#Continuous Glucose Monitors

[diabetesknow]

Advances in Diabetes Management - Digital Tools - Diabetes Knowledge

#CGM #Continuous Glucose Monitors #Diabetes Technology #Digital Tools for Diabetes #insulin pumps #new diabetes technology

[trek-tracks]

Tired: I have a giant horrible bruise because my diabetes tech/CGM tried to murder me again.

Wired: I've been gored by the Continuous Glucose Minotaur

#my life #diabetes #cgm #continuous glucose monitoring #continuous glucose monitor #not trek #continuous glucose minotaur #i do not bruise easily but damn it's carnage #sorry this is off-brand but this is the only social media site that i thought would appreciate this joke

[houndpitspub]

yes, yes, insulin should be free, but needles need to also be free. like fuck I should not have to pay to GIVE myself the medication I need to survive

#its like pay me for you insulin #now pay me for the thing you need to GIVE yourself the insulin #and also pay me for the test strips so you can check your blood sugar #oh and you one of those continuous glucose monitors? pay me for that too #FUCK

[suculentt]

let's play "is this symptom caused by chronic illness #1, chronic illness #2, chronic illness #3, depression, anxiety, autistic overstimulation, or just plain old stress?"

i rarely am able to figure out the answer.

#i feel like i havent been able to rake a full breath in so long. my chest always feels tight and too shallow #so im sighing a lot to try to get more air in. but it doesnt wor #is that anxiety? pots? #i also have been feeling like my blood sugars are crashing when they really arent. this happens multiple times a day now #i check my continuous glucose monitor and im level. not dropping at all. not even close to being low #is that anxiety? pots? autistic overstimulation? dread caused by gender dysphoria from constantly being misgendered by my family? #i do not know #mumbles #chronically ill #pots syndrome #postural hypotension #type 1 diabetic #ill probably delete this later idk

[cripple-council]

[ @raccoon-queer ]

[id: a digital drawing of a disabled person. he has brown short hair, and is wearing a grey t-shirt and black shorts. he’s sitting with his legs crossed and is holding his hands over his legs. he has a continuous glucose monitor on his upper arm. the background is a light green to the right, and a darker green to the left, blending together in the middle. the artists signature says “Lav” with a heart next to it, placed on the persons leg. /end id]

#cripple punk #crip punk #physical disability #physically disabled #cripplepunk #c punk #cpunk #disability #disabled #actually disabled #continuous glucose monitoring #diabetes #art #digital art #disabled art #disabled artist

[lycanthre]

Hey capitalist dystopia fans here’s some new fodder for your next writing romp: Every time I call my insulin pump/pump supplies monopoly provider support line I am forced to sit through an unskippable, nearly 30 second advertisement for their newest product delivered by a robotic voice before I can so much as reach a menu that might allow me to connect to a representative, and on one occasion I had this ad play TWO TIMES, BEFORE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS TWO DIFFERENT MENUS, ONLY AFTER WHICH THE SAME VOICE INFORMED ME I HAD CALLED AFTER BUSINESS HOURS AND HUNG UP.

#btw when I say this company has a monopoly over insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors I’m not joking #they’re currently (or at least recently were) being sued for holding a monopology over surgical supplies #the united states healthcare system is a fucking joke

[lordmorzan]

I bought continuous glucose monitors and am learning a lot. Like remind my server I drink diet soda. So my refill isn’t not-diet.

No other reason eating mostly mushrooms and green beans at the Chinese buffet should send my glucose to 180. 🙃

#continuous glucose monitor

[sanestparadisecitizen]

this "total stealth" shit is easy, just hide and blow everything up with a cgm

#not counting prisoner rescue. or maybe... #also kinda related kinda not but #the cgm launcher is funny to me cuz im used to another meaning of cgm #blowing shit up with my Continuous Glucose Monitor????????? #jokes that are funny to me and me only

[beautyandthebetes]

✨oops I did it again✨

After only having the Dexcom G7 for about three months, I took the plunge a little over a week ago to try the Eversense E3. As a T1D on pen injections, having an accurate and stable cgm is literally a lifesaver, and the g7 just wasn’t cutting it.

The doctor who implanted the sensor actually came to my house, everything was super sterile, and the most painful part was just getting the lidocaine injections to numb the area. After a week, I noticed that my calibrations are nearly identical to what the sensor was telling me, and even though the transmitter is more visible than other cgms, it vibrates on my arm instead of my phone screaming at the most inopportune times. The app, while looking dated, has so many more features and is more customizable than Dexcom’s, and even includes a notes area when I’m inputting my data.

I think the best part for me was the price - after insurance it costs the same as a 6mo supply of dexcoms, but now I don’t have to fight with the pharmacy and change everything out every 10 days - just one sensor and one rechargeable transmitter for the next 6 months. And on top of that, when I asked them where I buy the reusable silicone adhesive patches (couldn’t find them anywhere online) they said “Oh no we give you the entire supply you’ll need from the start!” - so for the first time in five years, I don’t have to pay extra money for supplies on top of all the other equipment I use. Oh, and the adhesive being reusable means I can take it off and shower like a normal person, which I can’t believe how much I missed!

All in all, I’m super happy I made this impulsive choice without consulting my endo, we’ll see what she says about it in a few weeks!

#t1d #t1diabetes #t1dlookslikeme #beauty and the betes #t1diabetic #type 1 diabetes #actually diabetic #diabetes #t1dlife #eversense #cgm #continuous glucose monitor

[shxleo97]

Anyone tried CGM before? I have a couple of questions 🙏🏻

#cgm #diabetes #CFRD #cystic fibrosis #continuous glucose monitor

[serkonans]

oh I want to kill

#first i went to the pharmacy to get my prescription for a continuous glucose monitor bc online ofc said they were open #and theyre not. bc of labor day. so i'm out $13 for the ride here and wasted part of my day off #but i needed tissue paper for a gift and i got some coffee to try and justify it and i brought my headphones so i could walk home #but my headphones are refusing to pair wirh my phone suddenly and i hate walking without music #so now i'm going to be out another $13 to get back like. lmfao hello. to say nothing of the fact that i'm going to have to do this again #so i can go pick it up a different day...

[spellbound-willow]

I recently got a Dexcom G6 (yay!), it’s great when it works but it disconnects a lot. Also today when I inserted my second-ever sensor I must have hit a vein because I bled a lot. Googled it and it said to take it out as the blood can affect the sensor… anyone else had these problems? I also read they can help replace bad sensors, is that true? They’re just so expensive and I can’t afford to buy more yet.

#continuous glucose monitoring #diabetes #cgm #actually diabetic

[jaideepkhanduja]

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#Accu-Chek Active #blood glucose monitoring #continuous glucose monitoring #diabetes management #Health #home use #India

[everydayesterday]

[maybe there are some other T1Ds out there.]  

I’m trying the Freestyle Libre 3.  This is my first real try at a CGM.  So far I’m quite enjoying seeing real-time changes in my numbers (and I am very much a numbers person); I think it will be tremendously helpful in keeping things closer to 110.  

I do wonder though if it’s supposed to still hurt 6 hours after installation of the sensor—is that normal?  It doesn’t hurt tremendously, but I do notice it.  It’s a very localized burning sensation.  

#T1D #type 1 diabetes #type 1 diabetic #freestyle libre #libre 3 #cgm #continuous glucose monitor #does this count as a body mod? #diabetes #actually diabetic #freestyle libre 3

[cripple-council]

• this user uses a CGM •

[id: a dark purple userbox with a black border, to the left there’s is a picture of the blue diabetes ribbon, to the right is black text reading: “this user uses a CGM”. /end id]

#cripple punk #crip punk #cripplepunk #physical disability #physically disabled #c punk #cpunk #diabetes #diabetes type 2 #diabetes type 1 #cgm #continuous glucose monitoring #this user #userbox

[iliadette]

Hey what's up, I'm Claudia, I'm t1d, I live in a country with universal healthcare, and I think we should put less blame on non-diabetic ig sport influencers who use cgm and more on the american health insurance system for making diabetics pay for life-saving medication, therapy and devices that should be free and accessible for them in the first place, thanks for listening to my ted talk, peace out.

#diabetes #type 1 diabetes #cmg #dexcom #dexcom g6 #freestyle libre #dblg1 #diabeloop #continuous glucose monitoring #insulin #insulin pump #accu-chek #glucometer #healthcare #universal health coverage #american health system #american health insurance #american healthcare