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Bernard Hickey's avatar

Cracking piece Michael. Many thanks for making it open.

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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Thanks, Bernard! I'm experimenting with a new format.

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Behrouz Jafarnezhad's avatar

I have type 1 diabetes and I’ve using FreeStyle Libre for less than two years now. For someone with diabetes, it’s been almost life-changing.

I think it’s great to be able to monitor [one of] the effects of food on your blood [sugar] and health in almost realtime. Due to having type 1 diabetes, I kinda need it, but regardless, it’s had a really positive impact on what, how, and how much I eat.

I actually wrote a piece on my substack about our information diet, and if we had such a device to monitor how we feel while consuming information, it’d be amazing: https://perspectiveix.substack.com/p/information-diet

Thank you, Michael. Great post.

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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Thank you!

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Sara Kingsley's avatar

I have type 1 diabetes and wear a CGM (it's not for "diabetics whose blood sugars are out of control" - it's literally what helps me figure out much insulin or food to take to keep my blood sugar IN range, but I digress....) I'd never wear one of these if I didn't have to! They are absurdly expensive too.

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Aporia's avatar

Just linked this on Twitter, Michael. Brilliant piece. This will likely be a major help to people who have a low IQ. Monitoring blood-sugar levels is very difficult for such folks. Will save many lives and limbs.

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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Thank you so much - I really appreciate it!

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James Hull's avatar

I used it for a month and tried lots of different foods. Tweaked my diet afterwards. I don’t think it’s something you need all the time. Also the skin under the device can get irritated. The products will need to get smaller and less scary (the needle applicator thing) to get wider adoption.

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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Yeah, I totally agree. I'll experiment with it once or twice but definitely not continuously.

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James Hull's avatar

I have not. I’d imagine Levels made for non diabetics, I haven’t looked into it.

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James Hull's avatar

I’ve tried the same product. Bought off of JD. My issues was the ranges and interface are made for diabetics. Agree 100% with your bullishness.

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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Cool okay. Have you tried Levels or a Dexcom (a bit more expensive)?

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Dec 21, 2022
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Michael Fritzell's avatar

I expect the Apple Watch to introduce minimally invasive glucose monitoring at some point

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Dec 7, 2022
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Michael Fritzell's avatar

Yeah. It sounds like a missed opportunity for Abbott

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