Why “Glucose” is being discussed
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Location: Lublin, Poland (CET) Remote: Yes, remote only. EU citizen, 13 years working with US-based teams Willing to relocate: No Technologies: hands-on TypeScript, JavaScript,…
by obdosok · Oct 1, 2026
Yes. Deprival of insulin is torture. Even setting aside the very real risk of life-ending ketoacidosis, high enough blood sugar is pure suffering in itself. Many aspects to it.…
by AnthonBerg · Oct 1, 2026
Speaking to lack of insulin here. When you don't have any insulin, your body goes into a state of diabetic keto-acidosis (DKA). While in this state, sugar builds up in your bloo…
by mlsu · Sep 30, 2026
> You can't buy fluency. Just wait until BCI and/or fast Pavlovian conditioning force fed by agents into human learners. I've been vibe coding my own SRS software that is v…
by echelon · Sep 30, 2026
My mom gets bombarded with ads selling non-invasive glucose monitors but the most plausible unit I have found uses lasers and has the size of a refrigerator, still in development.
by rzzzt · Sep 27, 2026
I'm not sure if you're trolling, but glucose sensors are (minimally) invasive - they insert a filament under your skin with a needle.
by anamexis · Sep 26, 2026
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Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6. It is the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates. It is made from water and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis by plants and most algae. It is used by plants to make cellulose, the most abundant carbohydrate in the world, for use in cell walls, and by all living organisms to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is used by the cell as energy. Glucose is often abbreviated as Glc. Read more on Wikipedia