| I've been working in this space for seven years, this isn't new. There have been big studies from the UK in 2020 [1] and Israel in 2015 [2] about this. Some of my learnings: - Don't start your day with a large amount carbs. Have some insulin in your blood before eating that big bowl of oatmeal. Or just go for some yougurt with nuts and seeds. - The classical order of a three course meal (salad first, then main dish, then dessert) is pretty good in terms of preventing glucose spikes. - Going for a walk after a meal is great for bringing glucose levels down. - Eat at least 2h before going to sleep. Having high glucose levels disrupts sleep. - Alcohol lowers the glucose response of a meal, but is still bad unfortunately. - Diet Coke works. No spike vs loads of sugar with a real coke. - Stress can spike glucose like crazy, e.g. being in an interview or during takeoff. - If you really want to know how you react to some food, keep the circumstances (time of day, sleep, physical activity, stress) similar. There's too much influence beyond just the meal. I bet that everyone who is wearing a premium smartwatch or an Oura ring now will be using a CGM now and then in the next years. [1]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32528151/
[2]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26590418/ |