[Diabetes-talk] Voice meter

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

For years my docs were always on my case about keeping records, and this
was when I was sighted. Now, my hubby created an Excel spreadsheet that
I record my sugars, insulin for meals and corrections, meals and other
activities such as exercise or when feeling sick. He created specific
formulas for the spreadsheet such as a formula calculating percentages;
like if I managed to stay under 120 75% of the time, and it's created to
show trends easier than going sugar by sugar, and it can calculate these
trends within the spreadsheet as well. Currently, I send weekly records
to my doc, and they go over them to see if any adjustments need to be
made. This system works, and my docs are grateful for the work I put
into it.

A1-C's by themselves will tell you what sugars have been running over a
three month period, but A1-C's can't track trends; like if you tend to
run low at a certain time of day, or if you run high. Issues may be
after meals or activity. Adjustments are based on these trends more so
than A1-C results. This is why keeping detailed records is essential. It
surprises me that so many say their docs don't require records or don't
pay much attention to them.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Veronica Elsea
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:24 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Voice meter


Back in the late 80's, I always transferred my BG readings into this 
nice table in Word Perfect. Hmmm, dating myself? Good old Dos! 
Anyway, I'd show up at my appointments with this really nicely 
printed out book, only to have the docs take a quick uninterested 
glance at it and say something like wow, you keep nice records! 
Eventually, I stopped doing it because it took up a lot of my time 
and it wasn't being done for myself. So now I make them do the work.
<grin.>

Veronica
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