Rollerblade wheels are a great upgrade for your office chair
Rollerblade-style wheels don’t resist movement and help you stay slightly less inactive while spending hours in your office chair.
Diabetes
I’m a techie who’ve lived with type-1 diabetes my entire life. I blog about my experiences and opinions on living with diabetes tech.
FreeStyle Libre Reader vs LibreLink app
The pros and cons of using Abbott’s dedicated Reader device or the LibreLink mobile app to read your levels with the FreeStyle Libre flash-glucose Sensor.
Normalize fridge temperatures by installing a PC fan
I installed a 120 cm 12-volt PC-fan in my aging Electrolux combo fridge-freezer. The upgrade cut its power-bill by 29 % and more stable temperatures.
What’s it like to wear a FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring sensor?
Experiences with showering, sleeping, and living with a FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensor glued to the upper arm for up to 14 days. The convenience trumps all.
Bluetooth privacy and the FreeStyle Libre 2 glucose monitoring system
The FreeStyle Libre 2 can push critical glucose level alerts to your phone. Great for managing diabetes, but it also makes you trackable out in the world.
Contour Next Link vs Next One glucose meter
Compare the Contour Next Link (insulin pump companion) and Next One (stand-alone) glucose meters.
![An open box of glucose test strips with a Contour Next glucose meter next to it. Next to that, a smartphone with a view on the screen titled “Meter Settings” overlaid by an error message saying “Contour isn’t responding. [Close app].”](../media/hero/contour-diabetes-meter-and-app.192x108.jpeg "“Diabetes glucose meter, test strips, and app”")
Contour Diabetes app, Bluetooth, and why we can’t have nice things
The Contour Next glucose monitor and its companion app communicate with each other over Bluetooth. Well, they try to anyway.