[j7ake]

Where does one buy these glucose monitors ? Do you need to get it prescribed by doctors ? Or can healthy people get one too ?

[rrrrrrrrrrrryan]

You do need a prescription in the US.

If you just want it for a month to check out your blood sugar, you can ask your doctor to prescribe you a one-month trial pack. (They're technically for diabetes screening to see if you're diabetic/prediabetic).

If you want them for a longer period of time, and you don't care about insurance covering the thing, you can straight up buy them from a startup like Levels. I think they have a doctor prescribe one for you via video call, but it's more just to explain how to use the thing, and it's unlikely to be covered under insurance if you're not diabetic.

[paulcole]

> Or can healthy people get one too ?

This is quite insensitive. I am a person with T1D. It doesn’t mean I’m unhealthy.

[iamacyborg]

Easiest route for non diabetics is to buy one the sports based cgm sensors offered by the likes of supersapiens. They’re not cheap, however.

[hda111]

Depends on where you are I guess. Here in Germany you can just buy the Freestyle Libre 3 without prescription/ subscription.