Tracking Blood Sugar

Post by malkia » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 7:45 AM UTC

jwr wrote: post #20

troydavis wrote: post #9

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No. In the US, all similar products require a prescription. This is by far the best available option (no fingerstick calibration, longest-lasting sensor, easy mobile app, etc.). Basically, get this one. It’s $80 including 1 month of sensors. I believe the thinking is that people need a professional to discuss results with. I understand that perspective, but I don’t agree with it, and I definitely don’t agree that hav…

Thanks for clarifying. As a side note, I think this requirement is completely bogus. You should be able to get any "read-only" medical device you want, anytime you want, especially in a country where there is no universal healthcare. I see a contradiction where on one hand the authorities say: we have to protect you so that you don't harm yourself and on the other the same authorities say: your health is your respons…

Post by pimeys » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 12:25 PM UTC

zaroth wrote: post #51

pimeys wrote: post #28

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Should be possible with xDrip. Using the G5 still, so no real life experience. Some sensors get noisy sooner than the others. I noticed they work longer during the winter when its cooler. Last one worked for 4 weeks quite good, but in the summer they stopped working in less than two weeks.

I realized I wrote weeks - the transmitter is good for 3 months and gets flaky in the last couple weeks. I found some pictures of someone replacing the battery on the transmitter of a G6. This is.... not really practical. [1] What would be interesting is if you could pull out the internals and 3D print a new enclosure that had an actual user serviceable battery. [1] - https://seemycgm.com/2018/07/12/g6-transmitter-ba…

Post by pimeys » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 1:12 PM UTC

dboy1612 wrote: post #44

bdcravens wrote: post #24

I have the Medtronic MiniMed pump, which includes its sensor that the pump uses for automated basal dosing. Accuracy is similar to what others have described.

How well does the automated bits work? I've considered a pump in the past for that reason, but was always afraid what mistakes could happen.

Post by ejain » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 8:59 PM UTC

gwern wrote: post #15

troydavis wrote: post #11

Here's a second non-diabetic who tracks their glucose with the same non-invasive device and started analyzing it. Blog post: https://richardsprague.com/notes/cgm/cgm_analysis/ Slides from presentation last week: https://www.slideshare.net/richardsprague/quantified-self-se... He also tweets about it: https://twitter.com/sprague

It seems to still be invasive: https://www.freestylelibre.us/support/faq.html#faqTabstab-3 > The sensor is applied to the back of the upper arm with a simple, disposable device called an applicator. When the sensor is applied, a small (5mm) filament is inserted just under the skin, and held in place with a small adhesive pad. 'Inserted just under the skin' means it's still invasive, but that sounds nicer than regular…

Post by zaroth » Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 12:00 AM UTC

pimeys wrote: post #73

zaroth wrote: post #51

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I realized I wrote weeks - the transmitter is good for 3 months and gets flaky in the last couple weeks. I found some pictures of someone replacing the battery on the transmitter of a G6. This is.... not really practical. [1] What would be interesting is if you could pull out the internals and 3D print a new enclosure that had an actual user serviceable battery. [1] - https://seemycgm.com/2018/07/12/g6-transmitter-ba…

The transmitter has a counter inside and will stop working after a certain day count. xDrip has a feature where one can reset the counter back to zero and I've been using them at least six months with no trouble.