r/DiabetesHacks
6k members
r/DiabetesHacks is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses diabetes, blood sugar, insulin, diet, and sugar, and they frequently recommend/review sugar.
Geared primarily towards those with Type 1 Diabetes. This is a community to share different tools and strategies discovered in the “wild” of diabetes management
Popular Themes in r/DiabetesHacks
#1
Advice Requests
: "What do y’all keep in the car for hypoglycemia treatment?"
43 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Good Apps/tech for Diabetes"
27 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Tell me you don’t understand type 1 without telling me….."
8 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I made a free (and open-source) Android app for very quickly and efficiently calculating how much insulin you need for a meal. The app also supports the ability to divide the meal into two distinct doses that can then be handled separately. Here is a video showcasing the app if anyone is interested."
7 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Open source insulin algorithm testing curious what this community thinks"
3 posts
#6
News
: "Diabetes: How Far We Have Come!"
2 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "We purchase sealed and unexpired diabetic test strips. We work with nonprofits that either sell the supplies at a discounted rate or give them away to people that cannot afford them. Call/text us today at 386-880-4221. We will send you a mail kit and pay the shipping cost as well. Get cash today!"
1 post
#8
Opportunities
: "Participate in Diabetes Technology Research, University of Oxford"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DiabetesHacks
#1
Diabetes
: "Best Diabetes management apps?.."
112 posts
#2
Blood Sugar
: "What are the best 15g carbohydrate options to treat low Blood Sugar?"
33 posts
#3
Insulin
: "An easy "hack" to reliably calculate your Insulin sensitivity"
21 posts
#4
Diet
: "A1C lowered using Diet"
9 posts
#5
Sugar
: "Best Sugar to use ?"
9 posts
#6
Health
: "The HIDDEN Health Benefits of Prunes (Dried Plums) - Blood Sugar & Digestive Health SECRET"
8 posts
#7
Diabetic
: "Type 1 Diabetic in DFW Texas urgent need of a CGM - preferably Dexcom G7. Mobile and cash in hand."
7 posts
#8
App
: "I made a free (and open-source) Android App for very quickly and efficiently calculating how much insulin you need for a meal. The App also supports the ability to divide the meal into two distinct doses that can then be handled separately. Here is a video showcasing the App if anyone is interested."
6 posts
#9
Insulin Pump
: "I'm building my own Insulin Pump (as a learning project) — would love your thoughts!"
6 posts
#10
Treatment
: "How to improve low Treatment options?"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/DiabetesHacks
Sugar
5 reviews
#1
Splenda
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Allulose
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sugar In The Raw
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/DiabetesHacks
Yearly
+760 members(15.3%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026