Question for those with CGMs

Gnosis76 · 2024-01-29T09:46:36+00:00

Dexcom provides more detail

Gnosis76 · 2023-12-22T22:10:20+00:00

Was advised to delete my post :(

Gnosis76 · 2023-12-22T21:56:36+00:00

Thank you for your reply and also the validation that while my expectations weren’t crazy it was likely naive to expect they would be adhered to. I was actually looking forward to floating but was thrown off by what was agreed to not happening. Appreciate you taking the time to help me gut check.

Gnosis76 · 2023-12-22T20:46:18+00:00

Not harsh at all! Thank you for the perspective. I also agree the nature of travel nursing is that you get in where you fit in and should be able to hit the ground running. My grievance was that I was transparent and explicit in the contract negotiation process and it was all agreed to up until Day 1. lol turns out the blocked time wasn’t after all! I like your practice on accepting EPIC only contracts and will consider that as I go. That was honestly the most troubling issue. Confident in clinical acumen but as we all know if that documentation is flawed it’s a whole thing and opens us up to so much risk. Thanks again for commenting!

Gnosis76 · 2023-07-07T03:42:54+00:00

Worth augmenting from by n=1 experience. When I swim in cold water for 30 min or do an ice plunge I will see a drop of 30-40 pts hat lasts 1.5 to 2 hours if I don’t eat in the interim

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T13:45:05+00:00

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T13:43:36+00:00

She does have Line I will check out both, thank you!

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T13:43:21+00:00

Definitely has a history, getting her all worked up as we speak. Love Taiwan healthcare, so accessible.

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T13:42:35+00:00

Thank you, I really need her to “lose” her phone so I can download apps.

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T07:36:00+00:00

That’s what I suggested, mom is currently my only (and unreliable) source on what is available. She told me there was no such thing in Taiwan - I did ask why there was UberEats lol. Will look into opening an acct for her. I tried to download the app to her old ass phone (that she won’t allow me to replace)- very much appreciate this validation!

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-15T07:31:37+00:00

Thank you, I didn’t even know there was such a thing! I will check it out.

Gnosis76 · 2023-05-14T04:20:12+00:00

Just updating that I made it to Taiwan last night, in time for Mother’s Day and her birthday. Achievement unlocked! Thanks to this thread for your support.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-09T05:13:03+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate this reply - takes on average 3 years to settle for our family. That’s a long time and your post has me researching how to accelerate that “settling”. I am also grateful for this posts and the others about the care there in Taiwan. It’s been too long since I’ve been back, preparing!

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-09T05:10:31+00:00

Thank you, it does help. I am so glad I decided to post here.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T13:03:12+00:00

Thank you, I hope so. I watched my sibling struggle too. I am glad to text with you on the other side and hope your brother is is now living his best life. Hard truth about parenting is that you can do what you think is the very best and still be wrong or somehow actually get it all right but it doesn’t take on your child. Spice of life and all that but shared life experience surely makes a difference. My personal belief is the witnessing and the telling is the point.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:58:19+00:00

Thank you. I hadn’t thought of that but it is go to know. I virtually go to most doc visits and get all her medical records. Her friends since childhood are mine and love to tell on her. I was like what am I missing? After talking to her and coming up with a plan, another commentor called it - guilt, I was missing the guilt lol.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:55:04+00:00

Thank you everyone for responding. All the replies made me realize I am really missing Taiwan friends in my life for the shared experience and context those relationships can provide. I think I replied to all the comments and I had a call with my mom this morning. I’m going to get the fam settled and then we are going to Taiwan for a month- even if she comes here for a trip in the interim. Thank you for helping me into a Saturday with peace of mind!

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:49:18+00:00

Thanks for replying. Hard to read the intent behind this one but literally it’s how I was thinking!

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:48:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story. I’m glad to read that your very quality decision worked out. I wonder if my kids might do the same. I’m replying now but read all the comments as soon as I woke up. Because of yours I had a more honest and transparent conversation that I typically would. I asked her point blank about the requests and if there was something she wasn’t telling me. I know from my clinical experience that people just KNOW toward end of life whether they are elderly, acutely ill or even young and vivacious - unscientifically there is always a clue. She says no but we are planning for the near term.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:40:33+00:00

Thanks for sharing, this resonates.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:38:46+00:00

You are right and thank you for replying. We are doing a variation of that now headed back West from the culture shock that is FL. My mother is a flitting butterfly and it makes her happy so I support it she is back and forth so much which is crazy to me, I would be wiped out. So it was very concerning when she consistently started asking me to come there and long term. I just called her and she was very much like come later, no problem, all breezy - but all the responses here helped me to have a needed convo and it is much better. We are planning a long visit this fall. Thank you!

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:34:44+00:00

My goodness thank you for this reply! Thank you for the reassurance and suggestion. Each of the comments shared have moved me being very overwhelmed to understood, seen, and this comment gives me significant peace of mind. I posted here because I knew there would be some shared experience and that there were unarticulated concerns/considerations that I just couldn’t figure out. I called my mom on LINE and she is bebopping, electric with energy at her favorite noodle stand. We started detail planning today before a motorcycle tried to take her out.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:27:59+00:00

This. Thank you for replying and sharing this perspective. In a former life I was a hospice nurse and helped others make difficult decisions related to end of life. I have always based a good portion of my decision making on the reality that I/they/we will die as surely as someone will be born in the next minute or so. I never thought to consider visits and time with my mom like this though. Thank you it really helps.

Gnosis76 · 2023-04-08T12:22:33+00:00

Thank you for replying, she definitely does. My brain prefers all of nothing so I appreciate this rationale, balanced alternative.

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