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k55f5r

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3. I've been wearing a Libre Freestyle monitor

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 05:24 PM

Mar 30

for 1 1/2 years now.
I've lost 30 lbs and my alarm rarely goes off ( after the first 6 mths.) It totally changed my eating habits by seeing in realtime what foods that I had considered "safe" were actually doing to my A1C.
Medicare covers it completely.

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After my adventure with apparent hypoglycemia, my Dr. fitted me with a Dexcom7 continuous glucose monitor. [View all] NNadir Mar 30 OP

That is interesting. Having a glucose monitor would change my habits. 1WorldHope Mar 30 #1

I haven't actually approached a hypoglycemic state since connecting to the thing, although I was close when it started. NNadir Mar 30 #2

I've been wearing a Libre Freestyle monitor k55f5r Mar 30 #3

I can see how that would work out to modify your eating habits. NNadir Mar 30 #4