Just a note really to say, hmmm, feeling all converted to sensors. Yes, the numbers were out for 48 hours and remain sometimes off by 1mmol, BUT several things:
1) we let him sleep this morning without testing because we could see thing were stable from the graph, and knew how he was in the night
2) he's using it to check
3) he's using it to check
4) he's using it to check
The reason for above repetition: he went to town yesterday, ALL afternoon with some friends and in particular one young lady he likes a lot. Because he's straightforward, she knows he's type 1, so that's fine. What the sensors did for him yesterday was allow him to keep up with how he was doing without having to test all the time. In fact, because he didn't have a meal, but just snacked a couple of times, he didn't actually test once in 6 hours -- not ideal all the time, but in this instance he felt it to be a relief, saved him from some awkwardness, yet kept him safe.
Just thought I'd share. Can well imagine (and hope) that sensors will get better and better, and be part of his life in some form from now on. Not the be all and end all at the moment -- but a damn sight better than nothing. And I was so proud/happy that he took it all in his stride and knew what to do.
1) we let him sleep this morning without testing because we could see thing were stable from the graph, and knew how he was in the night
2) he's using it to check
3) he's using it to check
4) he's using it to check
The reason for above repetition: he went to town yesterday, ALL afternoon with some friends and in particular one young lady he likes a lot. Because he's straightforward, she knows he's type 1, so that's fine. What the sensors did for him yesterday was allow him to keep up with how he was doing without having to test all the time. In fact, because he didn't have a meal, but just snacked a couple of times, he didn't actually test once in 6 hours -- not ideal all the time, but in this instance he felt it to be a relief, saved him from some awkwardness, yet kept him safe.
Just thought I'd share. Can well imagine (and hope) that sensors will get better and better, and be part of his life in some form from now on. Not the be all and end all at the moment -- but a damn sight better than nothing. And I was so proud/happy that he took it all in his stride and knew what to do.