On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:06 PM gene heskett wrote: > > On 2/24/24 11:03, Loïc Grenié wrote: > > On Sat Feb 24th, 2024, at 16:03, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > Greetings all; > > > > As most of you know I'm a DM-II, but the recent shortage of > > trulicity, a > > weekly self administerd shot that helps regulate one's blood guclose > > levels has got us scrambling for alternatives. So a month back I > > bought > > one of the so called smart watches that purports to monitor blood sugar. > > > > > > "purports" appears to be the correct verb > > https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/do-not-use-smartwatches-or-smart-rings-measure-blood-glucose-levels-fda-safety-communication > > > > <https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/do-not-use-smartwatches-or-smart-rings-measure-blood-glucose-levels-fda-safety-communication> > > > I got a msg from our state AG warning me about these, but it was 2 days > after I had ordered this thing. Too little warning, too late, but I'm > the curios type, and this device looks good so I would like to see how > it compares with the antique finger prick model we've been using since > Hector's great grandfather was a puppy.. New tech sometimes work pretty > good while the FDA seems to try to protect old tech.
Give the FreeStyle Libre 14 day sensor a try - it's so much nicer than poking holes in yourself whenever you want to know what your blood sugar is. There's a reader you have to buy or a current enough smart phone can be used as a reader. What I'd like to find is software that lets me get the data off the reader into my PC. Abbott wants everything uploaded to their servers and I quit reading the terms of service when it got to them giving out my data after 'anonymising' it. Regards Lee
