- Josh Mitteldorf’s new blog post “What I learned from the glucose monitor” was highlighted as a valuable read for continuous-glucose-monitoring (CGM) insights and self-experimentation data.  
- A link to the Abbott FreeStyle Libre CGM sensor (Amazon ASIN B01G3UTBHS) was shared, indicating ongoing interest in affordable, open-source-compatible glucose-tracking hardware.  
- Discussion referenced a 2013 CNN article about Chinese surgeons temporarily grafting a severed hand onto a patient’s calf to preserve it while awaiting reattachment, illustrating extreme but successful microsurgical techniques relevant to limb-preservation research.  
- Brief investment advice appeared: broad-market ETFs such as VTI, SPY, VXUS, and IVV were recommended for long-term, low-cost exposure, framed as a pragmatic funding strategy for personal longevity or biohacking projects.