Continuous glucose monitors are about to get more complicated

<figure> <img alt="A person holding an Abbott Libre Duo in their fingers" data-caption="The Abbot Libre Duo is the first FDA authorized 2-in-1 continuous glucose monitor. | Image: Abbott" data-portal-copyright="Image: Abbott" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Libre-Duo-10-Day_1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Abbot Libre Duo is the first FDA authorized 2-in-1 continuous glucose monitor. | Image: Abbott </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>This is </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/optimizer-newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Optimizer</a><em>, a weekly newsletter sent from </em>Verge<em> senior reviewer</em> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Victoria Song</em></a><em> that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for </em>Optimizer <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</em></p> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">My mom was a dramatic woman prone to overreacting. When I was a snotty teen, I told her she needed to take several chill pills. Most of the time, I was right. Back in 2004, when she was swearing in Korean and hurtling down the highway in a Honda Odyssey that had no business going 20mph over the speed limit, swerving in and out of traffic as I vomited bile into a plastic baggie, I have to admit that she was right to rush me to th …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/988242/optimizer-abbott-libre-duo-ketones-diabetic-ketoacidosis">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>