Like you, I once considered getting a CGM. The cost of the device and app subscription was a bit much for a pensioner. Fortunately I've gotten pretty good at rationing carbs. When I do ingest a lot of them, I try to also include a good portion of protein, on the theory that digesting the protein will slow the glucose being dumped into the bloodstream. Regarding coffee, every morning starts with a generous cup, infused with grass-fed collagen and a bit of heavy cream.
Sounds like you don’t need a CGM. I do occasionally test my blood sugar with a finger-prick test. I think that’s quite enough, as I don’t want to obsess about it. Fat and protein do the job nicely.
Maria, very disappointed in the coffee study… I am a great coffee drinker, and it has been proven that most epidemiological studies are wrong…. Therefore, coffee is bad for you. Damn!
Very surprising results from that study on cgms. I've had one for about a year and a half and found it to be quite reliable. My use of the fingerprint devices, way unreliable. There need to be more studies on cgms. Stress, exercise all impact blood sugar, not just food eaten. .
Yes the whole blood sugar thing is probably more complex than anyone realises. Rather like the gut microbiome. I think what we know is much less than what we still need to know.
I read about CGMs and decided I didn’t need one. To find out they may not be accurate anyway confirms my lack of need. I follow the saw method as Jim the Geek and prioritize that protein.
Like you, I once considered getting a CGM. The cost of the device and app subscription was a bit much for a pensioner. Fortunately I've gotten pretty good at rationing carbs. When I do ingest a lot of them, I try to also include a good portion of protein, on the theory that digesting the protein will slow the glucose being dumped into the bloodstream. Regarding coffee, every morning starts with a generous cup, infused with grass-fed collagen and a bit of heavy cream.
Sounds like you don’t need a CGM. I do occasionally test my blood sugar with a finger-prick test. I think that’s quite enough, as I don’t want to obsess about it. Fat and protein do the job nicely.
Maria, very disappointed in the coffee study… I am a great coffee drinker, and it has been proven that most epidemiological studies are wrong…. Therefore, coffee is bad for you. Damn!
Don't worry, soon enough there will be another epidemiology study to tell us that coffee is bad for the heart!
Very surprising results from that study on cgms. I've had one for about a year and a half and found it to be quite reliable. My use of the fingerprint devices, way unreliable. There need to be more studies on cgms. Stress, exercise all impact blood sugar, not just food eaten. .
Yes the whole blood sugar thing is probably more complex than anyone realises. Rather like the gut microbiome. I think what we know is much less than what we still need to know.
I read about CGMs and decided I didn’t need one. To find out they may not be accurate anyway confirms my lack of need. I follow the saw method as Jim the Geek and prioritize that protein.