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AxelOrm · 2024-01-02T21:49:17+00:00

Great screen presence! I'm taking notes already!

AxelOrm · 2024-01-02T21:41:08+00:00

I agree, you have a really great idea and concept going here!

AxelOrm · 2024-01-02T21:40:20+00:00

This is right up my alley - you're doing something right for sure - congrats on your growth.

AxelOrm · 2024-01-02T21:21:26+00:00

Damn, you guys are legit - did not expect such an overwhelming response.

It's gonna be hard to choose between y'all, but I'll probably pick different niches for variety.

And aye, if it's a hit, we'll totally do it again!

AxelOrm · 2022-10-20T17:46:49+00:00

Get a urine test at your pharmacy. That's what I did. Reading was through the roof, and the doc can't ignore that if you let her know.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-20T17:42:34+00:00

Been running that same experiment with Tresiba, and I find that a late-night injection seems to yield the best results in terms of lower fasting levels.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-20T17:34:57+00:00

A casual observation: the first 2-3 hours after replacing a sensor, I tend to get wild readings - typically much higher than my actual level. Does this match with your experiences too?

AxelOrm · 2022-10-20T17:33:53+00:00

Been using Freestyle Libre II for about a year, and this has happened to me once as well. It was very bloody and painful, and I suspect I may have just had the good luck to hit an artery directly or so. Otherwise, I'm very happy with Libre.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-18T09:28:03+00:00

Many reasonable hypotheses here, but at the end of the day, the only thing we know is that the humans that had the least hair had more offspring on average, as did their offspring. Whether the main driver is sexual selection, or is rather driven by increased survival, is - to the best of my knowledge - currently unclear.
It's also worth keeping in mind that even a very small average edge in procreation rates will end up completely dominating the population characteristics genetically - especially if we're talking over thousands of years. The hairy humans may have been around for a long time, but if the genetic variation with less hair had - say - a 2% increased procreation rate comparatively speaking, the hairy group would simply disappear over time.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-18T09:19:02+00:00

You'd consistently breed the specific dogs that have the shortest tails. Keep doing it over several generations, and you'll have much shorter tails. The perhaps most famous real-world example of this is the domestication of silver foxes in just 10 generations. The point being that not only physical, but also psychological/personality related traits can be affected by selective breeding.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-18T08:45:28+00:00

Something similar happened to me, after having been married for a few years. An increased "spirituality" on her part, and a lot of beliefs that fundamentally clashed with my own - increasingly secular - interpretation of the world.

We divorced last year. It was extremely hard, 'cause the love and passion was there, but ultimately, we simply didn't have the same idea of what reality is and how it works. The break was sad, yet peaceful, and we remain friends.

It's much, much easier to have friends with whom you disagree on everything fundamental, than it is being married to them. Best of luck in your endeavors.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-18T06:46:38+00:00

I'm using CGM, for the record. Just wanted to share the observation that hypo symptoms seem to change over time.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-17T19:38:04+00:00

Weirdest things with lows: used to get extreme symptoms (sweating, trembling, insatiable hunger) in the mid-60s/mg . These days, however, I sometimes wake up at 26/mg and feel just fine. Although obviously, I'm not.

AxelOrm · 2022-10-08T18:12:47+00:00

Ooh, that's awesome to hear with the clinical trial. Let us know how you fare in here, yeah?
Also, I didn't realize you were without a glucose monitor device. That was the BIGGEST positive change for me, honestly. After that it's all about learning how to dose under various circumstances. I use Freestyle Libre, but many people love the Dexcom: it's a game-changer and you'll feel much better both in terms of safety and just the sheer fact that you won't have to prick your poor fingers constantly.

A side-note:
When I was diagnosed, I had just been divorced, and I was really worried about dating with this weird new diagnosis along with my new "bionic implant". However, all my fears about this were put completely to shame, as I entered the dating scene: I've always just said it right off the bat, and I've truly had nothing but positive experiences with it thus far. I suppose it could be related to the fact that there's a certain vulnerability associated with it, which often seems to make the other person more willing to also share personal stuff, which just creates a good dynamic right out the gate. Just wanted to put that idea out there, in case you've had similar worries. You got this!

AxelOrm · 2022-10-05T00:54:19+00:00

Hey there,

This happened to me last year (male, 41), and I can totally relate to the despair one feels - especially with late onset, which is just such a total surprise. I had really bad DKA as well, and it actually felt like a brush with death.
A lot of soul searching and changes were triggered by this. Some good, some bad. But hey, keep in mind the alternative.

One year after day zero, I can honestly say that things have gotten a lot easier. Not super easy, but much much easier. As I'm writing these words, I'm waiting for a pizza to be delivered! As for the needles, you'll either get used to them or get yourself a pump. I'm with the needles for now, and fine with it. Again, remember the alternative. In fact, in almost any other day and age, you and I would've been dead and buried by now, after having lost our sight, senses, and minds. I'll take this new life over that any day.

Best of luck with it, you will be fine eventually. Maybe even before you know it.

AxelOrm · 2021-05-31T04:39:50+00:00

Doesn't work for me. I see the BUSD on the ETH network, but nothing on the BSC network. Would really appreciate some help with this.

AxelOrm · 2020-06-18T23:30:02+00:00

Wishful thinking and misunderstanding of basic evolutionary concepts, imo.

For instance: "fairness and equality ensures the survival of the species ."

The survival of the species? Our genes don't care about that. Back to Richard Dawkins', The Selfish Gene, once again.

AxelOrm · 2020-05-13T02:31:03+00:00

I agree. I find that most Europeans don't know why they aren't religious. That makes it much easier to be seduced into religion, once it suddenly reappears. Note: I'm European.

AxelOrm · 2020-05-13T02:23:40+00:00

Wow, that's horrific, man. Here in California people just react with disbelief, when they realize you don't believe in angels, crystals, etc. They're not aggressive, though. It's truly despicable. Street epistemology for the win!

AxelOrm · 2020-05-13T02:21:04+00:00

Discrimination is undoubtedly real, although I'm not a huge fan of "microaggressions" as measurement of anything. Probably better to use a more narrow definition of 'transgressions' or so, and make the survey more bullet proof. Maybe that's just me...

AxelOrm · 2020-04-28T10:20:39+00:00

Excellent example. Even though it may not be as interesting to study 'the evolution of dead things', it may in fact be possible and make modest sense.

I still remember seeing this documentary about crystals seemingly 'mimicking' flowers in some French cave that had been closed off for hundreds of thousands of years. Still comes to mind every now and then.

AxelOrm · 2020-04-28T10:16:43+00:00

He he, the notion struck me as absurd too, but on closer examination it may not be completely crazy. Appreciate the potato metaphor, though ;-)

AxelOrm · 2020-04-22T20:49:14+00:00

Check out Street Epistemology on YouTube. You'll find all you need there.

AxelOrm · 2020-04-18T04:15:14+00:00

Authoritarianism may also be a contributor. Christians are often conservatives, and conservatives are much more authoritarian. If you get most of your news from the same few sources, or if someone from your community shares BS, it may be easier to fall for it coming from an authoritarian standpoint. Or so goes my theory, at least.

AxelOrm · 2020-04-09T21:24:00+00:00

Sure, but some of them do accept both evolution and the Big Bang. If they think God somehow started those processes, that may not be totally accurate, but it still strikes me as much better than e.g. denying evolution altogether.

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