I became a type 1 diabetic at age 13, many years ago, and I never did
a complete fast until last summer when I got an insulin pump and
Continous Glucose Monitoring system from Medtronic. I have been able
to fast well since then.

A comment I want to put in, I really like having my glucose readings
on my pump, so I don't have to carry an extra device ALL THE TIME. I
usually plan in advance when I will do a blood glucose calibration,
so I don't have to always take my blood glucose meter with me to shul
on shabbot. Regards, Fred Goldberg

--- In JewishInsulinPumpers@yahoogroups.com, "Rabbi Hirsch Meisels"
<RabbiMeisels@...> wrote:
>
> I hope everyone had an easy fast, and we all hope that everyone's
tfilos was
> accepted L'tovah
>
> I would like to share some of my Yom Kippur experiences, please
feel free to
> share yours:
>
> 1. This was my first year fasting with a "continuous glucose
monitor"
> attached. Being able to watch glucose trends so carefully made the
fasting
> an amazingly easier experience. All in all, I only had to do
4 "Blood"
> checks. 1. 10:30 PM, 2. 9:00 AM, 3. 12:00 PM, 4. 3:00 PM. Seeing
where
> your BG is heading before it actually gets there, has helped
tremendously in
> keeping the numbers on an almost straight line.
>