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CGM results seem to be settling nicely
As you’ve no doubt read, I was getting a little concerned about my blood sugar levels as revealed by my Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). But after 9 or 10 days of use now the numbers seem to be settling down nicely. My average over the last week shows I’m very much in the green overnight…
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Estimated A1c from my CGM
One of the other features of my Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), which tracks my blood sugar throughout the day, is the ability to extrapolate from those readings to estimate my HbA1c. My HbA1c was 40mmol/mol (5.8%) when last I had it measured, on May 5th, just under two weeks ago, but down from the danger…
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More blood sugar readings while fasting!
I once again have been looking at my blood sugar readings, and notably on a fasting day since this really is my “baseline” – ie what my body does naturally when there is no food to “artificially” raise my blood sugar. I’m back to my regular 36 hour fasting schedule today, and at over 12…
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The ups and downs of a CGM
I finally got my free trial CGM (continuous glucose monitor) this week, after weeks of waiting. I’ve been very excited to get into the details of my blood sugar, but now that it’s here it’s been a bit of a mixed bag. The sensor attaches to the rear of your arm, by the tricep muscle,…
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Slightly depressing news about my blood sugar
So, I finally got my results back from my HbA1c after my interim diabetic checkup, and it wasn’t great news. As I’ve discussed, having dropped from a dangerously high blood sugar reading of 79 mmol/mol (9.4%) in December to an amazing 42 (6.0%) on 30th March, I was fully expecting to have continued on that…
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