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Sep 29
36m 28s

Sawbones: Glucose Monitors

Justin McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy
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Would people benefit from wearing a glucose monitor all day every day, even if they’re not on insulin? Evidence does not say there is a benefit, and there are some reasons not to get one. Dr. Sydnee and Justin talk about the history of tracking glucose and our understanding of diabetes, as well as the advancement of technology where we’re almost at cyber-pan ... Show More
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