[tuetuopay]

This checks out with what a diabetic friends told me as to why he does not really uses tech: he preferred to take the time to learn "himself" and recognize the symptoms, because of such issues.

I suspected he was paranoid, but thanks for the rational explanation!

[pixl97]

>and recognize the symptoms, because of such issues.

There are a few problems with this. I'm a T1D and your sugar level can change very rapidly and you can be near a critical situation before you feel it. Even worse is an issue after you fall asleep. Tell your friend you'd rather not find him dead in the morning.

[tuetuopay]

Well thanks for the warning. I'm pretty sure he still has the device for those situations (he's a bonehead sometimes but not stupid), and it's more likely that my recollection is more dramatic than reality. What I'm sure is, he does not actively use it for daily life and learnt himself.

[DrStormyDaniels]

One of the main uses of these technologies is precisely because some type 1 diabetics can become unaware of the symptoms over time either through chance adaption or over-exposure, for instance, hypo-unawareness.

[mexicocitinluez]

That's fascinating.

[officialchicken]

Not only that, but the symptoms for hypoglycemia do change over your life, so that what is felt today (e.g. excessive sweating, blurred vision) may be totally different in the future (e.g. confusion, tingling thighs). Or you lose that sense of feeling entirely and never notice a problem until it's way too late to easily remedy.