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
: "a1c went from 6.2 to 5.8 in 6 months here's what worked"
39 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Road Trip Ready: Cooling Solutions for Your Meds."
30 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I made a diabetes podcast for my 70-year-old mom"
7 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Tell me you don’t understand type 1 without telling me….."
5 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
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
: "Easy Sugar Free/Low Sugar and Low Carb Snacks and Meals (that won’t spike your blood Sugar)"
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
: "Has anyone heard of this App?"
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
+697 members(13.8%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026