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Jun 20, 2008
What's Your eAG? You'll Know Soon…
If you've ever wondered how your HbA1c level relates to the numbers you get on your blood glucose meter, help may be on the way. A recent study has found a more accurate way to "translate" HbA1c results into average blood glucose levels. In the near future, therefore, doctors and labs may be reporting HbA1c test results both as a percentage (the old way) and as an "estimated average glucose" (or eAG) number.
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Jun 11, 2008
How Much (Monitoring) is Too Much? (Part 2)
Hey guys,
I went to the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Scientific Sessions in San Francisco this past weekend, courtesy of a Diabetes Self-Management press credential. It was fascinating. I’ll be writing about it for the next five weeks, but first to report the ADA’s view on blood glucose self-monitoring.
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Jun 04, 2008
How Much (Monitoring) is Too Much?
Two just-published studies in BMJ, the British Medical Journal, suggest that people with Type 2 diabetes don't need to monitor their blood glucose much, unless they're on insulin. You heard it here first.
This is an old debate. I’m going to tell you what I think, but I’d really like to hear your experiences and opinions.
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May 22, 2008
Blood on My Hands
My blood glucose monitoring routine's pretty routine (although probably not textbook). I unzip my kit and fold it open. On the left is my lancet pen (an Accu-Chek Multiclix), the test strips (FreeStyle, which go with the CozMonitor glucose monitor that piggybacks on my insulin pump), and the tiny FreeStyle Flash monitor I use if I'm not wearing my pump. On the right is a zippered pouch with an extra glucose monitor battery, a couple of extra lancet drums, and usually an AAA battery for my insulin pump. Oh, and there's the piece of paper towel or tissue folded to about two inches square, on which are dried streaks and drops of dried blood from the previous few days of monitoring.
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May 15, 2008
What's the Buzz All About?
Many mornings over the past few months, I’ve conveniently forgotten to check my blood glucose when I wake up. I bolus for breakfast—a bowl of cereal or a couple of chewy granola bars—but I’m unable to correct for my blood glucose with the insulin pump because I don't know what my blood glucose level is. It wants me to correct if I need to correct. I lie to my pump. I don't know my numbers.
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