As I've noted before, the newer Libre 3 is really excellent, much better than the Libre 2. Managing glucose is not just for diabetics, the Libre 3 can give athletes up to the minute feedback on their levels well before they 'hit the wall'. Wait until, at least American business people, start wearing them to make sure they're at the top of their game before making an important presentation or business decision.
Unfortunately, Americans are willing to take a sometimes rather nasty drug, Ozempic, instead of moderating calorie intake and performing some limited and regular exercise. The current ad for Ozempic leads with a very happy actor and follows with a quite healthy support team. At the bottom are the warnings. Not the least of which is pancreatitis. Because, of course, Ozempic is screwing with your pancreas if it's currently working normally.
As I'm sure I've said before, we're the robots. We'll continue to wear more internal and external devices that extend our useful lives and give each of us an advantage over as many competitors as possible. Devices like Libre 3 offer red-yellow-green signals and the solutions are simple. Drugs like Ozempic offer the instantaneous fixes Americans love but they don't represent palliative care for obese patients who will be instructed to continue using the drug instead of changing lifestyle.
One solution is; you make the change and we'll help you monitor your progress. The other is; you accept a magical cure for obesity where no one understands the long term outcomes and your medical professional will encourage you to continue using it. We're at an interesting crossroad where your doctor, a reasonable diet, an Apple Watch and a Libre 3 can help the average person lead a more healthy life or we can give in to classic American pills-as-a-solution. It's going to be an interesting decade as technology offers the willing excellent solutions to a longer, more healthy life.
Rule #1, Don't lose money. Rule #2, read rule #1. - WB.
