Why We May All Wear a Continuous Glucose Monitor Soon
Are CGMs the next big thing in health optimization and disease prevention?
Have you ever wondered why do you feel so tired after eating certain foods?
Or why do you feel particularly energized on a given day?
There are a lot of general health principles that explain high or low energy. But it’s often hard to keep track of all of them and to make sense of a given feeling.
It would be far easier to see the exact biological reactions of our body to get a real sense of what’s going on.
It may sound futuristic, but it’s actually possible and already used by a subset of society.
People with diabetes often wear a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). It consists of a plastic patch attached to a metal needle with a chip inside connected to a Bluetooth reader. CGM companies initially made these devices to help people with diabetes (Type 1 & 2) know the quantity of insulin they need to inject. On top of that, it gives your blood glucose levels 24/7 on the opposite of finger pricking devices that only give you a snapshot.
A friend of mine recently started an experiment. He got a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) on the back of his triceps. He is perfectly healthy, and he does not have diabetes.
