I am not diabetic nor do I have any out-of-normal blood chemistry (no high cholesterol, etc.), and exercise frequently.

But I *am* overweight, and not by a little.

A few weeks ago I started a strict ketogenic diet. In support of this, I started using a continuous glucose monitor that provides a reading every 15 minutes.

This is a complete game changer!

The ability to see how food, sleep, stress, alcohol, and workouts all affect blood sugar levels makes fine tuning one's diet and daily activities very easy.

It's not just for diabetics (except in the eyes of health insurers, who don't cover it otherwise.)
 

 It's really annoying to me that you can't buy one without a prescription (or by circumventing normal procurement). 

 Here in the US there are several available now that do not require a prescription. I think this is the norm in the EU and UK. 

 Oh, really?  I just quick skimmed Amazon and saw they still want a prescription, but I guess I'll have to dig deeper. https://image.nostr.build/9c5c72e3ff07374bf772b1e9b158943074048f942d1247b4581c8953d5d9843f.jpg 

 So, the G7 is the high end sensor for actual diabetics that need more frequent measurements (5 minutes) and real time alerts for values out of normal range, and still require a prescription.

Dexcom got US FDA approval this summer for a sensor (the "Stelo") that doesn't have all the bells and whistles, and is aimed at people not insulin that want to track their metrics.

https://www.stelo.com/

They are marketing it for $50 per two week sensor or $45 with a recurring purchase.

There are 2 or 3 other ones like it now without the need for a prescription, but the Dexcom Stelo was the first.  

 Thanks!  I didn't actually see that in my quick search.  That's a decent price. 

 I think it is direct sale only, no distributors. I read somewhere that they are negotiating pharmacy/drugstore distribution. 

 Tracking my metrics was the one thing that finally got me to stop drinking alcohol. 

 👀  

 me too...my garmin gave me interesting data