out of curiosity started wearing a continuous glucose monitor (cgm). it can last up to two weeks before it has to be removed. I am three days in. so far, the readings were less exciting and volatile than i expected. i am basically at or around 100mg/dl all day, slightly below at night, with soft spikes to 130/140 after a meal but back to 100 within two hours of that. yesterday i ate a ton of chocolate and ice cream for science. still the spikes never left the green zone. amazing how well out body can regulate. insulin truly is a magic substance!
11 months ago · 👍 ophiuchus, tigercarnival
What is the sampling frequency ? I agree with you, this regulation process (along with all the other ones in the body) is a wonder ! · 11 months ago
my friends describe my diet as “very healthy”, not sure if i agree, fwiw i eat mostly vegetables and some fruits, rarely any processed stuff and only once every few weeks a steak or a burger. that shouldn’t spike glucose beyond healthy levels in a healthy(??) human. however, the chocolate and ice cream (a full ben & jerrys bin, almost couldn’t finish it) i expected to shoot me above 180 mg/dl or whatever the upper end of the “green zone” is.
i was not diagnosed with diabetes, but i learned more about it during this experiment and i see how hard it is to always watch ones levels as if your life depends on it. · 11 months ago
wearing the cgm for educational purposes only. read a lot about bio chemistry and how it relates to food lately. wanted to see some of it in action. i think it is working. but maybe i can double check by using a finger prick test or something. · 11 months ago
Not sure it is defective. As I understand it, @danrl uses the monitor out of curiosity and not in relation to diabetes. So it can really be that his body reacts pretty well with glucose regulation. Also, perhaps chocolate and ice cream are not the "most sugary" products to test ? · 11 months ago
Obviously, your continuous glucose monitor is buggy. Contact the manufacturer. · 11 months ago