Follow-up 6:
Interesting (and odd) that Omnipod 5 is so
heavily invested in training for the Omnipod 5
-but- provides NO training for Glooko & I've
been in a live & learn mode with Glooko pick-
ing up information every day.
Today, I first realized that a lot of the Glooko
information is available online, not requiring
generating a PDF file to view it. I also have
learned that via the Graphs > Overlay > Spa-
ghetti selections online, I do indeed have
splendid access to every-5-minutes glucose
levels.
That's a most excellent feature, surpassing
what I could do with Dexcom Clarity, I'm over-
joyed & impressed with that feature! As I learn
more as I continue using Glooko & Omnipod 5,
well, I'll try to refrain from too many posts, but
in the future, I'll provide links to pictures of ...
... the information that will thoroughly convey
all I've learned via the learning process that
resulted from Omnipod 5 & Glooko providing
inadequate training on Glooko reports. So,
that's a BIG thumbs up for that Graphs > Over-
lay > Spaghetti online discovery along with a ...
... recommendation that Glooko copy what
Omnipod 5 did with their Omnipod 5 virtual
learning in order to educate individuals on
using Glooko with Omnipod 5.
Oh well, as they say, live and learn & I've fully
documented my ups (elation) & downs (disap-
pointments) thus far.
On Friday, July 22, 2022 at 1:28:08 PM UTC-5, _ wrote:
.> Follow-up 5:
.>
.> --- Comment 1 of 3 ---
.>
.> I've found no evidence that the Omnipod 5
.> automatic basal rate ever goes higher than
.> .05 units per 5 minutes which = .6 units/hr.
.> Those doses are displayable via the History
.> Detail "Auto Events" option on the Omnipod 5
.> controller.
.>
.> Disappointing that the automatic basal rate
.> is geared towards preventing hypoglycemia
.> (a lot of 0 dosages every 5 minutes) but is
.> blind (no upward adjustments at all) regard-
.> ing preventing hyperglycemia.
.>
.> Very disappointing that, the Omnipod 5 folks
.> are so fearful of hypoglycemia that they arg-
.> uably are irresponsible (negligent) in auto-
.> matically countering hyperglycemia with
.> higher automatic basal rates.
.>
.> So, in essence, one must always manually
.> dose insulin with correcting bolus dosages
.> and/or with manual increased basil levels
.> to try to prevent & counter hyperglycemia.
.>
.> --- Comment 2 of 3 ---
.>
.> Well, Glooko data began on Monday after-
.> noon. I & the Omnipod 5 have been great
.> at countering / preventing hypoglycemia
.> (a hypoglycemia rate of 1% thus far).
.>
.> However, due to my bolus dosages being
.> too high on Tuesday after 3:23 PM & on
.> Wednesday, I ingested far too many carbs
.> (well over 300 both of those days) to pre-
.> vent hypoglycemia from my bolus dosages
.> being too high.
.>
.> Nevertheless, despite the disappointment
.> I have regarding the automatic basal levels
.> (detailed in comment 1 above), my above
.> 180% thus far has been just 1%, so overall
.> time between 70 & 180 mg/dl has been 98%.
.>
.> Glooko & Omnipod 5 do not use tenths of
.> percent so percents are averaged up or down
.> (not sure if they go up at = or > 5/10ths of a
.> % & down below 5/10ths of a %, but I pre-
.> sume that's the case).
.>
.> Glooko reports: Unfortunately, due to my fre-
.> quency of carb ingestion & insulin dosing, the
.> following 'scrambled eggs' loss of accuracy
.> due to trying to squeeze too many entries into
.> too small of a space is present in the following
.> Glooko reports:
.>
.> Calendar - Carbs & Insulin doses, unreadable
.> when they're done frequently.
.>
.> Week View - Bolus Units of insulin dosages,
.> unreadable when they're done frequently.
.>
.> --- Comment 3 ---
.>
.> Their reference guides, unfortunately they
.> appear to have one for all devices & there's
.> not enough information about Omnipod 5
.> in some areas:
.>
.> Glooko Reports Reference Guide
.>
https://support.glooko.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/4992665526291/ENGLISH-US_-_IFU-0025-00_EN_08_-_Glooko_Report_Reference_Guide.pdf
.>
.> Glooko for Clinics Reference Guide
.>
https://support.glooko.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/7569737685267/ENGLISH-US_-_IFU-0026-00-EN_20_Glooko_for_Clinics.pdf
.>
.> Glooko for Personal Use Quick Start Guide
.>
https://support.glooko.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/6459632327443/English-US_-_IFU-0027-00-EN_22_Glooko_for_Personal_Use.pdf
.>
.> One excerpt: "The Omnipod 5 is a cloud-to-cloud
.> integration. The connection with Glooko is estab-
.> lished in PodderCentral, where the users need to
.> authorize the connection between their Omnipod 5
.> and Glooko. Once the connection is made, data
.> will stream regularly into Glooko with an hour
.> delay."
.>
.> That cloud-to-cloud integration is called 'syncing'
.> in the following email.
.>
.> Per an email from Glooko on July 20, "while it may
.> take a few hours for it to start syncing to Glooko,
.> it should not take multiple days/weeks. Omnipod 5
.> syncs to Glooko several times an hour, not once a
.> day. I think the rep you were speaking to at Insulet
.> may have gotten mixed up between the DASH (older ...
.>
.> ... Omnipod version) and the Omnipod 5, and I do
.> apologize for this." That Glooko rep, Rachel, worked
.> steadfastly to help me & I appreciate her efforts.
.>
.> At some point in the future I'll present links to pic-
.> tures of some of the Glooko reports that will hope-
.> fully, apart from the 'scrambled eggs' problem on
.> the Calendar & Week View reports, show how well
.> the Omnipod 5 is handling my glucose levels & for
.> the most part (not all parts, see above) my basal
.> insulin dosaging.
.>
.> It is disturbing to me when Omnipod 5 'turns off'
.> basal sometimes when the glucose level is above
.> 110 mg/dl (I know, their algorithm has a 1 hour
.> prediction factor in play, but still, I find that dis-
.> turbing although with a 1% hypoglycemia rate
.> & a 1% >180 mg/dl rate thus far, I suppose my ...
.>
.> ... being disturbed about that may be question-
.> able, & maybe I'll stop being disturbed about that
.> as I continue using the Omnipod 5 - maybe not,
.> as I question the Omnipod 5 inability to dose
.> basal automatically at higher than .05 units
.> every 5 minutes, i.e. .6 units per hour. That ...
.>
.> ... limit may not be true at much higher glu-
.> cose levels, but since my glucose level has
.> not gone above 195 mg/dl (according to
.> the Glooko online display) since I connected
.> with Glooko Monday afternoon, I can't know
.> what the automatic basal would be if it ever ...
.>
.> ... got in the 200s or 300s or heaven forbid,
.> the 400s, but it didn't increase above .6 units
.> per hour when my glucose went above 180
.> mg/dl.
.>
.> Dexcom Clarity had a nifty feature of being
.> able to hover over a glucose level graph &
.> get an exact glucose level displayed. Unfor-
.> tunately, Glooko being a pdf file, that func-
.> tionality isn't available.
I discovered late today that Glooko has an
outstanding online Graphs > Overlay > Spa-
ghetti selection that provides splendid ac-
cess to every-5-minutes glucose levels by
hovering over the desired reading for the
desired time & day. Fantastic !!!
> On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:42:50 AM UTC-5, _ wrote:
/> .> Follow-up 4:
/> .>
/> .> Glooko reports are now working. The data
/> .> began when I established a link to glooko
/> .> from my poddercentral account. I'll have to
/> .> get used to the manner in which the data
/> .> is presented and will present information
/> .> about that in the future.
/> .>
/> .> My attempt to alter my settings did not have
/> .> the result I was seeking so I changed my set-
/> .> tings back to what they were originally.
/> .>
~> /> .> ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
~> /> .>
~> /> .> INSULINITIS (ISLIT)
~> /> .> New SUPERIOR clarifying name for near-
~> /> .> total to total loss of endogenous insulin
~> /> .>
https://prohuman.net/pix2/new_superior_clarifying_name_is_INSULINITIS.jpg
~> /> .>
~> /> .> The overwhelming majority of Islit caused by
~> /> .> autoimmune attacks on pancreatic beta cells
~> /> .> (Insulitis Islit) but there are
~> /> .>
~> /> .> o 15 specific types of rapid onset Islit, a
~> /> .> rare condition (only present in < one-half
~> /> .> of 1% of Americans & in a much lower rate
~> /> .> in most of the world), when present is typ-
~> /> .> ically diagnosed at age under 30
~> /> .> (50% at age < 18, 20% at age 19 to 29)
~> /> .>
~> /> .> o 1 slow onset specific type, Latent Autoim-
~> /> .> mune Islit, frequency unknown but per a
~> /> .> recent report, misdiagnosed as Cellosis
~> /> .> (new clarifying name for type 2 diabetes)
~> /> .> almost 40% of the time due to its slow
~> /> .> onset and its occurrence typically at age
~> /> .> over 30
~> /> .>
~> /> .> Old outdated anachronistic name for Islit is
~> /> .> type 1 diabetes, confusing in that diabetes
~> /> .> without clarifier is often used to describe
~> /> .> this condition which is 1 of the 7 Disparate
~> /> .> High Glucose Conditions (DHGCs).
~> /> .>
~> /> .> That makes figuring out which DHGC is actu-
~> /> .> ally being referred to (and it can be any one,
~> /> .> or some, or all of them when the diabetes
~> /> .> or diabetic word is used without clarifier)
~> /> .> confusing / difficult:
~> /> .>
https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticguessinggame.jpg
~> /> .>
https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticconfusion.jpg
~> /> .>
https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticendingthemisunderstanding.jpg
~> /> .>
~> /> .> - - -
~> /> .>
~> /> .> Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
~> /> .> Outstanding!
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~> /> .>
~> /> .> C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
~> /> .> Please!
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~> /> .>
~> /> .> Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
~> /> .> Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
~> /> .> Great!
https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm
~> /> .>
~> /> .> Stop Diabetes/Diabetic Confusion
~> /> .> with New Superior Clarifying Terms
~> /> .>
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~> /> .>
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