Commune with Jeff Krasno
Is This Right for Me? CGMs: Blood Sugar, Stress and Metabolic Health
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About this episode
A $50 sensor on your arm, real-time data on your phone. The question isn't whether CGMs work. It's whether they're right for you.
In this episode, Jeff takes a clear-eyed look at continuous glucose monitors. After wearing one revealed his own pre-diabetes, he spent years sorting the signal from the noise. Here's what CGMs show, what they miss, and who should actually use one.
Inside the episode:
- How CGMs work, and why the 8 to 10% error margin matters
- Why your CGM is secretly one of the most honest stress monitors you can wear
- The glucose numbers worth knowing (and the ones to ignore)
- Why insulin resistance can precede a glucose spike by years
- The four CGM archetypes: Optimizer, Controller, Outsourcer, Curious Tourist
- The four biomarkers to check before you strap one on
This episode is for anyone thinking about metabolic health, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, or whether a continuous glucose monitor belongs on their arm.
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