More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
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Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#2I’m in Australia we unfortunately mimic the US when it comes to many health ailments - my girlfriend has T1 diabetes.
I am offended with the intentionally slow roll when it comes to artificial pancreas solution development... moreso, the regulatory hurdles these products are being held up in.
That said, there is a willing hacker community around CGM solutions that can be dove into that yields pretty awesome results in function and hip pocket savings.
Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#3I’m in Australia we unfortunately mimic the US when it comes to many health ailments - my girlfriend has T1 diabetes. I am offended with the intentionally slow roll when it comes to artificial pancreas solution development... moreso, the regulatory hurdles these products are being held up in. That said, there is a willing hacker community around CGM solutions that can be dove into that yields pretty awesome results i…
On the plus side, your country has some great scientists that are making some progress in changing your governments stance on health, albeit very slowly which I think speaks to your point about hurdles. One of my favorite Youtube channels is "Low Carb Down Under" and they often have great scientists speaking on these topics. [1]
Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#4I highly recommend getting a continuous glucose monitor and wearing it for at least a few weeks. I was able to find a model at about $35/week, which required a prescription (US).
You can quickly get a good idea about how different foods and exercises affect your blood glucose. For me it was fun and motivating. It's helped a lot to put my diabetes into complete remission. The improvement in my daily quality of life is not subtle.
Since an improvement in your insulin levels can easily add healthy years to your life, it's worth doing even if you have no diagnosis of (pre)diabetes.
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Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#6I’m in Australia we unfortunately mimic the US when it comes to many health ailments - my girlfriend has T1 diabetes. I am offended with the intentionally slow roll when it comes to artificial pancreas solution development... moreso, the regulatory hurdles these products are being held up in. That said, there is a willing hacker community around CGM solutions that can be dove into that yields pretty awesome results i…
This isn't T1 though they're talking about. It's T2. And 80% of people with T2 diabetes who are also obese and overweight would be asymptomatic if they got themselves down to a proper weight.
T1 is a different story.
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#7Saw this submission yesterday that got no attention which claims seed oils (specifically Omega-6 fats) are the primary cause of diabetes (and other diseases):
Don’t know much about this though. Anybody think there’s something to it?
Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#8I’m in Australia we unfortunately mimic the US when it comes to many health ailments - my girlfriend has T1 diabetes. I am offended with the intentionally slow roll when it comes to artificial pancreas solution development... moreso, the regulatory hurdles these products are being held up in. That said, there is a willing hacker community around CGM solutions that can be dove into that yields pretty awesome results i…
T1 is "moral diabetes". I'm not sure there is a trend to be seen unless it has to do with the environment surrounding the pregnancy.
Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#9“Only affects people with pre existing conditions just ignore it”
Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)
#10I highly recommend getting a continuous glucose monitor and wearing it for at least a few weeks. I was able to find a model at about $35/week, which required a prescription (US). You can quickly get a good idea about how different foods and exercises affect your blood glucose. For me it was fun and motivating. It's helped a lot to put my diabetes into complete remission. The improvement in my daily quality of life is…
This. If you are in the US, you want a Freestyle Libre 2, which costs what you state, with coupons: $35/week
In the European Union, the Freestyle Libre 3 is available and is far better technology than the Freestyle Libre 2, for a variety of reasons. This also does not require a prescription in Europe. Because I cannot get a Freestyle Libre 3 in Croatia, I order the Freestyle Libre 3 from Abbott Diabetes Care in Germany, without a prescription using a German mail forwarding service (I personally use myGermany). You can ship to the USA using this method. The pricing is also regulated by the German government, so the price of the sensor is reasonable.
I actually use 2 glucose sensors in tandem: a Freestyle Libre 3 and a Dexcom G6. The Freestyle Libre technology is better than the Dexcom. It is also, way, way, cheaper.
While these articles were for older iterations of the Dexcom and Freestyle Libre, they are still very applicable. [1] [2] [3]
I use the Dexcom because it connects to my Tandem t:slim x2 insulin pump and it creates an “artificial pancreas”. It automatically manages my blood glucose, with very little effort. I can get a 6.2 or 6.3 A1c with almost no effort, using only the Dexcom G6 sensor (no Freestyle Libre 2|3 sensor use), and I have an profoundly messed up digestive tract, that really should profoundly mess up my blood glucose values.
Anyways, the Freestyle Libre updates more frequently (1 minute versus 5 minutes) and responds to changes in blood glucose faster than the Dexcom, so I can take action and dose insulin much faster.
With the Freestyle Libre 3, used in tandem with my Tandem t:slim x2 insulin pump using artificial pancreas technology via the Dexcom, my A1c hovers around a 4.9 or 4.8.
[1] https://type1tennis.blogspot.com/2014/12/how-much-faster-is-...
[2] https://type1tennis.blogspot.com/2014/12/14-days-with-dexcom...
[3] https://type1tennis.blogspot.com/2015/02/another-view-of-fre...