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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- NBC News Medical correspondent Dr. Akshay Syal explores the growing wellness trend of blood sugar monitors used among non-diabetic people.
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My daughter has type 1, a few weeks ago my pharmacy was having a hard time ordering more so we had to drive to a different pharmacy that happened to have them in stock. I hope this trend for non diabetics doesn't mess up access for those who actually need the sensors.
This happened to me too. There was a shortage due to non diabetics buying them I had to drive an hour to a pharmacy and they only had a short stock. They let me buy two months worth so it gave me time to try to locate more when I needed
Just like ozempic
This is just awful. Why do we need so much data on ourselves. Being concerned about your health is great but this is so unnecessary.
It is not over the counter. I tried to buy one they asked for prescription.
@@Fadelbadwe …. Stelo does not require a script I ordered one.
I will wait for Samsung to bring their blood sugar reader. It will be a lot cheaper.
How much is this device now... i think this will just be the only earning station for the makers
Game changer don't know why this has been so hard to get before
Free Style Libre 3 Plus sensors have not been available at any pharmacy in Traverse City MI for over 4 months. Abbott Manufacturing said high demand is causing the problem and they can’t make them fast enough. So frustrating!!!
The good thing is most of the people doing it for a trend can actually make insulin... blood sugar spikes are normal, and it will naturally go down. Unlike a type 1 like me! Why are they concerned for a normal function of the body?
Because it helps many isolate particular foods which trigger their glucose spikes, enabling them to better avoid Type 2 diabetes!
@@GearMaven YES!!!!!
if it comes on watch it will be a huge selling point to get a blood sugar monitor.
Its really interesting how the one lady noticed that she would feel better if she took a walk/exercised after eating something that spikes her blood sugar
Are people using these as a trend having to pay the same prices at diabetics who actually need them? Are they readily available to them? Or do they have to wait like actual diabetics?? A trend to some, but a lifeline to my daughter.
Really expensive but readily available. Many only use them short-term to see which foods to avoid for glucose spikes! Great tool.
you only need to use these short term to learn how your body is impacted by what you eat and make healthy changes. this is potentially life saving for some of us non diabetics.
@karronlaneNOLA You don't have an understanding of diabetes. Diabetics can make a person go blind, have painful neuropathy, and to need amputations.
@ and? i understand that completely and am trying to avoid that. i'm not sure what ur missing? widen ur filter. it is said that that 70% of peeps are insulin resistant and don't know it. that's a Big problem. guess what tool would be soooo helpful to them?
@@Sharon-sw7mr That doesn't mean these types of devices can't be useful to people who aren't diabetic.
Yay trends.
Completely unnecessary if not a diabetic.
it's one of the smartest things someone can do for themselves. you only need to use these short term to learn how your body is impacted by what you eat and make healthy changes. this is potentially life saving for some of us non diabetics who have no clue about how food impacts our bodies. every. body. is. different.
Well said@@karronlaneNOLA
I have to agree, ppl that don't have diabetes and have these are the reason why the price has gone up, nobody should have these if they aren't diabetic like me.
This is not affordable for me as an State employee with insurance. 😢
Anything that increases your awareness about how your body reacts and performs under specific conditions is a good thing. But if you're not diabetic, you don't need to keep monitoring your blood sugar. You won't be learning anything new.
Insulin Resistance is a disease that leads to 100 other diseases. I'd say that is something everyone should be concerned about in a country where food supply uses over 4 times as much as sugar and starches than other countries.
@@lars2894bingo. Im not in a medical field and even i know a device like this can help provide data points to prevent disease doing the line.
It DOES NOT keep you updated on your “blood sugar”. The sensors monitor “tissue sugar,” which is the result of eating sugar, carbs, etc., on your blood sugar about 45 minutes to one hour later. So it DOES NOT monitor blood sugars in real time like finger stick sugar monitoring devices do. That being said, I wear one of these to prevent my fingers from becoming pin cushions every day. I use the Libre sensors.
It helps you by letting you know what to eat and what not
Nothing is real time because it can take up to an hour before you peak which is why you shouldn’t test immediately after you eat.
@ Wrong. When you finger stick and drop blood on a meter stick and put it into the glucose meter, that’s what your blood sugar is at that time. That’s what real time means. The Libre sensors, etc, on the other hand, do not give you a “blood sugar” reading when you check it. That’s tissue sugar. So it’s not what your blood sugar is at that time. So, not real time.
Maybe not real time but can be a valuable data point in viewing glucose treads so diabetics can treat to keep blood glucose within range.
My blood sugar spikes to 20mmol/l and stays around 14 and doctor won't give me any med. I do no carbs. Dr tells me to not worry about the numbers. Wth?
So this is why we have such a hard time getting our prescriptions filled?
This seems to be the case but hopefully with the OTC options now available to non-diabetics availability will be better.
It’s stolen valor. If you’re not diabetic, you’re not part of the club. You don’t truly understand the stress. Make healthy choices and stop using medical devices for fun that are actually needed by people that can’t get them because you’re consuming them.
This is so dumb for anyone who doesn't need one.
Ummm ..... Okay.
I mean, it's useful for anyone to know what certain eating patterns, exercise, sleep,... effect their bodies.
Are you kidding? A wonderful tool even short term to get an idea of which foods impact you negatively in particular!
This is a great tool.
it's one of the smartest things someone can do for themselves. you only need to use these short term to learn how your body is impacted by what you eat and make healthy changes. this is potentially life saving for some of us non diabetics who have no clue about how food impacts our bodies. every. body. is. different.
Unnecessary medical waste.
Oh my goodness, let me give you my opinion. I got one installed by my doctors and the alarm constantly went off in my phone, even if I turned it on to silent and turned it off, it was constantly beeping. It annoyed me so much. it eventually fell down my tub and I didn’t even care about it.
Sorry this did not work for you. There are options. Not everything is made for everyone.
Not necessary. Just get a $20-30 glucose thingy, pinprick and strips--usually sold as a package and you can keep reasonable track. Continuous monitor is unnecessary.
Stupid trend, pointless for healthy people.
Elvated blood glucose levels is a late marker of metabolic dearrangement. It occurs when your body can no longer safely store excess energy (mostly as visceral fat) and fats becomes elevated in muscle and liver cells. Save your money. Instead find a way to reduce caloric intake and/or increase physical activity.
Buy once, pay forever… blahhhh 😒
I wonder if it could be used for cancer.. cancer needs glucose
It is damage to mitochondria (rather the subsequent cell's reliance on glucose) that you want to prevent.
The more wearables measure fancy metrics, the more you realize they are useless for living healthy.
China will be producing a new CGM, that cost so cheap that it will rock.
making glucose monitors available to everyone is a HUGE opportunity for people to understand their bodies and what they're putting into it. i eat a low carb diet and was stunned to learn how many of those products spike blood sugar in a very unhealthy way with regular consumption. do yourself a favor and try this out you don't have to wear it forever, just long enough to see how your body reacts to your regular diet so you can make healthy changes.
There are now OTC options for non diabetics that I would encourage that target audience to purchase.
@ YES, thankfully!!
She wants to be healthy and then that night she goes and eats polluted nasty sushi with Mercury in it. And other pollutants. That's smart.
I disagree. This should be made more affordable to people with diabetes and not be used as some fun tool for healthy people. These sensors are expensive, three sensors Libre 3 with reader costs nearly $1,000. Lucky if you have insurance to pay for most of this. And each time to apply a new sensor you have a huge piece of plastic (applicator) left for the trash can. Hopefully reliable non-invasive Blood sugar watches will be available to replace these money-making sensors!
Stop taking syrup or coke. Start normal diet.
Silly for non diabetic your takeing resources that people who are diabetic need jacking prices up just silly
Glad to know this is why I can’t get my prescription filled 🫠