I’m glad you got some feedback out of it. I think that’s where they have the most value right now. But they are too expensive and too inconsistent for the sort of mass rollout RFK wants here in the US. They need to improve a lot to move away from the style of use you got out of an OTC version.

Oh yeah, every game uses .ini files. Yeah.

just

Pressure lows are a known thing. I recently learned there is a new type of device that lasts 365 days, but it involves surgically inserting the sensor under the skin and removing it at the end. The sensor is then powered by a rechargeable external device. They claim this technique is basically immune to compression lows.

But this isn’t available over the counter, and requires a specific diagnosis to qualify.

I feel like I’m a Stelo unicorn. I’ve had good luck, and when I check with a finger prick it’s always close. I don’t use insulin. So it’s fine for my needs.

I suspect my body/arm/skin is ideal for the technique these use. And I think a large subset of people never have as good of luck. If you look on Amazon, you see the CGMs always have 2.5-3 stars. And in a broken place like Amazon where reviews are somehow always 4-4.5, this really shows how much you are rolling the dice with the OTC ones. But like I said, it’s been working for my needs.

It’s clear this market is proven and is valid. I hope breakthroughs in tech can happen to improve reliability, and longevity. If someone like Apple figures out how to do it with a watch style device, it’ll be really fantastic.

RAM sold separately.

For more context for people who don’t know. You can buy CGM devices over the counter from places like Walmart and Amazon.

They attach to your body and monitor your blood glucose via a small “thread” that goes into your skin when it’s applied. They typically cost $50 for two weeks.

The OTC version has been around for a shorter period of time than the ones that require a prescription, but work the same way. The OTC ones tell you they are not for diagnosing diseases. Or for people who rely on insulin.

And Dexcom, the company in the article, is the most prominent vendor for these sorts of things. “A Dexcom” is the “Kleenex” for CGM in the type 2 diabetes world. From what I’ve seen.

RFK has been talking about wanting all Americans to use CGM for a long time now. This is part of that. The MAHA people talk about metabolic stuff like it’s the solution to our fucked up food culture in the US.

I use a CGM. But I can’t help but be suspicious of RFK.

Rumors are that Apple has been dumping money into figuring out how to make the Apple Watch do CGM. They have been chasing it for years.

Well, it wasn’t AI.

If anything this hurts the credibility of AI

Virtual Realityyyy Virtual Realityyy ….

Reparations.

JUST MORE MARKETING FOR AI. Don’t fall for it!

The worm is just trying to juice the IPO.

Oh man. This is good for faster security fixes.

But it’s also good for totalitarian control, down the road. Unless you disable it preemptively. But then you are open to zero hour security holes.

What a world.

Front boot or back boot?

Mice don’t need sealed in batteries. What the hell…

ICOs are the same.

Someone should ask him about “Canada Warming”. It might confuse him into talking about it.

No one is watching it to defy anyone.

AirPlay is also fast now. It feels more like Chromecast did. Requires 27 on the target device, though. It’s faster even from a 26-> 27 device.

Mitch is missing out.

Brendan Carr is a dummy.