Do You Monitor Glucose If Not Diabetic?

I'm not doing it yet but have thought about starting. I still have some Freestyle sensors left over and might try wearing one to see the readings.

My parents tracked it during keto and it looked like a hassle. Continuous monitoring would make more sense if someone were using straight HGH rather than the other options.

I don't have diabetes but noticed my insulin numbers were climbing, so when I began Reta I asked my doctor for CGMs. I've been watching since then and my insulin has dropped below 100 with steadier numbers all day. Before it stayed above 100, usually 105 to 125.

There's an older thread where someone worried about feeling low blood sugar on Reta and described the symptoms plus how they handled it with food and water.

I've never bothered because it feels like extra work, but it could be useful if you're worried. How do people get the supplies without a prescription?

I hadn't been checking but I added it to recent lab work because diabetes runs in both sides of my family and I'm close to 47. It happened right before I started low-dose tirz. My A1C came back at 5.0. It will be interesting to see if it shifts at all.

I bought a cheap finger-prick meter online and my readings have stayed in the normal range. I also keep a blood pressure monitor handy for the same reason.

I don't have diabetes but get about three low-blood-sugar episodes a year. They feel severe, like I'm going to pass out completely. I keep a home monitor and test strips and check carefully whenever I raise a dose. Since beginning GLP-1s the episodes have stopped and my readings are more even. The little strip containers also work well for hiding peptide vials.

I was prediabetic so I started checking earlier. Even on a higher-protein, lower-carb diet my readings still sit around 100-110 most days.

I've been using test strips for the past year and a half because my fasting numbers were rising. They've actually gone up a bit since I started reta, though dihydroberberine has helped a little.

My doctor flagged one blood test last fall as getting high. I began Reta in January and the last two tests have been fine according to him.

I already had a glucose monitor from doing keto. After starting Reta and Mots-c I noticed some peaks and tiredness so I checked and realized it was probably mitochondrial. Adding SS-31 and NAD+ helped.

I've been testing for three months, one before reta and two on it, using strips. Before reta my average fasted morning was 4.5 mmol/L with post-meal spikes of 6-8. On reta fasted dropped to 3.5-4 and spikes stayed under 7. The reta clearly lowered the numbers. I lost most of the app data but saved a few screenshots showing fasted around 3.9 and post-meal 4.9, plus another fasted at 4.3.

I have type 2 diabetes that runs in the family and have been on medication for six years. I use a CGM a couple times a year to see the full daily profile that finger sticks miss. I've tried two different models. For the past few weeks on tirz, reta, MOTS-c, SS-31 and now 5AMQ my readings stay in range 99 percent of the time. I had two mild overnight lows with no issues. It's useful for seeing which foods raise glucose and whether timing matters. One odd thing is that blood sugar rarely drops during aerobic exercise but often does an hour later, which seems tied to reta. The projected A1C view is also motivating.