For Want of a CGM

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. (CGM/blood sugar)For want of a shoe the horse was lost. (blood sugar/class)For want of a horse the rider was lost. (class/student)For want of a rider the message was lost. (student/paperwork)For want of a message the battle was lost. (paperwork/course)For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. (course/nursing school program)And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. (CGM) This is my Dexcom CGM. It is my security blanket, my ray of sunshine in the dark night of diabetes, my cool kids toy, my partner,till death (or cure) do us part. It's sole job in life is to keep me safe. (of course,it's not a cure so it can't always do that. But it can help. Because right now, I sure as heck don't feel safe. I feel like a certain low/certain legal crappola waiting to happen. And that scares me, because lows can't always be prevented...least of all in a 12 hour shift (crazyness)in the ICU or something. But the thing about any piece of technology, it has it's limits. And certainly, if you're going to leave your CGM behind one day because you've got a ton to do before you're even at school by 8 am, well,the CGM isn't going to help you there. You should probably put it in your backpack/what have you so you DON'T FORGET IT. And then,later on,when you are wondering "Am I or aren't I?" your CGM will tell you. And knowledge is power...knowledge will help give you the confidence that you so desperately need,that diabetes doesn't have to mean a dropping blo...
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