Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Prevent Disease and Increase Healthspan

Kara Collier, RDN, CNSC is a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician who specializes in glucose control and metabolism. She's also the Director of Nutrition for Nutrisense, a company that uses continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to help their clients become aware of the factors impacting their blood sugar. Kara oversees a team of dietitians leveraging CGM data to build tailored nutrition and lifestyle plans.

On this podcast, Kara talks about the value of using CGM to optimize metabolic health, prevent disease, and improve healthspan. She discusses how CGM captures critical information missed by traditional glucose screening tests and how the data can then guide lifestyle changes. We discuss optimal fasting and peak glucose ranges, the accuracy of CGM, and the 5 lifestyle pillars that tend to have a significant impact on blood glucose.

Here's the outline of this interview with Kara Collier:

[00:02:54] Nutrisense; Continuous glucose monitors (CGM).

[00:05:38] Article: The Rise of Nutritionism, by Kara Collier; Michael Pollan.

[00:06:54] Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman.

[00:08:12] Chris Masterjohn.

[00:10:07] Why measure blood glucose.

[00:12:07] Freestyle Libre.

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[00:14:05] Glycocalyx: Podcasts with Malcolm Kendrick: Why Cholesterol Levels Have No Effect on Cardiovascular Disease (And Things to Think about Instead) and A Statin Nation: Damaging Millions in a Brave New Post-health World; Podcast with Ivor Cummins: Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC): A Direct Measure of Cardiovascular Disease Risk.

[00:14:18] Micrograph images of glycocalyx after a high-carb meal.

[00:15:39] Importance of peak glucose values (