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IDS Monthly Survey: March 2025
LAST MONTH’S SURVEY QUESTION:
In last month’s edition of Diabetes Bites, we asked how long it has been since you performed a fingerstick blood sugar measurement.
Here’s how you responded:
18% Within the past couple of hours
25% In the past day
30% In the past week
19% In the past month
8% About the same time I last changed my lancet (I can’t remember back that far)
Hmmm… it’s a bit worrisome that more than 25% of you rarely check glucose levels via fingerstick. CGMs are great, but fingersticks are still recommended:
> Any time your symptoms don’t match the sensor value
> At least once on day 1 of a new sensor
> Soon after treating hypoglycemia
> When sensor data is not available (warmup, signal loss, sensor error)
> If the CGM is requesting calibration
NEW SURVEY…
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3 Responses
I typically treat with Dex4 or with Canadian Rockets- 7g per roll.
It usually takes more than 15 min for my BG to go up so I have to be careful not to overtreat.
I only need small amount of glucose.
But, sometimes the hunger is so strong after going low that I will over-eat food, any food !
Then, I lose the carb count and might not do too well later …
Be sure to verify with finger stick that BG has come up, CGM can take up to 45 minutes to correctly.
I usually use glucose tablets to treat lows, they’re easy, effective, and small. I can carry a tube around in my pocket, keep one each car. And I don’t particularly like them, so it’s not like having candy. Of late, if it occurs at night after dinner, I try to just eat an apple or part of one!