Am I the only one with diabetes that can't find a user-friendly, all encompassing way to keep track of all the numbers I have to deal with every day?
Is it too much to ask that someone, somewhere, produce a logbook that has room for glucose readings pre and post meal, carb notes (with a reasonable amount of room to actually record more than a number), and a little room in-between for extras like exercise or random lows?
And how about making it cute?
I can't tell you how happy I was when I got my Jr. pen, which is technically meant for kids, and it was blue and yellow and had happy spots all over it. It was....exciting, different, a change. And in a world where not much changes...after all, I am diabetic for life, it was refreshing. It wasn't grey (yeah I am in Canada-I can't bring myself to write gray-lol!).
Life shouldn't always be grey! The colour (again-Canada) boosts me every time I see it. So why doesn't someone make a logbook that looks like a happy journal-and includes all the entry options your average pumping and/or multiple injecting (me) modern-day diabetic needs? I am imagining something in the kinds of patterns and colours you see in scrapbooking paper-fun, bright, encouraging.
I have tried to do it myself, but I am not very good at formatting documents, creating spreadsheets and the like. I am still trying, but man. What I wouldn't give to walk into a bookstore and see a little logbook, all patterned up, colours on the interior pages, and a great layout that helps you see patterns and make changes to your routine if you must. Imagine!
If anyone stumbles across this post, and knows of a system or logbook like the one I am imagining, let me know!!
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