Robot Parts: Life Changed
When I was a teenager, one of the biggest injustices of my life was having to pause everything I did to check my blood sugar. It called attention to the fact that I was diabetic, it was a major inconvenience, it made people look at me strange, and fingerpricking hurt. By the time CGMs came out, I had been a diabetic for an extremely long time. I couldn't remember not having to prick my fingers 4-12 times a day. I asked periodically about the CGM but didn't really ever get a positive answer and no doctor was eager to put me on one. Two months ago, I had several scary bouts with extreme lows. My husband and I discussed it more than once and I talked about it with my endocrinologist. After looking at my numbers and reviewing the paper work for my insurance, she agreed that it would be a good idea to prescribe me a Constant Glucose Monitor. It took me a couple of weeks to get it and another to take a lesson on how to use it. It actually tu...