The FDA just picked its first company to sell an unauthorised device to Medicare patients

Seems like it’s basically a clinical trial/beta test for a new continuous glucose monitor, nothing really exciting.

For more context for people who don’t know. You can buy CGM devices over the counter from places like Walmart and Amazon.

They attach to your body and monitor your blood glucose via a small “thread” that goes into your skin when it’s applied. They typically cost $50 for two weeks.

The OTC version has been around for a shorter period of time than the ones that require a prescription, but work the same way. The OTC ones tell you they are not for diagnosing diseases. Or for people who rely on insulin.

And Dexcom, the company in the article, is the most prominent vendor for these sorts of things. “A Dexcom” is the “Kleenex” for CGM in the type 2 diabetes world. From what I’ve seen.

RFK has been talking about wanting all Americans to use CGM for a long time now. This is part of that. The MAHA people talk about metabolic stuff like it’s the solution to our fucked up food culture in the US.

I use a CGM. But I can’t help but be suspicious of RFK.

Rumors are that Apple has been dumping money into figuring out how to make the Apple Watch do CGM. They have been chasing it for years.

Why dont ypu just fucking eat right and lose weight you fat fuck. Type 2 diabetics should be rpund up into camps and put into ovens.