 30 minutes in the water and only less than a metre deep. Here’s how I improve on that. In April 2017 I was travelling in Papua New Guinea aboard a small ship on a scouting trip investigating a future photography workshop destination. We …
I have used the Abbott Libre “Flash GM” glucose monitoring system since June 2016, so I’ve built up some tricks along the way. I figured I should record some of them for posterity….. Abbott’s Libre Reader (scanner) is a fairly critical piece of equipment. Not only do you use it to scan readings off your …
Well actually it is. But Complete Failure is definitely not! NOTE: This article was originally posted on my photography blog in January 2017, but I’m re-posting it here for completeness. In my previous work on computer systems and backup procedures, the complete failure of a data backup would mean a huge financial cost. But individual …
Until the Freestyle Libre glucose monitors arrived in Australia in mid-2016 I had been monitoring my sugar levels by taking drops of blood (usually from my fingertips) multiple times a day and using a BG meter. But I was conscious that this didn’t give me the complete picture of what was going on during the …