21–30 of 75 posts
And yet my friends, with more reasonable diets, tend toward diabetes or near it. I'm rather afraid for my friends.
I 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…
Saw this submission yesterday that got no attention which claims seed oils (specifically Omega-6 fats) are the primary cause of diabetes (and other diseases): https://youtu.be/7kGnfXXIKZM Don’t know much about this though. Anybody think there’s something to it?
I 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 Germa…
Freestyle Libre has the additional feature of continuity, which IMO, is likely to be more inaccurate (generally portable models take a blood drop and give one reading, i.e., are not continuous monitors).
Any thoughts on this?
I 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…
Living with diabetes is about decision making. CGMs help some people make better decisions. I’m glad it worked for you. I’m curious as to what you mean by “remission.” Aren’t you simply making better decisions now which is reflected in your A1C and blood glucose numbers?
I 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…
I 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…
Tell us some of the insights you got about different exercises and food on your body
I 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…
Can you buy one without a prescription?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Living with diabetes is about decision making. CGMs help some people make better decisions. I’m glad it worked for you. I’m curious as to what you mean by “remission.” Aren’t you simply making better decisions now which is reflected in your A1C and blood glucose numbers?
I just mean that my A1c is at 5.3% and fasting blood glucose around 85 mg/dL, below the prediabetic range. Yes, that's because of daily decisions. If I ate one pizza I'd get symptoms again.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 Germa…
I've heard Freestyle Libre, and most portable models, is not very accurate. Freestyle Libre has the additional feature of continuity, which IMO, is likely to be more inaccurate (generally portable models take a blood drop and give one reading, i.e., are not continuous monitors). Any thoughts on this?