Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill 316: How Continuous Glucose Monitoring can Help with Your Weight, Mood, and Health with Kara Collier
May 9, 2023
33:43
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In this episode, you will learn:
- How big of an issue are blood sugar issues
- 90% of Americans are not metabolically healthy
- Glucose, weight, triglycerides and hdl
- The issue with just checking A1C- It is showing your AVERAGE Glucose over the last few months
- Are CGMs taking anything away from true diabetics?
- How accurate are CGMS to actual readings?
- What are ACTUAL healthy blood sugar readings - FASTED should be 70-90 - After meal should PEAK 140
- How common or uncommon is hypoglycemia
- What is "reactive" hypoglycemia
- Why does your body sometimes over correct with insulin
Kara is a Co-Founder of Nutrisense and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN), and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) who specializes in glucose control and metabolism. She graduated from Purdue University and previously worked at Memphis VA Medical Center, as a clinical dietitian at Providence Hospital, and in a management role at Nutritionix.