As I stood in the bathroom Friday night, I had to count on my fingers. The math was too much for me any other way. Tuesday, Wednesday... one, two, three. I had to count twice because I didn't believe that I had gotten 11 days out of my Dexcom sensor.

I was still getting mostly good readings, but Friday things had started to get a little farther off than I like and I had put extra tape on the peeling sensor to keep it on as long as I could.

I was beyond thrilled with how things had gone over the last 11 days. I had not often gone over 200 and when I did I knew why. And my lows were kept at bay. I really felt like I was getting out of Dex what I should have been getting out of it all along. I had this goal in front of me to lower my A1C and I felt like Dex was helping me achieve that goal.

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I’m going back to Dex. While I’m mostly OK with not wearing the Dexcom CGMS, I think I miss it a little.
 

Poor Dex has been collecting dust in a cabinet since February when I inserted my last sensor. Yes, my insurance company had finally decided to pay for the sensors, but I hadn’t reached my deductible yet and couldn’t afford the $500.
 

I’ve been thinking a lot about going back to Dexcom since my last endo appointment when I found out my A1C was 7.5 and I nearly fell out of my chair from shock. I’m meeting my endo again in 8 weeks and in addition to an improved A1C I’d like to be able to show her some charts and graphs from Dex.
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