I Was Naked for 24 Hours

Don’t worry, despite the title, this is a PG-13 blog post.

In case you have never heard the phrase “naked” used in diabetes before, it simply means, going without any devices attached to you. So, no insulin pump infusion sets, no Pods, no CGM sensors, nothing.

The last 24 hours I have indeed been naked.

As you may know, I have started on the Dexcom. I’ve been using Dexcom for a little over a month now I believe (My thoughts on Dexcom, 1 month later post coming soon). I absolutely love my Dexcom and I actually don’t like not having it on at all times now.

But, the sensor was ending, I was in a hurry and just thought, I’m going to go naked for a day.

This is my first full day going without wearing Dexcom since I have started on it. When I used the Medtronic CGM, I would sometimes go months in between wearing it. Why? I don’t know.

It felt a bit weird going to the gym and not being able to see what my blood sugar was doing during that time. It was also weird seeing my BG at about 170 before eating and then seeing it at 320, 2 hours later and not even knowing that it spiked like that. I wasn’t able to catch a high before it went even higher.

The good news is that I am a One Drop user, so I have unlimited test strips. And when I say unlimited, I mean unlimited. I can test 20 times a day if I really wanted to.

So during this 24 hour period, I decided to test more often (I think I hit 12 times) so that I could see those spikes and trends coming before it was too late.

Unfortunately, the lunch one I didn’t catch because of meetings right after eating.

I like having a naked day at least once a month to just feel free. But as I mentioned above, I also feel lost without the CGM data. I also am not obsessing over my BG levels all day long either when I am naked, I sort of just go with the flow.

Do you ever like to just go naked (keep it clean folks) and disconnect from technology when you can? If so, do you have a plan in place? Do you have a certain time frame you are willing to do it for?

I’d love to hear your stories.