CGM- Continuous Glucose Monitors

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But at 6’1” 195lbs I’m good to go. Doesn’t mean I can’t have glucose spikes and crashes.

Glucose levels in the blood are becoming more and more of a focus in health and wellness for all body types.

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They’re expensive

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No kidding. Just learning the cost of these services can be $3-500/mo.

But if it’s worthy, I’m in.

I used a Dexcom G6 for a while - had a transmitter and two sensors so almost three weeks - mostly to gather information on how my training, sleep patterns and different foods effect my glucose homeostasis and to help me help my patients (almost all of the diabetes I deal with in my practice is gestational DM).

I'm fit and am careful with my diet (high protein, low carbs, low fat and real food), and did not see much variation in my curves as I ate normally and didn't really try to produce any spikes. I think it can be helpful, as long as the user is committed to following through with dietary changes as well as understands how to interpret the data from the device (this is where something like Nutrisense would come in).

I got interested CGM for the non-diabetic from listening to Peter Attia's podcast The Drive, which is excellent for anyone interested in trying to liver longer and healthier. Also, I would definitely consider it luxury as unless you can obtain a free sample it's gonna be expensive as health insurance almost certainly won't pay for it in a non-diabetic, and I can't imagine insurance paying for one of the services like Nutrisense.