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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I think that seeing the impact of crappy foods in numerical form will be motivating. It's a lot more immediate than stepping on a scale once a week!

I’m prediabetic and a CGM was very helpful to me - learning how my body reacts to particular foods was valuable information. Learning by itself doesn’t help you, but it gives you actionable information; it’s up to you to act on it.

Look up Tastermonial if all you want is the CGM without the program. It’s a fraction of the cost.

Huge eyeroll to the diabetics sneering at those who are using technology to get healthier. There’s no shortage of CGMs. Nobody is threatening your supply. Get over yourself. I’ve got celiac disease and I welcome non-celiacs who choose gluten-free food; they expand the market and help to normalize it. Diabetics should feel the same about non-diabetics using CGMs.

Abbott is, incidentally, working on a CGM specifically targeted towards non-diabetics. The programs that use the diabetic version off label are just jumping the gun a bit.

OP, use whatever technology you need to improve your health and don’t let internet hecklers make you feel bad about it for one second. You’ve got one body, care for it!

DP. There aren't a lot of CGMs and generally they are cost-prohibitive and not covered by insurance (Dexcom) for most T2 and for some T1 diabetics. For rich people who are blood sugar curious to go buy a CGM is offensive since the technology is so valuable for diabetics but is so unobtainable for so many. The Freestyle Libre is less expensive for exactly this reason and for these people.

Uh, literally all of these programs use the Libre, not Dexcom. Also, the greater the demand, the lower the eventual price. Rich people aren’t the reason CGMs are expensive, ffs.

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Anonymous wrote:Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

You're not alone.

It's also such a West Coast body hack thing to do. At least East Coasters are more level-headed.

what a dumb thing to say

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Anonymous wrote:This came across my facebook feed, and while I normally ignore ads this was intriguing. A glucose monitor that connects to an app and helps you shift you diet. It's crazy expensive $200-350/month, but I find the idea interesting. I think I would make better choices if I had more concrete information at my fingertips, and explanations for why what I am eating is impacting how I feel. It would be interesting to see the numbers.

I have about 10-15 lbs to lose. I hate dieting and the tracking and work it entails. I always lose motivation. I wonder if something like this might work...?

You don't need an app or CGM to know how certain food will impact your body. It is not rocket science that carbs and sugar will cause an insulin spike. that is literally how your body is supposed to respond. Eat carbs- body releases insulin to break them down.

At the end of the day losing weight comes down to one thing... burn more calories than you consume= fat loss, burn fewer calories than you consume and your body will store that energy for later use in the form of fat.

Fat loss is over complicated because we all all looking for a magic solution and it's hard to sell "eat less move more" and make money. So they keep trying to make it complicate to sell you something. This is why the diet industry is a billion dollar a year industry and we are still fat.

+1

You can throw money at the problem but a CGM is not a weight loss solution. You and everyone else already know the solution.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I think that seeing the impact of crappy foods in numerical form will be motivating. It's a lot more immediate than stepping on a scale once a week!

I’m prediabetic and a CGM was very helpful to me - learning how my body reacts to particular foods was valuable information. Learning by itself doesn’t help you, but it gives you actionable information; it’s up to you to act on it.

Look up Tastermonial if all you want is the CGM without the program. It’s a fraction of the cost.

Huge eyeroll to the diabetics sneering at those who are using technology to get healthier. There’s no shortage of CGMs. Nobody is threatening your supply. Get over yourself. I’ve got celiac disease and I welcome non-celiacs who choose gluten-free food; they expand the market and help to normalize it. Diabetics should feel the same about non-diabetics using CGMs.

Abbott is, incidentally, working on a CGM specifically targeted towards non-diabetics. The programs that use the diabetic version off label are just jumping the gun a bit.

OP, use whatever technology you need to improve your health and don’t let internet hecklers make you feel bad about it for one second. You’ve got one body, care for it!

DP. There aren't a lot of CGMs and generally they are cost-prohibitive and not covered by insurance (Dexcom) for most T2 and for some T1 diabetics. For rich people who are blood sugar curious to go buy a CGM is offensive since the technology is so valuable for diabetics but is so unobtainable for so many. The Freestyle Libre is less expensive for exactly this reason and for these people.

Anonymous wrote:This came across my facebook feed, and while I normally ignore ads this was intriguing. A glucose monitor that connects to an app and helps you shift you diet. It's crazy expensive $200-350/month, but I find the idea interesting. I think I would make better choices if I had more concrete information at my fingertips, and explanations for why what I am eating is impacting how I feel. It would be interesting to see the numbers.

I have about 10-15 lbs to lose. I hate dieting and the tracking and work it entails. I always lose motivation. I wonder if something like this might work...?

There's a recent long thread on this in this forum. It was a hotly debated topic/discussion, just like this one is about to become because people are so easily offended by everything and anything.

If I had difficulty losing weight I would give it a try OP. A healthier US population should be something that even the offended type 1 diabetic upthread should want.

Anonymous wrote:This came across my facebook feed, and while I normally ignore ads this was intriguing. A glucose monitor that connects to an app and helps you shift you diet. It's crazy expensive $200-350/month, but I find the idea interesting. I think I would make better choices if I had more concrete information at my fingertips, and explanations for why what I am eating is impacting how I feel. It would be interesting to see the numbers.

I have about 10-15 lbs to lose. I hate dieting and the tracking and work it entails. I always lose motivation. I wonder if something like this might work...?

You don't need an app or CGM to know how certain food will impact your body. It is not rocket science that carbs and sugar will cause an insulin spike. that is literally how your body is supposed to respond. Eat carbs- body releases insulin to break them down.

At the end of the day losing weight comes down to one thing... burn more calories than you consume= fat loss, burn fewer calories than you consume and your body will store that energy for later use in the form of fat.

Fat loss is over complicated because we all all looking for a magic solution and it's hard to sell "eat less move more" and make money. So they keep trying to make it complicate to sell you something. This is why the diet industry is a billion dollar a year industry and we are still fat.

Anonymous wrote:Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

What, specifically, offends you? The price? It is high. I’m trying to pinpoint what can be offensive in this offering. Also T1D.

Anonymous wrote:Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

OH Geeze! You can still have all the attention.

Anonymous wrote:Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

Type 1 mom here. In my view, the more people who use the technology, the better it will get. Will also squash the stigma of wearing a Dexcom.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I think that seeing the impact of crappy foods in numerical form will be motivating. It's a lot more immediate than stepping on a scale once a week!

I’m prediabetic and a CGM was very helpful to me - learning how my body reacts to particular foods was valuable information. Learning by itself doesn’t help you, but it gives you actionable information; it’s up to you to act on it.

Look up Tastermonial if all you want is the CGM without the program. It’s a fraction of the cost.

Huge eyeroll to the diabetics sneering at those who are using technology to get healthier. There’s no shortage of CGMs. Nobody is threatening your supply. Get over yourself. I’ve got celiac disease and I welcome non-celiacs who choose gluten-free food; they expand the market and help to normalize it. Diabetics should feel the same about non-diabetics using CGMs.

Abbott is, incidentally, working on a CGM specifically targeted towards non-diabetics. The programs that use the diabetic version off label are just jumping the gun a bit.

OP, use whatever technology you need to improve your health and don’t let internet hecklers make you feel bad about it for one second. You’ve got one body, care for it!

Anonymous wrote:Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

You're not alone.

It's also such a West Coast body hack thing to do. At least East Coasters are more level-headed.

OP here. I think that seeing the impact of crappy foods in numerical form will be motivating. It's a lot more immediate than stepping on a scale once a week!

You hate dieting and tracking but you think tracking your blood sugar and eating according to the data will work for you, to the tune of $300 a month?

Utterly ridiculous and as a type 1 diabetic I find it vaguely offensive.

This came across my facebook feed, and while I normally ignore ads this was intriguing. A glucose monitor that connects to an app and helps you shift you diet. It's crazy expensive $200-350/month, but I find the idea interesting. I think I would make better choices if I had more concrete information at my fingertips, and explanations for why what I am eating is impacting how I feel. It would be interesting to see the numbers.

I have about 10-15 lbs to lose. I hate dieting and the tracking and work it entails. I always lose motivation. I wonder if something like this might work...?