WooHoo

WooHoo! The end of the month has arrived.

Tomorrow morning I will open a new vial of Humalog R. Can’t you just feel the excitement? It is almost like Christmas morning. I don’t go through a whole vial in a month’s time and it only lasts for 29 days, so I change it at the beginning of every month. I stretch the 29 days to 30 or 31, so I don’t have to think about when it is time to get a new vial.

I use the same methodology with my Humalin, except my change date is on the 15^th of every month.

Symilin comes in a smaller vial and it takes me about 2 weeks to go through a vial, so I don’t exceed the the 29 day limit.

Lantis also comes in a pen that holds about two weeks of medication, so there is no 29 day violation to worry about.

I have had my latest sensor in for almost 3 days. I expect a “Change Sensor” message in the next few hours. Once I got past all of the “brew-ha-ha” earlier in the week, this sensor has been working great. I hope to do a “Find new sensor” function and use this sensor for another 3 days.

I was having a problem sleeping at night with the CGM sitting on the night stand. It seems that the “Weak Signal” alert would wake me in the middle of a fitful sleep. My body must have been blocking the signal. I fixed the problem by sleeping with my CGM next to me. It wasn’t very warm or cozy and I found myself barely waking up to check, that I hadn’t lost it. So, I decided I had to find a better solution. I know have a loop of string hanging from the headboard of the bed. When I go to bed I clip the CGM on to the string. The string is right above my head, so I figure no matter what position I sleep in, the body blockage is minimal. So far, So good.

I sometimes wonder if I think about this stuff to much. Then again, it is the only way to stay alive and stay healthy, so I guess I have to.