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Re:The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes by arka2147483647 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @04:57PM (#30379231)
Well, I have had the incredible luxury of being born in Finland, so state/municipality pays everything. Insulin, Glucose-test-supplies, Doctors. I truly fell sad when i hear what US based persons have to go through. Though, i suppose i pay it in taxes :)

About devices.. The first Glucose-test-device (what are they even called in english) took 5min to process the results. Current one is 5sec. A massive improvement in both speed and accuracy in these things.

I hope a good non-invasive device is developed, though i'm not sure it is essential, for me anyways.

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Re:The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes by JimmyAustin on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:15PM (#30379408)
I'm not diabetic, but I tried a FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor to measure my blood sugar, and I think it's basically what you are asking for. Tap your phone on a patch on your arm to get a instant view of your blood sugar, plus see the previous 8 hours. It is pricey though.
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Re:The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes by arka2147483647 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:51PM (#30379788)
My understanding is that all current devices like this use a thin sensor "fiber" that is inserted under the skin, which is then connected to the coms-unit, which is in the sticker which remains on top of the skin. So they are still somewhat invasive.
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Re:The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes by consp on Friday February 18, 2022 @03:07AM (#30383274)
And also annoying if your body really doesn't like them since they clog up after at most a day with me... (I've used them a few time since they were the size of bread boxes with long wires and the results after about a day always become erradic and unpredictable)
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Re:The Unreasonable Math of Type 1 Diabetes by Jarmsy on Friday February 18, 2022 @06:38PM (#30392710)
It is expensive, but testing with strips >5x a day can easily end up costing more. When I was on strips I usually needed at least that to have anywhere near decent control.
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