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There are no downsides, really. It's mostly an emotional thing that comes from dealing with an awful chronic disease. So I mostly keep it to myself. e.g., I fe
by Trasmatta 2y ago
There are no downsides, really. It's mostly an emotional thing that comes from dealing with an awful chronic disease. So I mostly keep it to myself.
e.g., I feel sad when a non diabetic uses a CGM and says something like "omg I had a milkshake and my blood sugar spiked all the way to 120!". There's nothing wrong with them saying that, of course. It's just challenging to hear when you have a body that can't produce insulin at all.
- mynegation 2y agoI understand your feelings. One upside that I see from more people using it for non-medical purposes, is more data. That could potentially lead to new research and insights about diabetes, nutrition, and health in general.
- Trasmatta 2y agoYes definitely! Overall I see it as a win, which is why I don't say these things to non diabetics using CGMs that I meet IRL. I think it's a win for diabetics and non diabetics, and it's more about my internal grief of living with an incurable chronic illness (that I can take to my therapy session).
- ineedasername 2y agoI used one recently on suspicion of a problem based on an odd but not typically related test result. Fasting glucose and a1c on bloodwork were fine. The CGM however showed blood sugar ping ponging from 120 to 200 all day, barely getting back to 120 by dinner after a lunch spike, and lows overnight, even worse < 70 when the dawn phenomena should be pumping it higher. The CGM has saved an unknown period of time by providing detailed metabolic data that traditional tests couldn’t
- rzmmm 2y agoThis sounds like a faulty CGM which is very common. With these values normal A1C, <5.7% doesn't sound plausible.
- ineedasername 2y agoPeriodic finger prick tests during peaks and valleys confirmed it. A1C is a long term average and will not pick up issues that have developed in the past 4-6 weeks.