I am a need-to-know person. You could call it curious or nosey. I'm an information junkie. All of which could explain my profession.

If I have high or low blood sugar, I want to know why. I want to know the reason behind it so I can adjust accordingly.

So, when I experienced nearly a week of pretty elevated blood sugars, I assumed it was due to my new infusion site. I have been trying (apparently unsuccessfully) to move my sites outward from the middle of my lower abdomen. After the first branch out recently, I tried to give the site some time to settle in. But after several days, I knew it was a lost cause. So I changed the site early and despite my desire to go back to where I knew I'd get good numbers, I moved outward again. Still, I got several days of unacceptable numbers.

So I changed my site again and moved back to the sweet spot hoping to get some relief from high blood sugars. Frankly, I expected some lows, although I hadn't changed my basal rates or insulin:carb ratio. Still, not the numbers I expected.
I inventoried all the things that could be causing my numbers to not be in range: a cold, PMS, something else. And then, there was an unexpected low or two and several days in range.

OK, I thought, I don't need to change my basals or insulin:carb ratio. But then, sort of out of the blue, a breakfast post-prandial that's way too high. So while I'm in the midst of thinking I definitely need to change my pump settings, another near low and an in-range ONE-hour post prandial.

Why, I'm asking. Why? Why? Why? What the heck is going on and how the heck am I supposed to respond? I think I need to do several days of pretty intense logging. I mean, I have been carrying around my log books for several weeks without using it.

Again, while I know it won't solve all my problems, I can't wait to get a CGMS so I can closely monitor what's happening.