Going Away

I'm off to Toronto tomorrow morning at 6:30am! I can't wait! I probably won't be posting on here until I get back. Have a good weekend everyone!

Month of Sensors at an End

Today was the end of the Month of Sensors. Sensor 5 was a success. I started it right after Sensor 4 ended, so I will have 6 days in a row of sensor data. I am going to get the data off of my pump sometime over the next few days, then off to Diabetes Health it will go!

Sensor 4

Sensor 4 was a success! I was a bit worried that it wouldn't be, as I inserted it on the left side of my body; I usually have more success when it is on the right. But today is the final day (I have about 17 hours left) and all is fine. I even played some DDR yesterday without it coming out! (I lost a sensor in the past because I played too much DDR and it fell out). So this sensor has been a success in more ways than one: it has shown me that I don't have to give up DDR during the three days!

I also wanted to make a note about tegaderm. When I originally started using the sensors, I used sheets of tegaderm to enclose the sensor and hold the transmitter in place (for a vague picture, see this). Right after the first sensor that I ran during my Month of Sensors, I ran out of the usual sheets that I used. Heading to a different pharmacy, I found larger sheets of tegaderm. I wasn't sure if they would work very well, so I decided to try only one. Well, it turns out that these larger sheets work a lot better than multiple small ones! I need someone's help setting everything up (even with the smaller, multiple sheets it is a lot easier when you have help) but they are a cheaper ($3 a sheet vs. $15 for 6 smaller sheets, which is about $2.50 per sheet. When you need 2 of the smaller sheets, this works out to $5 per sensor) and better option.

Month of Sensors Update

I forgot to update this blog on how the Month of Sensors is going. To date I have attempted to run three sensors; only two were successful (the first and second ones). I attempted the unsuccessful one earlier today. I think I hit something I shouldn't have. The sensor didn't take right from the beginning. So I am going to attempt another one tomorrow. Hopefully #4 will work!