I had so many great comments from y’all out there that I decided to do a little “open mic” night kind of thing. I thank all of you that commented on my previous post “Is at home glucometer monitoring truly effective? New research says maybe not!“. There was some differing points of view, which is always nice. Yes, we all have diabetes but we deal with it differently and on an individual basis.
And I also enjoy being challenged, just ask my hubby. Haha. But it truly does make me think and dive further into …read more

Do you use your glucometer as much as you should at home? Now, I am talking to type 2 diabetics for the most part, not insulin dependent type 1. I often think while at work, “why are we checking patient’s blood sugars 4 times a day if we aren’t covering them with insulin”? Being on a cardiac floor, most of our patients get tight insulin control, but there is the 30% that we seem to be sticking just to stick.
I also know that I check my own sugar 3 times a day, but if I am …read more