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Changes to LastPass Free | The LastPass Blog in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Much like everyone else has said switch to bitwarden. I did that two years back and its fantastic. It also has an import tool to get all your data migrated from lastpass so it will be fairly simple move to be honest.

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Effects of Magnesium Deficiency on Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes: Focusing on the Processes of Insulin Secretion and Signaling (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
 

Abstract Magnesium (Mg2+) is an essential mineral for human health and plays an important role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis and insulin actions. Despite the widespread clinical evidences for the association of Mg2+ deficiency (MgD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), molecular mechanisms by which Mg2+ contributes to insulin resistance (IR) are still under discussion. Mg2+ regulates electrical activity and insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells. Intracellular Mg2+ concentrations are critical for the phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and other downstream signal kinases of the target cells. Low Mg2+ levels result in a defective tyrosine kinase activity, post-receptor impairment in insulin action, altered cellular glucose transport, and decreased cellular glucose utilization, which promotes peripheral IR in T2D. MgD triggers chronic systemic inflammation that also potentiates IR. People with T2D may end up in a vicious circle in which MgD increases IR and IR causes MgD, that requires periodic monitoring of serum Mg2+ levels.

Please welcome our new admin! in c/[email protected]
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Nightscout - Helpful cloud setup for your CGM data (nightscout.github.io)
 

Nightscout (also known as "CGM in the Cloud") is an open-source cloud application used by people with diabetes to visualize, store and share the data from their Continuous Glucose Monitoring sensors in real-time. Once setup, Nightscout acts as a central repository of blood glucose and insulin dosing/treatment data for a single person, allowing you to view the CGM graph and treatment data anywhere using just a web browser connected to the internet.

There are several parts to this system. You need somewhere online to store/process/visualise this data (a Nightscout Site), something to upload CGM data to your Nightscout (a Master/Uploader), and then optionally you can use other devices to access/view this data (a Follower or usually several):

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Openbase: choose the right package every time (openbase.com)
 

Came across this site and figured people might find it useful on this forum.

How to make people who are not tech-savvy understand the importance of data privacy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (2 children)

I think you are actually on to something here. If the "much more frightening dangers" could be articulated and some examples could be added it will make for a very persuasive argument indeed. The "I don't mind targeted ads" is the most common push back along with people not getting how their metadata being collected could be used to scam them and the fact that no one likes to think they will be gullible enough to become victim of a scam.

A missed momentum. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I don't know about this being missed opportunity... Getting my 18 friends over to Signal has been an uphill battle...Am talking grown ass middle aged men of diverse ethnic mix here... It sure as hell would not have happened if I asked them to move to anything else and trust me I know this because I have tried this ever since whatsapp was acquired by FB. But it was only now I could make it happen... So not a missed opportunity in my world eh!!

Signal is great for those who are privacy conscious and mediocre for those security conscious. For majority of users though security isn't as big a concern (we aren't planning a revolution or resistance) as privacy is and on that basis alone move to signal is a win for good guys in my book.