Ernesto Ramirez

April 21, 2014

We’ve learned a lot from the diabetics in our community, such as Jana Beck’s lessons from 100,000+ blood glucose readings, and Doug Kanter’s narrative visualizations of a year of his diabetes data. At the upcoming QS Europe Conference on May 10th and 11th in Amsterdam, we’re going to hear the interesting story of a non-diabetic who began tracking his fasting glucose to improve his health.

With the US Centers for Disease Control estimating that over a third of the US population shows signs of diabetes or pre-diabetes, it’s not surprising that the techniques of learning from blood glucose measurements are spreading more widely. After learning from his 23andMe profile that he had an elevated risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes, Bob Troia began tracking his fasting glucose daily while also tracking exercise, diet, and  experimenting with supplements. He’s been reporting the results on his blog, Quantified Bob. If you’re curious about how to apply these techniques in our own life, join as at the upcoming meeting, or keep an eye out for the video of Bob’s talk at the New York Quantified Self show&tell.

The 2014 Quantified Self Europe Conference is just a few weeks away. Please join us!