7am alarm.
Alarm off.
Out of bed.
Check pump site – looks a bit red so rip it out.
Into the shower.
Remove glue residue from old pump site.
Dry off.
Moisturiser.
Refill pump.
New cannula in.
Prime pump.
Apple watch on.
Check Loop app is working on watch.
Get dressed.
Tuck pump away in my bra.
Tuck RileyLink away in bra, too.
Dexcom app alarm sounds.
Calibrate CGM.
Make up on.
Run fingers through hair – that will do.
Check handbag for low supplies.
Loop low battery notification.
Get battery and coin out of spares bag.
Change battery in pump.
Double check supplies in spares bag.
Add another battery.
Throw Riley Link charging cable in handbag.
Say good bye to family.
And dogs.
Red lipstick.
Dexcom sensor expiring warning.
Clear alarm – restart will be later in the day.
Walk out door.
Get in car.
Check Loop on watch. Green and steady.
Drive to work.
Sing loudly in car.
Get to work.
Open laptop.
Grab coffee cup.
Bolus for coffee.
Walk to café.
8.14am Coffee.
Diabetes like you mean it.
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April 9, 2019 at 12:41 pm
Rick Phillips
Mine includes complaining and bitching a lot. Did you get that in later in the day ?
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April 9, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Jean Beaumont
Omg! Technology tends to make life more complicated and sounds like it adds a whole other dimension to the job that is already 24/7 Diabetes. When all that works like a pancreas does I might think about having one, but that first 74 minutes of each day would just tip me over the already stressed edge.I will stick to my insulin pens for a little bit longer.
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April 10, 2019 at 10:47 pm
Glenda Maddern
Technology means I can have a life, on insulin pens the unpredictability of my diabetes was insurmountable. I relate to Renza’s morning but pump and CGM mean almost hypo and hyper free. Worth giving technology a try. Diabetes 24/7 not a life choice we would make but I keep reminding myself that one of my closest girlfriends was diagnosed with cancer the same week I was diagnosed as Type 1.Five years since Ilma died and I am still enjoying life despite the constant attention to detail
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