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06-20-2008, 07:59 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
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| | | 3 day CGMS. Need your thoughts.
My endo wants to do a 3 day CGMS run on me starting June 30th. He and I both seem to believe that something is going on somewhere that we aren't seeing. I don't believe I will be able to see the results until he downloads the info.  If insurance refuses to cover the 3 day run, it's gonna cost me $160 out of pocket. That's not a big deal. I just wonder if the 3 day run will help us see where the problem lies. Has anyone else done the 3 day system? I want to get control over this monster we call diabetes !!!!
__________________  Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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06-20-2008, 08:03 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Posts: 927
| | | Other than $160??? What harm will it do? I say do it. If you can, try to keep those 3 days as typical as you can. If you're extra active or eating differently, it may be harder to figure out "what's going on."
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MM 722 and CGMS; Humalog & Symlin
a1c Trying to get below 6... 
6.8 (9.10.08) 
Vitrectomies May 2007 & July 2007
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06-20-2008, 08:21 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 2,119
| | | I say go for it. Compared to A1c which is an average and can be misleading if you have highs and lows which cancel each other out to make the A1c look good. Or BS testing which even at 8-10 times a days still only gives you snapshots in time. CGMS should shows you trends, overnight levels and give a much better picture of your BS over a typical day.
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Pumping since April 2004. VSG 20th October 2008 Obesity and Type 2 are strongly associated. Most people assume that Obesity is the cause and Diabetes the effect. It is equally valid to suggest that the underlying metabolic disorder which leads to the Type 2 causes the Obesity. |
06-20-2008, 08:23 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,057
| | | Talk to him about skipping a different meal each day. |
06-20-2008, 09:01 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 7,266
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Originally Posted by xMenace  Talk to him about skipping a different meal each day. | John, are you thinking the problems are basal related?
__________________ Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you.
I am a person. I WILL NOT allow myself to be defined by a number!!!!
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06-20-2008, 10:07 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Posts: 927
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Originally Posted by gettingby John, are you thinking the problems are basal related? | Of course he is. He is the basal checking king! 
And quite right.
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Type 1 Est.1984
MM 722 and CGMS; Humalog & Symlin
a1c Trying to get below 6...
6.8 (9.10.08)
Vitrectomies May 2007 & July 2007
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06-20-2008, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by gettingby John, are you thinking the problems are basal related? | Yes, and I'm thinking his strategy coupled with CGMS would reveal a lot.
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06-20-2008, 04:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Landenberg, PA
Posts: 1,332
| | | I have had use of that 3 day cgms tool twice in the last 5 years. Each time it helped isolate some overnight issues for me. My only gripe is it doesn't display what it's reading until the tech downloads the whole thing.
Didn't cost me anything and was almost completely administered by the minimed rep. Doc decided he wanted me to have it (wrote a script no doubt) and I never got bill. Rep helped install it, gave us the shower bags, instructed us on doorknob hazards, etc. I did get a copy of the results.
Mike
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06-20-2008, 06:53 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Derby,UK
Posts: 882
| | Just want to say good luck Cin
I won't offer advice, cos i don't pump |
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