Nancy in VA
11-17-2007, 11:52 AM
After the LO I received on the meter last weekend, I discussed CGMS with our nurse and she talked to the doctor and agreed to a 2 week trial of the CGMS. This practice is pretty "anti-CGMS" so this is the way they approach it for most people - I don't know how many have gone from a trial to a full-time use, but I know its not many.
In order to do the 2 week trial, I have to go in at the beginning, at 1 week and at 2 weeks, I assume this is to change out the sites. As a result, I'm gonna have to wait until the beginning of January because between our vacation and the nurses, we run right into Christmas before we can schedule time.
What do I need to know? Emma already pumps and wears her pump in a pump pouch most of the time. Will I need her to wear a 2nd one for the CGMS receiver? My baby monitor has about died, so should I try to borrow one for the time to hear alarms overnight.
Believe it or not, the overnights aren't usually a big problem (the early nights are sometimes - 3-4 hours after dinner, but overnights are usually ok). Our most difficult times are the spikes after breakfast and the lows before dinner that we can't seem to tackle with our changes to basal.
Any information you can provide is helpful. I know even less about these going in than I did about the pumps. I saw some photos earlier this week and wasn't sure what I was looking at - I assume there is a site on your body and then a piece of electronic that needs to be nearby. Am I missing anything?
Thanks!
In order to do the 2 week trial, I have to go in at the beginning, at 1 week and at 2 weeks, I assume this is to change out the sites. As a result, I'm gonna have to wait until the beginning of January because between our vacation and the nurses, we run right into Christmas before we can schedule time.
What do I need to know? Emma already pumps and wears her pump in a pump pouch most of the time. Will I need her to wear a 2nd one for the CGMS receiver? My baby monitor has about died, so should I try to borrow one for the time to hear alarms overnight.
Believe it or not, the overnights aren't usually a big problem (the early nights are sometimes - 3-4 hours after dinner, but overnights are usually ok). Our most difficult times are the spikes after breakfast and the lows before dinner that we can't seem to tackle with our changes to basal.
Any information you can provide is helpful. I know even less about these going in than I did about the pumps. I saw some photos earlier this week and wasn't sure what I was looking at - I assume there is a site on your body and then a piece of electronic that needs to be nearby. Am I missing anything?
Thanks!