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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CGMs get a lot of buzz on podcasts about longevity, fasting for health, nutrition and weight, etc. I would love to try one -- seems like it would yield really useful data about how one's body responds to certain foods. For example, I recently heard someone using a CGM discuss how surprised she was that an orange spiked her blood sugar as much as a candy bar. That isn't really intuitive, imo.

You may be seeing more of them because there's a Silicon Valley startup (Levels) that recently made them more affordable and accessible for those without the medical conditions to get a prescription and insurance coverage.

In Canada, where no prescription is required and the devices are cheaper, they've been trending for a while.
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The thing is, some foods spike the blood sugar and then it goes back down.  That's fine.  Totally fine.

The only issue is when your blood sugar is high (above 200) for hours and hours.  And endocrinologists don't really care about that either if it comes down eventually.  You're diabetic at that point but not medically treatable.  So they don't want to see you.  [/quote]

So does getting a monitor help? I wonder if getting a patch to monitor how food impacts levels could be helpful for my: 
DD with PCOS
DH with pre-diabetes 
[b]MIL with diabetes[/b]
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My dad has T2 and uses a Dexcom (started on Libre).  He was not managing it AT ALL and hadn't been taking bg readings and was just randomly giving himself insulin.  We kind of strong armed him into getting one and it's been so much better for him.  He actually understands what he should be doing and what his bs level means.  He also has zero body awareness so he would go really low and not even know.  Until he passed out.

Honestly I would not have pushed for this, but one of my kids is T1 and uses a Dexcom so I knew it could help him.[/quote]

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