Alstar Insights
Guides for living well with diabetes
Practical, India-focused long reads — written by the Alstar Innovations health team and reviewed by clinical advisors. Pick the situation that matches your week.
Guide
The complete guide to travelling with diabetes
Packing checklists, glucose targets, airport security tips and country-by-country emergency phrases for diabetics travelling from India.
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Managing diabetes at the office
A working professional's playbook: desk-kit, meeting strategy, canteen choices, movement breaks and what to tell colleagues.
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Sports & exercise with diabetes
Pre-game prep, glucose signatures of 6 different sports, fuelling strategy, hypo recovery and tips for parents of diabetic kids.
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Driving safely with diabetes
5 driving rules, the always-in-car kit, long-drive and night-drive strategy, hypo protocol at the wheel and Indian RTO rules.
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Gestational diabetes — a complete pregnancy guide
Trimester-by-trimester diet, CGM use, glucose targets, insulin adjustments, labour-day planning and the postpartum reset.
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Festivals with diabetes — Diwali to NYE
A mithai strategy, safe fasting rules, alcohol limits, family-pressure scripts and a two-week post-festival reset plan.
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Newly diagnosed? Your first 30 days
A calm, step-by-step playbook: understanding your report, building a starter kit, choosing a doctor and the week-by-week plan.
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Comparison
Tracky vs Linx vs Libre — which CGM should you buy?
Side-by-side breakdown of accuracy, wear time, app support and price across India's top three CGM options.
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Comparison
Full CGM comparison: India 2025–26
A practical guide to matching CGM features with your lifestyle — whether managing diabetes or tracking metabolic health.
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The Glimp app — why most Libre users in India use it
A free Android app that beats Abbott's official LibreLink: 14-day graphs, food log, doctor exports, software alarms. Setup guide + alternatives.
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Insulin pumps in India — a 2026 buyer's guide
Brands, real cost, who pumps suit, the AID revolution, and how to start. Medtronic 780G, Accu-Chek, Ypsomed, Roche — all the options compared.
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Omnipod 5 in India — tubeless patch pump explained
What Omnipod is, why tubeless matters, how SmartAdjust automates insulin with Dexcom, and how Indian patients are accessing it today.
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Dexcom G7 in India — availability, cost, and whether it's worth importing
The world's most accurate consumer CGM. Real import costs, how it compares to Libre, Apple Watch integration, and the AID systems it powers.
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Smart insulin pens — the underrated upgrade between MDI and pumps
NovoPen 6, InPen, Mallya, Tempo: smart pens log every dose, pair with CGM data, and cost a tenth of a pump. The most cost-effective diabetes tech you've probably never tried.
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Open-source AID — Loop, AndroidAPS & OpenAPS in India
A practical introduction to DIY closed-loop insulin: supported pumps, the Indian community, the risks, the legal grey zone, and the path to your first loop.
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OTC CGMs — Stelo, Lingo, and the coming wave in India
Over-the-counter CGMs for non-diabetics. Who they're actually for, when they're launching in India, and how to get the same setup today with Libre + Glimp.
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