Does that word make you cringe too? Just when I hear it or think about it, I instantly think, “Ugh, so annoying” Even though I know in the back of my head it is worth it and the data I am going to get from it will be so much more beneficial then if I don’t do it. Why am I even bringing this up?
Last month I had a lot of vacation time with my parents then with in-laws, so there was a lot of time going in the pool and constantly being on the go. For a week, I decided that I was going to take a pump-cation also, which means no insulin pump, no CGM. So without the CGM that meant that I had no real-time data to let me know what my blood sugars were like.
I remember when I was first diagnosed, I used to like in a notebook like I was the World Blood Sugar Logging Champion. Now, I don’t even remember how I used to do it or what I used to write in that notebook.
I decided that I was just going to log them in my notes in my phone and just look over the data when I had a chance. I didn’t care to have a graph or chart or see trends, I knew I was taking a little vacation from all of that stuff. I just wanted to test, see what my number was, correct if need be, then move on and wait until the next time came, but I wanted to be able to have the info in case I needed it for some odd reason.
After that week experience I decided that I was going to start reading a bunch of reviews from others in the community about the many diabetes logging apps available. After reading a bunch, I knew that I had to just try them out myself and see which one worked the best for me.
I’m still in the process of figuring that out and reviewing a few of them myself, so I will definitely share my thoughts once I actually collect them.
What is your favorite diabetes logging app?