As a 19 year old hacker, who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 8 years, I always had the dream of continuous blood sugar monitoring. But in the real w

As a 19 year old hacker, who has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 8 years, I always had the dream of continuous blood sugar monitoring. But in the real world, a lot of sick people don't have access to these opportunities. The sensors that monitor blood sugar are expensive. I don't mind checking my blood sugar 12 times a day, I hardly feel a thing anymore. The problem is that the insurance only pays for 4 checks a day. If they really want to solve the problem, they should implant the sensors with a surgical operation. Moreover the catheters(infusion sets) we have to wear for our insulin pumps are often faulty. When the needle hits a muscle tissue, it doesn't work, and you are subjected to high blood sugar levels and frustration. Finally, I have to add that, diabetes has been there for years. I was a child when I was diagnosed and my parents never came to check on me every two hours. After a while your survival instincts kick in and you start to feel when something is wrong. As a person who experienced a range from 22 mg/dl to 798 mg/dl consciously, I have to say continuous blood sugar monitoring could save us the excruciating hassle of being alert all the time. With all that technology, and all the money they ripped of from us, I think we deserve to get a secure treatment. Not a cure maybe, but something that would ensure us that we don't get any serious complications (like blindness per se).