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Worth noting, if they are covered by the person's insurance, it may be worth looking into using a CGM (Continuous glucose monitor) and the self-hostable application Nightscout[0]. CGMs use the interstitial fluid in (usually, although people also use other spots) inside side of the upper arm to measure blood sugar. As long as they are placed in the right spot (i.e. in a fattier area instead of directly on top of muscle, hence why it is on the inside side of the upper arm and not the outside) and the sensor doesn't fail, they will measure blood sugar fairly accurately for 10-15 days depending on the CGM model (disclaimer: They do tend to run approximately 15 minutes behind the number that an actual finger poke would show you). Nightscout is an awesome tool because it can be self-hosted so that you keep full control over your health data, bu

Yes, my health relies on it. I sideload a glucose monitor app that's not available through Playstore (it's FOSS and health is a tricky area with liability). It's a fantastic app and the ability to sideload it is a major reason I use Android over iOS. I also sideload a patched app of the Dexcom glucose reader OEM's shitty app to allow the data to be read by the better (sideload) FOSS app. https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip https://www.patreon.com/byod/about? Ok I'm not an ordinary person, I guess, but if I was I'd still use those apps and I know people who are ordinary and do so.

Great stuff! > I tried getting some CGMs to use but most don't work in Kenya as they are geo-locked Are you familir with xdrip? (https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip) It works directly with various cgm sensors (dexcom etc.)

https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip xDrip+ is an unofficial and independent Android app which works as data hub and processor between many different devices. It supports wireless connections to G4, G5, G6, G7, Medtrum A6, Libre via NFC and Bluetooth, 630G, 640G, 670G pumps, CareSens Air and Eversense CGM via companion apps. Bluetooth Glucose Meters such as the Contour Next One, AccuChek Guide, Verio Flex & Diamond Mini as well as devices like the Pendiq 2.0 Insulin Pen. Heart-rate and step counter data is processed from Android Wear, Garmin, Fitbit and Pebble smart-watches and watch-faces for those that show glucose values and graphs. On some Android Wear watches, it is possible for the G5 or G6 to talk directly to the watch so it can display values even when out of range of the phone. The app contains sophisticated charting, cu

I've automated almost all of my diabetes management into a level I basically can look into graphs and decide the level I want my glucose to go. For glucose monitoring I use Dexcom G5 sensors[0] and xDrip[1] open source monitoring application for Android. Insulin delivery is handled by a Accu-Chek Spirit Combo[2] pump, that is one of the rare pumps with a Bluetooth connection. The entity deciding the basal rates and corrections is an open source Android app called AndroidAPS[3]. As an insulin I use the fastest available analog Fiasp from Novo Nordisk, that works 10-15 minutes after injection. All of these combined together has dropped my A1c results from 7.5% to 5.5%, being 90% of the time between 4.0 mmol/l and 8.5 mmol/l, and having no severe hypoglycemias. Basically I got myself some more years to live without any complications and in g

Have you tried to use it with xDrip plus[1] and an NFC capable Android phone? It allows you to calibrate the values using accurate blood glucose values. If you do a bit of research and do the calibrations right, it can be as accurate as the values from a fingerstrip reader. [1] https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip

I seriously recommend testing xDrip+ with the Libre. Better results and you don't need to carry an extra reader device with you all the time: https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip Pull requests are welcome too :)

Here's my notes how to use Grafana and InfluxDB to monitor blood glucose levels. https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip/blob/master/Do...