Thank you Dr. Boz for offering the CGM. I am pre-diabetic with sarcoidosis and paid for the device with your help ( I received the prescription) in December. I am one of those people that all of a sudden my insurance began paying for it a few months back😊. My A1C went from 6.2 to 5.6 and I have reduced my inflammation from sarcoidosis due to your teachings. Please continue to do what you do.
The ketogenic/carnivore diet has been a Godsend. Was on Humaria for 5yrs till I began developing reoccurring MERSA infections. Humaria did help and with continued Keto So far I have been in remission.
Type 2 diabetic and I have wore dexcom g7 but switched to libre 3 because of cost for 10 months. I lost 40 pounds, and my a1c went from 8.9 to 5.7. My daily blood sugar is no longer in the 200. It now averages around 109. Just learned what not to eat, no carbs. The cgm kept me honest.
Trying to help my sister improve her T2D. She is having her blood sugars stay around 200...even with insulin. Had her contact her doctor today to ask if she needs additional insulin bc staying around 200 or more all day seems like uncontrolled to me. Are you still on meds getting your blood sugar down to 109? My sister recently had her gallbladder removed so she says she definitely could not eat keto. Says fat goes right thru her. Did you get your numbers down with low carb or only full on keto?
@@amandahale3247 no - additional insulin is not needed. It's mot just about diet.....there are many others pillars. what's her movement like? "Smart" phone user? type of job? Stress? toxic family? trauma? eating disorder, etc? If she had gallbladder out, she has other issues...she needs a good naturopath preferably nurse practitioner.....we see more holistically
@amandahale3247 I did keto but with a cgm to keep me from messing us. I could see what messed up my bs and some keto items spiked me. Once I cut those out it was hard but doable.
I've been wearing a freestyle for about 4-5 months. I went off Metformin recently because I didn't want to deal with the "side effects" any longer. I discovered via my monitor that it wasn't really helping anyway. BUT.... I found that BERBERINE did indeed help! If I take it before or at the start of the meal, it keeps the number from going up as high as that food would normally cause. And if I take it AFTER the meal and a high spike, I see the high spike come down MUCH faster to normal. ALSO, my fasting numbers are more in the 80s and 90s on a week of using berberine, whereas they have been high 90s and usually 100's! And for me, no berberine side effects. So the CGM helped me see clearly the difference of metformin and berberine.
Its only covered by Medicare here if u are type one. Covid hospitalised was 80% obese. Every obese person should have got one and told to do what they can to stem the insulin spikes. Nope all roads led to sickness and clotshots.
We will always need you! What you teach on you tube alone is invaluable. I am so thankful for your willingness to do this. I am a long way from Florida.
This is great news. My wife is pre-diabetic and going thru menopause and this could really help us get good data on how her body reacts to her diet and how her sugar levels affect her throughout the day and at sleep. Thanks!
Hey Doc, I’m a 64yo male with T2D , I’ve been wearing cgm’s for years even though health insurance does not cover the cost. Thanks to you and the new otc life is much easier without fighting with my health carrier who wanted me to take meds instead of cgm’s…
@@ziggycorfield5904 yeah, I can't feel my lows (dangerous) due to brain damage from healthcare neglect when I died working as a nurse who did not get help, so I'm low income, have to use it for literal life saving ......illegals get it free though, just fyi
I’m not diabetic but I have been wearing a CGM for 4 years. I continue to learn things specific to my body. It has helped me see what effects my blood sugar I.e. sleep, illness, certain foods, stress, exercise, time of day, travel etc. the data also holds me accountable.
I recently ordered my Stelo and received it the next day. I placed it in my upper arm and really appreciate the information I am getting. I'm not diabetic so this is eye opening for me.
I'm a T2D (no meds, exclusively managing it via nutrition & exercise for the past 7 years) and have used two Dexcom G7 sensors. Each time, I got some really valuable insights. I'm also a long time Dexcom shareholder and was trying to understand why they decreased the frequency of the updates on the Stelo (every 15 min) vs. the G7 (every 5 min). Then it hit me. The two devices probably use the same battery, yet somehow the Stelo lasts 5 days longer. So Dexcom needed to extend the battery life for the Stelo and must have decided - we'll continue to take the reading every 5 minutes but to conserve battery life, we'll just communicate with the smartphone, Apple watch and/or Dexcom monitor only 4 times per hour instead of the usual 12 times. As for the lack of the calibration feature in the Stelo, I can't think of any technical reasons why they did that other than to differentiate the two product lines. If you absolutely need the calibration feature, you have to pay more and get the G7.
This is such good news! thank you so much for educating us and I am going to be in prayer that there is a way for you to have another stream of income to continue to bless patients that need your help. You are such a special doctor and awesome human!!
I admire you so much Dr. Boz. You truly care about people and work so hard to help and motivate others. I hope you have a good care team for yourself as well. I have your workbook now and hope to join your class. I want a CGM so bad! Thank you for sharing these case studies and your reviews!
My diabetic husband didn’t like it so I used the las 2 we had on hand while I did my sardine fast and my 3 day water fast. I am so happy that I can now purchase one OTC!!! Thanks for all you do to teach us!!!
Dr. Boz, I too was a user of the CGM unit for 90 days. Even with insurance paying a portion it was over $400 for a 3 month supply. Once I went back, the price had increased again. At that point, I was done due to expense. It WAS a wonderful tool that allows the user to see their data real-time as they live their lives and make choices. I loved them, but not the price.
I started a no carb diet in Nov last year. It took nearly 8 months to start seeing ketones on my strip tests. In the month I have seen these rise to a regular 2.5. My poor liver must have been so overloaded, I still have an elevated glucose level but it’s not coming out in the urine anymore. I’ve been a T2D since 2010 but relied on my Dr to provide the answer in conventional medicine. It just kept getting higher and higher to the point I was getting neuropathy in my legs and feet. Some ulcers on my lower legs, could not sleep due to pain and need to visit the toilet 5-6 times a week. The one thing I think is different is I have never been overweight I was just skinny fat. The no carb diet has been a bit rough adjusting to what my needs were but after about 3 months the worst of the symptoms were either gone or some much better that it made little to no difference to my day to day. Your channel and many others have given the tools, knowledge and encouragement to keep it going. I eventually sacked my doctor because he wanted me to go back on the meds. I found a better way. Thank you Dr and all the others that helped me through this most challenging middle of my life.
To the person asking about exercise raising blood sugar, it’s most likely because of the intensity. After I lift or do total gym hard, it’s always higher. I then lower it by doing lower intensity, either moderate spin bike or walking for 30 minutes.
I'm transitioning to a low carb diet, in hopes of solving some of my ongoing health problems. I've also never been overweight, and I'm pretty lean but have some excess body fat around my abdomen. I've noticed an increase in abdominal fat since menopause, 4 years ago. My A1c is just one point below the "pre-diabetes" mark, which the doctor considers to be fine. This is not fine to me at all! To me, this elevated blood glucose (even though it's not in the danger zone) means there's a problem. I began cutting way back on sugar in my diet about 4 years ago, and for a year now I don't even eat fruit anymore, or any other kind of "natural sugar". But my A1c still remains elevated. I have some health concerns that are negatively impacting my life (unexplained neuropathy pain in feet and legs, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, mood swings, etc). After doing research, I want to try a low carb diet for an extended time to see if I can get to feeling better. Doctors have been no help whatsoever! They take one look at me, and because I "look" healthy they don't take my concerns or my pain seriously. I tired of it, and I'm going to figure this out for myself, because apparently no one else can!
First I thunk who is that pretty lady...I am gonna listen to her...then I thunk WOW she is smart and kind and truly helps people...finally I thunk what a beautiful person you are. May you and your family be blessed and thanks for all you do.
I've given up on my dexcom g7. It first kept alarming saying my glucose was dropping to 52 at night, not really unusual for me but it went lower, don't remember what it was but I think it was on wrong and I was lying in it when I slept. The 2nd one consistently said my glucose was 130 or higher during the day and I never have my numbers that high - so I checked with finger prick and it was 90. My numbers usually run between 80 and 60 without more than 18-20 hrs of fasting. The monitor was making me kind of crazy because it was way off what my finger pricks were. It would not calibrate. I gave up on it after the 4th try. I'm 72, was pre-diabetic but haven't checked my A1C in a while. I stil listen to you and keep up - got a friend to start listening a week ago and he was really excited to find out all the science from you. Thanks! I am going to try to get past coffee so I can do a longer fast and get the energy from a longer fast!
That happened to me. I sent mine back to the manufacturer, and they replaced it. Now I'm calibrated within about 20 points. Remember, it's measuring from the interstitial fluid and not the blood
my gold school libre has been a-okay :) I have to check it when I get low alarms since I can't feel them anymore :( ....... so the finger stick matches to a T
Thank you! This is exactly what i needed. I'm insulin dependent type 2 diabetic. I've been watching your videos and just finished Anyway You Can today. I've had a Decom G7 for about 15 months. I'm getting ready to start keto as soon as i get back from a trip this week. Seeing what these two people did was a big help. I'll be starting your ketoContinuum book in a few days, waiting for the workbook to arrive. I've been doing OMAD for quite a while to keep my weight in check and to keep my insulin usage down to 30 to 40 units a day when i eat. I think keto may be what i've been looking for. I'm a 69 year old male.
I have been using CGMs for almost 2 years plus supporting two other seniors so I have a variety of experience across a lot of health professionals. I find most professionals are not familiar with them and it can be difficult to get cooperation and guidance from the people you would expect. I have seen different insurance coverages applied and it can’t be explained why. I recommend people try for anything and everything. Don’t take no for an answer, and don’t give up.
Hi Dr Boz, I see you have your sparking water! I love S Pellegrino water! Unfortunately, they came out with the plastic bottles instead of glass. Be carefull! Those micro plastics get in your body! I buy the larger 25.3 glass bottle instead. You might consider making the change 😊
I’m from southern Oregon. This is my first time listening to your show. I’m aware of you from the carnivore community and everyone seems so happy to work with you. I’ve got a keto mojo but haven’t taken it out of the box, maybe I don’t want to prick my fingers 🩸. My A1C was 5.7 during some recent blood work. I couldn’t register ketones on pee strips no matter what I did. I prefer the carnivore diet to keto because any carbs would eventually get me off track. There’s no question about what’s acceptable or not on carnivore diet. But, still, after 2.5 years I haven’t been able to stay away from sugar/carbs 😭. I’m on again as of the last 3 days. Always feel better when I am. But, then sugar 😈. I’m a 57yo woman. I don’t like the scale but I weigh about 260. When I started I quickly lost 35lbs but then I had a reaction from my psychotropic med binding to protein, as my Dr said, and that made things difficult. Now when I’m on for a month I get seriously constipated (sorry if that’s TMI) and then I’ll eat a bunch of fruit like Drain-O, then I’ll just go for sugar. It’s been a recurring issue. I’m hoping that using Calm/Magnesium for sleep will help with the constipation. That got way longer than I intended for an intro. Anyway, hi and thanks.
@@LoriDRBlake to help with constipation increase your fat intake and or use chia seeds (Dr Boz talks about this in her book) or increase magnesium citrate. Try to not eat fruit until the sugar loving bacteria in your gut micro biome die off. the fructose in the fruit just keeps them going. This may take a while. Then your cravings will substantially disappear. Your meds may also be making it harder. You may find as you continue improving that some of those medications are no longer necessary but always check with your physician.
I've used the Stelo for a week now. I learned a lot. The test strip glucose monitors show very little data on how food or behaviors affect your blood sugar. The CGM shows way more detail in a way that allows you to see how your behaviors affects your blood sugar and now it feels like I can see where I was once blind.
So far the few people I know aren’t happy with the OTC CGM! I’ll stick with the G7 for now. Maybe they need to work the kinks out…but I wish they’d just offer the G7 at a lower price to everyone! The prescription from you last year changed my life and my husband’s. We couldn’t afford to get them each month so wore them sparingly and have to get a new RX from you soon. So THANK YOU for what you do!!!❤
I was diagnosed pre-diabetic but I can control my blood sugar pretty good. Plus I’ve been gifted with a body reaction that tells me when my blood sugar is high. It’s my waist. I get a prickly feeling on my waist, starting on the sides and extending to my back. I have a coworker that will, on occasion, give me what he thinks is a treat. Well sometimes I’m strong and will regift it to someone else. Sometimes I’m weak and will eat it. One day he gave me a box of the old fashioned Raisinettes (choc. Covered raisins). And I ate the whole box. It made my reaction happen and it lasted for several days!! You just reminded me of that event.
i can just keep listening to you all day telling us about real life examples and the little details about what's happening to each person's body. it's so interesting and it also gives us some valuable nuggets of information to use to work on our body. thank you for your dedication and hard work teaching this.
I periodically view your videos and I’m so glad I watched this one. I had no idea I could get a monitor without having a diagnosis! The strips are such a hassle! I just ordered the monthly now.
What ever you're selling, I'm buying. Subscribed. The visual aids are so good to help drive home the critical concepts and processes you are talking about. Loved it. Learned it. Thanks!
It took me 3 to get used to them. But I am a type 2 diabetic. They have changed my life. But if you hit a nerve it sucks. My current one is nervy and my last is not. I would also look into using activated charcoal as I had an over medicated issue and had to get off all my meds for about 72 hrs and had to take activate charcoal to remove medication. This reset my body and now for the most part my blood sugar is normalized.
I just got a stelo. I’ve been wanting a cgm for ~2 years. Was 6.1 a1c. Went down to 5.7. My first 24hrs, I have a 109 avg blood sugar. I think that’s better. I went golfing, fasted and my glucose shot up to 128-139 the entire time. Then steadily fell to 108 - now been between 105-118.(105 right now) Looking forward to collecting more data.
I only wore it for one cycle. It doesn’t read blood sugar. It reads glucose levels in interstitial fluid and I had to calibrate the CGM each time I put a new one on. It was waaay off until I calibrated it by using the blood sugar reading. And yes, if you slept on it, it wouldn’t work. I ended up putting it on my stomach. For me it was an experiment since I don’t have diabetes or prediabetes. It was interesting once I got it to work but not something I would do again.
-- Updated -- Doc, thanks for this video! I've had my Stelo for 1 day and I was very surprised to know that I have a high glucose level during the day - average was 107 and I'm in ketosis! I've been in ketosis for about 8 years and I read that if you are in ketosis for a long time, it's common to have high glucose readings - those that a "normal" person would have. One person said that it took 1 day for his Stelo readings to stabilize, so my plan is to wait one day and then start comparing to my blood meter. -- update 9/5 -- I just compared. My Stelo said 98 and my Precision Xtra blood meter said 75! I was very surprised to see values above 100 from the Stelo because I'm making ketones (only .4 today but usually at least .5). It makes me think that the Stelo is way off!
Dr Boz, thank you for sharing this! I have been wanting to get a CGM for a long time. I recently started a new job and having been saving up HSA dollars so I could get one and get reimbursed. I got approved to use my HSA to join Levels and get one but haven't had the $$ yet. Plus, I would have to pay up front & get reimbursed. I just ordered the Stela CGM - and I was able to pay using my HSA card! Very affordable too! I will consider it an "entry-level" CGM for me. I hope it works well! If not, I will transition to a better one later! Thanks again for all your wonderful information! -- Josselin RN
Still so grateful for getting my Rx through you! Please don’t stop! I’m trying the Stelo concurrently w/ a G7 and I definitely prefer the G7 - more features (especially calibration) and (for me) the G7 is more accurate. Glad there’s a cheaper OTC option, and even a basic CGM can be life changing, but I’ll be sticking with my G7 for my year prescription. 😊
I’ve worn CGM’s over the last few years on and off. I am not diabetic but I find the results fascinating. Upon hearing of this new monitor I literally ordered one within 15 mins. This can potentially help so many people. 👍
Type 1 ….. wish it were so easy for me … on a g7 and love it …. exercise creates a low … a bite of chocolate I’ll go up to 300 … thank heavens for insulin …
I've worn six Dexcom G7s while reversing T2D w/carnivore lifestyle. For the cost, I dont need it anymore, but I do use my glucometer a couple days a week to make sure no upward trend, and blood ketone strips while extended fasting.
I've been watching and waiting for the Stelo to be released for months. I think the price is awesome and it's appears to be a great tool to get me to my next level of dialing in and lowering my numbers. I just know going in that i may need to check and allow for potentially higher readings. This video is exactly what I've been waiting for. Keep up the good work, Thanks Dr. Boz 👍🏽
Starting class on Monday and looking forward to it. Nervous but excited with some panic going on. Very interesting to hear about the 2 cases - I did a 22 day fast in May of 22 water only with salt as needed. I wish I had known to monitor anything other than how I felt each day. I would guess my body did similarly to case 2. Very excited to learn about Stelo.
I love my CGM and luckily insurance covers it even though I am a T2D. Provides negative feedback when I’m less than vigilant with my diet. With Mounjaro and a ketogenic diet, drove my A1C down to 4.9. It was also helpful when the shortage often left me without Mounjaro for weeks at a time.
I wore one only because it was SO HARD to get off with one hand, the adhesive was so sticky!!! I talked to my pharmacist about alternate locations so I could use two hands for removal, and he said only the front thigh would work well. After a couple-month gap,, I ust started wearing the second one yesterday. I'm getting ready for a fast-and-sardine challenge for lab test comparisons as my birthday present to myselt. I sighed up for your beginners course a while back and will start that as well 😊
@drboz - do you know your little glucose meter, the finger prick one, needs only be 85% accurate? I went down the rabbit hole of wanting to know how accurate they are when I decided to buy one. So a reading of 100 could be 85-115. Not sure I would want to calibrate another device against something so inaccurate itself.
I love Dr Boz and have both books hard copy and audible. I’m 71 and weigh 150 now still fat for my 5’5” height. I give up. I’ve been carnivore and keto and I guess I’m normal. CGM 6-12 months low HA1C. I hate to say it but I’m tired of tracking.
If your A1C and other health markers are good and you feel good why bother with all the tracking? As long as bloodwork is good and you feel good, why not just keep eating healthy and forget about trying to track everything.
Commit to 1 hour a day maintaining zone 3 cardio for 30 minutes of that time and zone 4 cardio for the other 30 minutes. Works better than any supplements I've found or diet types. Total steps in the day don't do it. It's about this concentrated time of keeping the heart rate consistently in zone 3 and 4. If you can spike it into zone five cardio for 10 to 15 minutes of your hour, even better but you may have to work up to that. I simply start out walking as fast as I can up a mountain and tell I'm fully warmed up and I'm ready to run and take it into zone 4 and up.
Estrogen deprivation has a huge impact on your metabolism. Are you on hormone therapy? Estrogen deprivation , late perimenopause and menopause, usually causes trunkal obesity in ladies.
Hey doc, I fall under the same category as this guy. I’m very insulin resistant like this guy. My BS never goes below 130 without metformin. My fatty liver has “improved” but I still have a ways to go.
82$ per month? I'm in Canada and I pay 90$ for 10 days and it's always saying no data. The second one I tried said to remove it because it wasn't working the company has not gotten back to me yet. The new one still malfunctions but comes back. It's a g7. I don't know how I feel about the whole thing. Sort of ripped off. ❤
I just ordered the Stelo! Been wanting to do it since i saw the press release and this encouraged me to go for it. I regularly check my glucose, so it will be very interesting to see how accurate it seems. I have a plan to continue checking my blood glucose the old fashioned way. My thought is that as long as the stelo is consistently high/low...ill be able to tell...and can manually figure out the deviation of the device. So i can "calibrate" the numbers by adding the average deviation when looking at the charts/results. Hope that makes sense!
my doc fired me for fasting......I was abused too as a "bad nurse".....l am down, to 8u of lantus from 24 (mold toxicity, sick, wt gain, etc), and require far less coverage shooting.
Your Dr. is not remunerated by your health but instead he is by your increasingly debilitating chronic disease. Good Riddance. Your blood chemistry is the final arbiter of metabolic health. 😎
Could send screen shots or you could look up freestyle Libre 2 for several months keto to ketovore to carnivore! 7.8 or 7.9 A1C now 5.1. Sleep apnea evaporating,... 60 lbs lost so far,...triglycerides & blood pressure down. Blood oxygen up. Life changing
I started my Stelo on 9/1. I’m pretty new to CGM. I was disappointed that I couldn’t get numerical readings below 70. It’ll just say “below 70”. But I downloaded the free dexcom clarity app and when I ran the reports in there, I can at least see my min and max readings for every hour and saw that I got down to 61-66. Not sure if they’re legit readings or maybe I was laying on it for an hour.
Yes, I wore a CHM for several months. Great data, convinced me that carnivore, keto-vore was the way to go., loved it. Then the insurance company refused to pay..... Switched to Ket-mojo
Debating whether Ketomojo will be enough or if I should spring for the CGM. How many times a day do you check with Ketomojo? Was it helpful to have the CGM first? Thx
I just started wearing a CGM a month ago. It does not always match my blood glucose from strips, but the post-prandial excursions still give me valuable information and I love tracking it! Love your show. Thank you for this podcast, it is great!
Have been wearing CGM since January, after learning my A1c had doubled from year before. I've been on Ozempic and Metformin, to get it down in a hurry, but eventually the side effects were formidable. Without, my BG ticked back up... so back on a lower dose, still can't get it into the double-digits. The nausea kept me from doing keto, to battle insulin resistance. Hopefully I can begin with the lower dose.
Hi I am in Australia, the CGM is avaiable by prescription for T1 diabetes but not T2 as yet, hopefully the non description version will be avaiable here too.
I’m in Australia. There is one company who offers CGM for non diabetics but it comes with a 3 months subscription with cgm device only for first two weeks and the rest of the time a “nutrition plan”Further devices cost $129 for each 2 weeks and I presume you have to continue the subscription. I am waiting for some company to allow me to manage my own health and just supply the device.
I asked my family doctor for a CGM prescription so I could see my numbers. He was nice and gave me a free sample! So I'm one who tried it for 14 days. I've been waiting for the over the counter version to come out and I'm so excited to have a CGM again.
Im wearing the 2nd Stelo for 4 days now. Unfortunately, i messed up the first one since it did not stick well. Good to know my blood glucose in relation to the food I ate & exercise.
I finally decided to talk to my DR about a CGM. Insurance won't cover it because I don't inject insulin. I got the Libre 3. The first one was interesting but didn't show me too much I didn't already know. If I ate carbs my numbers spiked. Pretty simple. The first sensor I did a lot of checking with my regular meter and it was accurate. Since then (I'm on my 3rd now) I am seeing a mid morning rise up into the 120's. I don't know why it's doing it. I'm doing OMAD and very low carb and my last A1c was down to 5.8 after just a couple months. And according to the Libre my average over the last almost 6 weeks is right around 100 but I'd like to see it lower. I've lost about 50 lbs in the last few months but still need to lose a lot more but am stuck here for some reason. So much more to figure out with this.
@@MrJdubbya36 congratulations on your success so far! Dr Boz talks about plateauing in her book. Your body is adapting and needs new/different/more metabolic stresses. Walking, HITT training, sauna…and fasting
Been wearing a Freestyle Libre 3 for 10 days trying to correct my pre diabetes and fasting blood sugar levels. I’ve been trying to understand why my fasting glucose lives over 100 and taking more than 18 hours to get below. I also noted spikes with exercise. I had heard the liver is giving up its stored fat using gluconeogenesis but it finally sunk in using the example of the fella fasting over 30 days! Thanks, I’ve followed you for years when I began to learn about Keto and your parents were alive. I even bought your book.
I'm on day three of the Stelo. My Stelo readings are 20 to 30 points higher than my finger sticks. One thing I've learned is that at night I steadily go down and, when I get to 70- 80 (Stelo), I get a spike to about 150. 😢
Hi Doc! I've been wearing a G7 for ~120 days and I've been doing the 16/8 fasting plan for 60 days. I was on metformin, Jardiance and Ozempic all at the same time. I'm now off all of those. I tried a 72 hr fast for the first time, but yesterday after 50 hours I had to end my fast early because of low blood sugar level. I've watched some other videos that said your blood sugars could go low, but mine was consistently in the low 50's. I finally did a finger stick and it said my blood sugar was 45, so I ended the fast. That was yesterday. Things returned to normal right after that. My high today after a meal was 95 and my average for the day is 77. Am I hypoglycemic and if so, what causes that? I will have to say, the G7 has taught me everything I was doing wrong and completely changed my life. I think everyone should be able to wear one of these. They are truly amazing! Thanks, Chris
It sounds like your ketone level must have been high in order for you to not feel fatigued and light-headed and therefore your glucose level being low isn't an issue. That means you're in a healthy fat adapted state, also known as being metabolically healthy. While in that low blood glucose state with high ketones, it means that your body is using ketones as the fuel source and isn't dependent on glucose. There's no need to stop fasting as long as you feel good and that your ketones are high.
@@lilyew4905 I don't think I was lightheaded, but I felt weird. Jittery? I'm pretty sensitive to low blood sugar since I had a seizure about fifteen years ago while sitting in a dentist chair. When I came to they were strapping me into a gurney to take me to the emergency room. When they told me what had happened I asked them to check my blood sugar and it was 50. 45 scared the daylights out of me. Really not sure at this point what's going on.
I do have a question that came up while I was sleeping. In as much as I respect your requirements to be able to calibrate your cgm. What would be my requirement to have a calibratable cgm? I have the Stelo now and wonder what would drive me to a more expensive monitor? Again, my respect to you for sharing your experiences as a doctor and your opinions.
@@donnacharles7348 Drs. Are locked up in a screwed up system. They can’t get approval from insurance companies for their prescriptions unless they follow the insurance company rules. I ran into a similar issue and went to Dr. Boz for my prescription. I just had to pay out of pocket.
I've had my Stelo on since Saturday. It took about 24 hours for it to get right vs fingerstick. Now it's humming right along. Not diabetic.....just wanted to see how my body reacts to certain foods/situations/exercise etc. I plan to wear it for a month just to learn things.
I’ve been wearing the Stelo for 6 days now. I didn’t realize at the time that I was such an early adopter. I must say though that it’s pretty boring and predictable on a carnivore diet. But that’s actually a good thing I know
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