About my Dexcom (Continuous Glucose Meter) and why I love it!

I've had several people messaging me this week about the details of my Dexcom continuous glucose meter so I'm sure there are more people out there would might like to know this.

Feel free to share with anyone you know who is suffering with Diabetes. This has changed my life. <3

It's wireless and easy to insert and you can wear it anywhere...arm, leg, stomach...I always wear it on my lower belly so that it's covered when I wear a bikini. I do switch sides though...I change it out every 1-2 weeks with a new sensor. The sensor reads to the transmitter which is attached to you like in the picture and the transmitter sends constant blood sugar readings to your receiver. You can set on the receiver at what ranges you want it to alert you and you can put it on vibrate or extra loud if you're outside where it's noisy. I have it set to alert me when it hits 80 and above 140. It keeps my A1C down and allows me to MANAGE my disease so much easier!!! I only have to prick my finger once every 12 hours instead of 7-8 times a day.

It alerts me when low or high and allows me to know when I should drink a juice to prevent a low or take insulin before I get too high. It tells you in which direction your blood sugar is moving and how fast with arrows. As you can see in the pic, my blood sugar is steady right now. It's pretty much the BEST THING EVER! It's crazy accurate!

You can swim with and get in the spa as well! I use a special tape which holds it on longer as it usually only stays on me without the tape for 2-3 days. The tape is called Hypafix and it's the best i've found. I even put it on before I put on the sensor so the adhesive on the sensor doesn't aggravate my skin. It's great and works perfectly!

I feel so much better when my Dex is in! All it takes is a glance to know where my blood sugar is and is great during workouts to prevent a low or a high! :-)

I can't tell people enough about this because of what it's done for me!

Donnie would tell you that he LOVES it too and now that I have the G5 (the newest model), he's able to watch my blood sugar throughout the day from his cell phone and I have it streaming through my apple watch too! it's been great while out and about and working out when you aren't normally carrying the receiver. WHAT A BLESSING. <3

Feel free to post below or contact me with any questions. I'm happy to help! <3

A glimpse into my daily meal plan...21 Day Fix approved!

Here's my day in a nutshell -1200 calories

...3 green, 2 purple, 4 red, 2 yellow, 1 blue, 1 orange, 2 teaspoons 



I try to buy all organic especially meats. 

I'm always sure to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day...to know exactly how much water YOU need, take your weight and divide it by 2 and that's how many ounces your body needs daily.

Since I work from home most days, I don't really need to meal prep like most BUT I do find time on Sunday night to wash and cut all my veggies, grill some chicken and cut fruit and boil eggs for the week so there's less to do during the week when it's time to eat! 

Breakfast: 1 cup of herbal tea...this is my fave...no need to add ANYTHING!!!                              It has such an AMAZING flavor! 

                 2 eggs over easy or scrambled (1 red)

                 1 slice of Ezekiel 4:9 grain bread (1 yellow)

                 1 medium orange sliced (1 purple)

                 1/4 Avocado seasoned with fresh cracked pepper & Himalayan sea                             salt

Pre-workout Snack: 2 boiled eggs (1 red)

                                 Pumpkin Seeds (1 orange)

                                 Pre workout (gives me energy to push hard through my 

                                 workout)

Lunch: Vegan protein Shake (1 red)

            almond butter or peanut butter 

            (2 teaspoons)

Afternoon Snack: JUICE (sooooo good for you!!!) (3 green, 1 purple)

                          

Green Juice Ingredients:
3/4 cups water (Put in blender first)

1 cup kale
1 green apple, cored
1/4 cup parsley leaves
1/2 medium cucumber
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
OPTIONAL 1 (1/2-inch) piece of ginger, peeled 
A lot of times I'll need an extra fruit serving in my day so I'll add some frozen strawberries and banana to taste! It gives it a more smoothie like taste and texture ;-)

Equipment: juicer or blender and use a fine mesh sieve (optional if you prefer to not drink the pulp)

Dinner: grilled chicken or fish (1 red)

             brown rice or sweet potato (1 yellow) 

             Broccoli cauliflower mix (1 green)

---> If you have any questions, please feel free to post below!

Easy 4 Step Veggie Bowls

I love this concept because you can get very creative with this meal as there are so many different varieties you can make this one YUMMY!

The great thing about these meals is that these ingredients are SUPER EASY to prep for the week! I like to prep on Sunday night and make these for my lunches throughout the week! Yum right?! Who doesn't like SIMPLE?

Write down all the ingredients you would like for the week...maybe pick two different combos then head to the grocery to pick up your ingredients! If you'd like to add any meat, PLEASE be sure you buy organic! I know buying organic is not cheap but if you can only buy one thing organic, please choose meat!!! That's a whole other topic I'll try to touch on this week, but for now, just trust me!

Cook quinoa or brown rice
Cut up all veggies and cook any you want cooked
Make your homemade dressing
Rinse your beans

Combine each meal into the containers for the week and dressing on the side.

A DIABETES friendly option would be to substitute the rice or quinoa or a bed of lettuce and extra beans. ;-)

ENJOY!!!  :-)

Post below your favorite combo and dressings!