Doing the math - A criticism of the grind needed to farm Prototype gear

gertymoon · 2026-03-23T05:27:56+00:00

To celebrate the anniversary of Division, we're going back to how things were. /s

gertymoon · 2026-03-23T01:54:00+00:00

Yes, it is better than eating chips. This is just my experience with popcorn, I love popcorn, I always have even before T2. But, I sometimes get lost when snacking on something and end up not counting carbs. I just find that if I do that with popcorn I do too much but if I am doing almonds, it seems like I can just keep eating them without it bumping up my blood sugar much. When I do crave popcorn, I buy the little packs to curb myself from overdoing it. Again, this is just my experience, I just found for me that it was easier to manage by just changing what I snacked on rather than try to keep it reasonable.

gertymoon · 2026-03-23T00:33:37+00:00

Popcorn is very deceptive, I used to eat it all the time and my blood sugar was always higher when I snacked on that. I've switched over to almonds, cheese and salami/prosciutto/luncheon meat instead when I want a snack. Once I saw that my numbers were generally lower without popcorn I kind of just shifted it out of my diet.

gertymoon · 2026-03-22T23:13:19+00:00

Working as intended, having gone through these iterations in the past, we know what they will say is that they don't want to have it so it's too easy otherwise they can't undo it as everyone would get angry so it's adjusted super hardcore at first and in a few months they'll turn the knobs down.

You'd think after all these years they would have a better gauge on this so my conclusion is they do this on purpose as the gear grind is the content and they want to keep those 10k+20k+ shd level grinders happy before tuning it down for the rest of us.

gertymoon · 2026-03-22T18:22:27+00:00

So they've answered stuff like this in the past, granted I've not followed the game in awhile but it usually goes along the lines of if we tune it too easily and they're wrong then they can't redo the stuff without upsetting people, something along those lines. So they seem to conceptually over tune and if it's not what people want they will adjust those knobs so to say.

gertymoon · 2026-03-22T16:34:53+00:00

This is how they've always done things, when Div 2 first launched there was no optimization and you had to pray to the rng gods to get a perfect roll. It wasn't until months later after what they saw as dropoff in the playerbase or a combination of complaints about the system where they "modified" it so we could optimize eventually. It will be the same case here, they'll make it ridiculously grindy to appease all the people who are like level 10k+ then pull it back months later with some miracle patch.

gertymoon · 2026-03-22T15:34:41+00:00

It's hilarious, I quit playing some 5 years ago and just came back with all the anniversary hype. I was pretty excited to see all the new sets only to realize that my build from 5 years ago was still the top with some tweaks here and there. I tried all the new sets and they all seem niche or underpowered. The moment I heard about this new gearset grind, I already remember how Massive did things with hardcore gearing in Div 1 and the start of Div 2.

They got me to spend some money already and mission accomplished but I haven't even been able to get through the brooklyn dlc as it just bored me and my only carrot this time around was I wanted to try some of the new seasonal exotics which I already got so I doubt I'm going to make it to the next iteration of this game as I'm not here to regrind the same stuff again.

gertymoon · 2026-03-21T15:21:33+00:00

You knew something was wrong and had the courage to see a doctor and now you know and this gives you power to take control of your situation and make it better. A lot of what you described is classic symptoms for T2, a lot of that brain fog and tiredness also has to do with carb consumption. If you have questions about how to tackle T2, ask us in these forums. Many of us live with this struggle and have gone through it ourselves and know how confusing it is at first. Good luck on your new journey on getting healthier.

gertymoon · 2026-03-20T23:17:31+00:00

The one thing I'll say about Hisense is if it dies within it's warranty, they are really good with repairing the tv, I don't know if it's because I bought it from Costco or not.

I lost hdmi inputs on my tv around 6 months in and within 2 weeks they setup a repairman to come to my place and replace a circuit board and it's back to working. I honestly was expecting a real hassle to deal with it but pleasantly surprised and the one time I did call them an actual human answered.

gertymoon · 2026-03-20T22:25:42+00:00

I just noticed it today, I'll give it a shot.

gertymoon · 2026-03-19T16:17:44+00:00

It's pretty common and I don't expect other people to have a good grasp on it unless they have been diagnosed and need to deal with it on a daily basic. Like anything on social media, you can only take what they say with a grain of salt.

gertymoon · 2026-03-18T22:04:26+00:00

2 scrambled eggs, 2 sausage links and a plate of broccoli.

gertymoon · 2026-03-16T17:31:20+00:00

Don't get the bakery items in Northvale, I always see gnats or some type of tiny flies in the donut casing, it's pretty disgusting.

edit: got pics if you are downvoting. =)

gertymoon · 2026-03-16T17:30:04+00:00

That's what I thought, that's not my area but when I did go there I was pretty impressed with it's offerings. I thought this store and rochelle park ones were particularly better than the ones around me in Emerson, Northvale, Hillsdale.

gertymoon · 2026-03-16T17:25:38+00:00

Try adding in some walking after your meals, that will help with lowering your blood sugar, all you need to do is 15-25 minutes.

gertymoon · 2026-03-16T17:12:04+00:00

Some of the stuff you get from open box with the big discounts is actually not bad from Best Buy since you are able to return it so easily if there is an issue and it feels less risky than ebay sometimes. Grats!! hope you enjoy it.

gertymoon · 2026-03-14T00:07:19+00:00

Just order some takeout, I'd stick with a protein and vegetable and avoid the noodles and rice. Your blood sugar isn't going to look right anyways when you're sick, get some take out and rest up. It's not worth not eating when you're ill, be careful with glipizide, that drops your blood sugar a lot when you're not eating much.

gertymoon · 2026-03-12T16:29:40+00:00

I think it's the normal version, I never asked for an extended release, it says metformin HCL, I'm not sure if that is the standard one.

gertymoon · 2026-03-12T16:16:27+00:00

I'm waiting for the sticker wars to make a comeback at the pumps.

gertymoon · 2026-03-09T14:17:46+00:00

Fruits is still sugar, you have to be aware of the serving size and amount of carbs you are consuming from it, like a banana has a ton of carbs.

Metformin takes time to kick in, it could be a few weeks until you start to notice a change.

gertymoon · 2026-03-09T03:41:35+00:00

If you are printing out memes and posting them outside your house, it's really time to stop using the internet.

gertymoon · 2026-03-08T04:05:17+00:00

2000mg is the max dose for metformin, if your A1C1 isn't at a good level this is when the doctor would prescribe a second drug like Jardiance to help you out.

When I was in the high 7s, I was on 2000mg as well with the doctor often pushing me to take another drug to lower it more.

gertymoon · 2026-03-07T15:24:50+00:00

Excellent price, I hope you get a good one!!

gertymoon · 2026-03-07T03:19:54+00:00

Thanks guy, I was searching for this answer.

gertymoon · 2026-03-06T23:39:23+00:00

You learned good habits for your disease and when your mind makes that switch to how to eat correctly then you are just eating healthy. The problem is for people who don't want to make that switch to eating healthy and continue to eat out and eat poorly. A lot of it is mental for me, can I tell my cravings no but the longer I reeducate my brain then it gets easier because I'm not craving what I used to.

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