I wrote last month about my diabetes diagnosis this year and my difficult choice to wear a proprietary device (called a CGM) on my arm 24/7 to continuously monitor my glucose levels. Like my friend and colleague, Karen M. Sandler — who previously made a much higher-stakes choice to receive a proprietary implanted defibrillator to keep her safe given her genetic heart condition — I reluctantly chose to attach proprietary hardware and software to my body.
  • xep@discuss.onlineEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    The Dexcom G2 is far more uncomfortable compared to the Libre 2, in my experience. The filament causes a red spot and aching in my arm, but the Libre 2’s does not.