Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)
A continuous glucose monitor is a device that sends glucose data continuously (at least every 5 minutes) to a smartphone or handheld device, where the user can see it on a graph or chart, helping them to monitor and regulate their glucose levels much more regularly with far fewer finger pricks or blood draws.
Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)
Convenient – check from your smartphone or handheld
Greatly reduces frequency of blood tests & finger pricks
Early detection of metabolic dysfunction & insulin resistance
Reduce extreme glucose variability & associated symptoms
Offers continuous look at real time blood sugar
Helps slow or prevent development into prediabetes or diabetes
How Does It Work?
A continuous glucose monitor is a plastic disc (about the size of two quarters stacked together) that sticks to the skin. It sends glucose data continuously (at least every 5 minutes) to a smartphone or handheld device, where the user can see it on a graph or chart. The location of device placement on the body depends on device brand, however most common locations are the back of the upper arm and abdomen.
Why is Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) important?
The ideal state is for glucose to remain stable and rise only slightly after meals. Extreme glucose variability has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction. High levels of variability can also indicate that you’re becoming insulin resistant, meaning your body is unable to use insulin efficiently to control glucose. Early detection of metabolic dysfunction and insulin resistance makes it easier to stop development before it reaches prediabetes or diabetes. This device gives you a more in depth continuous look at your real time blood sugar, rather than intermittent evaluations via blood draws.
What Impacts Your Body's Glucose Levels?
The blood-sugar reactions to foods vary from person to person. For example your blood sugar may spike from a brownie but not from a banana, someone else may have the opposite reaction. Glucose reactions are also affected by our microbiome, genes, overall fitness, stress levels and quality of sleep.
How Is It Used?
When a continuous glucose monitor is in place it can help us see our total post-meal blood sugar response, giving us more insight into how our body handles a glucose load.
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Our Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Process
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Quick & Comfortable
The installation takes just minutes with minimal discomfort
Regular Monitoring
Who Can Benefit?
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) may be especially helpful if you:
Experience extreme glucose variability
Have pre-diabetes or diabetes
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