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RandomUser4976 | 11 months ago | on: Show HN: I built a tool that texts you if your server goes down

My young child has Type 1 diabetes. I need to know when the server that receives glucose readings from his CGM on his body goes down. It’s a huge help to prevent emergencies and death when I know when his blood glucose is low AND when there’s no new blood glucose readings. I’m going to try this service. Thank you for sharing!

RandomUser4976 | 11 months ago | on: "Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay": Blue Cross Approved Surgeries Then Refused to Pay

This is what needs to be investigated by DOGE and the DOJ! To be clear, I think DOGE is complete nonsense and causing real harm. But if Trump, Musk (DOGE) really wanted to find fraud, waste and abuse it would investigate private insurance fraud that the insurance companies regularly commit and defense contractors. The executive branch has an opportunity to do actual good if they investigated and punished private insurance companies like the CFPB investigated and punishes financial companies for fraud. I’m

RandomUser4976 | 1 year ago | on: US Judge invalidates blood glucose sensor patent, opens door for Apple Watch

Nonsense. Tell this to humans that die when their blood glucose is insanely high (500mg/dl), go into DKA and they are SKINNY!!! You’re suggesting 20 calories can make you obese because it raises blood glucose lol! 3-5 grams (12-20 calories) of a mild-glycemic index carbohydrate can send your blood glucose well above 120mg/dl and you would not gain weight because of an extra 12-20 calories. Additionally, 1,200 calories from fat (133 grams of fat) will not spike your blood glucose until 5-12 hours later and you you can gain weight, but that signal is lost because the rise in blood glucose happens 1-3 meals, or even the next day after eating the high fat meal. Blood glucose is VERY important but not predictive of weight. Diet, (the amount and macro composition of calories) is predictive of weight and exercise is predictive of weight. The are other factors, but those are the main predictors.

RandomUser4976 | 1 year ago | on: The government waste DOGE should be cutting

Agreed! Many complain of a inefficient government and that’s silly because the US gov provides very little compared to others. Most of what is provided to us in America is private; health insurance, pharmacies, doctors, education, retirement, lack of corporate social safety net, (PTO, sick, vacation, parental leave, etc.), utilities/energy, and most of these private services are inflated, inefficient and unresponsive to US citizens needs because these private industries have bribed their way into crafting laws that protect them and keep their foot on our necks. US Corporations profit the most and we get the least for the maximum cost. This is by design. It’s a feature not a bug.

RandomUser4976 | 1 year ago | on: The Economic and Fiscal Effects of the Trump Administration's Proposed Tariffs

Tariffs as a negotiation tactic shows you can’t actually negotiate so instead you tax your own voters, you tax your own country and then act like you’re a big dog and a brilliant negotiator. It’s a joke. Any idiot can shoot their own foot. Trump is not playing 3D chess. Trump and many of his supporters don’t understand basic logic, economics, fiscal or monetary policy so they support Trump’s tariffs. Trump and many of his supporters think a trade deficit is bank account with a negative amount or is like running up a credit card. Morons. I have a trade deficit with my grocery store because I buy products from them and they buy nothing from me in return. Using Trump’s logic I should tax myself and pay more the the groceries because a trade deficit exists lol

RandomUser4976 | 1 year ago | on: We're All in 'Dark Mode' Now

Excited to read this article. I clicked. It loaded. White background. I closed immediately because it isn’t on a dark mode and hurt my eyes. Maybe I’m to old (30’s) with poor eyes or maybe I’m cranky.

RandomUser4976 | 1 year ago | on: Show HN: The App I Built to Help Manage My Diabetes

See sources below. The answer is… No! All food requires insulin. This is true for type-1-diabetics and non-diabetics. Fat and protein require insulin, but via a “post-bolus” instead of a “pre-bolus”. Another issue is fat and protein cause insulin resistance.

Here’s a link to an insulin calculator for fat and protein: https://drlogy.com/calculator/warsaw-method

Sources: “The effect of fat and protein was additive, with blood glucose concentrations increasing by 5.4 mmol/L (97.2 mg/dl) at 5 h, the sum of the individual incremental increases for protein and fat” https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/38/6/1008/37384/Im...

“Meal composition impacts postprandial glucose excursions. Education on the impact of high-fat and high-protein meals and the adjustment of insulin dosing is necessary.” Source: ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/Supplement_1/S2...

“Match mealtime insulin doses to carbohydrate intake and, additionally, to fat and protein intake.” Source: ADA Standards of Care in Diabetes—2024 https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/Supplement_1/S1...

“Insulin dosing based on carbohydrate plus fat/protein counting reduces the postprandial glucose levels” Source: Pediatric Diabetes Volume 13, Issue 7 p. 540-544 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22765260/

“research and the use of continuous glucose monitoring have shown that other nutritional properties of food, including fat, protein, and glycemic index significantly affect postprandial glucose excursions” https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/38/6/1008/37384/Im...

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