In my sleep-hazed mind, I know I should look to see if it is informing me of a high or a low. I unclasp my pump from the waist band of my pajama bottoms and lay it on my stomach. Almost too tired to even bring it up to my face.
I lay there drifting, I know, back to sleep. But I shake myself and push the "down" button, knowing it will turn on the pump back-light. My CGMS says 80. But I can tell from the drastically dipping trend line, that I'm probably much lower.
I could roll over and turn on my bed-side lamp. But I don't. I don't want to wake up. And I know where everything is anyway.
I grab for my meter. Using my pump as a dim light, I test my blood sugar. 64.
I don't even zip up my meter case. I just push it to the edge of the bed and grab the juice box that I know sits by my alarm clock.
I down it quickly and roll back over and drift back to sleep.
I wake up with my still unzipped meter next to me. I turn off my alarm clock. I test again. I'm 114.
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I'm starting to use my Dexcom as a handy flashlight for late-night trips to the fridge for juice. The backlight lasts 30 seconds and it is bright. The cat is freaked out by it.
You're a pro!
Know that well. Been there so many times I've lost count. But, at least we wake up to catch the Lows. So there's that. Hope your next night is a restful and uninterrupted one.
It really does become so routine that we just do it in our sleep, doesn't it? Still wrecks a solid night of rest though. I had never thought to use my pump backlight so I could see my meter - brilliant idea!! Instead, I have stolen the booklight I bought for Pete and I use that. I suppose I can maybe give it back to him now. :)
I know that story! (Minus the CGM part - I use my cell phone as my light.) Glad it all worked out perfectly!
I hate late night lows. Heck, we are already tired but the low makes it even worse. I use the light on my PDM to test my bg's. I am glad everything turned out well.
Wow, this sounds familiar. Definitely a weekly occurrence in my house. I also refuse to turn the light on and use my pump light. Except I just realized last week that my meter has a light! Doesn't light up the strip like my old Freestyle used to but it's something!
And, btw, awesome job with the correction! Doesn't it make you feel good?!? :-)
~Layne
It can be so dang hard to do stuff in the middle of the night - not only the darkness, but the sheer tiredness clawing at you to just go back to sleep.
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