Continuous Glucose Monitoring
I fully admit I made an absolutely rash and impulsive decision in making this purchase last week. I did zero planning or research and am totally flying by the seat of my pants.
I'm in the US, over age 18 and not diabetic (as far as I know). I wanted to track my glucose and see if I could spot any relation between "symptoms" I am having that can be related to glucose or to see if there's zero connection. I also wanted to simply be familiar with my levels when my diet and activity level is considered.
Do I understand it correctly that my only CGM options are Dexcom and Libre (prescription) and Stello and Lingo (non-prescription)?
Does anyone have any experience with the Lingo app on Android? I bought it because it was the least expensive option and I am familiar with a family member using Libre 2 -- which is the same company and the same sensor. I've only been using the sensor and app for less than 6 hours and I have already discovered that the font size is non adjustable and is comparable to Samsung font size 1 (I use 8 -- the largest size plus magnification.) So I turned on TalkBack (which I don't typically use) and found some unlabeled buttons which was a disappointment.
Is anyone using the Libre 2 app on Android and finding a similarly poor app accessibility experience?
I have an iPhone as a back-up, I am wondering if the app accessibility experience for Lingo is similar with iOS?
Does anyone have any advice for tracking without a CGM? I have zero problems with blood or finger sticks but a big part of my reasoning for wanting to use a CGM is not having to deal with the fine motor skills required for dealing with a manual method. I also have a physical disability and would get frustrated very quickly having to do multiple finger sticks and testing whereas a CGM can be placed twice a month when I have access to needed help that I don't have on a daily basis. All monitoring would require is to access my phone. I can even make notes with it.
For those of you that use prescription options like Dexcom and Libre are they accessible for you?
I realize insurance wouldn't cover the cost as I have no current diagnosis but I do wonder if I could have one of the prescription CGM options through my doctor simply on the basis of it being more accessible?
Anyway, just a lot of musings on my end. It's going to be an interesting experience.