Why and HOW to Biohack Your Blood Glucose Levels 24/7 : 1214
The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2024
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Unlock the power of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and transform your health in this eye-opening episode with Dave Asprey. Discover why tracking your blood sugar 24/7 isn’t just for diabetics—it’s the key to unlocking peak health, optimizing your metabolism, and preventing chronic diseases.
Joined by Levels founder and biohacker Josh Clemente, Dave dives into the real science behind CGMs and how they provide unparalleled insights into how your diet, sleep, and exercise affect your blood glucose. You’ll learn how glucose spikes are linked to aging, inflammation, and energy crashes, and why keeping your blood sugar stable can help you boost mental clarity, enhance longevity, and even prevent conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
Josh reveals the engineering mindset behind building Levels and how this game-changing technology is revolutionizing the way we understand metabolic health. With insider data from 50,000+ users, you’ll discover how simple lifestyle tweaks—like post-meal walks, sleep optimization, and personalized nutrition—can dramatically improve your health outcomes.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone serious about biohacking, metabolic control, and optimizing every aspect of their health through real-time data. Learn how to take control of your body and get ahead of the game in the future of health monitoring.
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Timestamps:
• 00:00 - Introduction to Personal Data Rights
• 00:38 - The Importance of Blood Sugar Monitoring
• 01:16 - Dave Asprey’s Journey with Glucose Monitoring
• 02:47 - The Evolution of Continuous Glucose Monitors
• 03:31 - Installing the New Levels Sensor
• 04:39 - The Role of Data in Biohacking
• 05:47 - From SpaceX to Glucose Monitoring
• 09:49 - The Need for Better Health Data
• 13:25 - The Intersection of Engineering and Health
• 20:25 - The Future of Personalized Health Data
• 28:46 - The Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
• 35:45 - Levels’ Research and Findings
• 40:28 - Understanding Food Logging and Blood Sugar Response
• 41:14 - The Struggle with Weight Loss and Willpower
• 41:56 - The Role of Different Foods in Blood Sugar Management
• 44:32 - Biohacking and Personalized Nutrition
• 49:30 - The Impact of Sleep on Blood Sugar Control
• 55:23 - The Future of Health Monitoring and AI
• 59:19 - Practical Tips for Blood Sugar Management
• 01:02:01 - The Importance of Tracking Health Metrics
• 01:15:35 - Blood Sugar and Cognitive Function
• 01:21:01 - Final Thoughts and Recommendations
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| 0:00.0 | What right does any person on earth have to say you're not allowed to have data about your body? |
| 0:04.3 | I can tell you my blood trigger to within like five to ten points. Just right off how I feel. |
| 0:08.0 | 52% of people, American adults, have pre-diabees or diabetes. Your average glucose the next day, if you sleep seven hours instead of eight, |
| 0:15.0 | it would be 9% higher. |
| 0:16.0 | They just made up the 10,000 steps and they started advertising it. |
| 0:20.0 | Simple movement is wildly more capable of controlling blood sugar than I would have thought. 50 year old. simple movement |
| 0:23.0 | than I would have thought. |
| 0:24.0 | 50 year old recommendations from a government agency who actually hates me. |
| 0:28.0 | Those guys think my blood sugar levels should look like this. |
| 0:30.0 | But I'm here. |
| 0:32.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:34.8 | Today we're going to talk about something that is remarkably fun and interesting. |
| 0:45.0 | It is blood sugar. |
| 0:46.2 | And you're like, well, you know, Dave, you've read books on this, |
| 0:48.7 | there's a lot of people talking about it. |
| 0:50.7 | I don't care about your religion around blood sugar. I care about data. And the one thing that I committed to myself when I started the bio hacking movement was I'm just going to do it works. |
| 1:03.1 | Which means as a computer hacker you have something you don't quite know what's going on in there, |
| 1:07.8 | you poke and you prod and you measure what happens until you can get in and |
| 1:11.2 | control the system even if you never know how it works and over time |
| 1:14.1 | science helps us figure it out. Well I had a big problem with my energy levels because I had |
| 1:19.3 | chronic fatigue and I weighed 300 pounds and had a bunch other stuff on. |
| 1:23.0 | So I got into mitochondria and that means I also got into regulating my blood sugar. |
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