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, treatment, and type 1, 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?"
39 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I didn't exercise last year so I built a tool to help me."
24 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Tell me you don’t understand type 1 without telling me….."
7 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Diabadass Facebook Community!"
4 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Designing a Waterproof Housing for Insulin Pumps for Women with Type 1 Diabetes"
3 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "Insulin price"
2 posts
#7
Opportunities
: "Paid Study for People who have been Diagnosed with Diabetes and Take Insulin"
2 posts
#8
News
: "Diabetes: How Far We Have Come!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DiabetesHacks
#1
Diabetes
: "Type 2 Diabetes"
182 posts
#2
Blood Sugar
: "What are the best 15g carbohydrate options to treat low Blood Sugar?"
45 posts
#3
Insulin
: "An easy "hack" to reliably calculate your Insulin sensitivity"
40 posts
#4
Treatment
: "Advancements and possibilities in type 1 diabetes Treatment: pancreas transplant, pancreatic islets, and insulin tablets"
26 posts
#5
Type 1
: "Tell me you don’t understand Type 1 without telling me….."
12 posts
#6
Type 2
: "Type 2 diabetes"
12 posts
#7
Diet
: "Is it reslly possible to reverse type 2 with Diet and exercise?"
11 posts
#8
Exercise
: "Exercise after a large meal."
10 posts
#9
Sugar
: "Best Sugar to use ?"
10 posts
#10
Health
: "Building a Type 2 diabetes Health coaching app"
9 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
+841 members(17.3%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026