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Back in the early years diabetics needed to use a dipstick to check the amount of glucose that was present in their blood. How this worked was the diabetic would urinate onto the dipstick and then the strip would change colors to see how high or low their glucose level was at that time. I have never had to check this way but I would imagine it is not easy or pleasant especially if one is not in the comfort of their own bathroom or home. Today things are very different but first I need to discuss blood glucose meters which I am way more familiar with.
I became diabetic on December 13th, 2004 and shortly after that I had this device in my hand and a lancet to prick my finger to check the glucose in my blood. Now in this era of glucose meters and strips one needed a good bead of blood to fill the strip. I remember it seemed like a lot but that was just how the glucose meter worked at that time. Today I still have a blood glucose meter but it only needs a small dot of blood to check. The problem with this is still the pain of the finger prick and the blood in general so here comes technology.
I decided to spend two weeks back on blood to see how it was being it had been a while since I last was. The real thing is yeah it still hurts but the real problem is there is no way to look at treads being it is just a snap shot at that time. I know that at one time this was the best system they had but not anymore. Now checking my blood glucose is as simple as clicking a button and I am about to tell you all about the Dexcom 7.
What is the Dexcom 7? Well it is a continuous glucose monitor that either hooks up via Bluetooth to ones phone or has a separate receiver which is what I use so I have no experience with the phone app. I have mine set to go off when I am at a blood glucose of 80 and 300 so I know when I am about to go hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic.
So how does this device work you may be wondering so here is how. The sensor checks blood glucose at the cellular level in the skin or epidermis. This is checked every five minutes and the data is sent to the receiver or app. This has made my life a lot easier as well as my endocrinologists. I have also had my life saved multiple times by the alarm going off for hypoglycemic episodes that I am very much prone to. So the bottom line is this technology is a life saving device that I know will only get better with time.
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