"Doctor" Chris

These days I really look forward to my doctor appointments. My "doctor" is actually a Nurse Practitioner who has been seeing and treating diabetic patients for years with his colleague, Dr. Einhorn, at Scripps La Jolla. Chris Sadler, or just Chris as I like to refer to him, has been a breath of fresh air and a real resource for up to date diabetes technology.

He knows my husband and I well and I truly feel as if he is invested in my treatment, without being condescending or judgemental. It's not like 10 years ago when I felt like doctors treated me as a child, which I was one, but being an adult with diabetes has been a completely different experience. Chris makes me feel good for the hard work I put in and every time I thank him for the motivating role he plays in my treatment as well.

I had my most recent 3 month check-in with Chris last Friday and got some great news! My A1c is 6.2%, which is awesome. This percentage is an overall indicator of what my blood sugars have been doing over the last 90 days, and mine have been stellar.

Another thing about Chris is that he is really into diabetes technology and on Friday he showed me a new "gadget." It's a glucose meter that looks like a small thumb drive that hooks into your iPhone. You can check your blood sugar with it, input your carb and insulin information, and make notes on exercise, stress, alcohol intake, etc. The app on your iPhone associated with this device makes graphs that not only help you see the big picture of your management and things that may or may not be working well, but also has the ability to email your data to others as a neat and organized graph. This function is especially great to share with any health care provider to pinpoint exactly how to even better manage the detailed intricacies of daily diabetes living.

Click here to read more about the iBG STAR glucose monitor ... now sold at the Apple Store!

A BIG Thank You to all of the doctors who push me to be better and are supportive at all times. Having a good doctor who you trust and respect is a big part of my management and makes all the difference.