A new Guardian transmitter arrived in the mail a week, or so, ago. The night before I was going to apply the sensor, I shaved a section of my belly. I shave the night before, to reduce the irritation to the skin. Applying the razor and the tape on the same day, tends to cause a skin irritation.
The new transmitter was charged and ready to go. I went through my normal get ready routine. Then I punch the button and zip, the sensor is in. It is still a big scary needle that slides in the cannula, but I felt no pain, so it was a good start. After a ten minute wait and I attach the transmitter. I get the green blinking light that tells me the transmitter and CGM are transmitting data. I finish the job by taping the sensor and transmitter down and heading off to work.
Two hours later I get the message to register the first BG and start the calculations.
So, after many months of being off of the CGM, I am now back on the CGM.
This raises an interesting question. Now that I am on the OmniPod pump and I use the PDA to calculate Bolus dosages; Do I really need the CGM? Is the CGM relegated to an alarm only function to tell me if I have a high or low BG?
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