Editing Quantified Diabetes

"Quantified Diabetes" (QD) is the psuedonym of a self researcher that has shared various self experiments, primarily focused on using [[blood glucose tracking]] to study the effects of foods in the context of Type 2 diabetes. Experiments are primarily shared on a [https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/ personal blog], and via links to these entries within a [https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedDiabetes/ subforum on Reddit].

== About ==
According to a [https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/01/and-so-it-begins.html post in January 2020], QD developed Type 2 diabetes at the age of 29. QD decided to engage in self-tracking and self experimentation at the age of 38 in the hopes of improving managing the condition, as well as hopefully collaborating with others that have similar interests.

== Self Experimentation ==
QD's experiments have a strong focus on rigor, with attention to controlling for various variables. In particular, food test experiments are conducted in the context of an extended overnight fast, skipping "breakfast", testing a single ingredient in place of a typical "lunch", and observing blood sugar response.

=== Blood Glucose Experiments ===
Influenced in particular by Dr. Bernstein's book, [http://www.diabetes-book.com/ Diabetes Solution], QD became interested in the effects of specific food ingredients and "low carb" foods.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Experiments related to blood glucose & impact of foods and behavior
! class="unsortable" |Topic
!Date
! class="unsortable" |Description
! class="unsortable" |Blog link(s)
! class="unsortable" |Reddit link(s)
|-
| Device and protocol development
|2020-01-20
|Testing reproducibility of [[FreeStyle Freedom Lite]] glucose measurements.
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/01/measurement-reproducibility.html Experiment #1: Measurement Reporducibility]
|
|-
|Observe high frequency blood sugar data
|2021-01-27
|Testing frequent measurements during a 48 hour period, to see what this looks like.
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/01/48-hours-of-blood-sugar-tracking.html Experiment #2: 48 Hours of Blood Sugar Tracking]
|
|-
|Effect of exercise
|2021-02-02
|Follow up based on seeing "sharp drops" after cardio exercise in 48 data data.
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/02/experiment-3-exercise-effect.html Experiment #3: Exercise Effect]
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedSelf/comments/expe1j/glucose_tracking_to_determine_the_effect_of/ Glucose Tracking to Determine the Effect of Exercise]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Effect of hot showers (group experiment)
|2021-02-02
| rowspan="2" |Small group experiment testing effect of hot showers on blood glucose, based on [https://www.reddit.com/r/diabetes/comments/ev6zsb/does_anyone_elses_readings_go_up_after_a_hot/ a Reddit post (by someone else) reporting an effect].
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/02/recruiting-for-community-self.html Recruiting for Community Self-Experiment: How do Hot Showers Affect Blood Glucose?]
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedDiabetes/comments/ex6zdb/recruiting_for_community_selfexperiment_how_do/ Recruiting for Community Self-Experiment: How do Hot Showers Affect Blood Glucose?]


[https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedDiabetes/comments/exav9q/hot_shower_effect_results_thread/ Hot Shower Effect: Results Thread]


[https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedDiabetes/comments/f1q9lc/hot_shower_effect_analysis_discussion/ Hot Shower Effect: Analysis & Discussion]
|-
|2021-02-16
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/02/it-might-be-real-initial-analysis-of.html It Might be Real! Initial Analysis of Hot Shower Effect on Blood Glucose (N=8 Community Self Experiment)]
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/QuantifiedSelf/comments/f4qxkc/it_might_be_real_initial_analysis_of_hot_shower/ It Might be Real! Initial Analysis of Hot Shower Effect on Blood Glucose (N=8 Community Self-Experiment)]
|-
|Effect of 24 Hour fast
|2021-02-09
|Testing effect of 24 hour fast.
|[https://www.quantifieddiabetes.com/2020/02/experiment-4-tracking-blood-sugar.html Experiment #4: Tracking blood sugar during a 24 hour fast]
|[https://www.reddit.com/r/diabetes/comments/f18sry/questions_from_tracking_blood_sugar_while_fasting/ Questions from tracking blood sugar while Fasting]
|}

===Other Self Research===
Other self research includes collective research into the effect of hot showers on blood glucose, as well as intervention to potentially improve sleep quality.