Dexcom Glucose Monitor | Fasting | Bio-hacking

First time use! Dexcom G6 for tracking glucose during a fast.

[@IchigoKurosaki77]

*Puts the Candy down* Yeah I ain't fooking with all this later in life.

[@CBiscuit420]

Put them carbs down

[@ohnoitisnt]

Dont be too trusting of doctors

[@Mr.Avuncular]

No. Thanks AvE

[@SteveM000100]

Lol

[@grinmaul]

@@ohnoitisnt holy crap, come on, blood sugar levels are now a conspiracy, gybat

[@turismo4299]

I work for a tool and die company that manufactures the injection molds for these Dexcom devices. I remember having to make those big EDM electrodes to burn the shape of the sensor applicator. It's always really cool being able to see the real life uses of these products. Great video as always!

[@maxsleight]

Are you Fr?!?! What is the little wire made of ?

[@turismo4299]

@@maxsleight Could you be more specific? Not sure what you're referring to

[@johnomeara7240]

I wondered how many strips you would go through before you read the instructions. I do understand the knife work, you feel more in control.

[@AdrianNelson1507]

Exactly! I cut my beautiful hands on the regular .. but have to get my gf to handle the tiny prick machine.

[@matsv201]

When you done it a thousands times... you don't even think about it.

[@ComfortablyNumb1969]

Oh dear lord, pricking your finger ain't nuthin'.

[@jewishmafia9801]

​@AdrianNelson1507 Hey! Self depricating jokes are fine and all but don't be shaming your own nether region!

[@Chuito12PR]

It was quite entertaining knowing it wasnt going to work and he would have to do it all over again each time he did it wrong. -blood didnt fill the strip properly and ruined it -waited too long and blood started coagulating -didnt prep the reader with the test strip before putting in blood

[@beancurd-]

As a Type 1 diabetic of over 20 years, it was fun to watch this. Those of us with the condition have all been there and continue to go, every day even! If it's of interest, one can wear the dexcom on other parts of the body. Most notably the rear of the arm / tricep area. On top of, there are overlaying flaps of skin-tape one can cover the sensor with, helping keep it attached. Lastly, if you find your sweat / hair / whatever causes it to detach, look into a product called skin-tac and shave the hair.

[@bmorlok84]

I agree, it cracked me up about jumping into cold water! I wear the medtronic pump, but I stopped wearing the cgm as when I sweat, it'd fall off. T1D for 33 years now, tech now days is getting a lot better! 🙌

[@andyw402]

Yeah those two strips filled while not plugged into the meter just had me in tears. Glad he finally read the manual. Also if sweat is an issue look into a product called Driclor or any of its analogues (can’t remember the other brands but there’s a few)…it’s a spray or a roll-on thing that just has aluminum salts & rubbing alcohol, so basically an antiperspirant without all the waxes and oils and moisturizers that are in stick-form, cause those will make the sensor not stick. I let it sit on my skin for 6-12 hours and then make sure it’s fully wiped off (it leaves a powdery residue behind which will cost you a sensor if you don’t wipe it off)….boom, you don’t sweat under your sensor and it will stick on.

[@westnewwest4325]

55 years old. Decided it was time to stop taking pennies out of the jar and start putting them in. Kicked alcohol on March 1. Then by July 1 went 100% meat diet. Only ruminant animals, butter and eggs. Zero sugar, zero carbs. All blood numbers perfect. My weight has dropped to where I was at age 18, no bloating, no more fatigue, no brain fog, huge energy at the gym, sleep better. Wife (53 yo) was skeptical at first, but after two months of watching these results, she joined me. She has always eaten like a bird to maintain her trim figure and in my mind she was a bit malnourished. Now she eats well every day and, for the first time in years she has stopped counting calories. We eat two meals, one at around 11 am to 1pm and another at 7pm.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Eating only meat you have to make sure to intake enough fat so the eggs and butter are a good plan. Results of only eating meat that is too lean are "protein poisoning"

[@fondy44]

We went keto two years ago next month after hearing Ken Berry's presentation. Almost 100% meat now. I lost 60 lbs and wife lost over 100.

[@MattLitkeRacing]

Your vid-jay-o years ago talking about intermittent fasting helped me a lot. I lost weight and kept it off. Good luck with this experiment

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Right arm bud!

[@ThatsSpectacular]

I lost 50 pounds in 18 months eating mostly dark chocolate. Healthy no. That was before I heard about keto. Dark chocolate is loaded with fat!

[@joshshwank]

I lost weight too...found it, though

[@Vikingwerk]

Same, I took off nearly 80lbs, and have kept it off, need to get focused and take off some more.

[@AndrewMoizer]

IF worked for me 10 years ago (hadn't realized that until I just checked). I lost ~40 pounds and have stayed within 10, usually 5, of my target since. I had crept up a bit by covid year 3 but a 3 day fast (after some stomach malady) this spring seemed to reset things and I'm back on track again. I've always wondered whether this continuous blood sugar monitoring would give useful insight into eating ... based on your tests here I'd say I'll wait a while for the technology to get simpler. And the $10 a day is a significant disincentive. Thanks for sharing your journey (will have to go looking for that old video too).

[@grinmaul]

My buddy at work was complaining to me about how many failed attempts he had using the strips, he had the pricker set to max and was placing the blood on the top of the strip, it was only when it accidently traveled to the end of the strip and got in the right place, poor guy had been mangling his finger tips:) Fasting got me from 240lbs to 170lbs, a normal blood sugar level and off of metformin.

[@boots7859]

If you can keep that metformin and secondary affects, keep taking it. It does a hell of a job along with mTor in keeping your cells in an OCD state where they keep spring cleaning a lot of the crap waste that cells generally store inside the cells while in a 'Feast" cycle where carbs are plentiful.

[@mpeugeot]

I am hoping to accomplish the same thing.

[@fpc0041]

same great job

[@cplively]

I’ve been a type 2 diabetic for about 15 years and I’ve been on the G6 Dexcom for about 2 years now. I’ve had quite an education on what causes my glucose to spike, and how high my glucose was getting while I slept at night. I’ve been on the two types of insulin for about 2 years now as well, but I think the Ozempic and the Dexcom were just as important to helping me understand and control my numbers. Finally got my A1C consistently under 7 for about the past year and a half.

[@SueBobChicVid]

Well, that was a squirm-inducing episode for me. And I have a new respect for how weird you are.

[@grg200]

Type 1 diabetic here. I've been using the Dexcom sensor/transmitter for about a year now. For me, they have worked very well and are a game changer. I find the back of my upper arm (roughly the triceps area) is a good place to insert the sensor as long as you don't put it directly into the muscle. This keeps it mostly out of the way, comfortable, and not subject to knocking into things. I found attaching it in the stomach area was very itchy and drove me crazy. Good luck.

[@mightygrom]

I wear mine near my collar bone (not exactly over it) and that area works pretty well too

[@Cooldude190403]

I wear mine on my stomach, no discomfort. I have tried a few on my upper arm but I found that I knocked it off way to often

[@randyhaley962]

@@mightygrom near your collar bone??!! i keep mine on the tricep area aswell. I couldn't imagine putting it near my shoulder/chest.. is it on your chest side or more towards your upper arm?? I've been T1 for 28 years and never heard of anyone using that area before.

[@thirstyd0g]

What does it actually say in the user manual? I use the freestyle libre sensors and they’re only approved for use on the upper arm.

[@FOXCRF450RIDER]

Back upper arm for me. Wish the app didn't kill my phone battery.

[@cardsfanbj]

Testing meters take the inkjet printer approach to business. You get the device relatively cheap, but they got you bent over a barrel when it comes to the consumables that have no substitute. Don't have the diabeetus myself, but I used to work as a pharmacy tech a number of years ago.

[@Acceleronics]

Back around the turn of the century, I was the Systems Engineer for a "minimally invasive" (oxymoron?) continuous glucose monitor being developed by TheraSense (bought by Abbott) in Alameda, CA. I was also a test subject for some of the early prototypes. Now, I was a very lean long distance runner at the time who bought into the once-popular practice of carbo-loading. But my 10-day blood glucose curve looked like a roller coaster track. Huge spike after eating a bagel followed by diving as low as the low 50s. Wearing that monitor caused me to radically change my diet.

[@ThatsSpectacular]

Neat!

[@JohnDoe-zl6qw]

And what is your diet today, then?

[@Acceleronics]

@@JohnDoe-zl6qw Better balance of protein, fat, and carb. e.g. replaced breakfast of cold cereal that I had eaten for decades with a casserole made of eggs, some meat, a bit of cheese, some veg, and cubed bread. My wife says it's called strata. Now I get a very wide and not very tall mound of glucose on the graph versus a sharp spike of up and down. The aha moment back then was seeing the huge difference in the glucose graph between eating a bagel (looked like the Matterhorn) and eating a burrito from a genuine mex taqueria (a gentle rolling hill).

[@sunrisetacticalgear2676]

I have wondered about the “carb loading” protocol of the 80’s, seeing it as a teenager. I have since seen a slender great uncle who ran marathons back then die in his mid 60’s. My guess, is that he was highly insulin resistant even though he looked slender and healthy.

[@iFixJunk]

I think the iPhone 15x will probably include the iPrick. You'll stick it in your abdomen and your phone or watch will just dictate your exercise and caloric / glucose intake as needed.

[@dbuck89]

My 3yo son was just diagnosed with type one diabetes this past April, the blood test strip were a real pain we would often get no reads for not having enough blood on the strip. We switched to the dexcom a week ago and it has been a great improvement so far.

[@jimbarbwe1985]

As someone with type 1 a massive help is a thing called DAFNE Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating, it's basically teaches you how to have a normal life with T1, eat what you want and keep stable bloods and it makes life easier. I can also recommend trying the libre sensors also they are a bit smaller last 14 days and you can put them on 24/48 hours before starting them, this is a big help in reducing the issue where the body see the sensing teather as a kinda forigen body messing with correct BG readings. You also don't have to calibrate the libre so no finger pricks. If you have any questions that I might be able to help with let me know, I hope that by the time your boy is my age there will be a simple cure for T1. Best of luck for you and your lad.

[@BxBxProductions]

Love it when my patients have these on. Sucks to see fingers get so pricked up

[@davidh5950]

My 5 year old was diagnosed a few months ago. We immediately got her a g7. It’s been a great help, but it’s not bulletproof. A lot of calibration. But the nurses at her school can get the readings as well as us so it does reduce some of the anxiety of sending her there. We’ve been following the research they are doing on curing this. Some things seem promising so hopefully she won’t have to deal with this the rest of her life. Her is mounted to the back of her arm, she really has adjusted to it and doesn’t seem bothered by it. It’s amazing how kids that young adjust. I don’t think it would be so easy for me.

[@skyscraper37]

I was over 410# 12 years ago. No diabetes but high bp and lipids and fatty liver. Got into weight watchers lost 200 by portion control and exercise and haven’t looked back since

[@animalreproductionsouthafr5184]

Your nickname should be platescraper37, haroooooo

[@jonduncan05]

fasting would help majorly with fatty liver. Water or protein fasting (just shakes for a week like they do bariatric surgery patients to shrink the liver to be safer for surgery)

[@ac.creations]

Have you tried being too poor to afford food? Ive gained about 30 lbs in 10 years. Mostly due to me making more money. Making 12$ an hour and living off free food from the restaurant I worked at I weighed 130 lbs. Now i make 40$ and Im 160 lbs. Coincidence? I think not!

[@phorbie]

Hey there! Diabetic and dexcom wearer here. Fun fact: you can reset each sensor for way past it's standard 10 days. I frequently get thirty days each, with nary a false reading. This can be done by wedging a small thin thing (like a test strip) to open the latches on the transmitter. Also, consider getting some overtape if you plan to wear one for a while!

[@digus]

Good call- $10/day is pretty fucking ridiculous

[@radius117]

I don't suppose there's any way to do that with the G7?

[@phorbie]

@@radius117 not with the fully integrated sensor and transmitter of the G7, nope. Sorry =\

[@mattgayda2840]

At least they fixed the problem of the inserter not releasing! Having to rip out a brand new sensor while still attached was glorious fun I experienced four times

[@mattgayda2840]

Now the G7 is totally disposable so we can't reset them, they have starving families to feed n all so getting 10 more days out of a sensor was stealing food off their table

[@billyjewett5006]

These have saved my sons life. My son was diagnosed three years ago and this has been a game changer with the pump. His A1C is always 5.4. Helps that his mom is a Nurse Practitioner that used to be the credentialed Diabetes Educator at our hospital. What were the odds that her son would be a type 1? My son is now 14 and he’s more mature than most people I know over 35. Can’t wait to see what the next advancements are with type 1. Their life depends on controlling it.

[@Peter_Enis]

Every project in a shed asks for a blood-offering.....this wasn't too bad 🤣

[@benjip3232]

Been a fan of the channel for a few years now. I've had type 1 diabetes for 25 years. I was beyond excitement when I got the notification from KZbin with your name and anything to do with dexcom. The noise really is the worst part with the sensor as long as you get a clean entry. The last one I put in bled for a minute before I installed the transmitter. Lots of blood leaving my body through the years I remember being really young and worrying I would run out one day 😂

[@mattgayda2840]

All bleeding stops eventually

[@BrennonBaxter]

18 Year T1D here, I had the exact same excitement. Incase anyone reads this, It leaves a little gold filament under your skin and that gold filament reacts with glucose and what not creating a few microamps, which is interpreted by the Dexcom transmitter and a glucose reading is produced.

[@Daniel-Weaver]

@@mattgayda2840 One way or another.

[@djsnowman06]

Yea man. Same. Daughter is T1 and 2yo. I click this vid j yo so fast lol

[@joshLrob]

Me too. Type 1 here. Dexcom is better than the pump.

[@garyparrish2410]

I have been diabetic now for 51 years have been on the Dexcom for 4 years and I love every minute of it I've been poking my fingers since 1978 when they first came out with the glucose monitoring systems

[@GhostRyderFPV]

All these years, Mr. vE... And you're a friggin _Cyborg?_ If we knew you didn't identify as anything other that *Chuck O' Canadian Man Beef,* _I surely would've asked you to post this sooner!_ Beep Boop Fellow Cyborg!

[@JeffandJake]

T1D, using Dexcom since the G4 years and years back when they first came to Canada. These G6s are very accurate after one calibration and despite the app nagging for repeat calibrations I have one that I have been using for over a year without calibrating across sensors which is still within 0.5mmol/L. The transmitter uses a button cell battery that can be dremel’d out and a new one soldered then epoxied in. Saves on the cost. With third party apps (Xdrip) you can use a sensor for as long as it sticks on your body, rather than the 14d time period.

[@andyw402]

You may already know this but just in case: the G6’s are approved to work without calibration, but they give you the option to do it if the sensor readings are way off. However the downside (as you have discovered) is that once you calibrate a sensor it will nag you for additional calibrations for the rest of the sensor life. I’ve only had one G6 sensor over the last 2 years that needed calibration, thank goodness, but I suspect that YDMMV. Finally, the Anubis hacked transmitters have reflashed the firmware so the transmitter life is 6 months, a 50 min warmup time instead of 2 hours, and it has a replaceable battery (you still have to epoxy or sugru it into place but if you’re already used to transmitter surgery it really isn’t hard). I might be misremembering but I think it also allows for sensors to be restarted without removing the transmitter…I never have a sensor last more than 10 days so I haven’t ever made use of that feature but it’s a nice one if you are able to extend sensor life.

[@ydnark83]

Bump this comment, that's a hack that will save a lot of people a lot of money

[@1blendercraft1]

HOW??? HOW do you know? I got myself a freestyle glucose meter today just to try it out to satisfy my interest and now you upload a video about a dexcom xD Love it xD

[@jimbarbwe1985]

I'm T1 and been using the freestyle libre from the when the released the first one. I can highly recoment putting it on your chest /pec area, like and inch high and an inch towards the middle of you chest away from your nipple. It will stick better, stay on better, less likely to get bumped, easer to scan/read, easer to apply /remove and it gives a more accurate reading.

[@lordinquistorgastonchamber6092]

As a man with the type two that i did to myself you get real used to the finger poker and find out fast where the little numb places on your fingers are and just subconsciously don't notice the pain AFTER A BIT. sometimes they can sting but youre so used to it. The info and keeping an eye on it is so useful the minor pain is worth it when it comes up.

[@emarr3720]

I’m not a Dexcom user but a Libre user. I find it easy to tear them out in the tricep area & I can’t use it in the belly area bc I inject there & I need all the real estate I can get bc the bruising is bad enough already. I’ve torn them out getting out of my truck & twice in the patio door jamb. I’ve resorted to using a bandage (Tegaderm or Opsite ) & that helps prevent tear out. It doesn’t hurt when it happens bc there’s no needle in your arm , just a metal filament that the hypodermic inserts. Despite the gripe, the CGM is the Bees Knees & a marvel of engineering!! The sensor deploys like a Borg Implant!! It injects the filament & deploys the adhesive in one stroke & it is expertly done. I love the thing & it’s made a better world for me bc no more needle sticks On my fingers. Pennies from heaven. To address the bruising next a pump & I’m not even Type 1.

[@differentlyhairy]

T1D since 1986, and been injecting various flavours of insulin and doing finger prick tests ever since. I started using the Freestyle Libre2 a couple of years ago and it's pretty good: nice and small and unobtrusive on the back of my arm, and the sticky is REALLY sticky. Each sensor happily survives 2 weeks of showers, getting sweaty, swimming, etc, and after all that it still fights removal and needs a dab of goo-gone to get rid of the residue. And that they've been able to get all that functionality into such a little thing! The Libre3 is even smaller, too. Amazing. What annoys me is how much stuff ends up in the bin - the sensor comes in its own special plastic tub, the applicator (plastic with metal parts inside), the sensor itself (e-waste including a battery, but no chance of recycling because, having had bodily fluids in it, it's now bio-waste as well). At least I can recycle the cardboard box the kit comes in and the unread instruction/warning leaflet.

[@tonykeast9966]

It's pretty easy to disassemble the whole applicator for recycling. Only the needle needs treated as contaminated and goes in a clinical sharps disposal bin. There's a good video on KZbin.

[@lionelyork4960]

Bonjour 🇨🇵. Here, you Can collect 26 captors, (1year of use ) use a free envelop to send back to the compagny for recycling

[@andyreid7274]

My 12 year old son uses the Libre as well. We have had decent luck with it.

[@johndeerdrew]

Abbot has a recycling program for all the waste

[@differentlyhairy]

@@johndeerdrew From what I can tell it's a pilot scheme in the US only. I'm in the UK.

[@CleetusMcCarthy]

If you go on a fast, also measure your Ketones - before, during and after - with one of those Ketones prickers. It's quite interesting to see how your body switches to fat burning and it maintains that, if you leave the carbs off your plate.

[@therealryan55]

Type 1 diabetic here who’s been wearing an insulin pump on my stomach for the past decade or so, which is stuck in you like the Dexcom, but with a string attached to your pocket trying to get caught on everything! I wear my Dexcom on my tricep, much more comfortable and less likely to hang up. I also was dying laughing watching you struggle to use the glucometer! I promise, you get used to all the little pricks you hang out with! And yes, it’s expensiver than frig!

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Appreciate the commentary and laughs. Interesting to see how the blood sugar equipment works. Thanks for the Videos. The Babydoll Comment was hilarious.

[@markiangooley]

“You apply blood to the test strip while it’s sticking out of the meter!” was what I was screaming…

[@GotWire]

im a type 1 with a dexcom and a pump and this video was funny as hell love the videos man!

[@mattgayda2840]

Is that two beeps, or three, or four, or six? Silence that high at 200...drops to 198 then back to BEEP BEEP 202 in twenty minutes OH FFS fine I'll bolus and be 60 by morning

[@garybouwman2157]

Admire your dedication to science, experimentation, and the scientific methodology.

[@adambomb7331]

As a T1, thanks @AvE for doing this & bringing attention to the cost. We are treated like 💰 🐄. G7 is an even easier setup, both insertion & only 30min warmup. G7 is approved for back of arm, which doesn't hurt, but can be PITA to put on. The recommended sites are just what our FDA has approved, but essentially work most areas.

[@UglukGPZ900]

Fasting works, I went on intermittent fastng eating once a day, strict keto. Lost 22 lb in 10 weeks. Then I backed off the fasting a little and have now kept the weight off for 8 months now. 184cm an 78kg. I feel young again.

[@kevinbrick-jv3fe]

I've been type one for almost 30 years so glad to see you feel my pain

[@vansien]

I've never used the dexcom system, Abbotts freestyle libre 2 for me, I've been a type 1 diabetic for nearly 50 years, when I started we still used glass reusable syringes for insulin(pig) and 1inch needles. Novo pens and modern glucose monitoring systems really are a game changer and can help you get and maintain excellent control.

[@McDachpappe]

Comes with a free coke.

[@Duaneoca]

having stuck myself many times with a lancet, I get the initial fear. I'm not sure approaching myself with a pocket knife is less scary, but the devil you know, I guess. :) Entertaining video, thanks. I've been running a G6 for over a year now. Generally they don't hurt. I think maybe 3 times out of the 40 or so that I've inserted, I've hit a nerve with the jeezlus thing, and let me tell you brother that stings!

[@Martin52863]

I forgot I unsubscribed when you told me to. Only just realised I’d not seen anything from you for a while. Speaks volumes for why you shouldn’t smoke weed.

[@michaelgeale9345]

I wear mine on the back of my arm for these reasons.. you get used to it.. thanks for going through some of the many stresses us types ones deal with daily..

[@scotty3114]

Love your channel, learn something with a smile. You're right, diabetes is no joke and the finger pricks are the least of it. Diabetes creeps into your system and screws up organs, throws hormone balances out the window and lurks around destroying nerves, you never notice till you need them. And yes, even THOSE nerves!! The horrendousness of it all!

[@boots7859]

One easy early warning is feeling tired shortly after eating. Easy to differentiate between diabetes and just metablism by one day eating your normal and the next day eating a high protein/fat no/very low carb meal. If both workdays are about equal for work/stress/environment, and you don't feel tired after the high protein meal, then its most likely pre-diabetic insulin resistance, or Type 2 Diabetes.

[@metro2673]

Yeah It really is horrible. I recently started losing a bunch of weight by fasting to avoid it. Pretty much my entire family that are older are either diabetic or pre diabetic. With how I used to live I was on the way too and fast. I have seen too much of what it did to my loved ones first hand to fall down the same path. Down from 260 to 190, feeling so much better.

[@2dcell]

If you have a good insertion site, you can carefully pop the transmitter out of the sensor. Wait 25 minutes and pop it back in for another 10 days. You will need to save/remember the code from the sensor.

[@danharrraka7578]

Thank you for your content and the laughs!

[@partsguy9423]

Good work on keeping up with it. I have lost a lot of family from poor management of type1 Be there for your family my man.

[@brennensnow5401]

Hey AvE! Type 3c diabetic and Dexcom G6 user here. It works perfectly fine on the arm. I use the back of my tricep. Also yeah, the cost of things are difficult, try all of the equipment with two different kinds of insulin. You get used to the finger pricks in about a week. Ive knocked my dexcom off by walking by a door too quickly. Clipped it on the door and the whole thing ripped out, strongly discourage running in to things.

[@petedepledge3359]

Another 3c in the wild! Yeah knocking the sensor off is a PItA, but I love my dexcom. Also being in the UK, I get all my treatment for free (well, paid out of taxation) so I don't need to stretch out the sensor life. Looking forward to the vidjeo of removing the sensor from a hairy belly. You only make that mistake once😮

[@Cooldude190403]

That's why I don't wear my dexcom on my arm anymore, clipped it on too many doors. Mainly a stomach guy now

[@dremwolf5419]

Never heard of Type 3c before. Learned something new today. Good luck to ya.

[@amentco8445]

the f is a type 3c? they're making a sequels these days, not good.

[@allaninduni4861]

speaking as a diabetic... this is hilarious :D

[@arduinoversusevil2025]

Hat's off; you're tougher than I!

[@dennis4lg366]

Second this.

[@allaninduni4861]

@@arduinoversusevil2025 🤷‍♂ Eh, I just live here...

[@mattgayda2840]

Speaking as a husband with a T1D wife we get really angry with these biohacks. She's dead without this equipment and it's on back order in the USA, so we're picking up the day of replacement.

[@jimbarbwe1985]

​@@mattgayda2840that sucks, I'm T1 and in the UK and you can not get any of the CGM (Dexcom, Libre) without a prescription from your Doctor, we also do not have to pay for any of our sensor's or medication with or with out private medical insurance, it must be extremely hard for you guys in the USA.

[@Taoscape]

That was a 10/10 Jim Lahey intro right there! May he rest in piece.

[@tonykeast9966]

I find the sensor runs about 5 minutes behind real time reading via blood/test strip. The sensor reading is all you need. They say +/- 10%. I find it closer to 5% with the freestyle libre2. Back oc arm is best but if you lay on it sleeping it can give a false low reading ax as you've pushed the sensor against the flesh and limited the blood flow so it reads hypo. You adapt technique and placement afted a few goes. I'm seriously impressed. A happy 'borg here! I get it free on prescription as a T1 diabetic here in UK. The prices AvE stated freak me the hell out!😮 long live our NHS!! I'd be fucked without it.

[@twooldcampersandadog8169]

Type II. 15 years. Metformin stopped doing its job. Went on Mounjaro. You're exactly right. For the first 60 days you're a little sick and don't want to eat. But if you're a real man and you tough it out it's nothing shy of amazing! I went from 223 lb to 188 lb and static. My A1Cs and blood chemistry overall is the best it's ever been! Don't be afraid of science!🎉🎉

[@EscapeMCP]

I fast regularly. It's how we evolved as cavemen. You eat when the tribe gets a kill and the rest of the time you might not get much. I'm 47 and everyone thinks I'm in my mid 30s. I think that's a win.

[@stertheder]

This is the first AVE video that showed up recommended to me after you asked us to unsubscribe! I have manually checked your channel once, three weeks ago. Curious algorithm knows i can’t resist AVE :p

[@cliffp73]

Stick the test strip in first. Then put the blood on it. 9:35 durn glad I knew something you finally didn’t know!!! Wow!! I never thought the day would come!!! I am a GENIUS!!!!!

[@pontoonrob7948]

Keep it up. I've lost 75 lbs since mid april. I still have dry red wine every night. But I only eat two small meals. Low carb zero added sugar no fruit

[@xxBlazinBobxx]

Technology has sure come a long way. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1978. Back then you had to pee into a test tube that had a chemical reagent and look for a color change to indicate you were "spilling" glucose (blood sugar was "high"). Diabetes is no fun, but there are worse things, for sure.

[@benbuilds101]

Your workbench is eerily clean...

[@octavious1236]

Yea a couple of finger pokes calibrates these nicely for both the G6 and G7 models typically best during fasting before breakfast seem to work in my experience.

[@AlinTrinca]

There are two different types of 6 packs in the world. The one you love having and the one you love getting.

[@codemiesterbeats]

Interesting, I basically ended up doing intermittent fasting by accident. Recently started doing calisthenics. On about month 3. My body just doesn't seem to respond to anything... At least not quickly. I started counting calories years ago and VERY rarely will I eat more than 2k. The past couple years I have kind of been doing intermittent fasting by basically not eating anything until lunch 2:30 or so and eating dinner in the evening (which can be pretty late even 9 or 10pm sometimes) I do eat like a tiny snack pretty much soon as I get home before I exercise about 6pm. Graduated high school at 245 lbs. Started counting calories (with a significant deficit for the first year or so) Think I finally got to like 220lbs With 'intermittent fasting' and doing a bunch of burpee variations every week day I am at about 168-170. I think my body simply has a really delayed reaction for whatever reason. Funny because I remember that last video you had about intermittent fasting it was the first thing I had heard of it and was like... oh I just thought I was eating weird.

[@mattfleming86]

My wife of 16.5 years cheated and ran off. One of the immediate side effects was that I quit eating. It doesn't take long and you really appreciate it.

[@Eric998765]

I've always been fit (6' tall 180lbs) and a health nut Only been drinking water (for the most part) since high school, never done any drugs, and eat home cooked organic food. All that said because even I've been following Levels (a similar device) for a few years with intentions of min-maxing my health even further. Different foods affect different people...differently so I believe just about anyone would find use out of this. My A1C is only 4.7 (I think over 5.6 is pre-diabetic and over 6 is diabetic so I'm no where close, but I enjoy science). Enjoy your journey! Can't wait for updates

[@mikehunt8968]

Type 2 diabetic here...☹ I went Carnivore/keto diet Dec last year and instantly fixed my high blood sugars problem... also lost 5 inches in waist size... still progressing as i need to drop more weight.. Highly recommend it!👍 Doctor Ken Berry on KZbin is worth watching...😉

[@Stevo_1998]

Good pal of mine's dad is (I believe) a type-1 diabetic, and has some kind of insertable probe thing, and said that "the thing's revolutionary, because before you kinda had to have all these diets and other things, take meds at certain times and whatever else, but now you open your phone, check your levels, and do with that information whatever's required" As much as I hate little bits of silicon being put in random objects that don't need it (aka IoT), what said same bits of magic rock do for medicine is honestly incredible and is genuinely life-changing for a lot of people

[@boots7859]

Implanted insulin pump most likely.

[@bandicoot543]

My T1D girlfriend watched this with me and we were both howling the whole time. Thanks for the good chuckle, and yeah I feel for people who need this to live. That dexcom has been a live saver for my girlfriend. It has a handy feature where she can allow me to get her glucose reading off my phone separate, alarms and all with a companion app. Many a time have i too been privy to the screaming of my phone only to wake in a daze to her being lower than a politicians standards. We have both wondered what it would be like if we put one on me for a time, so this is certainly scratching my curiosity.

[@buckstarchaser2376]

5:11 Put it in a simple wood or plastic box, lined with sound dampening, etc.. In the box, put a common piezo transducer, to a T072 pre-amp, to a commodity small amplifier. Put a HI-Cut (just a capacitor and resistor) filter between the pre-amp and the power amp sections, and run that to a small speaker in a resonant chamber. This project is ideal for a 3D Printer. A USB Boost Converter can power it. Cheap USB power supplies typically have 2 outputs so you can charge your phone inside there, but the sound goes one-way, and the ultrasonic substances are contained within the reservoir tip.

[@jeffspangler2367]

I do at least 16 hours a day fasting, mostly 22, works great with my schedule. Between 16 and 24+ hours starts autophagy, sounds like lots of benefits of that

[@RustyorBroken]

There's a systemic problem with the recent get rich quick... errrr.... lose weight schemes. People have gone to this stuff for the weighloss. However, this group of drugs was originally developed for blood sugar control. Those of us that need them for their original use (versus I just wanna skinny up for summer) can't get them. Soccer mom down the street is looking trim. Meanwhile, I've been waiting a month and a half to get a refill.

[@johnkhan2082]

Thank you for testing this out and sharing your experience with us AvE style, was just today talking to someone about these devices as I may need one myself in the future. Cant wait for the official "Tested on Uncle Bumble F#@k" and "Prick Here" stickers...

[@ms30250]

I'm diabetic and been wearing this and an insulin pump for 5 years. The tech is pretty solid.

[@mikehalfmoonmullins404]

My daughter is T1D ... Diagnosed at 8 yrs old she's now 14 with early stages of kidney failure, last 6 months been rough and I expect it to get worse

[@themanhimself3]

Im so sorry. Stay strong.

[@tyrel7185]

Best wishes for your precious one! 🙏

[@dannywitz]

Sorry to hear this, what’s happening with the kidney? (Son has T1D)

[@dremwolf5419]

Prayers going up for your daughter.

[@BerndFelsche]

Colleague of mine has T1D. About 30 years old. Despite electronics warning him, nearly fell into a coma at work after missing lunch. Very difficult to get him to accept treatment. We're all tuned in around him now and keep checks on him throughout the day. Especially when he's become engrossed in his work.

[@krakerstaker]

When you're done with that transmitter, do you think you could send that to me and my wife on account of her not having insurance no more?

[@kieranokeeffe1363]

❤from Uk 🇬🇧 AVE, I’ve only just clicked on this but I’m sure it will either educate me or make me laugh god bless you and your family

[@McFly0097]

Fuck, have i been gone so long this is now a clean healing bench channel

[@barabolak]

Someone I know recently spent 21 days without eating. He only drank water. Before, he was on a keto diet for a year and still is.

[@barabolak]

He came to a conclusion that 7 days is probably more than enough, and that fasting 2-3 days every 2 weeks might be a better solution for him. He doesn't fast anymore though.

[@boots7859]

@@barabolak Once you hit days 3-4 fasting with water, you have to start adding a teaspoon of salt. Human body has a terrible time trying to retain salt/sodium, especially when fasting when low carb intake causes you to start shedding pounds and pounds of water. Pretty soon you've depleted excess sodium, then you deplete necessary sodium, and then as your bodies osmotic balance shifts to critically low sodium levels it is forced to shed even more water because of that low sodium, which then depletes your sodium level even more, and so on and so on. This is called Keto Flue when people first jump on Keto and after several days they start feeling like crap. Electrolytes aside, just a teaspoon of salt in water will get you back on your feet again in about 20-25 min.

[@eyegrinder94]

Truly a testament to man's greatness, that our next step towards success is to save ourselves from all this success we've been having.

[@glenbarnier]

nothin better than dunkel bumblefunk on a quiet saturday morning, turn up the volume so you can hear, look outside and realize how many tools/empty beer cans you left outside in the back yard the night before

[@g60-grandpa]

I fast on accident, keeping my kids well fed. So it's nice to know it helps keep my innards in check.

[@krugford]

Good news, everyone! The next version will be a suppository.

[@XxShantilisxX]

You basically lost me once the axe came out 😅

[@ataraxiauk]

I mean exactly, just use the damn thing as designed? The ol' science guys spend good money to make it work! Maybe a case where RTFM is the best option...

[@Dr650rob]

My wife lost 40 lbs in 6 months, no problem. You just quit eating for a few days and your stomach shrinks

[@cavelvlan25]

Mate I love your content. Giving into the beast is not the way.

[@MoonMan213]

Thank you for this video it means alot to me being a diabedic, shows some people true info

[@dallanc5199]

Use the fatty part of your palm opposite your thumb. Works good, no pain.

[@birvin3236]

Freestyle 3 is a way better option also way more user friendly. I'm a type 1 diabetic and the Freestyle seems superior

[@jimbarbwe1985]

I 2nd that, I'm also T1 and even the FSL v2 is better now that it works as a full CGM.

[@shawnsmakershop2099]

sorry to hear you're dealing with that, It runs in my family too. If only BC medical would renew my care card...... I tried to renew 3 times, nope! POWER TRIP!

[@user-vv2fp5lc4t]

Fellow recent diabetic here. For me he CGM was eye opening and has got my glucose under control. The app works great and is very accurate after calibration. Does need to be close-ish to the phone, but if you set your alarm parameters correctly it wont be an issue. Next is a pump!!

[@newmonengineering]

My wife is diabetic. She has an automated pump with a sensor from minimed. She also uses the libre system to double check the numbers. Type 1 since 6yo. She is super greatful for the new continuous monitoring systems. Before they had them she had to prick her finger 5x a day or more. If you are type 2 i suggest doing any diet and fasting and natural remedies you can asap so you are not dependent on drugs or insulin. It may take a few months to get off medication but until you make the effort you will not know how much better you will be without medication without trying. Many type 2 diabetics have done it. Its not easy but it definitely is a life changer. Please research and better your health. Medication dependency it a terriable thing. What happens when you can't get your medicine because of a shortage? Seriously this has happened to my wife 2 times and it was an emergency both times. She has since changed her diet to smooth out the sugar roller coaster as well as stockpiled sensors and insulin but please do yourself a favor and get it under control without medacine if you can.

[@jobos98]

I'm on Ozempic. Love it. Lost lots of fat so far. Never feel ill from it. I am a type 2 diabetic too. I use the Freestyle Libre 3 g.c.m. sensor. Love it. It's a lot smaller than that thing... I put mine about 3/4" under my rib cage about 1" to the right of Center line of my chest. Seems to be the best place to put it that I won't knock it off... You have to be careful to not knock it off from steering wheels. I've accidentally done that. 😊

[@Hopperman99]

Ive been intermittent fasting for sixish months. I feel good and lost some weight. Love when I pick up a good habit.

[@joshandnissa]

My kid uses these since he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. They are glitchy but a big improvement over finger pricks.

[@HDefectus]

I managed to get my hand on a libre 3 a while couple of weeks ago. Size of a coin that you stick on your upper arm. Last for 2 weeks. Set and forget. Amazing how the glucose varies depending on what you eat. Also eggs have a magical effect on curbing the glucose spike from carbs. Also tried a 3 day water fast. Really liked it. Will do it regularly from now on.

[@ea6051]

glad to see you getting onboard the get healtty kick.

[@huohization]

"I said to myself I says" shades of Norm the GOAT there.

[@Blazer02LS]

Been a T2 for many years. Testing 4 times a day and injecting insulin daily. CGMs are great as they allow you to see what the different foods do without the constant finger sticks.

[@PeterDavoust]

It's always interesting to see someone without diabetes try this stuff out. I've had type 1 for just shy of 23 years. Diabetes (especially type 1) is expensive, hard to manage, and deadly if you ignore it. Fun combination. You get used to all the work, and it seems like less of an annoyance after you've had it for a while and especially when you learn tips and tricks from other diabetics. But it's nice every once and a while to see a non diabetic realizing just how much of a pain in the ass it is. As others have no doubt mentioned, you aren't going to hurt the sensor by jostling it. You might find it rips out if it gets caught on something, but it's safe to touch and move it around. It won't hurt you, and you won't hurt it. The Dexcom G6 is nearly as (or, I've heard, more) accurate than a finger stick for determining blood sugar. I understand there is a delay compared to a standard blood glucose meter, but it's a delay of maybe five minutes.

[@Gavitron]

I love that AvE is well aware of the sodaverse.

[@boots7859]

Funny thing about pricking your finger. They SAY you have to prick you finger, however I noticed I got the same reading multiple different time when I first tested finger pad, side of finger, and then inside wrist. Always so all 3 number match, so when I do need to test I just test on wrist. Not over the vein, and IIRC, last time I check the outside of my forearm and it was again the same. Alternative is I had to get it checked at the Dr's, and the nurse grabbed a finger just in front of the first digit, screezed it like a vise, stabbed me, and let go. Never felt anything but the 1/2 second pressure.

[@radius117]

I'm looking at your numbers, and then looking at mine after a tiny meal, and now I'm depressed. The body is definitely a place where the OEM parts are better than aftermarket.

[@mowfer]

Can't wait for your analysis of the adhesive upon peeling that sucker off. Might be the most evil substance ever created!

[@Stalkeroioi]

ZT 0450 ! Great choice. Take care.

[@fpc0041]

funniest video yet! Libra3 awesome in shoulder instead of gut

[@bigdogg313]

I raise my double whisky to you good sir for doing the scienceing for all of us mere mortals and may you and your family continue to enjoy good health and well being.