@CarlosLuis I often forget to think of the T2’s different needs, thanks for the reminder!
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@CarlosLuis
Would you mind creating a “row” for T2’s and filling it out with med recommendations for the columns I have?
I don’t know enough about it to do that myself.
EDIT:
Just to keep it simple, would you say “yes” (
) or “no” to each of the columns for T2 meds? And what notes should be in any of these boxes?
- An hour or less
- A few hours
- A full day
- Overnight
And what should I put for the row? Maybe something like:
“Oral medications for T2, if used”
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I think nothing for 20 minutes, for all other things time spans, “Any medications that may be needed.”
This is something they need to do themselves. Over the years in my T2DM journey I have had at least 100 fasting labs- so I carry any oral meds with me for afters. I often pack a breakfast as well since I used to have to report for work shortly.
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Cool, thanks! I will add a row for that.
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This is a good example of how we’re all different. I’ve worn pumps on and off over 44 years, and I have NEVER taken a syringe along with me if my outing is within the city. If my pump stops, occludes, gets ripped out or knocked off, so what, I’ll go high, but I can be home relatively soon if need be and can fix things and it’s not going to kill me.
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It is quite remarkable the range of approaches taken to diabetes management. And of course we are not a representative sample of diabetics - I’m sure that a more representative sample would have even larger variation in approach.
Personally, I agree. But none of us will ever know the personal or objective truth of that statement!
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Haha, I wouldn’t take that chance where I live!! 
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@Eric Did your phenomenal endo like the results?
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Hi @CarlosLuis,
Yes! She liked it a lot!
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Can you post the final docs? My endo would be interested.
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I can certainly post an image. But it’s not the easiest to read that way.
It would be easier to see it if I send you the spreadsheet and you see it full screen, or print it.
Unfortunately we are not able to share spreadsheets here.
Hi @CarlosLuis,
I just sent it to you.
You should ask @CatLady to delete your post though. Probably best to not share your personal contact information publicly.
Sending it in a PM is fine (or posting in the Lounge is probably okay). But out here, anyone can see it.
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I edited it out myself. I meant to us PM.
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@CarlosLuis
did you get the spreadsheet okay?
Perfect. Love this.
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This is an interesting look at how to think ahead when dealing with diabetes. And I thought I had that down to a science after almost 30 years. Yet I never carry a meter with me or a spare G7 sensor unless I’m going somewhere overnight. I carry a syringe to pull insulin from my pump cartridge, if needed, about 25 grams of carbohydrate, an alcohol swab and tape to reattach my TruSteel infusion set if need be. But, after this discussion, I’m going to be carrying a meter because nothing would screw up a nice day hike or time spent with family than not having a way to know my blood glucose around exercise or food. So, thanks all, for teaching an old dog a new trick.
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Having recently joined this awesome and constructive forum I naturally came across this thread. I started out reading posts in sequence however admit to skimming probably the last half.
A couple of things I’ve taken, or have been endorsed, from this post overall:
- There is a wealth of knowledge gained from real life experience within the members of this community, and
- It shows how much of our brain power goes towards managing Diabetes (having to ‘think like a pancreas’) moment-by-moment throughout each and every day since diagnosis.
- (OK, make that three things) We don’t stop learning along our individual and collective journeys.
- [edit: 4 things] Our bodies are simply amazing in how they function in all respects! It becomes extremely obvious when one “small” aspect of it goes a bit, or totally, wobbly.
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brain power is one of those things, like muscles, that get bigger with more use. So if you are an optimistic sort, you can think of all that diabetes management as good for your brain health.
Also, it’s quite amazing the technology and machine power that goes into many of our diabetes management plans. And, to your point, equally surprising that there isn’t more a.i. stuff to help us out. It is a complex dance.
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I don’t think AI ever gets us there.
It reminds me of the old Star Trek episode where Capt. Kirk outwits a nemesis with a bluff, and then explains it to the analytical Mr. Spock with this famous line:
“Not chess, Mr. Spock. Poker. Do you know the game?”
There is too much nuance to diabetes. AI can only follow it’s programmed rules. It does not know when and how to break the rules.
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I agree - is it just a matter of time, though?
“A machine will always remain a machine, that is to say a tool to help the player work and prepare. Never shall I be beaten by a machine!”
That was Garry Kasparov a few years before he was, in fact, beaten by a machine.
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