If you could answer a couple questions that would help me out tremendously, thank you!
You do not have to answer all the questions, but the more the better!
1) Name:
2) Email:
3) Date of diagnosis:
4) Do you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes or other?
5) Do you use insulin injections or the pump? or are you not on insulin? (T2)
6) What glucose monitor do you currently use?
7) Have you used others in the past? If so, which one/s?
8) Which has worked best for you and why?
9) Which has caused the least hassle overall and why?
(including its case design and necessities sold separately such as test strips)
10) When youre feeling especially tired of it all, do you sometimes neglect to replace the pricker, clean the surface of your skin before testing, and/or not test all together before eating? Do you think if steps were cut down/the process was subtler, you would pay more attention to doing it properly every time?
11) What is the worst thing about checking your blood sugar?
(Examples: the embarrassment of taking it out in public, the pain of the prick, the hassle of it all, etc)
12) In what situations/places is it specifically a hassle to check your blood sugar? (Ex: Sports, temperature, rain)
13) How do you record your sugar levels, insulin intake and food consumption?
A. In a notebook or sheet
B. Electronically (through what device?)
C. I dont record anything
D. I only record when my numbers are out of range
E. I rarely record my numbers
14) Additional comments/suggestions:
Describe your ideal case. What would/nt it have? What aspects are most important and/or are most annoying?
What part of the process is most consuming or sometimes complicated to do while on the move?
(Examples: recording the numbers, throwing out the trash, finding sharps container, alcohol swabs, filling the sterile pads)