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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by jwhite_nc on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:19PM (#21394400)
My A1c was awful before I started finger pricking and continued to be so until I started using a CGM. I have dropped to pre-diabetic levels now. I think the problem is the method. I can see why the study came to this conclusion using finger-pricking but having an easier method of checking would probably change the outcome of the study.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by TylerE on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:31PM (#21394455)
Concur. I was diagnosed with T2 about 3 weeks ago. I’ve been on a CGM for about two weeks. It’s been invaluable. Also much less uncomfortable since I’m not tearing my fingertips up.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by uniacid on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:47PM (#21394522)
May I ask what you guys are using?

I've seen the freestyle libre but it still seems like a costly option that most probably couldn't afford.

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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by jwhite_nc on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:00AM (#21394579)
I started out with a Dexcom but this insurance year they decided they weren't going to cover it because T2D doesn't have a benefit (allegedly). Maybe as a result of this study? I switched over to the Libre and I'm paying $85 out of pocket every month which is worth the ROI. The Dexcom is way more expensive.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by jeremyw on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @12:30AM (#21394708)
Alas, the Dexcom is more accurate and has better calibration, but the Libre if far better covered by insurance options. Self-hackers have to pony up.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by SpikeDad on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @01:15AM (#21394857)
Where's the evidence of this statement? It's well known that blood glucose monitors get a wide latitude for accuracy from the FDA anyways so real accuracy would be very difficult to determine.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by jeremyw on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @05:20AM (#21395825)
Why would real accuracy be difficult to determine? Clinicians get to test these on their patient populations and validate against other high accuracy methods (point-in-time serum draws). For instance, Dr. Peter Attia says he gets a useful fraction of his clinic to use CGMs (as well as personal use), and over years sees a strong signal.

There are many other Drs that have gone on record.

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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by geden on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @03:50AM (#21395421)
Anecdotally - I helped a T1 diabetic friend set up Loop using a Dexcom G5 and then a G6. Over the course of many months of use, the G6 has proved MUCH more reliable and accurate than the G5, which resulted in far better Looping. The Loop community as a group seem to confirm this increased accuracy.
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Re:Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people ... by TylerE on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:49PM (#21394533)
The Libre.

It is somewhat costly ($38 every 2 weeks) but for me it's worth it.

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