- I went on my first date! (people where I live/ my church/ home school realm date with the intent of finding a spouse so no ones dating in fourth grade;-)
- I tried a new meter=O the Verio IQ (but more about that later)
- and I've been caught up in the full swing of college hunting! One of the colleges has even offered me the chance at a 2,000 $ scholarship so next week I have to go 5 hours away for two interviews! but more on that in another post... possibly called the pump in the pencil skirt...
- I GOT MY LICENSE!!!!!! and a post about driving with diabetes will be coming soon to your neighborhood;-)
So anyway, onto this post... Skimming. I've sort of been guilty of a little skimming lately, more like a lot=( I've been doing what I need to stay safe, testing before driving and sleeping and bolusing for the food I eat... but I haven't done any more.... I don't always respond to me sensor alarms, I don't always check before I eat... and I forget to bolus until half an hour after I eat a lot.
I think I've just gotten lazy, but I don't really have the energy or desire to start logging and reviewing logs and adjusting..... I'm just not feeling it=/
This is why I'm so excited for the Verio IQ! A. because new tools always make work more fun and can really help you get a fresh start and B. because the Verio is so dang cool!
Okay, this is the Verio next to my dex, ( and there matching!) just to give you an idea of how small it is!
this is the screen that come on when you put in a test strip (thats right no stupid pointless coding screen!)
And this is the light that helps you see your fingers when you test,
(and my dogs butt) it comes on when there is a test strip in so you don't have to turn it on your self and it's very bright
(and my dogs butt) it comes on when there is a test strip in so you don't have to turn it on your self and it's very bright
So I really loved the Verio for the three days I tried it, and in the end I decided to go with the Verio (I'm just waiting on insurance and suchness now) here are my reasons for switching from the one touch ping meter remote to the Verio IQ
- Size, the Verio IQ is SUPER tiny! much much tinyer than my meter remote=) it is closer to the size of an ipod nano.
- Speed, this is probably the biggest one=) the Verio IQ is fast, it doesn't take long for each screen to load, and it only takes 5 seconds to show you the reading (yeah I know that's the same as every other meter but I needed to pad that sentence!) Honestly it took ten second less time for me to check with the verio and dial up the bg and correct than to go through the meter remote
- Brightness, I'm blind... and I can't see my meter screen unless the back light is on... the Verio's back light comes on when the meter does. and it's very bright
- blood, the verio takes notably less blood than the ping
- and PATTERN ALERT TECHNOLOGY this is the coolest thing yet, your meter not only keeps a history of your bgs on your meter it scans them to find patterns! and if it catches one then it alerts you and shows you the numbers that are running high/low
So that's my life... hope it helped=)
