#diabetes tests

[pangur-and-grim]

I took a photo of Grim's ketone test to show the vet, but I forgot about the Bad Man in the background

[endocrinologistanddiabetologis]

https://endocrinologistinahmedabad.com/diabetes-testing/

[patientsmedical]

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[hafwen]

Libre 3 Recall

[Image Description: headline "Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Sensor Recall: Abbot Diabetes Care Inc Issues Recall For Certain FreeStyle Libre 3 Sensors due to Risk For Inaccurate High Glucose Reading" The paragraph beneath it says "This recall involves removing certain devices from where they are used or sold, and does not apply to the Libre 3 reader or app. The FDA has identified this recall as the most serious type. This device may cause injury or death if you continue to use it." End I.D]

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[crabussy]

hi gang. moisture question. does anyone else turn into a horribly dry beast at night. I’m talking fingers so dry they feel weird to straighten out. NO sweat. so extremely thirsty. constantly drinking never quenched. but during the day even out in the heat I am thriving I drink plenty of water I am a sweat MACHINE (bandaids fall off as soon as I put them on). why are my moisture mechanisms just fucked.

[sillydegu]

Back home after her torment (vet trip)

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! Another weird question for you: How long do you have to fast for a blood sugar reading to count as a fasting blood sugar measurement? Also, does drinking soda (like, full sugar soda) slowly over the time before the blood test count as not-fasting? Asking because I keep testing* in the fasting blood sugar range when I am pretty sure I am not supposed to. Like, two hours after eating a meal when I've been slowly drinking soda the whole intervening time, or half an hour after drinking a whole full-sugar gatorade *with the home blood sugar test thing, not like doctor's office tests. though I test in the fasting range there too? I do know the word for the tester thing but I am brain fogged at the moment

[heardatmedschool]

“What a stress test is for the heart, pregnancy is for the pancreas.”

About gestational diabetes.

[3-tearz]

Armand Hammer

[beatsforbrothels]

Armand Hammer - Total Recall

[blank-between-parentheses]

The problem with sensors only for a t1d... This is my second example and while the difference isn't as extreme, it is still a big problem.

It's early morning. My sensor woke me up with some beeping to tell me I'm 67. As I'm getting up, I notice I feel WAY weaker than I should for 67, so I do a bloodtest.

38. Oh. Well.

Some people don't wake up from numbers like these. These are the numbers where people have seizures. These are the numbers where people wake up so confused they can't even figure out how to eat. (Let me tell you how hard it was to type this and proofread...) A sensor should never have let me get this low. A sensor being off by this much matters when you're low.

T1d SHOULD NOT be on a sensor alone. Calibrate that shit.

Edit: Imagine treating this like a 67. XD But also, thank bob it beeped at me.

[billdecker]

today is the first day in a couple of weeks I’ve been able to do stuff and it not be because I have a medical appointment so here are some of my Christmas decorations

[chicago-geniza]

Guess who's being tested for thyroid disease and Cushing's again…it's your friendly neighborhood fat guy with chronic fatigue. Yes I know it is Cushing not Cushing's but I'm doing the American possessive apostrophe s grocery store name dialect feature with proper noun disease names

[televisionenjoyer]

Just took my own blood glucose that shits's easyyyyyy

[persephonyed]

i’ll be on tomorrow and get some more ( if not the rest ) of the replies i owe out!!

[acti-veg]

hi, do you know of any charities which help people with diabetes which don't conduct animal testing please? thank you

Hey anon. This is a bit tricky without knowing where you are, as most of these organisations are national. I can give you some general advice, though!

With health charities, you’re better off looking for groups that are engaged in support functions rather than research. Look for those who are focused on patient advocacy and education, in particular. If they’re engaged in research then they’re probably testing on animals, unfortunately, though there are some exceptions, like Animal Free Research here in the UK.