By Thomas Grace, MD, Endocrinology & Diabetes Specialists of Northwest Ohio
CGM stands for Continuous Glucose Monitoring, the newest and best way for people with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels. Simply put, a CGM is a patch that you can wear on your skin that allows the user to see their blood glucose level consistently, in real time. Someone with diabetes would be able to track what is happening to their glucose level continuously throughout the day. Not only do these devices show blood glucose readings, but they also provide predictive trends to show users where their blood glucoses are headed. Unlike the traditional glucometers on the market, you do not have to poke your finger, which is painful and burdensome.
The Ada High School track and field teams competed in the first day of the annual Northwest Conference championship meet at Crestview Thursday, May 12.
A few final events took place Thursday. Ada junior Courtney Sumner took fourth in the long jump to register the best Lady Bulldog finish of day one. Teammate Olivia Green came in right behind her in fifth.
The Ada girls rank sixth after day one, with the Bulldog boys eighth. Columbus Grove leads both the boys and girls standings.
Most of the event finals take place when the meet resumes Saturday morning.
The visiting Ada High School baseball team scored four late runs to beat local arch-rival Allen East 7-5 in a Northwest Conference makeup contest at Harrod Thursday evening.
Ada improved to 6-12 overall and finished 1-7 in the NWC with their first league win. Meanwhile, the Mustangs fell to 4-12 and 0-7 in NWC play with the defeat.
The Bulldogs trailed 4-3 heading to the sixth inning, when they scored four times to grab a 7-4 lead.
Spencer Wall relieved starting hurler Kadin Phipps late and pitched the final inning while giving up one run to earn the save.
The Ada High School varsity softball team lost 8-0 at Leipsic in the Div. IV softball sectional finals Thursday evening, May 12, to be eliminated from the tournament.
"We still need to cut down on the errors to win games," said Ada head coach Jeff Bassitt. The Bulldog girls committed 10 miscues, while the Vikings made no errors.
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 5-13 with the defeat. The Viking girls improved to 16-4 with the win and advanced to the district semifinals next week in Elida.
Vicki's Music Studio of Ada is now accepting early registration for summer group classes for children from babies to age 10.
Because summer brings vacation plans, families can choose from multiple class sessions. Registration continues through June 27, the first week of classes.