CGM Archives

What is a continuous glucose monitor?

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can help you track your blood sugar in real-time. So how does a CGM work, and who should use it?

December 3, 2021

5 min read

Dr. Molly Maloof’s 7 tips for using CGM to improve your health

Expert Advice

Dr. Molly Maloof’s 7 tips for using CGM to improve your health

The physician-entrepreneur envisions a future where biofeedback tools get people back in touch with their bodies, inspiring new habits and optimizing healthspan.

November 9, 2021

7 min read

CGM helped Sara Salter Beemer stop carb-loading and enjoy fat again

CGM helped Sara Salter Beemer stop carb-loading and enjoy fat again

The former fitness competitor just turned 40, stopped competing and completely revamped the way she eats. She's never felt better.

June 29, 2021

3 min read

What fasting for 30 days during Ramadan did to my blood sugar levels

My Levels Diary

What fasting for 30 days during Ramadan did to my blood sugar levels

Dr. Kamraan Husain wore a CGM during Ramadan to see how a month of sunrise-to-sundown fasting impacted his metabolic health

Dr. Kamraan Husain

June 22, 2021

7 min read

10 of the worst foods for blood sugar—according to CGM data

Nutrition

Levels Recommends

10 of the worst foods for blood sugar—according to CGM data

These foods produced some of the worst blood sugar responses among Levels members. Here's how you can make them healthier.

June 18, 2021

6 min read

How Sarah Tickell improved her diet and reversed her prediabetes

How Sarah Tickell improved her diet and reversed her prediabetes

Doctors told her that she wouldn’t be able to lose weight and that she was heading for diabetes. Here’s how she turned her health around.

June 15, 2021

3 min read

Natalie Lumpkin’s CGM experiment inspired her diabetic dad to watch his glucose, too

Natalie Lumpkin’s CGM experiment inspired her diabetic dad to watch his glucose, too

Wearing a CGM influenced those around her to better their habits--and helped her fix a few things in her routine, too.

June 4, 2021

3 min read

How monitoring ketones and glucose can help you achieve metabolic flexibility

How monitoring ketones and glucose can help you achieve metabolic flexibility

Your body’s ability to switch between burning glucose and fat is a sign of optimal metabolic health. Here’s how ketone monitoring fits in

Tim Ratto, PhD

May 27, 2021

9 min read

Lee Patrick finds unexpected weight loss with CGM

Lee Patrick finds unexpected weight loss with CGM

Years of on-and-off dieting never led to lasting weight loss. Then Lee started controlling her blood sugar, and lost 15 pounds without trying.

April 23, 2021

The future of wearable and implantable bio-monitoring

The future of wearable and implantable bio-monitoring

Continuous glucose monitors are just the beginning—here are six future technologies for measuring glucose and other key biomarkers.

Matt Hutson

April 12, 2021

9 min read

Why pro trainer Mike Barwis believes you never have to lose

Expert Q&A

Why pro trainer Mike Barwis believes you never have to lose

Mike Barwis trains athletes with a rigorous approach to science and biometric data. Here’s what happened when he put on a CGM and had to face his own stats.

April 9, 2021

7 min read

Matt Alston finds the value in real-time feedback

Matt Alston finds the value in real-time feedback

After a month with a CGM, the tech entrepreneur may not change his diet but now he knows exactly when to take a walk

Mike Haney

March 25, 2021

2 min read

Nutrition

Research Highlight

New research finds CGMs are reliable enough for dietary feedback

The study found that in a large sample of people without diabetes, CGM readings were consistent enough to be useful for personalized diet guidance

Matthew Laye, PhD

July 25, 2022

6 min read

Metabolic Basics

What is a continuous glucose monitor?

A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can help you track your blood sugar in real-time. So how does a CGM work, and who should use it?

December 3, 2021

5 min read

Expert Advice

Dr. Molly Maloof’s 7 tips for using CGM to improve your health

The physician-entrepreneur envisions a future where biofeedback tools get people back in touch with their bodies, inspiring new habits and optimizing healthspan.

November 9, 2021

7 min read

CGM helped Sara Salter Beemer stop carb-loading and enjoy fat again

The former fitness competitor just turned 40, stopped competing and completely revamped the way she eats. She's never felt better.

June 29, 2021

3 min read

My Levels Diary

What fasting for 30 days during Ramadan did to my blood sugar levels

Dr. Kamraan Husain wore a CGM during Ramadan to see how a month of sunrise-to-sundown fasting impacted his metabolic health

Dr. Kamraan Husain

June 22, 2021

7 min read

Nutrition

Levels Recommends

10 of the worst foods for blood sugar—according to CGM data

These foods produced some of the worst blood sugar responses among Levels members. Here's how you can make them healthier.

June 18, 2021

6 min read

How Sarah Tickell improved her diet and reversed her prediabetes

Doctors told her that she wouldn’t be able to lose weight and that she was heading for diabetes. Here’s how she turned her health around.

June 15, 2021

3 min read

Natalie Lumpkin’s CGM experiment inspired her diabetic dad to watch his glucose, too

Wearing a CGM influenced those around her to better their habits--and helped her fix a few things in her routine, too.

June 4, 2021

3 min read

How monitoring ketones and glucose can help you achieve metabolic flexibility

Your body’s ability to switch between burning glucose and fat is a sign of optimal metabolic health. Here’s how ketone monitoring fits in

Tim Ratto, PhD

May 27, 2021

9 min read

Lee Patrick finds unexpected weight loss with CGM

Years of on-and-off dieting never led to lasting weight loss. Then Lee started controlling her blood sugar, and lost 15 pounds without trying.

April 23, 2021

The future of wearable and implantable bio-monitoring

Continuous glucose monitors are just the beginning—here are six future technologies for measuring glucose and other key biomarkers.

Matt Hutson

April 12, 2021

9 min read

Expert Q&A

Why pro trainer Mike Barwis believes you never have to lose

Mike Barwis trains athletes with a rigorous approach to science and biometric data. Here’s what happened when he put on a CGM and had to face his own stats.

April 9, 2021

7 min read