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> your average diabetic who has fairly good control over their blood sugars I think it's huge for diabetics. It's a mental toll for them. They hate having to c
by als0 1mo ago
> your average diabetic who has fairly good control over their blood sugars
I think it's huge for diabetics. It's a mental toll for them. They hate having to constantly prick themselves to take readings. It's awkward, inconvenient and you have to do it multiple times to be sure you got a good reading. And worse of all, it's possible to forget to take a reading when you need to.
- hn_throwaway_99 1mo agoI don't understand. All of the diabetics I know personally (one type 1 and two type 2 diabetics) use continuous glucose monitors and have for some time, so they rarely need to prick their fingers anymore. Ketone levels can be checked with a urine test.
- scheme271 1mo agoThere's some difference in the readings of a CGM due to sampling different things (blood with finger sticks vs intercelluar fluid for a CGM) and taking a bunch of vitamin C (pills or in food) can throw the readings off. But I think one or two sticks a day to calibrate the CGM and in situations where readings seem off should be sufficient.
- umvi 1mo agoWell I'm a T1D and I'm not generally worried about DKA because I wear a CGM and keep my blood glucose below 140 mg/dL