#096 - Casey Means, MD (Levels): Continuous Glucose Monitors, Blood Sugar And Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Fitness, Healthy Blood Sugar Ranges, Diabetes Prevention, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ 108 minutes

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0:00.0	It's a tiny wearable sensor and it's got a little probe that goes just under the skin.
0:04.4	And it is tracking glucose and those data points are being sent to your smartphone.
0:09.5	And so you can see a continuous reading of this internal biomarker.
0:13.5	And each day that you are minimizing your glucose spike, your cells are seeing less insulin.
0:18.0	And so they are going to perk up to future insulin signals.
0:21.3	And I would really love to see us to be able to clinically validate the results you're seeing on
0:25.5	at CGM and how those correlate with these other diagnostic tests so we can start moving towards
0:29.4	like this more nuanced diagnostic.
0:31.5	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.2	mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack
0:47.1	your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice
0:52.9	and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.7	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.0	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Friends, if you have at all been following me
1:10.0	on Instagram, been listening to the
1:12.2	Intrament Fasting Podcast, been in my Facebook groups, you know I am completely obsessed with
1:17.4	CGMs. wearing a CGM has truly been one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life.
1:23.7	I definitely went through quite an addiction period. If you are at all curious about your blood sugar
1:28.7	levels, about how you respond to food, to fasting, to exercise, I cannot recommend enough that you
1:35.0	do at least a trial run of a CGM. It provides so much valuable data, truly life-changing.
1:41.0	And this conversation that I had with Casey, I learned so much. I finally got to dive in,
1:45.9	so deep into blood glucose regulation, what different numbers actually mean. A lot of the misconceptions.
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