Faster – Ameliorate – Stronger … Engineering science

There're more and more blood glucose meter, cgm and fgm systems like the Freestyle Libre, Dexcom, Eversense or Enlite but there are also some solutions from startups or the diabetes community – information technology's not unusual to lose track of all the gadgets. Although, I'grand constantly testing and looking for new technologies, which is very hard to effigy out what really fits to my needs and lifestyle. In add-on, not everything is inexpensive or it'due south difficult to convince the health insurance to cover it. After you made your determination it's not clear that the new diabetes system fits into your everyday life.

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What is your reason for something new?

In the final iii years we saw a lot of movement in the diabetes market. New Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems (CGM) and Artificial Pancreas (AP) projects appeared. Within this fourth dimension, my carbohydrate was not always in range and my bad conscience bothered me more often. Especially, in bad circumstances referring to your life the illness is always a burden on top. The promise that 'new' is always better and a CGM or some other innovation will erase all problems comes fast to your mind.

Nevertheless, I can already tell you lot – this will happen rarely. 'New' too means you take to bargain with that new engineering intensively and your disease, attend to diabetes classes and larn. If you are open for that – awesome. If not, your personal load will increase. Maybe you accept other issues with your family unit, relationship, chore or a secondary affliction. Then 'new' means dubiousness, your stress will increase and can have a negative impact on your diabetes. A savage circumvolve…

Otherwise, at that place can be simple reasons too. A defect glucose meter, an ad informs y'all near new features, yous have issues with the plaster, wounded fingertips or you only desire to improve your wellness care and want to test something new. If everything is working my advice is "never change your running system".

My diabetes setup

At the moment my usual setting consists of the Freestyle Libre together with an iPhone viii and the Libre App, the Accu Chek Insight Pump and Accu Chek Guide Meter. With this I can manage my everyday life perfectly. Nevertheless, there are these days where naught works. I'grand stressed, practise sport accidentally or have a hypo at night. In those cases, my everyday life setting is non plenty. I need more control. Therfore, I bought the Ambrosia Organization Blucon (Edit: Now I'm using MiaoMiao). A solution that I can attach on to the Freestyle Libre which reads out every five minutes and sends my glucose level via Bluetooth to my iPhone 8 and from there to my Apple Scout. Thus, I accept a better overview and even alarms. For instance, I can wear only the Libre throughout the mean solar day and scan with my phone. Earlier I go to bed I adhere the Blucon and transform my FGM into a CGM to get an alarm on my phone before falling into a hypo. Another choice is to wear information technology for sport events to have the glucose values at your lookout while running.  But keep in listen that the blucon adapter is non sticking to the Freestyle Libre. You lot need a hack. I designed a silicon band that keeps both together. Come across my tutorial on how to build your ain holder.

To clarify my information and observe the mistakes in my diabetes therapy I utilise the Libre App, DiaSend or sometimes SmartPix. If I tin't find the "bug" I contact my physician or ask the diabetes online community. For all changes I do accept a dominion. I only change one variable. Otherwise I don't know what the mistake was.

If my sugar is always in range, sometimes I switch dorsum to the test-stripes. This helps me to listen to the signals of my body and that makes me a picayune bit more contained of technologies. It is also a break from the plaster and glue that destroys my skin. Being free from plastic is a skillful feeling too. Especially, in summer. In general, I never desire to miss a CGM once again.

Another big reward of this setup is the easy integration into Nightscout and other apps from the community. As a passionate maker, designer and thinkerer I love to piece of work on new ideas and solutions which could integrate the disease into my everyday life.

What is the problem that I want to solve?

Everyone needs to observe his own solution. I started with a blood glucose meter and after that I tried the Dexcom G4, G5 and the Eversense Sensor. I was happy with it, just now I feel like I have more flexibility. Maybe that will change with the new Dexcom G6. Equally I said, a new arrangement e'er ways endeavor, time and money. If the need is high or the volition is large plenty you could buy ane or ii sensors by yourself to test if it fits to your lifestyle. There are manufactures offering special prices or samples for complimentary. If yous are interested in these offerings just sign up in my newsletter and I will inform you.

All the same, before you examination a new product you should inquire yourself what you desire to change, what is going wrong, do you accept the time, could you take the fourth dimension or is there a way without engineering science to improve your glucose values. I can tell y'all from my own experience your body will give thanks you for that fourth dimension and money you lot invest in yourself. Better late than never!

How does your diabetes setup look similar? Are you happy with information technology?