I wish I had a CGM!
These things aren't perfect yet. You still need to check your Blood Sugar with the meter, to make sure the two match up. But lately I've just been thinking how much easier managing my Diabetes would be if I had one.
CGM is short for "continual glucose monitor" and it does just that. You put a sensor into your leg, arm, stomach, or wherever, and the CGM reads your blood sugars continually for as long as the sensor is in (you do have to change it every few days). I really like the concept because the CGM allows you to see trends in Blood Sugar. It gives you that graph you see on the screen - it lets you know where your BG has been, what it's at now, and where it's going. You can look back and see your BG trends throughout the night, or how much it spikes after breakfast. When I test I can't help but think how much I'd like to be able to see whether that 111 is an oncoming low or if my BG really is holding steady.
The only thing that would be better than having one is never needing it in the first place!
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