btowngar · HackerTrans

4 years agodiscuss

One further thing - the article doesn’t talk much about the physical response to wearing a CGM such as the extreme skin irritation some people get from the adhesive. Or the fact that the CGM reading could be way off the reading you get from a finger prick test - which can in turn vary significantly from a lab test result!

btowngar

4 years agodiscuss

And there can be large errors in the CGM data as well!

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

Neither the Libre nor the G6 require calibration.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

I’m T1 and I use the G6. I used to regularly check against a glucometer multiple times a day (without calibrating) to check accuracy, and found no issues. A blanket statement such as “the Dexcom G6 is inaccurate in a harmful way” is certainly not true in general, even if true for you.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

For disposing of lances - if you're in San Francisco at least, Walgreens provide a free sharps disposal service. They provide a sharps container at no cost, and will take in your full (used) sharps containers.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

Completely agreed, a fantastic blog.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

Yes, I use a Dexcom G6. If the rumors of the Series 7 having a glucose monitor and a blood pressure monitor on it are true, that would be incredible. They’re surely working on core body temperature monitoring too!

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

I’m T1 diabetic and use my watch for monitoring my glucose levels. I wear it 100% of the time, aside from showering when it charges. Charging quickly and having a minimum of 24hrs of charge is really important to me. Apple Watch hits both of those.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

I assumed they meant that the additives made it difficult to detect that the milk had gone off and so it was easier to get sick from it.

To you point however, I don't understand how that could have increased the transmission of TB as that is caused by cows infected with Bovine TB and (AFAIK) that can't simply be detected by taste or smell.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

Helps with herd immunity.

For example, Rubella is a vaccine commonly given to kids, but it is isn't really a severe disease even if kids catch it. If a pregnant woman contracts Rubella in her first trimester however, it can lead to severe complications for the unborn child. Just vaccinating women of child bearing age against Rubella works a little, but vaccinating kids as well means that that transmission vector is removed, and really improves the overall outcome.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

It's entirely feasible that you don't need ridiculous amounts of data to generate an AI - that's just the approach being taken by the vast majority of research teams.

btowngar

5 years agodiscuss

GPS has its own shortcomings as well due to continental drift!

"The Australian continent, perched on the planet’s fastest moving tectonic plate, is drifting at about seven centimetres a year to the northeast."

https://theconversation.com/australia-on-the-move-how-gps-ke...

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