So, my blood sugar dropped to 36.  I’m back up now, wasn’t down there for too long.  I was asking for ice cream with nothing less than a polite New Jersey demanding manner….

There was a failure in the Glucagon pump at the wrong time, keeping my from getting glucagon at the time a needed it.

That’s the Bad News-

The Good News is that the pump failures that resulted during this study have everything to do with using the off the shelf insulin pumps in a way they weren’t meant to.  They are administering boluses every 5 minutes, rather than basal.  This is good news because the next generation (shown in early post), has already dealt with these design issues.

Not to mention, its a research study, meant to work out all of the kinks before it goes to market.  We have run into some hurdles, but they are already resolving them for the next phase of their research: outpatient studies.

That’s a good think, but they didn’t give me any ice cream in here, and I don’t think the cord’s gonna reach too far.

It’s good to know that an approximate $5 million study doesn’t get you a sponge bath from the nurse.  It gets you a pile of wash clothes and a “Call me when your done” from my nurse, Rick.

2 hours post dinner….BG back down to 180.

It’s adapting and I had exercise.  Wonder if I’ll drop below 70.  Let’s see…….

Dinner at 6:15
100 carbs

6:45pm – 180
7pm – 245
7:25pm – 278

Had some pod trouble and didn’t get insulin for about 30 mins right before dinner. I wonder if that is why it’s so high now. Let’s see how long it lasts.

So my blood glucose dropped after lunch and the last post, so there was a delay in getting started on the bike. However, once I started on he bike, the management of BG without my input was wonderful. Little glucagon bumps during that half an hour kept my blood sugar up. Finished with BG around 85, with a slight ride to 107 before dinner.