Continuous glucose monitor
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Use a continuous glucose monitor to learn personalized glycemic responses to foods, sleep, stress, and exercise.
“continuous glucose monitors... measure your glucose 24 hours a day in real time
TD▶ 24:40DosageWear CGM continuously and correlate with meals/activityCertaintyexplicitstrong endorsement -
Wearable CGM teaches how individual foods affect blood sugar; useful even for non-diabetics.
“I've learned that white rice really spikes my blood sugar
LW▶ 13:40CaveatsCurrently requires prescription in US.Certaintyexplicitstrong endorsement -
Use a CGM at least for a short period to learn how individual foods affect your blood sugar.
“everybody needs to do this, at least for a short period of time
TD▶ 21:40DosageAt least short-term useCertaintyexplicitstrong endorsement -
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Attia uses CGMs in non-diabetics as a behavioral and learning tool to understand individual glucose responses to food, sleep, and exercise.
“CGM becomes a really helpful tool for compliance
TT▶ 1:15:00CaveatsIndexing only on glucose can mislead; one tool among many. Two main devices: Dexcom and Abbott FreeStyle LibreCertaintyexplicitpersonal use -
CGMs are valuable when combining drugs like GLP-1 agonists with FMD to detect dangerously low blood sugar.
“a continuous glucose monitor would be a very good idea
TR▶ 56:00Certaintyexplicitrecommendation