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Originally Posted by Bamaman
Abbott sells the Freestyle Libre monitor cheap, but it costs $84.95 for the stick on sensor that only lasts 14 days. That's $6 a day to watch your blood sugars.
The tubing and supplies that goes with my Medtronic insulin pump is another $7 a day. I'm not a severe Type II diabetic and could get by on pills, but those on the pump are much more stable and actually live a couple of years longer on average. It's bad enough that insulin is $315 a vial--$100 a week on average.
Being a diabetic is expensive. Losing weight and eating right is just much cheaper.
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I know this thread is a bit old but.... and anyway, I want to brag a bit.
After years of more meds and increasing glucose numbers and an ever increasing waistline have finally turned it around. #1 was using the Freestyle libre to learn my reaction to foods and my daily cycles. Completely different than even sticking your self every hour!
Lots of people advise type 2 folk and pre diabetics to forgo the CGM sensor. But did you know your glucose can go way up at the gym? Many people will eat a banana or protein bar before hitting the gym. This is a double boost to your sugar levels. Or that your sugar may take 2x as long to come down at night? (Mine does anyway). A cold, infection or just stress can raise your blood sugar.
If I steal a few French fries from my wife on an empty stomach it is like drinking juice or coke. If I Eat a medium size potato as part of a meal with a lean protein and fiber rich veggies the impact is not too bad at all with normal glucose rise but no crazy spikes.
The proof? In two months brought down my A1C from 9.7 to 6.8 and dropped 20 pounds. While cutting back on some of the prescription meds. Although weight lose also attributed to a new drug called Ozempic that seems to reduce appetite and works on stubborn belly fat. It may we’ll be the placebo effect, so don’t tell me anything to the contrary and let my blissful ignorance and pant size reduction continue.
Generally doing great and it is about time! Are some of these things expensive? Yeah, sure but the knowledge gained is unbelievable. Based on the sensors the doctor suggested a rapid acting insulin pen to control some of the spikes or to lower my sugar if it is high before eating and that is helping a lot but my need for it has fallen way off too. Although nice to know I can use it and have some dessert without my sugar going through the roof.
All in all just damn happy with how things are going and wanted to crow about it!