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Reading my blood sugar off my CGM without taking my insulin pump out of my pocket is huge actually. I'm using a $25 pinetime for that.
I guess you don't know what a Continuous Glucose Monitor is. It's a medical device that is attached to my arm with an adhesive pad that monitors my blood sugar continuously, and reports it over bluetooth to my phone. What you're talking about is a glucometer which I also have (freestyle lite)
Are you for real here? Reducing the dependability on user interactions also reduces the chance for user error, and helps keep people alive in some cases. Even if that weren't the case, it's not your place to call out someone's medical treatments and compare them to your (at best) anecdotal experiences. It's not outrageous to want a CGM.
Not OP. But a 40 plus year type 1 diabetic. Who knows from experiance how much CGM improove treatment for newer T1ds. Im now legally blond due to them not existing in the past. As are a high % of T1ds my age..
Sorry but phrasing seems like a bad excuse.
Your crossed out comment shows You clearly knew enouth from his pheasing ro recognise you were giving medical advice to a diabetic with out the qualifications to do so.
His phrasing was perfect. And i really would rather you not try to excuse your input when. So many medical profesionals are trying to encourage the usu of CGM technology. The consrant 5min rwading provide way more control information then any periodic test can.
That said. The watch is just a nice add. Bur a good reason to want one.
No use for my vision but would have loved the option 30 plus years ago. Would likely have good vision now if I had access to CGMs then.
Controlling music without taking out your phone, health stuff like heart rate sesnor or sleep recording or whatever that's called, being able to switch clock designs when you get bored of it
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=-fY6J97K67E
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
throwing it away in 3 years is the best feature
For me it's easily paying subway fare, seeing notifications, leaving my phone home for a quick errand (but could make a call if absolutely necessary). I have a small child, so having hands free abilities is great. If I could degoogle it and run only open source linux/android, I would. But nfc payments will never work with such a thing even if the software existed.
I ride a motocycle and listen to books in my helmet, I got a pinetime (great btw) so I can control my audio and have gps. Other then gluing a phone to my gas tank (I have done, its not safe or good) there is not really an option other then a watch.