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Originally Posted by pooh3465  Well from what I understand about the CGMS is that you only have to check your sugars with a finger stick when your sugars are seeming to high or registering to low. |
And before meals. And before bed. And when you wake up. And before and after excise. Any time that you would otherwise be testing, in other words.
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To say someone shouldn't be on a pump if they are not testing frequently is totally not true, and a very dangerous statement. One day it may be your child or grandchild who cannot grasp dealing with diabetes at a time in thier life and according to you they will not deserve to have a pump to try and make their life better?
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If it was a family member or close friend of mine with diabetes who wanted to be on a pump and wasn't testing I would ABSOLUTELY say they should NOT be on the pump. If you're not testing, a pump is dangerous. End of story. What if your tubing kinked? You could go into DKA without noticing you were high before it was too late. If you're on Lantus or Levemir, or god-forbid NPH, at least you know you're getting your insulin.
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I know how I felt and how my sugars ran before I had the pump and I know how I am now that I am on the pump my sugars are one hundred percent better.
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I'm glad you feel better, but I don't consider that the "gold standard" so to speak.
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Perhaps your opinion of no such thing as a brittle diabetic is because you have never been one so to you they do not exist. Everything and anything I do affects my sugars especially my moods. You sound like a friend of mine who thinks everything in life is black and white simply because they have not had the problems that others have had in dealing with things.
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I may not be brittle, but I test 12 times a day, bolus every time I eat, consider all activity with temp rates and extra snacks, and count carbs meticulously to get that way.
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When I am able I test about 4-6 times a day....I stay very busy and do let my family get infront of my diabetes but that is a habit I have not been able to break yet.
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Yes, but how often is a "typical day?"
When I used a CGMS, I actually tested more than when I didn't. I tested to confirm every alarm- which was often. I tested at my usual times, because I couldn't trust it. I tested to see when I was stable so I knew when to calibrate.
