Food for Thought
It’s not directly about the pageviews. It’s about the connections that can come from those pageviews. One single pageview could put a person down a path to a happier, healthier life. It’s a bit hyperbolic but that’s the power of this community. That’s the power of support. Sure, it can be about the numbers, just make sure you’re focusing on the *right* numbers.
-Me
How I Would Improve The Dexcom Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Sorry for the long title. I went for the straight-forward approach on this one.
Across the Internet you will find countless success stories about the Dexcom CGM. Scary lows avoided, A1c’s lowered, pregnancies a little bit easier to manage (because giving birth is easy, right ladies?), and ultimately quality of life has been raised. For those of us with insurance living in the now, this thing is great. I know Dexcom is working on, among other improvements, a 10-day sensor but that isn’t what I want out of the next-gen Dexcom. Although, the thought of getting a single sensor to last a full month does sound like a nice achievement.
Quinn Speaks
Quinn Nystrom has led an eventful life. In 2002, she was selected as the National Youth Advocate for the American Diabetes Association. About a year ago she quit her job to speak about and advocate for diabetes awareness as a full time job – we get into the scary reality of both quitting a job and starting fresh. And this week she was my guest on Episode 119. Along with the diabetes advocacy talk we spend some time talking about diabetes on television, accents and woodwick candles. That last one was a surprise on multiple fronts but it was a great conversation. Enjoy.
Keep up with the latest in Quinn’s world on her website at quinnnystrom.com and on Twitter @QuinnNystrom.
Rotisserie Chicken League
In case you ever wondered how Fantasy [Sport] started.
Saving the Remainder
This isn’t a math problem, but I’m curious: how many of you CGM users out there keep every piece of trash/used material that goes with a sensor change until you toss the sensor? Just me? Surely that can’t be the case.
That book is pretty funny. You should check it out.
Spam Monkeys
(I realize that this title is begging for spam comments)
Anyone else miss the bit about spam monkeys on @sixuntilme's comment form? I always pictured the Wizard of Oz monkeys carrying cans of Spam.—
Christopher (@iam_spartacus) January 20, 2012
Why Roku
I’ve had some time to adjust to life without cable and I think I’m finally ready to put thought to keyboard. Almost a month ago Dayle and I came to the conclusion that we watch far too much television without actually watching television. Somewhere between my checking twitter on my iPad and her reading on her Kindle – all of this while Chopped was on in the background – we realized enough was enough. I had had plenty of conversations with friends and colleagues about “cutting the cord” but up until that moment the idea of putting that theory in to practice was not something I had seriously entertained. A few hours later and some mild spreadsheeting to confirm – I was convinced this was something worth pursuing. Logistically, this could work.
Cutting the cord works for us logistically because we spend most of our time watching shows off the DVR. We watch Jimmy Fallon the day after it airs. We tape Modern Family and the Thursday night lineup on NBC and watch it later because our jobs and commute leave us with enough energy to make dinner and not much else. Watching live television basically boiled down to Football and Hockey – more on that in a few sentences. Outside of the DVR our media came from a handful of familiar streaming services: Netflix, Amazon and HBO Go. If you add in Hulu Plus, Roku offers the ability to consume all of those streaming services through one handy device.
Simply put: Google Reader : RSS :: Roku : Streaming Television Services. Rather than go to each service individually through an iPad or Xbox or through your laptop’s HDMI output, Roku functions as a central hub for all your streaming needs. After a few minutes of configuration and account verification, you are ready to watch all your favorite programs online. Legally.
May The Force Be With You
I had grand plans for Episode 118 featuring publicist Consetta Parker. I planned on talking about her career in PR, her motivations behind starting her own PR agency, Parker Publicity and hoped to get to Rancho Obi-Wan and the work done there. Instead we spent most of the podcast talking about the impact of Star Wars on her life and the lives of a generation of creative minds. Sure, we covered all those other topics (quite thoroughly too), but when you hear how passionately Consetta feels about the impact Star Wars had on her life, you’ll know I made the right decision in how the conversation evolved. Enjoy.
Check out Consetta’s work at Parker Publicity and be sure to see what Rancho Obi-Wan is all about too. If you’re a fan of Star Wars, this place needs to be on your bucket list.
Going Dark
If you’ve been paying attention to the conversations online over the past few weeks, especially the past few days then the term SOPA or PIPA should mean something to you. If you haven’t then you may be in for a shock when you try to visit familiar websites tomorrow – like Wikipedia.
Everlasting Sensor
Pro: I got a sensor to last twenty-one days.
Con: That means twenty-one straight days of insulin injections on the same side of my body.
