CGM – Should You Wear One?

by Mila McManus, MD

Wearing a CGM [continuous glucose monitor] provides critical insight into one's unique physiology and how lifestyle choices impact it.

Everyone can benefit from wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor [CGM]. Commonly prescribed for weight management and diabetes management, a CGM can do so much more! Wearing a CGM can give critical insight into a person’s unique physiology and allow the wearer to fine-tune diet, exercise, and other lifestyle choices to optimize results. Plus, learning to stabilize your blood glucose is foundational to preventing all diseases and aging.

Last January, we introduced you to CGMs. Our main article discussed who benefits from wearing one, the reasons why, and the problems created by chronically spiking blood glucose. We also described our CGM program. Here is a link to that article.

But wait! There is so much more. Did you know that wearing a CGM can inform you if…

Your sauna, cold plunge, or high-intensity exercise puts too much strain on your body?
Stress alone is causing glucose destabilization?
Food intolerances are causing unexpected glucose spikes and dips?
Overeating or undereating is resulting in irregular glucose fluctuations?
Portions are too large or small? Even a no-carb meal can cause abnormal blood sugar fluctuations if the portions are inadequate or too much.
during long cardio exercises [running, biking, hiking], your glucose remains consistently high throughout? This can signal chronic blood sugar elevation.
your resistance training is paying off and building muscle? Muscles consume glucose!
a part of your home or workspace is moldy? Glucose can react as the immune system reacts to mold. This is something to explore if glucose rises in certain parts of your home or workspace.
an area of your home or workspace is poorly ventilated? High carbon dioxide buildup can cause inflammation in the body and spike glucose.
allergies to pets, dust, and plants are impacting blood sugar.
chemicals, heavy metals, and sometimes bacteria in the body are harming your blood glucose levels?

If you are working hard to take control of your health, wearing a CGM is one way to gather personal information you can use to adjust your lifestyle for optimal results. Check out our CGM Program and call (281) 298-6742 for more information about getting started.

Know you. Be Well.

References:

http://theiahealth.com

Introducing the CGM Program!

cgm sensor and app view for TWIHW CGM Program — CGM Sensor and App preview

What is it? CGM stands for Continuous Glucose Monitor. It is a device worn on the arm that provides the wearer with detailed information about how food, stress level, sleep quality, and activities impact blood sugar.

Stabilizing blood sugar is a foundational key to overall good health for everyone.

Who benefits from wearing a CGM?

Anyone and everyone who wants to:

Optimize health and feel better.
Lose weight but finds it difficult to do so.
Understand how your unique body functions in relation to the foods you eat, your stress level, sleep quality, and activities.
Better manage diabetes.
Prevent low blood sugar.
Alleviate brain fog, fatigue, and mood swings.
Stop sugar cravings.
Reduce chances of getting a lifestyle disease [i.e., heart, autoimmune, cancer, diabetes, etc.]

WHY MEASURE BLOOD GLUCOSE?

Ongoing spiking of blood glucose leads to lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Blood sugar spikes also affect metabolic function, leading to permanent damage.
The chronic spiking of blood glucose causes weight gain, non-alcoholic fatty liver, and the inability to utilize your fat stores as fuel.
Spiking your blood glucose also leads to a multitude of symptoms such as sugar cravings, extreme hunger pangs, energy crashes, brain fog, moodiness, digestive issues, trouble sleeping, waking up with heart palpitations, acne, inflammation, anxiety, and frequent colds.
To help you develop a healthy nutritional lifestyle by determining what triggers your blood sugar spikes so that you can balance your blood sugar.

The CGM Program includes: ($699 for current patients, $799 for new patients)

Initial appointment with a medical provider [labs ordered if necessary]
Two Metacheck metabolism tests provide basal metabolic rate, caloric needs, and rate of metabolism.
There are two appointments with the nutritionist to examine, understand, and process the results captured by the CGM sensor—assistance with lifestyle and dietary adjustments to achieve your goals.
One meal plan that incorporates your specific dietary needs.
E-mail check-ins.
Two CGMs -one to wear initially and then again after two months. This also includes the Theia application download, where the patient will also keep track of activities and food intake to correlate with the CGM results. Results will be available in the app and at TWIHW with each nutrition follow-up appointment.

For more explanation regarding our need for glucose, click here.