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8 ways that metabolic health and glucose levels affect eye health

Metabolic Health

8 ways that metabolic health and glucose levels affect eye health

Metabolic health and blood glucose levels can affect almost every aspect of the eye, and improving metabolic fitness may reduce the risk of developing these conditions.

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Kellen Riccobono, OD, FAAO

October 30, 2020

14 min read

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How do blood sugar levels affect body temperature?

Metabolic Health

How do blood sugar levels affect body temperature?

Dr. Ben Bikman describes how glucose levels impact our body temperature and how glucose spikes can lead to elevated temperature.

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Ben Bikman, PhD

October 7, 2020

2 min read

2 min read

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Meet the Levels Advisors

Inside Levels

Meet the Levels Advisors

The Levels Advisors include key thought leaders, clinicians, and researchers in metabolic health.

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The Levels Team

September 25, 2020

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Avoiding heart attacks: a bittersweet tale

Metabolic Health

Avoiding heart attacks: a bittersweet tale

A Cardiologist describes the relationship between glucose and heart attacks, and why tracking glucose early is helpful in preventing disease.

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Vimal Ramjee, MD FACC

September 4, 2020

9 min read

9 min read

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The Levels theory of behavior change

Metabolic Health

The Levels theory of behavior change

The key to improving health is better behavior. Here we describe how continuous glucose monitoring and closed-loop systems inspire real behavior change.

Casey Means, MD

August 28, 2020

14 min read

14 min read

The Secret Levels Master Plan (just between you and me)

Inside Levels

The Secret Levels Master Plan (just between you and me)

Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, shares his secret master plan for building the most affordable product to reverse metabolic dysfunction. Don't tell anyone.

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Sam Corcos

August 24, 2020

4 min read

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How does sleep affect blood sugar?

Sleep

How does sleep affect blood sugar?

Sleep quality and quantity have a profound effect on metabolic health. This article describes the mechanisms by which improving sleep hygiene can improve glucose control.

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Alex Moskov

June 26, 2020

5 min read

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Optimizing mental clarity, focus, and memory with CGM

Mental Health

Optimizing mental clarity, focus, and memory with CGM

Research suggests that large swings in glucose can lead to worse memory and fact recall. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can help develop a more nuanced understanding of how food and lifestyles decisions affect cognitive performance, and highlight opportunities for improvement.

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The Levels Team

June 23, 2020

5 min read

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Casey Means, MD

5 min read

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The ultimate guide to metabolic health

Metabolic Health

The ultimate guide to metabolic health

Metabolic health can be improved by consistently making choices that keep glucose levels in a stable and healthy range.

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Casey Means, MD

June 18, 2020

11 min read

11 min read

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What should your glucose levels be? Here’s the ultimate guide to healthy blood sugar ranges

Metabolic Basics

What should your glucose levels be? Here’s the ultimate guide to healthy blood sugar ranges

Fasting blood sugar levels classify into 3 categories: normal, prediabetes, and diabetes. To be considered “normal,” fasting glucose must be under 100 mg/dl.

Casey Means, MD

April 15, 2020

16 min read

16 min read