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#064 Dr. Michael Snyder on Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Deep Profiling for Personalized Medicine

May 27, 2021

Dr. Michael Snyder, Director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford, dives into the power of continuous glucose monitoring and deep profiling. He shares how smartwatches can help diagnose conditions like Lyme disease and the role of personal health data in predicting illnesses. The conversation highlights the significance of personalized dietary choices and exercise for longevity, alongside insights on how environmental factors shape our health through the concept of the exposome. Tune in for a fascinating look at leveraging data for better health outcomes!

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How a Smartwatch Could Help Detect When You Are Ill

01:20

Air Pollution and Alzheimer's Disease

01:32

How Prediabetes Can Cause Diabetes

00:55

Aging Differently

01:19

Intro

5min

Deep Profiling: A Personal Journey Through Health Data and Diabetes Risk

3min

Understanding Pre-Diabetes and the Role of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

4min

Revolutionizing Health with Continuous Monitoring

28min

Understanding the Exposome: Environmental Influences on Health

10min

Unraveling Aging: Biomarkers and Personal Health

22min

Advancements in Personalized Medicine Through Big Data and Genetic Insights

3min

Michael Snyder

Dr. Michael Snyder is the director for the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford and a pioneer and advocate of "deep profiling." Deep profiling seeks to apply intelligent analysis to large data sets to yield specialized clinical insight, ranging from common consumer-grade wearables like Apple Watches to whole-body MRI, continuous glucose monitoring, and metabolomics.

In this episode, we discuss:

(00:00) Introduction to Dr. Michael Snyder
(12:51) Continuous glucose monitor use in people without diabetes
(31:04) A smartwatch helped diagnose Dr. Snyder's Lyme disease
(34:00) Predicting other illnesses with smartwatches
(40:41) Detecting airborne pollutants in the exosome
(51:04) Genetics and metabolism tell us our Ageotypes
(58:05) Exercise is most important for longevity
(01:03:11) Dr. Snyder's lifestyle habits

If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes.

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