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Wellness with Ella

The Extra Scoop: The Truth About Glucose Monitors

Wellness with Ella

The Wellness Scoop

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.74.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) have exploded in popularity, promising everything from weight loss to personalised health insights — but are they really delivering? To help us make sense of the science, we’re joined by Dr. Javier González, Professor of Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of Bath. Javier recently co-authored a study exploring how CGMs impact non-diabetic adults, and found that they might be giving misleading feedback and even encouraging unhelpful dietary choices. In This Episode, We Cover: Blood sugar 101  What CGMs are and how they work The key findings from Dr. González’s recent study Common myths and misconceptions about glucose tracking. Are CGMs actually beneficial for people without diabetes? The risks of relying too heavily on health tech Simple, science-backed strategies for managing blood sugar — without a monitor Live Show Tickets - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cadoganhall.com/whats-on/the-wellness-scoop-with-ella-mills-and-rhiannon-lambert/⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Stripe and Stair.

0:03.1

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0:11.4

So I couldn't be more thrilled to be working together and have this episode brought to you by

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1:00.9

And they are free from heavy chemicals, which is exactly what you want for something that obviously is sitting so close to your skin.

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And they've been called the most comfortable underwear by Voguella and The Times.

1:07.9

So over 40,000 women have given them five-star reviews.

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I mean, I get it.

1:11.1

Honestly, they are the only things I wear now.

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I've also got their bra on today, slept in their PJs last night. I am a mega brand fan.

1:20.5

Let's be honest, we have all got too much going on to be dealing with wedgies or on comfy knickers.

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1:30.5

This episode is sponsored by cooker, which I am so excited about because we're doing a kitchen

1:35.4

renovation later this year. So I am deep into kitchen research and one thing that I know

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