Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes

Post by notus » Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 9:23 PM UTC

jp555 wrote: post #34

SpikeDad wrote: post #10

It wasn't for me. Individual anecdotal stories aren't evidence but without consistent feedback it's easy to get back into poor habits. When I eat a Twizzler and see my blood glucose spike at 180-200 FOR 1 TWIZZLER then it's the feedback I need. It's no different to me than frequent weighings. I'm sure some people don't need or want the feedback but for me it's essential. And using a CGM (I use 14 day Lifestyle) I can…

I'm glad you found something that works for you, but this is massively over-complicated for almost everyone. Constant glucose tracking is interesting, but completely unnecessary. EDIT - For most healthy individuals. It's like my father-in-law who obsesses over vitamins while he ignores being ~40 pounds overweight - he needs to simply eat less & move more, not keep reading articles until he uncovers some magic combina…