Huge news: Dexcom launches over-the-counter continuous glucose sensors in the US

[Kaido]

Everyone should wear this annually for a couple weeks as part of their annual physical, imo:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/dexcom-announces-launch-over-the-counter-continuous-glucose-monitor-2024-08-26/

Website:

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www.stelo.com

America is 50% diabetic:

More Than 50% of Americans Now Have Diabetes or Prediabetes – Who is Most at Risk?

diaTribe is a non-profit organization providing free cutting-edge diabetes management tips from diet and exercise, to ways to avoid diabetes complications.

diatribe.org

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Nearly half of the U.S. population has diabetes or prediabetes—and many have no clue. Are you among them?

All told, roughly half of the U.S. population has diabetes or its predecessor—and it's turning us into a nation burdened with illness, experts say.

fortune.com

The economics are staggering:

America can prevent (and control) Type 2 diabetes. So why aren’t we doing it?

USA TODAY's Health team spoke with scores of experts to understand why, despite solutions, more Americans continue to struggle with Type 2 diabetes.

www.usatoday.com

Its financial costs are astronomical. The country spends more than $300 billion a year to address diabetes, accounting for $1 out of every $4 spent on health care.

It is now a CDC "Top 10" leading cause of death in America:

FastStats

FastStats is an official application from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and puts access to topic-specific statistics at your fingertips.

www.cdc.gov

A+ move by the medical industry. Get this technology into the hands of consumers without a prescription required!!

 

[Torn Mind]

This enables proper longitudinal observation of glucose response over time. But they price such that you'll blow a fortune if you want to take a whole year's worth of monitoring. They still need to protect Big Pharma and Big Food.