You can get free trials for a couple of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), Freestyle Libre and Dexcom, see the links for those at the end of my post about blood glucose meters.
Oh edit to add, maybe not as a prediabetic
You can get free trials for a couple of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), Freestyle Libre and Dexcom, see the links for those at the end of my post about blood glucose meters.Thanks Rachel, I appreciate this information. As a pre-diabetic, I assume I cannot have a free trial?
Yes you can. They don't ask for paperwork to prove you have diabetes.You can get free trials for a couple of CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), Freestyle Libre and Dexcom, see the links for those at the end of my post about blood glucose meters.
Oh edit to add, maybe not as a prediabetic
They do ask you to check a box to confirm you have a medical diagnosis of diabetes……Yes you can. They don't ask for paperwork to prove you have diabetes.
So?They do ask you to check a box to confirm you have a medical diagnosis of diabetes……
@Flane, I don’t have any body fat either and my liver test results were excellent with no sign of a fatty liver or a fatty pancreas. My theory, and really don’t take this too seriously because it is simply my own theory, is that some people’s beta cell mass is not as great as others therefore, any challenges like an aging body, or an increase in insulin resistance, even poor sleep, means that the pancreas is not as efficient at releasing enough insulin. My own muscles, according to my Dr, are insulin sensitive. So I’m kind of in the same position as you.I dont know my body composition but my BMI is <20 and I walk regularly, do Pilates and golf, and don't have any obvious fat. Perhaps that is the problem....
Of course I was just giving the info. then @Flane can decide what to disclose.So?
Privacy laws prevent them to ask for proof as far as I know, and prediabetes has diabetes in the name too.
Hi, I declared pre-diabetes and they sent me a sample. I am now using it and it’s very interesting! Not quite sure how to interpret the data but I’m only 24 hours in!Of course I was just giving the info. then @Flane can decide what to disclose.
Looking again at my graphs for 10 days with the Dexcom One+, the levels are within range and come down again fairly quickly after eating. I only had two spikes higher than 11 - when I ate a small tub of Icecream on its own, and a bowl of sweeter breakfast cereal - just to see what happened. Over the 10 days, it said the average was 5.8 mol/L.Hi, I declared pre-diabetes and they sent me a sample. I am now using it and it’s very interesting! Not quite sure how to interpret the data but I’m only 24 hours in!
Melgar, as a small, very lean person I also watch my weight for downward trajectories. When I see that I don't head for more carbs, I up my protein and if that isn't enough, increase fat a bit.@Roy Batty, Lean, very fit individuals with raised blood sugars is definitely a thing. You will find a few members on the forum with in a similar situation. Like me they have tried the very low carb diet, with little success. I tried it first 9 months with very little movement in my blood sugars. I was a competitive athlete up until around 10 years ago and I still exercise. I do the equivalent of three marathons a week. I do fast walking which to be honest may as well be a slow jog. My BMI is around 19. Low triglycerides. As a matter if interest do you produce low levels of ketones all the time? My Dr stated that it is clear that my muscles are insulin sensitive and that bears out with low normal C-Peptides which I paid for.
Im not on a very low carb diet, but I do watch my carbs and I am very careful what I eat. An issue I have is if I reduce my carbs I lose weight, like it drops off me. My pants literally drop off from the weight loss, it is so significant. So I have to eat more carbs. It was the same on the very low diet, but even worse.
For sure check out the fructosamine test, that may give you a lower reading, but bear in mind for some people the ‘classic T2 loosing a few pounds and going on a very low carb diets brings their blood sugars right down. For others, particularly the fit lean types these lifestyle changes do nothing. I have managed to get my blood sugars into the normal range 5.8% but I’m on meds and I do a hell of a lot of exercise.
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