We have a lot of experiences every day. Events and emotions are a part of our daily life. Without ups and downs, joyful and not-so-joyful events, life would be pretty boring. As a diabetic, and a Monster Tamer it is important to document those emotions and events. Why? See for yourself ...
The chaos of your day
To have diabetes means a lifetime of learning. And we can learn much from our data. An example: You know them for sure – days where everything happens in a blur. A quick lunch, hurry to an important event, stressing about the next place you need to be and then even the train is late, too. Bravo. Quick! A BG check before the next stop. Crap. Blood sugar is up at a dizzying height. As an experienced Monster Tamer, you know what the hustle and bustle can do to your blood sugar. But how can such "events" be best documented? Clearly! With tags!How do I use tags?
You’ve probably already seen tags in the mySugr App. The tags are small icons that describe certain situations and emotions.
Reorder tags
Some tags you'll use very often, and you can move them to the front of your list. Tap and hold with your finger on the tag, move it to the desired location, and then let go. Tada! You have your favorite tags right where you want them! I have, for example, all of the meals tags at the front of my list.
Why use tags? What are the advantages?
Every piece of your diabetes data has a story. The tags help tell that story. They help you understand your diabetes and the relationships between certain situations and your blood sugar better. They help you find patterns in your values and help your doctor interpret your data. Therapy optimization is way easier with some context than trying to grope around in the dark.Browse and search by tags
It's always a good idea to tag the first value after waking with the "fasting" tag. Then you can search in mySugr for all of your fasting values. That’s something I’m often asked about. If you need a “foot on the floor” (or wakeup) bolus, then tag it, too. Are you seeing high values for breakfast and you don’t know why you’re so freaking high? Take a look and see if you forget to take your “foot on the floor” bolus! See! Tags can shed some light in the dark.
Before or after sports
My personal favorites are the "before sports" and "after sports" tags. After a sweaty workout, I just tag my post-exercise blood sugar with the "after sports" tag, and logically, I add a “before sports” tag for the check I did before starting. Because, unfortunately, it's often the case that after exercising my blood sugar goes on a bit of a roller coaster. So I’m working to identify patterns to adjust and optimize my therapy after a few well-tagged sports outings. Maybe I need to change something with my carbohydrates or try a different basal adjustment. With my logging and some experiments, I can find out!
Try it for yourself
You’ll see after just a few entries how quickly a pair of matching tags can be selected and what you can learn from them. Which tags are your favorite? Why? Have you been able to learn anything from using them? Let us know in the comments.
The Smart Search Feature in the mySugr app is currently only available on iOS. We are also working to make it available again on Android in the future.
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