Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Dude.

I had my workout clothes on. Hair was in a ponytail, shoes were tied, and my it's-not-a-fanny-pack-darn-it belt was fastened. The sun was setting; leaving just enough light the way for our evening walk, but not so much that walking would feel torturously hot.

Aaron was addressing the Billsner; his tone a mix of cheerful and increasing simplicity: "Are you ready to go for a walk? Go for a walk? Go walk? Walk?" Billy just sat there, staring at him. "Whaaaaat?"

I started filling my kangaroo pouch: glucose tabs, lip balm, plastic bag (responsible dog owner, I am!), and instinctively reached towards the kitchen counter where my trusty Dexcom receiver usually resides. Except it wasn't there. "What? Where...", I trailed off. I wondered where on earth I could have left it, as I knew I last had it when I...

...oh, crap. The last time I remembered holding it was outside. When I had taken Billy out in the backyard. Which was a couple of hours ago. In the sweltering heat.

Noooooo...

I recalled placing it on the bottom of the stairs from our deck, as I needed both hands to be in full-on Dog Handling Mode. So outside I scurried, wondering how I could have gone over TWO HOURS without noticing its absence. (Because obviously my speed at that moment was going to be what would save my Dexcom.)

I stood at the top of our deck, and looked down. Whew.


I was glad it was still there, but I was even more glad that it appeared to be both untouched and unharmed.

When I reached it, I clicked the "OK" button, to see just how long it had been out there - by seeing how much data I had missed.

Which gave me an even bigger surprise.


It had taken intermittent readings. THROUGH THE HOUSE.

As in, this far:



Remind me to never again complain about the range of the Dexcom. Ever.


19 comments:

  1. If I detach my MM pump/CGM and leave it in the bathroom and walk to the laundry room, it starts crying, thinking I abandoned it. I'm almost certain it has separation anxiety. Glad you found the Dexcom!

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  2. HA yeah no kidding. The Medtronic CGM i have, if the sensor is on the right side of my body and pump the left, i literally have to stick the tubing from one side to the other under these glorious pregnancy pants (the kind with the support on top) so that I can actually try to go the full day with out saying weak sensor, or lost sensor... that's the most frustrating part now, It's supposed to go within 6 feet... total BS for me. Glad your Dex has wonderful range!!!

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  3. Wow! Agreed - my minimed has issues sometimes if I so much as leave it on the toilet seat while I shower. That's impressive!

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  4. That is what cracks me up about the DexCom. Sometimes if I am sitting the wrong way it will go out of range, but other times I can leave it in the living room and take a nap in my bedroom without missing a reading!

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  5. Thanks Kim! This totally made me chuckle! (partly because of the "Dude" photo) and partly because I just wrote a post about losing my Ping meter and finding it in my shoe caddy. :) Scatterbrained, I am.

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  6. DUDE! and yeah, whenever my kid uses her MM CGM she has to keep it on the same side of her body as her pump. MADNESS!

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  7. Dude!!! That IS awesome! I'm so glad the sun didn't fry its brains out!

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  8. DUDE! Dexcom rocks. I swear, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Dexcom. I would marry it if I could but I don't want to be a home wrecker.

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  9. NICE!!! Oh, and I love the term "Billsner", totally cracked me up. :D

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  10. Duuuude! That totally rocks! Bean has played outside and Wilma (our dexcom) has kept up with her...but sometimes at night it can 'lose' her just a foot above her bed!
    Oh, and way to be a responsible pet owner...totally one of my pet (ha!) peeves!

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  11. Holy crap! When I did a Dexcom run a couple of years back, I had problems with it not getting a signal when it was on my bedside table on MY side of the bed, y'know, where I was sleeping.

    You apparently have the uber-Dexcom! :)

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  12. I have used some massive between the ceiling/floor monitoring before...Dexter is always up for the task. Also,he (yes, he is a "he") works as a receiver in my room as he transmits from Joe's room...I can view alarms and view graphs during the night...LUCKY ME!!! Seriousy, amazing product. Now, I just wanna view that Mo Fo from my phone while Joe is at school or at camps...is that too much to ask for???

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