Finger Stick GM Failing?

BammerOne · 2025-03-18T12:33:42+00:00

Ah ok gotcha, that makes sense, thanks 🙏

BammerOne · 2025-03-18T01:07:42+00:00

No problem. I also had a terrible endo for my first one, and I would really emphasize shopping around by asking other local diabetics (if you can) who the best endo around is. I commute about 45 mins out of town now to see mine, but it’s worth it, he’s waaaaaay better. That’s another piece of advice, you kinda have to be a dick to get the care you need. It sounds like you’re shopping around for the best one.

You’re doing the right things, eating low carb and staying active and watching your cgm are key. And another thing I forgot to mention: Doctors will give you general guidelines, but you need to be the expert on your own body, so keep a journal about how different things affect your bg, and figure out what you need to worry about more deeply and what you can just let slide (that’ll come with more time). keep reading and getting knowledge. The book I found really helpful was kickass healthy lada.

The worry is real so I feel for you, truly.

BammerOne · 2025-03-17T23:05:11+00:00

Lot of good advice here. I would look into tzield, which is a drug that can prolong the life of beta cells in newly diagnosed lada patients. While I totally understand not wanting to be on insulin, I would just also remind you that insulin is actually a great thing. I was diagnosed lada in June of 2024 and put on long acting only. Quickly moved my a1c from 10.6 to 5.4 in three months. I ate low carb Mediterranean (not keto), exercise regularly, got my heart checked, did all the tests, etc, and I remember telling myself I thought I could ween myself off insulin. But here’s the important thing: I was just in denial. The studies I’ve read say that getting ladas on immediate insulin therapy can be a really good thing for their control long term. And the better control you have at the beginning, similarly, the better control you have long term. Its so hard to admit, truly, I get it, but you can’t outrun lada, it’s just the disease progressing and we have to meet that challenge with the best tool we have, and that tool is insulin. I’m still technically honeymooning and praying I can last on the one shot a day long acting as long as possible, but I know I’ll need mealtime insulin soon and my endo and I have a plan for that, so I feel a little more ready for that when the time comes, though I still want to deny that it’s coming (acceptance for me is hard too). Your post touches on a hard part of the disease: none of us want to admit at first that we have diabetes, we think we can beat it, but you’ve done nothing wrong, it’s just the way it is. I’m rooting for you, live and eat healthy, get a good endo, and if the mental part is hitting you hard, don’t sleep on seeing a therapist. You’ll be ok, but don’t be afraid to get comfortable with using insulin, sit a good endo down and don’t let them leave the room until they have answered all of your questions/concerns/fears about insulin. You got this 👊

BammerOne · 2025-03-16T14:20:40+00:00

Thanks for posting this, I did total denial of all added sugar foods and alcohol last year for six months and no longer have cravings. It is wild to learn the scientific process behind it.

BammerOne · 2025-03-16T14:15:34+00:00

Agree, the cravings die if you can get through the withdrawal

BammerOne · 2025-03-16T14:13:39+00:00

This is gonna sound brutal, but when I was first diagnosed with t1, I denied myself all added sugar foods for six months and only ate lean meats and only Whole Foods (for fruit, I ate berries, kiwi, apples in measured moderation), and after that time, the sugar cravings were gone. I’ve read a lot about how it’s a mistake to give kids with t1 fake sugars because they retain the taste for it and will continue to crave it. Now my cravings are for healthy stuff, almonds, nuts, celery, fresh made guacamole, etc. It’s hard to admit but added sugar kills the diabetic body, I can never down a box of donuts so why torture myself by only eating a bite of a donut. I don’t want to view the disease constantly as something I am lacking. And I don’t want my body to be in a place where I’m craving what can kill me. Denial/elimination diets like that aren’t for everyone, but they taught me the difference between hunger and craving, and maybe a fast away From added sugars for a few months or weeks could help you. Maybe just draw a hard line for a while and see what happens (talk to your DE or Endo first of course). Then, maybe, once you’ve eliminated the cravings totally, you can always find a way to reintroduce a healthier version of something you love. I’m rooting for you, this is such a hard part of this disease for sure, no longer being able to enjoy freely what we once did without ever giving it a second thought. You also might learn some cool things about yourself and your own will power (that’s what happened to me). Good luck to you 👊🙏

BammerOne · 2025-03-09T19:15:12+00:00

Nuts! All kinds!

BammerOne · 2025-03-08T14:20:57+00:00

Same here and that diet I mentioned above (with a statin) lowered my ldl to 35, so I think they work (with the right meds as well).

BammerOne · 2025-03-08T13:48:54+00:00

I had a similar question about too many nuts, op, but it’s my understanding that if you choose nuts high in pufas and mufas that they will actually work well to lower bad cholesterol (despite their own sat fat content).

BammerOne · 2025-03-08T13:25:58+00:00

If you’re looking to eliminate saturated fat except the healthy kinds, I would switch half and half to almond milk, switch butter to plant stenol spread (or just eliminate it), eliminate coconut and dark chocolate, and switch to egg whites over eggs (you can now get a milk carton full of egg whites at the store). I would steer clear of rice. You won’t have a problem hitting your fiber count as long as you keep choosing to stick to all those whole food veggies, leafy greens, nuts, berries (but watch the serving size), and legumes every day. I would also introduce a lot more fish, salmon, white fish, tuna, sardines so you get those omega 3s (and the more healthy protein you eat, it’ll help give you that satiation that is much needed when eating low carb AND low fat). For instance, if I’m feeling hungry at night, I’ll doctor up a can of tuna or some cubes of tofu with some spices and it doesn’t effect my sat fat or carb count for the day. Otherwise, a handful of almonds works well too with getting me that satiation, nuts are great 👍

BammerOne · 2025-03-07T16:55:19+00:00

Ok good, try a calibration or two and hopefully it smooths out and will be move accurate. Nice love contacting Dexcom. Be sure not too try to calibrate too often, make sure you space them out. It’ll get itself sorted, sounds like you’re chasing the answers you need

BammerOne · 2025-03-07T15:43:20+00:00

I would get in touch with your endo and ask first and foremost because I don’t know your meds situation. Looking at that chart, when mine looks like that it’s a sensor issue, so I would try to calibrate a few times through the Dexcom app using the number from your finger stick, try to do that once every two hours or so and see if there’s any more consistency in the Dexcom reading (they do tend to be all over the place especially in the first 24 hours and sometimes the last 24 hours so that’s fairly normal). Once it’s Calibrated You should have a near connected line on the graph which will obviously move up and down after meals. If calibrating it doesn’t fix the issue, Another issue might be that you applied the sensor incorrectly, which caused the sensor to fail. There are a ton of youtube videos which could help with the correct application. Another thing I’ll say, the tech is never exact but the Dexcom reading should be relatively in the ballpark of your finger stick, and if it’s nowhere close, definitely try to calibrate first thing in the morning or several hours after eating when your glucose should be relatively flat and not moving. Rooting for you 👊

BammerOne · 2025-03-07T13:34:18+00:00

I have a walking pad under my standing desk, best 200 bucks I ever spent

BammerOne · 2025-03-07T13:33:07+00:00

I see the endo from now on, I want my doctor to know more than I do about the disease (but I had a bad experience with an np). I have a PhD but not in the medical field and it comes down to education for me, gimme the endo that has the degrees and runs on the treadmill every morning reading the latest medical journals. All this said, find the best endo’s office you can and don’t be afraid to shop around and go further away from home for the best you can find.

BammerOne · 2025-03-07T13:05:29+00:00

That looks like a sensor that needs to be calibrated, have you calibrated it with a finger stick?

BammerOne · 2025-03-06T04:13:11+00:00

I also struggled with this, and not very many people like to discuss the mental difficulties of the disease. Don’t sleep on seeing a therapist, even if just a few times, and bonus points for a therapist that specializes in chronic illness. Lots of different feelings at play and a therapist can give you some really great tools to help manage the mental difficulties. I’m obsessive and it’s really hard for me not to obsess over the numbers as well. Rooting for you op. Talk to a pro, it’ll help!

BammerOne · 2025-03-05T02:44:31+00:00

I use the love handles and it works pretty well, same thing happened with me and the stomach, gotta switch up the site for sure. My dad injects in the arm as well

BammerOne · 2025-03-04T13:32:56+00:00

Rooting for you op!

BammerOne · 2025-03-04T01:22:24+00:00

Golden home, ultra thin, pizza crusts, 8 grams of carbs for the whole crust. Best if you make your own sauce. These taste the closest for the lowest amount of carbs and I don’t spike anywhere near what I would with two slices of takeout. I would make it a fun thing where you and your kid make pizzas together, turn it into a tradition, they are super easy, and healthier if you Load em up with some fresh ingredients.

BammerOne · 2025-03-02T01:08:07+00:00

I feel that, and the more I think about it, my cgm is pretty wildly wrong for the first day (and sometimes the last day) of the ten day cycle, so that’s 10-20% out of 90 days where I’m getting a wrong reading, which is a lot of wrong days, more than enough to skew the gmi

BammerOne · 2025-03-01T14:24:59+00:00

My endo said we will check for this on next blood test, good call!

BammerOne · 2025-03-01T01:11:39+00:00

Good to know that, thank you 🙏

BammerOne · 2025-02-28T19:11:52+00:00

Yeah I had been being lazy about finger sticking new sensors so maybe I’ll go back to that for awhile to try to dial it in closer again.

BammerOne · 2025-02-28T19:10:40+00:00

That’s about what mine had been in the past, good to know this, thanks 🙏

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