'They are basically treating themselves like computers: If I don't eat, how does my blood sugar react? If I eat this, how … did my metabolic markers change? And that degree of obsession, really, I think can be quite problematic.' Unintended consequences These behaviours, Mahdawi said, are troubling. 'Some of them will go and they'll get special glucose implants in their skin, so they can test their glucose, and that's something that diabetics normally have,' Mahdawi explained. Mahdawi said she also spoke to people who consider themselves 'biohackers,' which are those who measure certain markers in their bodies and experiment on themselves using various techniques with the goal of optimizing their health.
