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You could get a blood sugar reading device like AccuChek that is far, far superior, and lasts for decades. It samples your blood and is the size of a couple small smartphones, is repairable and durable. Not to mention, about as accurate as it gets commercially.
The machine costs $10 with 10 vial strips. A 50 strip vial pack costs ~$14. The machine is made for medical usage.
I guess you don't know what a Continuous Glucose Monitor is. It's a medical device that is attached to my arm with an adhesive pad that monitors my blood sugar continuously, and reports it over bluetooth to my phone. What you're talking about is a glucometer which I also have (freestyle lite)
~~What is the need for a CGM? My grandma is far more ill than you ever could be, and she does not require a CGM, even though her blood sugar levels can fall off to 20-30 at times. Diagnosing yourself periodically should be the norm, as opposed to hooking yourself up with a statistical machine for something like this.~~
Misunderstood the phrasing.
I think I misunderstood. I thought you were using the PineTime as monitoring device for a medical condition, which sounded horrific. There are many people that blindly treat the oxygen and heartrate sensors in these things as medically accurate.
Your use case is legitimate, and definitely the method is fine.
You see, I am not a typical redditor. You failed to anticipate the light within the darkness. You are weak.
Are you for real here? Reducing the dependability on user interactions also reduces the chance for user error, and helps keep people alive in some cases. Even if that weren't the case, it's not your place to call out someone's medical treatments and compare them to your (at best) anecdotal experiences. It's not outrageous to want a CGM.
I misunderstood what he wrote due to confusing phrasing.
Not OP. But a 40 plus year type 1 diabetic. Who knows from experiance how much CGM improove treatment for newer T1ds. Im now legally blond due to them not existing in the past. As are a high % of T1ds my age..
Sorry but phrasing seems like a bad excuse.
Your crossed out comment shows You clearly knew enouth from his pheasing ro recognise you were giving medical advice to a diabetic with out the qualifications to do so.
His phrasing was perfect. And i really would rather you not try to excuse your input when. So many medical profesionals are trying to encourage the usu of CGM technology. The consrant 5min rwading provide way more control information then any periodic test can.
That said. The watch is just a nice add. Bur a good reason to want one.
No use for my vision but would have loved the option 30 plus years ago. Would likely have good vision now if I had access to CGMs then.
I misread due to confusion. I think that that should be clear enough. There is no need to dogpile and make a stinky poop here. Many people treat smartwatch sensors as critically accurate for medical purposes.