Me and my CGM

This is me and my continuous glucose monitor or CGM. This little bluetooth device attached to my arm is the  latest and best weapon yet in the war against type 1 diabetes. It works with an app on my phone to tell me what my glucose levels are up to, it is undoubtedly a good thing having saved me from many hypos as well as superseding my previous regime of countless, often messy finger pricks and having to carry a blood glucose measuring device with me.

The problem for me though is that its a constant reminder and I can’t at any time forget that I’ve got this chronic condition. Quite often in the past, I could sometimes last a few hours each day without thinking about T1D, but now like being woken rudely from a wonderful dream this thing sets off alarms or you wonder what morsel of food has caused which spike in your continuous and boring daily glucose graphs. Oh and it also means I’m looking at my phone now even more.