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I use medtronic minimed 780g with guardian 4 sensor. Dexcom is largely believed to be the most accurate sensor in the community. For a long while you could only loop with Dexcom or Guardian sensors. My endo said 780g's algorithm is better (more agressive and keeps you better in range). 780g also has a device with a screen and alerts. I was using freestyle libre (1 and 2) before. While I was using libre I us", "context": "T1D", "use_case": "backing up and sharing glucose data", "switched_from": "", "story": "Dexcom forces ToS\\Privacy Policy acceptance to see glucose levels"}, {"id": 789058560, "item_id": 49316160, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316160", "by": "VoidWhisperer", "date": "2026-08-15", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nightscout is an awesome tool", "excerpt": "Worth noting, if they are covered by the person's insurance, it may be worth looking into using a CGM (Continuous glucose monitor) and the self-hostable application Nightscout[0]. CGMs use the interstitial fluid in (usually, although people also use other spots) inside side of the upper arm to measure blood sugar. 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I use medtronic minimed 780g with guardian 4 sensor. Dexcom is largely believed to be the most accurate sensor in the community. For a long while you could only loop with Dexcom or Guardian sensors. My endo said 780g's algorithm is better (more agressive and keeps you better in range). 780g also has a device with a screen and alerts. I was using freestyle libre (1 and 2) before. While I was using libre I us", "context": "T1D", "use_case": "backing up and sharing glucose data", "switched_from": "", "story": "Dexcom forces ToS\\Privacy Policy acceptance to see glucose levels"}, {"id": 789067680, "item_id": 49316730, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316730", "by": "arjie", "date": "2026-08-15", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "Interesting. My dad wears his on the back of the arm (posterior) not the inside (medial) - and when I asked him he pointed to the official instructions which do actually have it there https://www.freestyle.abbott/content/dam/adc/freestyle/countries/us-en/documents/support-page/freestyle-libre-sensor-application-guide.pdf It must be a different kind of device.", "context": "", "use_case": "CGM glucose data sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "SugarTrack \u2013 an offline Android logbook for blood sugar (no account, no cloud)"}, {"id": 789058560, "item_id": 49316160, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49316160", "by": "VoidWhisperer", "date": "2026-08-15", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Nightscout is an awesome tool", "excerpt": "Worth noting, if they are covered by the person's insurance, it may be worth looking into using a CGM (Continuous glucose monitor) and the self-hostable application Nightscout[0]. CGMs use the interstitial fluid in (usually, although people also use other spots) inside side of the upper arm to measure blood sugar. As long as they are placed in the right spot (i.e. in a fattier area instead of directly on top of muscl", "context": "", "use_case": "Self-hosted CGM data sharing", "switched_from": "", "story": "SugarTrack \u2013 an offline Android logbook for blood sugar (no account, no cloud)"}]}