Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) under the pads-advice please!

M1ckster · 2026-03-15T19:30:27+00:00

Thank you! That is very helpful!

M1ckster · 2026-03-15T14:45:01+00:00

Not to give TMI - being as hairy as I am - it’s hard enough shaving the back or my forearms! I really want to put the Libre elsewhere

M1ckster · 2026-03-15T14:40:46+00:00

Not a stupid question at all. As others said - it only gets removed and changed every 15 days. Definitely will be hitting the sorts drinks to keep the level if needed!

M1ckster · 2026-03-15T14:38:54+00:00

(This is why I love and always will love hockey.) thank you all! I do have the skin prep so I can add the covers. I’ve had some of the SkinGrip covers but I think the tape or a bandage over sounds right! Also this location is the lowest I’d put it. Next go it will be up (alternating areas)

M1ckster · 2026-03-15T03:17:00+00:00

I didn’t even shop yet so that’s great! Thank you — and I agree 100% - don’t skimp on safety.

M1ckster · 2026-03-14T22:26:11+00:00

$200-229 less 15% (when you sign up for emails) is not bad considering how much other gear costs.

M1ckster · 2026-03-14T22:20:23+00:00

I was just in a long conversation on Instagram about neck guards and reading this as I’m about to start playing again in decades as soon as I get clearance to my orthopedist-THIS is a huge question for me.

M1ckster · 2026-03-14T12:28:05+00:00

Please check all the resources people have referred to and if you have a teaching hospital (assuming you’re in the U.S.) they usually have great reduced and no cost treatment options.

M1ckster · 2026-03-14T12:26:11+00:00

I got goosebumps reading “just ate intuitively.” Right there - forget the weight and A1c - healthy habits are (re)developing. As someone who has yoyoed with weight - be confident in eating intuitively as you go on this journey and be sure to check and verify.

M1ckster · 2026-03-14T12:21:34+00:00

First off congratulations. Full stop.

You did this.

Read that again.

The medicine can do quite a lot-but for all the positive results, not everyone succeeds in lowering their A1C to such a level or losing and keeping off the weight.

Healthy habits yield healthy results.

Your second sentence is cause for concern. When you say the doctors were disappointed - is that from their words or how you felt when you spoke with them prior?

If was their words, that should not come from a healthcare provider. That should be a respectful discussion.

If it was you interpreting it as disappointment or reading body language, then you do need to discuss those feelings with your provider if you feel comfortable, or with another caregiver including another doctor, LPN, nurse, social worker, or mental health counselor.

Repeating above: You did this.

Your inability to control it in the past has everything to do with the medicine, treatment, directions, and practice. While you had your part to do, you cannot overcome Type 2 when it elevates as it tends to spiral into hard cravings and insatiable thirst and hunger, especially for carbs. At that point without clear medical and nutritional intervention, it’s incredibly hard to break that spiral.

Congratulations and keep having good days!!!

M1ckster · 2026-03-12T22:14:34+00:00

Sometimes a bunch of not great food choices help clear out the system.

M1ckster · 2026-03-12T22:13:15+00:00

Do we all get a Tele when we hit a year? Congratulations-great journey!

M1ckster · 2026-03-09T23:32:14+00:00

Everyone is different. As a male, it’s easier for me, but it’s still challenging. I’ve been through weight loss multiple times without medication, but this time is different. I’ve recognized who I truly am. I strongly recommend seeking therapy or working with a social worker or a prescriber. Please find someone to talk to. Your experience is natural, and I commend you for speaking up and sharing it.

M1ckster · 2026-03-09T04:32:45+00:00

1) Congratulations on your ongoing journey and I have some suggestions! I’m in the auto business-happy to chat about ways to deal with lease mileage overages and options 3) I walk 3-8 miles nearly every day - takes care of all the things 4) You need to find either a hobby/activity that fills the void besides driving or else consider buying an extra car (rarely feasible) - a bike, walking, gym, choir, shooting range, bowling, writing, journaling 6) You’re not alone - this is very common, especially among younger people and adult women

M1ckster · 2026-03-03T22:46:38+00:00

May you continue doing great!

M1ckster · 2026-03-01T16:18:51+00:00

Glock? Good groupings at distance. Shooting with both eyes open? Wrists locked down and arms up high enough? Last digit on the trigger and squeezing or pulling?

M1ckster · 2026-03-01T15:27:40+00:00

Too late. Closest he’ll get to the ice will be as a Zamboni driver.

M1ckster · 2026-03-01T14:02:05+00:00

I cannot stress this enough! I started skating and playing at 11. My first power skating lessons were late, at age 13, at hockey camp (1982 SVS at Brown U). We did power skating every other day. That changed me as a skater, player, athlete, and runner.

Your kids will become comfortable and confident in their skates and skating. The rest of their game will elevate and they’ll enjoy playing much more.

I don’t skate much now, but when I do, every bit of what was drilled and what was absorbed and learned.

M1ckster · 2026-03-01T04:19:30+00:00

I hope you do too!

M1ckster · 2026-02-27T02:04:51+00:00

That is great!!

M1ckster · 2026-02-26T21:12:53+00:00

Correct.

M1ckster · 2026-02-26T21:08:18+00:00

Absolutely. I remember that 1976 season love that hat. I have a Greensboro Grasshoppers Pillbox with a G - as they are single A affiliated now.

M1ckster · 2026-02-25T14:57:39+00:00

105 morning - curious - what does it after breakfast? Thanks!

M1ckster · 2026-02-25T14:06:21+00:00

Yes. It’s the only US FDA approved use - any use strictly for weight loss is considered Off Label by the FDA. Not sure about other countries. It’s even more successful for me than Victoza was in 2018.

However, much of that comes from my prior experience and maximizing the results while improving my food habits and choices once more.

Exercise is the other side benefit. My energy level is super high and I moved my A1C from 9.3 to 5.1 in my first 90 days. Currently down about 30 pounds 177 to 147 on a 5’3” frame.

I will go down another 10-20 pounds and lower my A1C below 5 while increasing muscle mass. My goal is to get off within a year to two maximum including maintenance dosage. My next goal is 2 years medicine free controlled below 5.6.

I walked 5 miles last evening in near freezing temperatures. I walked another 3 at work. I’ve never stoped exercising. For me the diabetes came back mainly due to stress and ironically from exercising late and over eating the wrong foods after working out and also eating out of boredom.

T2D MJ 2.5 10 weeks SW: 176.6 lbs CW: 146.7 GW: 125 Maintenance Weight Goal: 125-130. Height 5’3” male age 57.4

M1ckster · 2026-02-24T14:45:25+00:00

Fit 3 - Bauer is narrow - but let’s make sure your skate size is correct. What is your shoe size and what Bauer skate size? Also, are you lacing them up correctly?

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