I have a basic test kit with lancets and strips. I’m a big data fan—accurate, reliable data is the best way to make educated decisions and monitor results. So my one requirment when i look for a monitor is the ability to pull the data off of it so I can chart it. My insurance loves giving me grief on which tester / strips it will cover, so I’ve never bothered looking into a continuous glucose monitor—I already know they probably wouldn’t cover it. Any type of monitor that claims to know my blood sugar without drawing blood, I pretty much disbelieve. Even with lancets and logging my own readings, I often test myself twice to be sure. You get weird readings from time to time.
I would not mind having accurate 24/7 data though I can think of one example where it would have come in very handy for me. My body tends to get sugar spikes at night when im sleeping. That took me waking up at odd times o test my sugar over weeks to track down. Those 24/7 monitors would (should) pick up something like that fairly easily.
Also note If you keep your sugar levels daily over a 3 month cycle you can do a little math, or have a.i. look at your data and give you fairly close estimate what your a1c will be, some meters will also take a guess. Weight loss, the eating change and excercise you will easily be under whatever your first test was -- at 120's (for 3 months) it's probably mid 6. 120 on avearge my dr would be pretty happy. I was able to get that lower but it was some constant work.
I know my sugars been riding high just from joint pain in my ankles in the morning and shooting pain which I know is nerve. That's what happens when I get off the wagon for an extended period of time. *uck this getting older.
