1 out of 3 Americans has prediabetes. Could continuous glucose monitors help? | Dr. Michael Snyder

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Approximately one-third of Americans have blood sugar levels in the prediabetic range, but most don't realize it. Dr. Michael Snyder, a recent podcast guest, maintains that closely tracking blood sugar levels with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), for example, can alert people when their levels reach prediabetic or diabetic ranges. Such knowledge can help people make crucial dietary and lifestyle modifications, including weight loss, exercise, and stress reduction, that can halt or reverse the progress to type 2 diabetes.

Continuous glucose monitors are wearable devices that allow users to monitor their blood glucose levels through a tiny sensor placed under the skin. While they are a medical product, some consumer-oriented companies are making them available as a subscription, accessible through a physician network, such as:

The most common CGMs currently available include DexCom and the FreeStyle Libre. More consumer-oriented CGMs are likely to come on the market soon: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/25/apple-watch-series-7-rumor-claims-glucose-monitoring-is-on-the-way

Watch the full interview with Dr. Michael Snyder here

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