The Pros and Cons of CGM Devices: An Honest Exploration

Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience

Mastering Diabetes

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Step into a world where technology meets human experience, and the quest for accurate glucose monitoring takes an unexpected turn. Cyrus joins Kylie and Lauren in a candid conversation where these experts peel back the layers of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, revealing both their promises and limitations. It's a profound exploration of the human side of CGM technology, where coaches and experts share their hard-won wisdom.

Here are the highlights of the conversation:

Unveiling the true accuracy capabilities of popular CGM brands
Impact of exercise and physical activity on CGM performance
Navigating compression lows and inconsistent data
Emotional impact of inaccurate CGM readings
Techniques for data interpretation and making informed decisions
Importance of collaborative coaching for optimal CGM utilization
Managing expectations vs. harnessing the value of CGM technology

Prepare to have your assumptions challenged and your perspectives shifted. This is a journey that transcends mere statistics, offering a rare glimpse into the complex interplay between physiology, psychology, and the relentless pursuit of optimal health.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mastering Diabetes Audio Experience, where we teach you how to sit in the driver's seat of your diabetes health for the rest of your life.
0:21.8	We'll teach you how to reverse insulin resistance, achieve your ideal body weight, gain
0:26.3	energy, and get your best A1C following more than 85 years of evidence-based research in the
0:32.5	mastering diabetes program.
0:34.8	Our program teaches you how to reverse pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes and
0:40.3	how to simplify your life with type 1 diabetes by maximizing your insulin sensitivity
0:45.3	using food as medicine. We're on a bold mission to reverse insulin resistance in
0:51.3	one million people. We're glad to have you joining us.
1:00.2	Okay, welcome back to the Green Glow podcast with Kylie and Lauren. We are here to get our
1:06.7	glow on. Let's go. Hello, welcome back. Hey, Kylie. Hi. And we have Cyrus here with us today.
1:18.7	He is our special guests for today's continued conversation on CGM technology. Lauren,
1:25.7	what's up ladies? How are you guys doing today? We're doing great.
1:28.1	Doing great.
1:29.0	Excited for this conversation.
1:30.7	It's only going to get a little bit hotter about the continuous glucose monitors,
1:34.7	part two.
1:35.2	I know, because when you guys had told me that you were talking about CGMs,
1:39.7	I immediately got jealous because I wanted to be able to participate in the conversation.
1:45.3	And as we're going to see in this deep dive today, it's not coming from a positive place.
1:50.9	I do not like CGM technology and I'm going to tell you all the reasons why.
1:55.4	But I'll also, you know, I'm not going to be a negative the entire time.
1:59.5	There's definitely some pros and some cons, but we can get into it and really explain
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