Continuous Glucose Monitors - Are They Worth It? | My Experience with Stelo | Dr. Susan

[@alias065]

I bought Stelo about 3 weeks ago and LOVE the feedback it gives me. I am pre diabetic and post menopausal. It’s been instrumental in helping me eat lower carb I thought I was doing fairly well on low carb but when I started monitoring my blood sugar I realized there was a lot of room for improvement. I am so happy to have Stelo.

[@beyondfitrd]

Thank you for addressing the basically hidden epidemic of insulin resistance with good basic advice. Excellent episode!

[@niecek.6473]

Type 2, I have been for 11 years controlled with diet & metformin, using Stelo for 3 weeks, after 15 days I replaced the 1st one. It stayed on great, maybe stayed on too good, a little hard getting it off. Yes, it is an eye opener what spikes you 🙌 What I’m finding helps is 2 Tbsps of physillum husk in water, before meals, then eat low carb foods! Surprised when things I thought were fine are not good! Stelo has been a game changer, plus I feel like I have control of my health ❤ $99 a month or $89 a month if subscribed. Not meant for type one or type two diabetics who are dependent on insulin because the reading is 15 minutes after and it only goes as low as 70. Praying it helps to maintain a low A1C ❤

[@danigirl9874]

I just bought one! came in the mail in one day. Wearing it now. Biggest interest is to see how stress/emotions affects blood sugar

[@joeindrajitconnolly3505]

Thank you Dr Hardwick Smith for another very informative session on CGM. I assume it'll work for men as well😢, although your focus was for women as a gynecologist.

[@crimsontech0000]

That candy spiked the heck out of my glucose, too!! It's off my list as well.

[@leighhales5061]

Great episode! Thank you for the ACTIONABLE insight.

[@carolwong9279]

Walking after meals is a good idea.

[@lorindav5549]

As a Type 1 diabetic who uses a CGM, Freestyle Libre 2, skin tac can help keep these on until it's time to remove them. Also, I know Type 1's aren't a huge portion of the diabetic population but it might help to delineate between Type 1 & 2's so that when people are diagnosed, they are aware of the differences.

[@johnroman907]

After two weeks of using the Dexcom Stelo, I found it fell short of my expectations. Since I am not diabetic, my goal was to use the device to understand how different foods affected my body, with the hope of making healthier choices and reducing the risk of developing sugar intolerance in the future. However, when I compared Stelo’s readings to actual fingerstick tests, I noticed a consistent discrepancy: the Stelo was always 30 to 40 points higher. This inaccuracy meant it constantly triggered alarms for glucose spikes above 140, no matter how healthy my meals were. Its daily reports even suggested I was diabetic, which was far from the truth. Because of these inconsistencies, I couldn’t reliably track how specific foods impacted my body. Instead, the device seemed only to detect that I had eaten, assigning glucose levels almost randomly. Frustration set in as it became clear that the Stelo provided little more than general tendencies, making it impossible for me to draw any meaningful conclusions about my diet. In the end, I was left questioning whether it was measuring anything beyond when I ate, with the actual glucose readings feeling almost arbitrary.

[@tegayle7961]

I had the same experience that u had with the Stelo accuracy. I’m on my 3rd device. The first one did very well and the readings were very close to my meter readings and sometimes exactly the same. The 2nd started out just as well but I got food poisoning one night and the CGM spiked to 185. After that it never came close to my meter readings. Hoping for better results using the 3rd one but unfortunately the CGM was 20-30 points higher than the meter readings which made everything I ate spike above the 140. I’m completing frustrated and will not purchase another one until Dexcom can offer a calibration mechanism.

[@dwightl5863]

@@tegayle7961 I'm a type 1 diabetic and use the Dexcom G7 along with a Tandem insulin pump in a closed loop system. I hear a lot about inaccuracy and I experience that as well within the first 12-24 hours. But one needs to be aware of a few things. The reading you get from a CGM is around 15 minutes behind what a fingerstick from a glucometer would read. If the CGM has a horizontal arrow for 15 minutes or so it should be quite close to the fingerstick (G7 reads every 5 minutes). There also is a range of accuracy. For the G7, if it is within + or - 20% it is considered in specifications. Example: If a fingerstick is 100, the CGM is in spec if it gives a reading of 80-120. To add another variable to the mix, the fingerstick glucometer is not going to be 100% accurate either though should be closer seeing it is using blood instead of the interstitial fluid. The meter would also have a tolerance of some kind + or -. To get a truly accurate glucose reading a blood draw from a lab is necessary. The Stelo isn't intended for Type1 diabetics so it doesn't have all the bells and whistles the G7 has thus making the Stelo a less expensive option. My understanding is that the Dexcom Clarity app works with Stelo which will get one a host of information one can analyze over time. FYI

[@minimize2optimize]

Thank you for this! Your comment was more helpful than the entire video as I'm seeking actual reviews on the Stelo itself.

[@sharonshumpert1917]

I bought the Stelo and it’s way more accurate than the Lingo. I wore both for a time and when compared to a finger stick is far more accurate. I also love that it lasts for 12 hours more just before it’s time to change out sensors.

[@olderbutnotover]

Freestyle 3 is also available over the counter but is more expensive.

[@joghog]

I've been wondering about this new non-RX CGM. Thanks!

[@niecek.6473]

Love it, been using for 3 weeks, a game changer🎉 Type 2 non-insulin.

[@JAMtheKnitter]

I am currently using Lingo - the six sensor package makes it cheaper if you want to track that long. Also Lingo saves your data unlike Stelo which makes it disappear. If you buy a package of overpatches which are about $10 for 25, it protects the sensor much more and will make it stay on the full two weeks. Pretty cheap insurance to protect the CGM investment, I would not be happy only keeping a sensor on for half the time I paid for.

[@kellyjogriffin8811]

The Stelo app works together with the Dexcom Clarity app to save you data and create report. It is a bit of a hassle to set up, but it works well.

[@ashiedashiesadventures2388]

Hi Susan 🌹 Thank You So Much for the valuable info and your knowledge you provide for us educating us in every level! I would like to ask your opinion about BPC 157 peptide, it seems to be great for healing tissue. Thank you so Much 🫶🏻

[@youhadmeatrnovationsbyatst3727]

Abbott’s Lingo is now also available OTC.

[@sharonshumpert1917]

I’ve used the Lingo and found it to be wildly inaccurate. The Stelo gives me far more accuracy when compared to a finger stick with only a 3-7 point difference. The Lingo would always read 30-55 point difference when compared to a finger stick.

[@marklee1960]

Thank you for this very helpful video. Thank you. P.S. Lose the lipstick.

[@maxred222]

You certainly get continuous information.......but, unless you write down that information, there's no means of printing out charts or general data relative to carbs and food consumption, and how long your blood sugar took to return to a normal level etc. You have to religiously write it all down or it just disappears over time. No way to have that data go to your account where it can be viewed and printed out. Not interested in third party vendors who will analyze my "private" data and give me their 2 cents of opinion - for, eventually, a price.

[@tyrealsan8234]

Cant you sync it with apple health? Then its logged in your health app

[@reginasmith3804]

This product is worthless