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Victoria Song

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603 total appearances

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The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

And I don't think CGMs are bad.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I don't think non-diabetics necessarily using CGMs is inherently bad.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

Like people in my situation where you have a predisposition and something starts feeling not right with you, you want to learn early about what's happening.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I don't think that's necessarily wrong.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I just want us all to be hyper aware of what the cost is.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I paid a pretty high cost throughout this experiment.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I got to live and see firsthand how type one diabetics live because this is life or death for them.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

It's not life or death for me, at least not in the short term.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

It is very much in the short term for them, a life or death technology.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

And, you know, I've gotten a lot of feedback from type one diabetics who are just like,

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I hate that they're, you know, marketing this widespread just because in the same way that GLPs have been marketed widespread, it makes life harder for us.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

We have shortages now.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

And I think that's a valuable conversation to have, even as other people are saying, well, you know what, GLPs for addicts, for people who have PCOS like me, for people who have metabolic dysfunction like me, for people who have high cholesterol and all of these things, it also dramatically improves their lives.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

So there is so many conversations right now that are happening.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

And in my ideal world, I would say that there would be medical consensus.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

Maybe people, depending on the blood work that their doctor sees, says, hey, we're up for your physical this year.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I can get a really good sense about your A1C from this, but how about once a quarter we have you wear it for two weeks and just see where you're at with certain things, if things are changing.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

I don't

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

think that there's inherently anything wrong with that.

The Vergecast
Ben McKenzie vs. crypto

It's the idea of using this every day for everyone, always reviewing the data that I find like maybe is a bit