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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child and I both have T1 diabetes. The dexcom has really been life changing in the exhausting soul-crushing constant management of this horrific chronic disease and I find it….distasteful that it could become a bio hacking or weight loss tool for rich people. [/quote]

I’m sorry that you find non-diabetics improving their health and avoiding diabetes to be distasteful. If it makes you feel better, non-diabetics almost never use Dexcom - it’s a lot more expensive than Abbott’s  Freestyle Libre, and isn’t covered by insurance for non-diabetics.

And it’s pretty misguided to object to nondiabetics using the Freestyle, considering it that Abbot’s profits in this area are making these monitors cheaper and more accessible for both diabetics and non-diabetics alike.

Gatekeeping is so weird. I have celiac disease and would never object to people following a gluten-free diet for their health or preference, although I know some people do object. I don’t understand it at all. If gluten-free food and CGM’s were a limited resource, it would make sense. But right now they certainly are not, and in fact increased use by people who don’t “need” them improves access for those have no choice. [/quote]

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