January 28, 2022
#130 - Kara Collier: Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Q&A, Average Blood Sugar Levels, Interpreting Glucose Spikes, Food Combination Experimentation, Cold Therapy, Sauna & Exercise, HBA1C & Diabetes, Glycemic Variability, And More!
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking PodcastAbout this episode
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/cgmquestions Go To Melanieavalon.com/nutrisenseCGM And Use Coupon Code MelanieAvalon For $40 Off! 1:45 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group Lumen, Biosense & CGMs: Carbs, Fat, Ketones & Blood Sugar (Melanie Avalon) If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! 1:55 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 9:35 - What Is The Most Common Question About CGMs? 10:30 - What Is A Continuous Glucose Monitor? 13:35 - Why Wear A CGM? 19:40 - HBA1C 20:45 - How Long Should You Wear A CGM To Find Useful Data? 22:25 - How Much Do We Really Know About Glucose And Longevity? 28:35 - Diagnostic Criteria Diabetes 32:25 - Is It Ok To Spike Over 200 Occasionally? 35:40 - Changes In Glucose 40:00 - Standard Deviation 40:55 - Blood Glucose And Cryotherapy 44:00 - Sauna & Exercise 53:40 - Being In A Para-Sympathetic State While Eating 54:30 - Experimentation 57:55 - Food Combinations 59:40 - Why Does Alcohol Lower Blood Sugar? 1:02:05 - Stevia 1:03:15 - Low Carb Eating And Endogenous Glucose Production - Adaptive Glucose Sparing 1:06:50 - Is It Harmful? 1:09:50 - Restoring Insulin Sensitivity After Being Ketogenic 1:10:30 - CGM For Gestational Diabetes Or Annual Tests 1:11:20 - Where Can You Place Them? 1:13:35 - Is There A Threshold Of Fat For CGM Placement? 1:15:00 - Accuracy 1:20:05 - Consistency In Readings 1:22:25 - Does It Hurt? Is There Another Option? Go To Melanieavalon.com/nutrisenseCGM And Use Coupon Code MelanieAvalon For $40 Off!