I hate that some blood glucose tracking apps will report an estimated A1c as anything called A1c, even estimated. Many apps and tools transitioned to calling this Glucose Management Indicator, or GMI, in order to get away from the confusion of why a measured A1c is different from an estimated A1c.
mySugr appears to be changing their app. Which is a great step, especially for an app designed for logging finger sticks, not CGM data. In fact, they're not even going to call it GMI, apparently. Rather, Diabetic Management Indicator (DMI) because their math and estimates will be way different from a CGM based estimate.
This really needs to be done on all similar apps. There's always inevitably someone asking in one of the communities why their A1c is different between the doctor's office and their app.
To those that may not realize: HbA1c is a measurement of glycated hemoglobin, and the blood panel test will directly test this. GMI, on the other hand, is an estimated A1c based on blood glucose trends through some form of measurement, typically CGM, and depends on the accuracy of the measurement.
Fragments of mitochondrial DNA in sperm that are carried into the egg during fertilization are evidently the epigenetic mechanism by which fathers' health affects their childrens' health--specifically, the propensity for obesity and diabetes later in life.
My dad got an insulin monitor, and although it was terrible at first because it went off all the time, he has since modified his routine and the alarm has mostly stopped.
Even better, he no longer has the incredibly scary low blood sugar episodes.
I am not a big fan of those konjac noodles. The texture is just wrong and they don’t taste like anything, I’m going to go back to just eating the sauce on an egg 🥚 #food#lowCarb#diabetes
🆕 #RKI-Studie: Die Prävalenz von #Gestationsdiabetes ist stetig und in allen Altersgruppen von 4,7% (2013) auf 8,5% (2021) gestiegen. In sozioökonomisch benachteiligten Regionen war die Prävalenz am höchsten.
RANT. Bad news from the doctor. My eyesight has been damaged by fluctuating blood sugars. The result of not being able to get Ozempic or Mounjaro for reliably AND not being able to eat a low carb diet 100% of the time. I FEEL SO RESPONSIBLE. Also if you take ozempic for weight loss my eyes and kidneys hate you. Going to take a nap, maybe I will feel kinder when I wake. #diabetes