Pros & Cons of Tracking Your Blood Sugar | Levels 1-Year Review
Pros & Cons of Tracking Your Blood Sugar | Levels 1-Year Review
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For those of you who have been following this channel for a while, you’ll know that I’m obsessed with health optimization and one of my favorite tools has been the continuous glucose monitor from Levels Health. I’ve worn a CGM on my arm almost every day since September 2020. Here are the pros and cons of wearing a CGM and what I’ve learned.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Introduction
00:25 – Pros of Using a CGM
03:57 – Downsides of Using a CGM
07:30 – Why I’ve Stopped Wearing My CGM
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Should Non-Diabetics Use a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)?: https://youtu.be/EIUu7DuwpR0
What I Learned Tracking My Blood Sugar & Why You Should Too (Levels Health CGM): https://youtu.be/2zyXx2mi-Rg
How I Cured My Sleep Problems: https://youtu.be/ro0WgV3sJrI
What Medical School DOESN’T Teach You About Diet: https://youtu.be/dmduMXRKX6M
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Nice advert, I wanted to know the number and how to read it.
Stay awake from SIBIONICS
I bought two sensors. Completely unreliable with differences more than 100% of the real value! In a few words: Chinese product. Stay away. it’s a scam.
It’s game changer. Indeed. For the pocket of producers.
Don’t eat fiber. Just eat mostly meat. That is what I do for my bowel situation.
Hi I was wondering why the glucose spike is always so important rather than the travel time after the spike? I have no medical qualifications at all so maybe I’m missing something. Logically if your spiking glucose level returns to normal in an ‘acceptable time’ then the insulin response is ok, if the spike takes a long time to return to normal then insulin resistance is indicated. Pinning down that ‘acceptable time’ would therefore be more important.
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I’m doomed. 69. Diabetic. Chronic pain and depression IBS d lack of exercise because of pain. On and on the list goes. Good news is I’m really trying to eat better one day at a time.
Go carnivore, young Jeddi!
first con was kinda moot
Great video! You should make one about how different types of foods affected your blood sugars
Just stop eating carbs
If you have IBD/IBS drop the fibre. Doctors who adopted a nutritional approach to patient care will tell you, you don’t need fibre for gut health. Remove carbs as an energy source and switch to healthy fats for energy instead. It will stabilize your glucose and fix your gut.
which ones are good and available in Europe?
Can I use CGH with implanted Pacemaker
Have you looked into wearing a whoop? I’m curious of your opinion on it.
look into GAPS diet
Carnivore diet.
It’s all pros not cons for me
Thanks! 🙂
thanks for the review. Now let’s talk about racing cars and motorcycles!!!
Do you use the real-time streaming Levels CGM or the manual scan Levels CGM?
IBS + trying to stabilize blood sugars has been a constant struggle for years! Thank you for this video. Levels has definitely helped me better understand that sweet spot of balancing the two, not to mention a lifelong struggle with hypoglycemia. After 10 days with Levels I am already becoming much better at eating the right foods at the right time for me.
My experience has been that doctors refuse to recommend CGMs because they don’t think patients will make the necessary lifestyle changes. It’s great that we don’t need a prescription for them if you use stelo or lingo-be careful only one of them works on an adroid.
It’s great testing out what foods/what level of carb creates the spike. We’re all different.
This is an old video.
Regarding IBD, there are 2 hidden culprits that caused a lot of intestinal issues for me. One is the wax coating they put on many “fresh” fruits and vegetables. The other is the way produce, particularly lettuce, is cleaned. Even organic produce can be coated with a waxy substance and can still be labeled organic with no indication it’s been coated. I think many chemicals are used when produce is washed in large batches and some is purposefully retained on the outer layer to retard bacterial growth. I stopped eating any fresh produce I can’t peel and the difference is dramatic. Frozen produce doesn’t bother me at all and I’ve been growing lettuce and herbs hydroponically, which is amazingly easy.
I want to buy Levels but they require your consent to enroll you in a research study using the bio data gathered from the patch. Which means my bio data is going to 3rd parties which I’m not comfortable with
I loved this detailed review. It is exactly what I have been looking for🎉
Thanks for sharing, very good information!
I would use it to be honest and create a system that trends towards improvement. If I was a perfectionist this would be insane though, lol
Just a heads up – He is drinking Topo Chico which in tests was found to have really high levels of PFAS. Just saying, if health is of concern, probably drink a different sparkling water.
i used a CGM for a while and it was super eye opening 🙂 but i still wanted lab data to back it up 😅 ran fasting insulin, A1C, and glucose tests to get the full picture, had results fairly quick. btw I used vital test hub for the labs, maybe that helps someone else connect the dots between symptoms and spikes too
Thanks for that review. I am definitely going to rent one of these for at least two months to track my blood sugar levels while training for the Grand Canyon rim to rim to rim. I think this will be a great training tool to show me exactly when to take in carbs during The trek and during the training.
This is a great video. I am doing research on which one i want to buy or try out. It makes sense that wearing over a long time would give you more data to work with and learn from.
ohhh so this was s sponsored video! Thanks for letting me know that from the start! 🙁
Kevin, Do you advertise the mineral water that you’re sipping while on Youtube?
You don’t really stick to the title. I wonder why?
Ha, shame on me. It took me until more than half the video to realize this is probably a paid promotion for Levels.
Cons: Rabbit hole
I’ve been dealing with blood sugar stuff for a while, but unswt has made it so much easier to figure out what works for me. The AI sugar tracker shows me exactly how different foods affect my levels, and it’s been a game changer. If you’re looking for something easy and helpful, definitely give it a go!