Health update

Back in February, I did something. Not exactly an extravagant thing, but still interesting nonetheless. It was this: It was Ari (my husband) who tried it first out of curiosity, even though he felt the need to do so because his family has a history of diabetes. He then told me that he bought himself two sets of glucose monitoring device; “one for you,” he said. The device is exactly what it says: Continuous glucose monitoring system. You will get a device that will be injected into your upper arm, and the needle will pick a blood sample from the bloodstream and read the glucose level. You will be able to see the numbers constantly, 24/7, on an app on your phone. The company is Ottai, specifically: Ottai Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., which is based in Mainland China, so if you are wary of China surveillance, you really don’t have to use this device. The device timeframe is 2 weeks, so you will need to replace it every fortnight should you need it. In my case, I used it for only 2 weeks…