Tag: CGM
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New Book Announcement: “Success with LADA Diabetes”
I am excited to announce the release of my book, “Success with LADA Diabetes: Achieving Optimal Health with Diet, Exercise, and Insulin.“ This long awaited book draws upon my decade of experience living with LADA Diabetes and aims to cover a wide variety of important topics. Book Description Discover the hidden world of Latent Autoimmune…
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What CGM tape can I use if my skin is itchy I’m having allergic reactions?
Some people experience itchiness from the CGM tape for their Medtronic Guardian CGM, Dexcom CGM, or Freestyle Libre. It can be super frustrating to not be able to use the tape because it irritates your skin. If you have sensitive skin or allergic to common adhesives, you may want to consider Hypafix tape. Hypafix tape…
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Eating Fruit for a Soft Landing
The insulin in my pump can only change my blood glucose in one direction. Insulin lowers it. The tricky thing with treating diabetes with insulin is that too much insulin requires a correction. This correction is done by eating (or drinking) something with sugar in it. Grapes are a fun choice, and being able to…
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CGM and Bleeding and Bruises
Often on the diabetes forums, people post about bleeding when inserting their CGM or similar glucose monitoring device like the Freestyle Libre. The response often is that “bleeders are readers”, meaning that even if it bleeds, it may work just fine. I occasionally do bleed when inserting the Medtronic Guardian CGM. The insertion process is…
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How can you make your weekend seem longer?
I am going to tell you a tale about how my weekend started to feel longer… This is a post about psychology… Maybe there is something helpful in this for you! About two years ago, I wrote about Sunday being Sensor Start Day. Starting a new sensor every week is a requirement for my diabetes…
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Using Kinesiology Tape for CGM Tape (alternative adhesive patch solution!)
If you wear a CGM, you may buy special tape to cover it. Some CGMs come with their own tape. For example, Medtronic’s Guardian CGM comes with oval tape. I’ve already written about alternatives to oval tape. Some people like the oval tape, but a lot of people don’t. I’ve personally found that the oval…
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Alternatives to Oval Tape for Medtronic Guardian Sensor CGM
The Guardian Sensor for the Medtronic CGM system comes with oval tape. The instructions explain how to apply oval tape to the transmitter and sensor. This oval tape is clear and may not stick for the full 7 days. A lot of people use other types of tape on their Guardian CGM. Sometimes it’s because…