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, t1d, blood sugar, app, and survey, 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
: "Exercise after a large meal."
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best diabetes management apps?.."
9 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I got tired of carb counting, so I built a small iOS app — would love honest feedback"
6 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "HbA1c 5.1 at 3 months Dr follow up"
5 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Open source insulin algorithm testing curious what this community thinks"
3 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Participate in Diabetes Technology Research, University of Oxford"
2 posts
#7
News
: "The HIDDEN Health Benefits of Prunes (Dried Plums) - Blood Sugar & Digestive Health SECRET"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DiabetesHacks
#1
Diabetes
: "Best Diabetes management apps?.."
17 posts
#2
T1d
: "After ~20 years with T1d, I built a carb-estimation app — looking for blunt feedback, not medical advice."
6 posts
#3
Blood Sugar
: "What are the best 15g carbohydrate options to treat low Blood Sugar?"
5 posts
#4
App
: "Has anyone heard of this App?"
5 posts
#5
Survey
: "[Academic] Type 1 Diabetes 10-15 minute Survey"
3 posts
#6
Insulin
: "Open source Insulin algorithm testing curious what this community thinks"
3 posts
#7
Loss In Signal
: "Loss In Signal with Dexcom"
3 posts
#8
Cgm
: "Some fun stats from my year of Cgm + Oura data (a lighter follow-up to my correlations post)"
3 posts
#9
Type 2
: "My 45+ yr old mother (purity OCD+ Type 2) refuses to take insulin."
2 posts
#10
Carb Counting
: "my way of making Carb Counting easier"
2 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
+578 members(11.1%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026