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Thanks for this - think I should get tested for LADA when I get back home (Japan) in a month or so ... But I'm in the U.S. right now: does anyone have any reco

Thanks for this - think I should get tested for LADA when I get back home (Japan) in a month or so ... But I'm in the U.S. right now: does anyone have any recommendations for a basic CGM setup that I could get off Amazon?

robobro 10y ago
nope, they're pretty spendy.. If you want to see whether or not you're diabetic, get a cheap glucometer. You ought to be able to get one with 10 or 15 demo strips for under $20. check your blood sugar first thing in the morning after you wake up, and if it's over 100, you are pre-diabetic (congratulations!)
- delhanty 10y ago
  Thank you - I will get the strips at least. Do you have a $ figure for "pretty spendy"? I really want to sort out the bouts of fatigue though, so in that sense I'm not that price sensitive.
  - alexee 10y ago
    You can order Free Style Libre (online), starter package for $200 or so (check their website). They probably don't ship to the US, as they're not approved there, so you'd have to use some mail forwarder.
    - delhanty 10y ago
      Thank you! That might work for me - I could get it shipped to Japan or the UK.
      - terminalcommand 10y ago
        Speaking as a T1D for nearly 10 years, instead of getting a glucometer, go to a lab and check your Hba1c levels. The test is really cheap and is an indication of your glucose levels in the last 3 months. If that is over 7 mg/dl you're diabetic. I sincerely hope you don't have T1D. Good luck.
        delhanty 10y ago
        Thank you for the recommendation about Hba1c and also the "Good luck". This blog post on Hyperlipid https://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/10/physiological-insulin-resistance.html https://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/10/physiologica... kind of relates to what you write: Hab1c is a more accurate indicator of diabetes than fasting glucose for someone on any form of carbohydrate restriction, which is me. edit: s/that/than

robobro 10y ago

nope, they're pretty spendy.. If you want to see whether or not you're diabetic, get a cheap glucometer. You ought to be able to get one with 10 or 15 demo strips for under $20. check your blood sugar first thing in the morning after you wake up, and if it's over 100, you are pre-diabetic (congratulations!)

delhanty 10y ago
Thank you - I will get the strips at least. Do you have a $ figure for "pretty spendy"? I really want to sort out the bouts of fatigue though, so in that sense I'm not that price sensitive.
- alexee 10y ago
  You can order Free Style Libre (online), starter package for $200 or so (check their website). They probably don't ship to the US, as they're not approved there, so you'd have to use some mail forwarder.
  - delhanty 10y ago
    Thank you! That might work for me - I could get it shipped to Japan or the UK.
    - terminalcommand 10y ago
      Speaking as a T1D for nearly 10 years, instead of getting a glucometer, go to a lab and check your Hba1c levels. The test is really cheap and is an indication of your glucose levels in the last 3 months. If that is over 7 mg/dl you're diabetic. I sincerely hope you don't have T1D. Good luck.
      - delhanty 10y ago
        Thank you for the recommendation about Hba1c and also the "Good luck". This blog post on Hyperlipid https://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/10/physiological-insulin-resistance.html https://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/10/physiologica... kind of relates to what you write: Hab1c is a more accurate indicator of diabetes than fasting glucose for someone on any form of carbohydrate restriction, which is me. edit: s/that/than