New Toys!

New gadgets and diabetes are usually not synonamous, but I got a new glucose monitor recently and I am smitten. I've used the same brand of monitor since I was diagnosed 6 years ago: One Touch Ultra. It was the one the Dr. gave me, and that's the one I used. Like other facets of diabetes I just accepted what I was given or told and that was that. I have researched and read in depth about every other part of my life, but not diabetes until recently. I'm not sure why I've been so passive when it comes to this part of my life.

The new meter is an Accu-Chek Compact Plus. The test strips are cheaper, easier to use, require less blood, and can utilize alternate site testing. The meter itself is a bit bulkier than the other meter I used, but can do so much more and is more simple once set up. No coding. A preloaded drum of 17 strips mounts inside the meter and strips are fed out when the meter is turned on. All results can be transferred wirelessly to your computer through an infrared port (though you have to by a usb cable for the computer with an infra red reader; this also comes with management software; sold seperately). This will simplify loading this data on the web much easier.

https://www.accu-chek.com/us/home.htm

Todays running data:

Location: Treadmill
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 53:35
Pace: steady around 7 mph
pre-run BG: 100
post-run BG: 87

This was a very smooth nice run. I was planning on 4 today as usual but at 4 miles (34:53) I felt so good I just kept on going. I finished 6 mi in around 53 min. I felt really good and could have easily done 10 indoors, but I am taking it easy right now in preparation to start my marathon training.