My first #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor failed yesterday, only 1/2-way through its lifespan. 🙀 It was an over-the-counter model (#Lingo by Abbott). They immediately sent a replacement.
But because it took 24 hrs to arrive, it gave me a chance to try the #FreeStyleLibre3 (also #Abbott but by Rx) earlier than planned.
Similar info but presented in a different interface. Still very useful and a great tool but took some getting used to. Change is challenging for me due to #Autism
I do not meet with the endocrinologist till January so I don’t really know what I’m doing. But so far I’ve used the CGMs to change & fine-tune my diet to avoid erratic lows & spikes. Also using to gather data for the January appointment.
It’s going quite well, I think, and I generally feel less fatigued and hungry. It will be interesting to discuss this with my cardiologist next week since he’s the one who prescribed it after I asked him if he could.
This has really open my eyes to how certain foods I normally ate caused considerable glucose spikes.
I initially wanted it to monitor for and prevent hypoglycemic episodes but I discovered that those are often linked to spikes, though not always.
I wish I’d had this a long time ago though it probably didn’t exist yet 😂
#PreDiabetes #Diabetes #Glucose #Nutrition