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Continuous Glucose Monitoring

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guiambros ◴[] No.44419406[source]
I've been using a CGM on and off for the last year, and it has given me a whole new perspective about food and nutrition.

I discovered that a bunch of things I thought were reasonably healthy actually caused huge glycemic spikes -- e.g., white bread in the morning, croissants, dried mangos, excessive amount of fruits, etc.

I also discovered the importance of what you eat for your first meal in the day (either breakfast or lunch), or how to better order what you eat (fibers, fat and protein first, carbs last), light movement after eating reduces 20+ mg/dl, and more.

At this point I don't even need to wear a CGM every day; I can tell my glucose level just by thinking of what I ate earlier.

I still wear one when I'm traveling for work, as I know I'll have less control over food and calorie intake (airplane meals, restaurants, team lunches, etc).

ps: if you're interested in learning more even without using a CGM, strongly recommend "Glucose Revolution" [1].

[1] Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar - https://www.amazon.com/Glucose-Revolution-Life-Changing-Powe...

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DoingIsLearning ◴[] No.44420017[source]
> At this point I don't even need to wear a CGM every day; I can tell my glucose level just by thinking of what I ate earlier.

Would be interesting to create some form of model of that and see how accurately you could 'guess' gliglycemia levels for a specific individual just by knowing biometric info and accurate food intake.

As in could you potentially appify your newly acquired intuition?

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1. hammyhavoc ◴[] No.44436668[source]
Glucose awareness is an ever-moving target. It's why it can be dangerous for anyone with diabetes.