Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez, the last thing I would do is broadcast my Type 2 diabetes to the general public.

+1. I don't get this thing. I wear one (T1) but the last thing I want is to show it in public. Crazy sh*t people do I suppose.

My child proudly wears his even as a teenager. There is nothing wrong with having medical devices. It's ok to be different.

trying too hard

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Geez, the last thing I would do is broadcast my Type 2 diabetes to the general public.

+1. I don't get this thing. I wear one (T1) but the last thing I want is to show it in public. Crazy sh*t people do I suppose.

My child proudly wears his even as a teenager. There is nothing wrong with having medical devices. It's ok to be different.

I wouldn't know what they are wearing. There are so many products out there. I don't have time to figure out what they are, so no one is broadcasting anything.

DH is has Type 2 and has just gotten one. It's been transformative for him.

Anonymous wrote:Geez, the last thing I would do is broadcast my Type 2 diabetes to the general public.

+1. I don't get this thing. I wear one (T1) but the last thing I want is to show it in public. Crazy sh*t people do I suppose.

I wore. CGM for six months to better understand how my food and daily life affected my blood sugar levels. It gave me information that I used to change my behaviors and improve my health.

I lost 40 pounds and reversed type 2 diabetes in that time period and continue to improve but now simply check my glucose with a finger prick a few times a day.

+1 to the pp who said it’s body hacking. It’s not about diabetes at all, it’s about seeing how your body responds to different foods and using that to choose when/what you eat so that, in theory, you can lose weight (or stay at a weight) without giving up as many things

I haven’t done it but want to. I do IF and am curious if it actually changes the way my body handles high glycemic foods

Type I diabetes is more common than you think. Also good for type 2s. There are also rare diseases that need it (glycogen storage disease, etc). Monitoring is a good thing. It helps them have better control and stay safe. I'm glad more people are using it.

It's the latest fad in body hacking. When people see a spike, they don't realize that the body easily handles it and instead change their diet to avoid spikes.

People who have more money than sense and not enough real problems.

Most have type 1. It is very difficult to live with. Be kind

Anonymous wrote:Geez, the last thing I would do is broadcast my Type 2 diabetes to the general public.

Why, are you afraid someone might throw syrup at you?

Geez, the last thing I would do is broadcast my Type 2 diabetes to the general public.

I think they are just far more common now. I have a couple friends with diabetes and in the past year or two they have all switched to the glucose monitors. They've found it to be way easier.

Type 2 diabetics also wear them. Also, Ii's become a thing to monitor blood sugar even if not diabetic. There was a post here about it not long ago.

A bunch of acquaintances I know are all suddenly wearing glucose monitors on their arms. In the past I’ve only seen them on kids with Type I diabetes and on people who have other health issues. Is it somehow related to ozempic/wegovy stuff or something else? I’m slightly worried that it is related to health conditions that I should be sensitive to but obviously would never dare ask so I’m asking here anonymously.