Overview:
Initially developed to aid diabetics in managing their insulin dosing, CGM has gained interest as a lifestyle management tool. By sampling the fluid just below the skin’s level, CGM provides near real-time estimate of blood glucose, offering insights into one’s metabolic responses to diet, exercise, sleep, and stress.
CGM can be an effective accountability partner in lifestyle change efforts. However, despite its benefits, the tool isn’t suitable for everyone as it may increase anxiety in some users, and it doesn’t assess all aspects of metabolic function.
Topic Summary:
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) is a tool originally designed for diabetics that has found applications in lifestyle management.
- CGM provides near real-time insights into blood glucose levels and metabolic responses to diet, exercise, sleep, and stress.
- CGM gives useful insights into the glucose response to diet, allowing patients to identify products that cause an undesirable rise in blood sugar.
- CGH can also provide insights into the effects of exercise, sleep, stress and supplements can have on blood sugar levels.
- CGM can also support lifestyle change efforts by acting as an electronic accountability partner.
- CGM is not suitable for everyone; it may increase anxiety in some people. It also does not account for all aspects of metabolic function.
- Main blood sugar metrics followed in PowerME include Average Blood Sugar, Total Glucose Peak, Number of Glucose Peaks and Glucose Variability.
