At my last doctors visit, my doctor told me that there is no way she will be able to get my Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance to approve a CBGM. They say there are no studies showing that it’s helped anyone avoid lows or highs, and until there are, they won’t approve it. It’s ” investigational” for now. Bad news.
So she said she wants to work extra hard with me on avoiding my lows/highs. Right now she is more concerned with my lows, and so am I. I am tired of them! Plus, I’m starting to worry that my body is losing it’s awareness that I am having them, because I have so many. Not good.
So, we went over my last week or so of sugars. Unfortunately I still don’t have the software to just plug my meter in to my computer and have it plug the numbers in, so I had to manually enter the number into a spreadsheet which was very time consuming. I really need to get that software! I’ve just been drowning in medical bills and have a hard time even coming up with the extra $50 for it. I know it will help so much with finding trends and I’m sure I would be able to achieve better control over my sugars if I got it. I really need to get it.
Anyway, after looking over my sugars, she asked if I’m using the bolus wizard. I said no. When I got diabetes, I started with shots so I learned how to count my carbs and figure out how much insulin I needed. I didn’t want to forget how to do that by having a machine do it for me, so I never set it up when I got the pump. That was back when I ALWAYS had a 1 unit to 10 carbs ratio so it wasn’t hard to figure anyway. NOW, my morning is different from my afternoon, and my afternoon and morning are different from my evening!
So we put in all the settings to get the bolus wizard ready to go. I’ve only been using it for a week, but so far I think I like it. I still haven’t perfected it…I still have highs after lunch, and lows after dinner. But I am tweeking it and every day I’m excited to see what my sugar will read 2 hours after a meal. Did I fix the problem with yesterday’s tweeks? I’m getting closer!
So, I would recommend using the bolus wizard if you’re not. At least give it a try. You can always go back! This just takes the human error factor out of it. And I’ve noticed that I’m taking almost 10 units less a days since I’ve started using it. I always like taking less insulin!
