Health enthusiast / athlete
A CGM device helps monitor and optimize glucose levels to support better performance in training and competitions.
With traditional glucose monitors, we only see occasional blood sugar readings during the day, but many glucose fluctuations over 24 hours remain hidden and unnoticed.
Benefits of using CGM for athletes:
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Better control for weight management
CGM devices provide valuable insights into how different foods affect blood sugar levels, helping implement more effective weight management strategies. CGM helps individuals understand how their daily choices impact glucose, enabling more informed decisions and sustainable changes in eating habits to support healthy weight loss.
2
Behavioral insights
Continuous glucose monitoring provides insights into eating habits and behaviors. It helps people better understand their bodies and raise awareness of how food choices affect glucose, enabling more mindful and balanced eating habits. For example, foods considered “healthy” may actually cause sharp spikes in glucose, leading to increased cravings and poorer well-being.
3
Personalized meal planning
CGM data makes it possible to design more effective personalized meal plans, considering individual traits and how the body responds to various factors. This helps tailor choices for food groups, meal timing, meal frequency, and more, which can vary from person to person.
4
More informed food choices
Thanks to clear data on the effects of different foods, people can adjust their choices on what and when to eat. Accurate and understandable information creates a solid foundation for healthy food decisions.
5
Prevention of overeating
Real-time glucose monitoring helps prevent overeating by providing immediate feedback on how food affects blood sugar.
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Optimization of physical activity
CGM helps optimize the effects of physical activity on blood sugar and plan workouts more effectively. For example, scheduling exercise after a meal can significantly reduce post-meal glucose spikes, as research shows physical activity lowers blood glucose concentration.
7
Blood sugar regulation
Stable blood sugar levels help reduce cravings and maintain better control over them, supporting efforts toward a healthy weight.
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Reducing risk of insulin resistance and prediabetes
For overweight individuals, glucose data provided by CGM can be a valuable tool in reducing the risk of insulin resistance and prediabetes.
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Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
CGM can help detect glucose abnormalities early, enabling preventive measures to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Increased accountability
Real-time feedback from CGM devices creates accountability, motivating overweight individuals to make healthier lifestyle choices.