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Type I diabetic here. The injections are really not a significant problem for me. A lot of people may recoil at the thought of injecting themselves often, as t
by jeffdavis 8y ago
Type I diabetic here.
The injections are really not a significant problem for me. A lot of people may recoil at the thought of injecting themselves often, as though it's painful. It's either not painful or maybe a little, but I just don't care much.
Much worse things about being diabetic are:
* Danger of low blood sugar
* Trying to get the right dose
* Timing the dose so it is effective at the right time
* Carrying around a bunch of stuff that I need or may need, like insulin and glucose tablets
* Trying to keep the insulin cold enough or fresh enough that it retains its potency
* Keeping my phone on and charged all the time, which has my blood sugar readings, and checking it at times where it might seem like I'm rude. I'd rather use a watch or special device, but the special devices are strangely bulky and don't hold a charge, and watches apparently can't receive blood sugar readings yet (without a phone also present).
None of those things are very terrible. Treatment is much better now. But they are all way worse than the tiny insulin needle injections.
- colordrops 8y agoMaybe better for children? The needle is probably their biggest concern.
- jeffdavis 8y agoI was diagnosed around 12. It was briefly a concern until I actually did it. The blood checking pokes are much worse, because they have to actually draw blood. Usually fine but sometimes quite painful or difficult. Now I use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and it's much better.
- georgebarnett 8y agoWeirdly, it’s not age but an individual perception thing. Many many people don’t really notice or care about the needles (me included) because as OP parent posted, we have other stuff to deal with that takes up way more mental space. I guess this isn’t apparent because the needles are the obvious bits but then rest is all the “thinking” that invisibily surrounds the injection. There are however many people who just can’t wrap their head around needles and can’t do it. The needles themselves are tiny so it’s not that - it’s just how they perceive the world. Any technology that helps these people and makes their lives easier should be embraced.
- midnightcaller 8y agoHey - I assume you're using a CGM - Dexcom? Check out XDrip. Its an opensource community built collector for CGM data. They have a version that runs on Google Wear so your android watch can act as a collector. You can also still use your phone to collect and just have the data appear on your watch. Nightscout is another good related resource https://github.com/jamorham/xDrip-plus/blob/master/Documentation/WatchGuide.md https://github.com/jamorham/xDrip-plus/blob/master/Documenta...
- jeffdavis 8y agoCool! Yes, on the dexcom G6. Thanks, I will check those out!
- pimeys 8y agoAnd if you want a smart watch able to show your glucose value, get a pebble if you can find one somewhere. The battery lasts 6-7 days and the e-ink screen is easy to read in the sunlight and will not blind you at night. Works with xDrip.
- midnightcaller 8y agoThis! We have these for my sons teacher (hes T1 and in grade 1). Their pretty bullet proof. I use Spike on iOS https://spike-app.com/ https://spike-app.com/ to get it on my apple watch (it does this by creating new meetings in the calendar) works ok. Its amazing to me that Pebble can allow real time updates to the watch face and apple severally restricts this feature for third party apps.
- georgebarnett 8y agoxDrip is such a great piece of software that few people know about. If you’re want to see the future of medical care using smart devices, start there.
- shaklee3 8y agoCan you give a bit more detail on how you use it? Is extra hardware required?