So here we are in week two of my Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) test. Things I have learned so far?

• On days where I think I feel fine, I look down at the monitor and see a high glucose reading and I sigh and want to crawl under a rock
• Stress really does affect glucose levels
• Last week must have been bad…I was hovering around 200 all week
• Spaghetti – BAD (Carbs and sugars from the tomato sauce)
• I had a baguette binge – BAD
• When you have someone special over, you have to tell him what it is before they find it on their own
• I find that the monitor reminds me to be more diligent about taking my meds

Let’s look at the last 9 hours. So i was around 184 this morning, dipped down to 110s and then shot back up to 200 by the end of the day. Ugh.

So I inserted a new sensor today and while I did hesitate for 30 seconds before plunging the needle into my stomach, I did it. Didn’t hurt at all. I thought I would try it behind my upper arm this time, but I would have needed a second pair of hands to do that. So let’s see how things go this week. It’s been a long week..let’s see how alcohol affects my numbers.

NOTE: I’m not drinking alcohol just to test how the machine reads it, I just need a drink! :)