15/04/2026
There are weeks that you leave things to the absolute latest and thats ok. This week was one for me. I should have changed my infusion set 2 days ago, yes, I use the extended infusion set anyway, and yes that means I went to 9 days. There arnt many conditions where on top of taking the medicine every day you also have to do fun additional things like filling up reservoirs, changing infusion sets, changing continuous glucose monitors, charging transmitters in some cases, and you know, eating food to keep you alive sometimes. Some days, doing any of these things is the last thing we want to do.
What it means for me if I do this is that my bg levels sit a little higher, yes, on top of all these things, we see direct consequences if we don't do the things at the right time. And that right time sometimes changes weekly and for every person it can be a little different. Type 1 diabetes loves to keep you on your toes!
So, my graph today looks fine, bg levels a little higher than normal, a little more out of range than normal, but Im willing to take that every once in a while. You'll also notice a tonne of bolus doses. I dont like being high, so on days where I havent done the right thing and changed things when I should, yes, I do the wrong thing and bolus some fake carbs but also bolus for every carb that I put in my mouth and also round up when I am bolussing.
These are just diabetes things, they dont happen all the time, but some days we have to do a little extra on the sides. Just wanting you to see that its not only you. Even diabetes educators do this, even nurse practitioners. We're not perfect, we are just human and life sometimes takes over with other priorities!
