[Diabetes-Talk] hi from a new member, and question about checking sugars

[Danielle McCann]

Hi David!
Welcome! There are two main stream and accessible ways to check blood sugars right now. The first would be a talking glucometer and the second would be a continuous glucose monitor. As far as I know, the two that are most accessible are the decks calm and the freestyle libre. The difference between these two is that you have to manually prick your finger and add a drop of blood to the glucometer anytime you want to check your sugar. The continuous glucose monitor is a small wearable device that is inserted under your skin and you wear it for a certain amount of days. It constantly checks your blood sugars and notifies you, often through a phone app, when your sugars are high or low. I hope this information helps. 
Danielle 

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> On Jul 3, 2022, at 12:21 PM, Les Fitzpatrick via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I use a Dexcom G6 and it is pretty easy to set up and use and best of all my
> insurance covers it and the sensors that go with it as well.
> 
> Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
> Ham call K5FPT
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> Ralph via Diabetes-Talk
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> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] hi from a new member, and question about checking
> sugars
> 
> hi everyone
> my name is david
> i am new to the list and new to diabetics and i am totally blind.
> i understand there are some machines one can use to check there sugar in a
> daily bases. which one is recommended and how easy is its setup?
> open to hear any suggestions/ideas
> thanks
> 
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