Addicted
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 9:21AM SENSOR FAILED
My Dexcom receiver flashed that message to me at 4:00 AM during our vacation. I knew I had worn the sensor for well over the 7 days it’s made for so I was not too upset. I was more upset at the fact that I have no more sensors.
Back before the end of the year I sent a tweet out some to the effect of, “Make sure you refill your prescriptions soon so have some time to pay the deductable.” Advice I did not take.
So here I am, Monday morning feeling completely lost without Dex at my side. I realize now how much I depend on that thing. Lets put it this way, I checked my bg 6 times during the night last night. I hardly slept.
In my defense I was fighting a terrible high due to a bad site and wanted to make sure I was coming down but not crashing. Normally I would have just grabbed the receiver and taken a look at the trend. Instead I had to test all night long.
So now I will wait until the next paycheck to order a box of sensors and for the time being I will just test like crazy.
I might as well face it, I’m addicted to trends.
Reader Comments (6)
The Dex is on, and you're at home,
Your insulin, is not your own.
Your hands sweat, your body shakes,
Is this a low? Or is it fake?
You can't sleep. You can't eat.
You aren't sure without the BEEEEP!
Those gorgeous graphs,
Are all you NEEEED!!
Oooh you like to think that you're immune to the data, oh yeah!
It's closer to the truth to say the Dex is your friend,
Well, you're going to have to face it, you're addicted to trends.
It still amazes me how we lived for so long without our CGMs, yet now that we have them we feel so lost without them. I hope your post helps to show just how valuable they are to your fight to do the best we can with diabetes!! And I'm so sorry you have to wait so long to get your next box of sensors. :(
"Dexcom, draw back your bow/ and let your trend arrow show..." :)
ummm...Kerri has got mad skills...did she just whip that out? Hope that next paycheck is coming next week, and not in two. I know how hard it is to fly blind!
That sucks but I can't say much because I am always wait to get my RX filled. Keep on testing your payday will be here before you know it.
Isn't it crazy how vulnerable you feel without that little bit of extra information?