The last two days I’ve really enjoyed having Dex back. It’s been a bit of a pain to have that second device attached to me and remembering to pick it up off the desk when I get up for whatever reason, but overall I’m enjoying being able to watch my sugars stay mostly in range. (And equally happy that Dex usually matches my meter or catches up pretty quickly.)

I think that I didn’t appreciate Dex as much when I first had it as I do now. Maybe the difference now is that I have this 7.5% A1C looming over me that I want to change. A goal that I have to work toward.  I am a deadline-oriented person, after all.

It can be a little painful to watch the inevitable train wreck that comes with eating something I know will make me high (I just can’t seem to stay away from Wetzel’s Pretzels this week!). But the good thing is that – thanks to Dex – I’m very aware of what’s going on and tend to test more often during those times and watch Dex like a hawk.

I’ve also really gotten a kick out of looking at the plateaued line on Dex when I return from my morning walk. I really thought that my sugar would go down while walking but what I’ve found the last two days that it really just stays where it is. Thankfully. After I couldn’t get out of the 50s last night before bed (thanks to the new insulin:carb ratio and a bit of overbolusing, I think) I overcompensated with a granola bar, milk and no bolus before bed and woke this morning at 202. Even with a bolus and a walk I didn’t plummet as I expected I would have. Maybe I’ll be able to leave the house without eating when I’m under 100 before my walk and not fear going low.

I initially thought I’d just use Dex sporatically after getting that shocking A1C, but I think I’m finally using it the way it’s intended. Which makes it easier to justify having it.