369: Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Review (Especially If You Have Psoriasis, Liver Detox or Metabolic Health Concerns)

The Healthy Skin Show

If you’re curious to try a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), this episode is a must-watch!
Blood sugar regulation and metabolic health are HOT topics right now, and considering that some skin issues (like psoriasis) make you prone towards having issues, I frequently have these conversations with clients.
Being that I’m perimenopause with a family history of diabetes, I thought it would be a good idea to try a over the counter CGM monitor purely to gain insight into my blood sugar balance and metabolic health.
The most frequent question is “is trying a continous glucose monitor worth it?”
While using a CGM monitor is quite straightforward, I can see why someone might wonder about this. And while I went into my two-week experiment with a bit of skepticism, I discovered a few crazy important things that I couldn’t have figured out any other way.
So let’s dive into why I do believe that a continuous glucose monitor can be a useful tool, who should (and shouln’t) use this type of device, what the experience was like putting on and removing the CMG monitor, and what I wish I knew before I tried it the first time.
Let’s dive in!
In This Episode:

• Who should (and shouldn’t) try a continuous glucose monitor
• How to use a CGM monitor
• What I learned about my blood sugar from using an over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
• What NOT to do with a continous glucose monitor (I wish I knew this when I tried it the first time)
• How often should you use a CGM (if you’re not diabetic)?
• CGM monitor tips: What’s actually stuck to your arm?
• The over the counter continuous glucose monitor I tried

Quotes
“And the group of people who I think…should probably work with a nutrition or medical professional while using a CGM would be somebody who has a history of eating disorders…and those who have significant disordered eating patterns. If you feel like knowing that a particular meal or food is going to make you terrified to eat that food, don't do this on your own.”
“The other thing that did seem to spike my blood sugar was when I didn't eat soon enough…if I just pushed through the hunger and pushed off eating in a window of time, that's when I would start to see my blood sugar spike on its own.”
Links
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Healthy Skin Show ep. 217: Health Concerns Linked to Psoriasis (You SHOULD Know About)
Healthy Skin Show ep. 347: Adult Hormonal Acne + Blood Sugar Dysfunction: What’s The Connection?

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Kapitel

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Who should AVOID a continuous glucose monitor? (00:08:01)

3. How to use a CGM (00:09:06)

4. Coffee on an empty stomach: Did it spike my blood sugar? (00:11:45)

5. Most surprising lessons learned while using a continuous glucose monitor (00:14:28)

6. How often should you use a CGM? (00:17:32)

7. Tips for getting the best data from a CGM (00:20:18)

8. What does a continuous glucose monitor sensor look like? (00:21:35)

9. Where can you get an over-the-counter CGM? (00:23:01)

10. Final thoughts (00:24:48)