Blood glucose 2.8 whilst walking to podiatry appointment.
Irony level = 10 million.
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A new home for the Verio IQ
Like most folk with less than cooperative pancreases, I try to carry my blood glucose meter with me wherever I go (except that day I forgot last week).
I also hate the black cases that have come with every meter I’ve owned. Boring, bland and often MASSIVE.
It seems the options have grown in the case market, but rarely have I found something suitable. So I’ve been searching for options.
Then I found Chris’ post over at A Consequence of Hypoglycemia where he was using a Moleskine case for his iBGstar and associated supplies.
Well, after some searching around online, I found a few on Amazon that could be shipped to Australia and have been using it since. Goodbye, boring OneTouch case.
Anyway, the Verio IQ, strips and a Accu-Chek softclix just fits, and its all about the positioning. If you don’t do it as shown in the photo, it just doesn’t quite fit perfectly.
Note that Chris carries a spare vial for used test strips, but I don’t quite have the room, so I put them in the little pocket on the left hand side.
Photos!
The WTF moment.
WTF from this morning.
Whoops!
Just got to work and realised I left my Verio IQ at home. In fact, I can picture it on my kitchen bench next to the coffee machine. First time in a long time that I have gone somewhere without my meter.
Consequently, Today will be fun and games.
Lots of test strips
I normally buy strips in bulk, but this could be a new record. Better to stock up though.
How many do you normally buy?
Things not to do…
…do a set change with 0.725 of an insulin unit of left.
On the upside, just in time!
#bgnow – my favourite reading
Dunno why, but 6.0 has always been my “favourite” BGL reading.
DBlog Week – Day 6 | Diabetes Art Day
I’m genuinely less than creative, so here is a bunch of test strips in the shape of Australia (well…sort of….) in acknowledgement of #OzDOC
DBlog Week – Day 4 | Accomplishments Big and Small
Day 4: So today let’s share the greatest accomplishment you’ve made in terms of dealing with your (or your loved one’s) diabetes
A bit stretched for time today so thought I’d go with a brief rundown of my past 12 or so months with diabetes. A very big 12 months, in hindsight. Who doesn’t love dot points?
And I suppose you could include involvement in the 4th Diabetes Blog Week!
All of this informs my approach to diabetes; a continual learning process. A journey, not a destination and all that!
Oh, and I also found a cat in Daylesford that seems to like and/or want my coffee!
Diabetes Blog Week – Day 3 – Memories
Editor’s Note: Today’s Diabetes Blog Week topic is Memories.
Today Matt shares some special memories with us.
When being asked to share my most memorable diabetes day, I struggled to limited to one, so I decided to choose three. Diabetes brings many memories. The good, bad and ugly. But memories also remind us of how life is improving for people with diabetes.
So for Day Three of Diabetes Blog Week, my post was first published at the Diabetes Australia - Vic blog. I think it's great that Diabetes Australia - Vic are participating in the week, and really appreciate their offer to contribute to their Diabetes Blog Week efforts.
Here it is!
