FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
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Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#2So the ones already all over amazon aren't supposed to be there?
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#3I'm T1D (insulin-dependent). I used a Dexcom for a couple years a while ago, back around the G3 through G5 era or so. I ended up stopping using it because my diabetes is very well managed, and I found it didn't make a huge difference to my management. With my insurance, each new sensor every week cost about $50, and would fail in various annoying ways: sometimes it would just stop working in the middle of the week, or not work at all from the start, or disconnect randomly for a few hours. Each sensor also used a ludicrous amount of plastic for its applicator, like a tennis-ball-sized hunk of hard plastic, that you just chucked in the trash, every week. Maybe things have improved, but it was a bad combo of unreliable and expensive so I just quit using it and went back to finger pokes.
If it were like $5 per week, I might put up with it. Maybe this over-the-counter model will be affordable. We'll see, I guess.
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#4So the ones already all over amazon aren't supposed to be there?
Amazon as a gateway to illegal or fraudulent products? Please, a trillion dollar corporation must surely have professionals watching this over.
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#5Can we do CPAP machines next?
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#6So the ones already all over amazon aren't supposed to be there?
I just searched for one and found
>Important information Legal Disclaimer : Statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.
At the very bottom of the description. That seems like complete BS that shouldn't hold up, but I don't know.
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#7Can we do CPAP machines next?
Technically you can buy them on Facebook marketplace, craigslist etc
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#8Can we do CPAP machines next?
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Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#9>Continuous Glucose Monitoring
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overvi...
Re: FDA clears first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
#10I don't think this is particularly special. In other countries it's possible to obtain Dexcom's current line up by purchasing it online (G6, ONE, G7) and other brands too like Abbott's Freestyle Libre.
It seems like this is a stripped down version of the G7 (albeit with a longer wear time) as the ONE is a stripped down version of the G6.