Quantified Diabetes
"Quantified Diabetes" (QD) is the pseudonym 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 personal blog, and via links to these entries within a subforum on Reddit.
People Infobox 
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| Tools of interest | FreeStyle Freedom Lite, FreeStyle Libre |
| Topics of interest | Diabetes, Blood glucose tracking |
| Linked pages on this wiki | Projects (0) |
About[edit | edit source]
According to a 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Influenced in particular by Dr. Bernstein's book, Diabetes Solution, QD became interested in the effects of specific food ingredients and "low carb" foods.
| Topic | Date | Description | Blog link(s) | Reddit link(s) |
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| Device testing and calibration | 2020-01-20 | Testing reproducibility of FreeStyle Freedom Lite glucose measurements. | Experiment #1: Measurement Reporducibility | |
| Data observation | 2021-01-27 | Testing frequent measurements during a 48 hour period, to see what this looks like. | 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. | Experiment #3: Exercise Effect | Glucose Tracking to Determine the Effect of Exercise |
| Effect of hot showers (group experiment) | 2021-02-01 to 2021-02-16 | Small group experiment testing effect of hot showers on blood glucose, based on a Reddit post (by someone else) reporting an effect. | ||
| Effect of 24 Hour fast | 2021-02-09 | Testing effect of 24 hour fast. | Experiment #4: Tracking blood sugar during a 24 hour fast | Questions from tracking blood sugar while Fasting |
| Effect of Food Ingredients on Blood Glucose | 2021-02-22 | Experiment design, using a FreeStyle Libre. Protocol includes skipping breakfast and replacing lunch with tested ingredient. | Please Critique my Experiment Design: Measuring the Effect of Low-carb Ingredients on Blood Sugar | Please Critique my Experiment Design: Measuring the Effect of Low-carb Ingredients on Blood Sugar |
| Effect of Food Ingredients on Blood Glucose | 2021-03-01 | Testing fasting protocol for establishing baseline blood sugar. | Effect of Food Ingredients on Blood Glucose: Establishing a Baseline | Effect of Food Ingredients on Blood Glucose: Establishing a Baseline |
Other Self Research[edit | edit source]
Other self research includes collective research into the effect of hot showers on blood glucose, as well as intervention to potentially improve sleep quality.