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The Dexcom G7 (not yet released) is supposed to be able to connect directly to the Apple Watch. The current G6 requires the phone but does have a watch complication that displays your current trend and trend graph.
Unfortunately, in this case you need to pay for a certificate for signing the app, build it yourself and so on
I was looking into this the other week, I couldn't find a CGM supplier in the US that would sell dtc. I don't need it for any medical reasons. Im just interested in the data. Anyone know of a supplier?
Was a fairly hassle free process. I never spoke to a doctor and use the device for the reasons you said. Just interested in the data.
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Total tangent, but having moved to Germany from the UK, one thing I can’t find is (what in the UK we’d call) granary or seeded bread. The Germans have lots of lovely bread… but even the dark brown stuff is very smooth with (I assume) refined flour and no major seed/grain content. This might explain your blood sugar spike from brown bread?
Have you tried Schwarzbrot?
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I had an IV needle stuck in my arm for a couple days when I had appendicitis. If it weren't for the tube hanging off it, I would have hardly known it was there. I barely felt it going in, either. I'm quite sure a CGM is even less obtrusive.
IV needle or IV catheter?
Friend of my wife, type 1, just 2 weeks ago died in his sleep from mismanaged blood sugar. He was only 37 and was otherwise very healthy - it was shocking, I never knew it was so dangerous and that mis measuring or forgetting before going to bed could have such dire consequences. I though it was like sleeping with your contacts in. This is a gap this tech could close, I hope it’s widely available soon - hopefully an…
Do you have any information about what happened? (context: my son is DT1) We learn (in France) that hypoglycemia can lead to unconsciousness, but cannot be fatal as the liver will eventually take over and release glucose to the organism, as it always does for healthy persons. Glucagen injection is the way to get this release to happen fast, but it can be delayed if necessary.
- brain death during prolonged severe hypos
- or cardiac arrhythmias
Im T1 myself
Where does one buy these glucose monitors ? Do you need to get it prescribed by doctors ? Or can healthy people get one too ?
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Do you have any information about what happened? (context: my son is DT1) We learn (in France) that hypoglycemia can lead to unconsciousness, but cannot be fatal as the liver will eventually take over and release glucose to the organism, as it always does for healthy persons. Glucagen injection is the way to get this release to happen fast, but it can be delayed if necessary.
Hypoglycemia can lead to coma and can cause death through several mechanisms including but not limited to: - brain death during prolonged severe hypos - or cardiac arrhythmias Im T1 myself
I had some ideas on how unreliable all nutrition research is but nothing prepared for the flood of bad advice once I was diagnosed with diabetes T2. I now trust one thing and one thing alone and that's my Dexcom G6. If it shows a spike eating the same meal twice , that meal is off the list. That easy. I deleted normal flour, potatoes and rice from my life and per three month blood checks I do not even count as predia…
Total tangent, but having moved to Germany from the UK, one thing I can’t find is (what in the UK we’d call) granary or seeded bread. The Germans have lots of lovely bread… but even the dark brown stuff is very smooth with (I assume) refined flour and no major seed/grain content. This might explain your blood sugar spike from brown bread?
I'm actually part of a research team working on using a wrist mounted spectrometer to actually measure glucose continuously and non-invasively. Turns out it's a really really hard problem.