Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

At Track Your Max, we strive to supply our clients with a transparent view into their metabolism, hormones, and biochemistry. With our help, patients are provided with empirical data on an ongoing basis to help optimize their health needs.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring is a new method of accurately tracking your glucose levels consistently and accurately throughout the day. At Track Your Max, we endeavor to provide our clients with a detailed understanding of their metabolism, hormones, and biochemistry with the use of modern technology. With our help, patients are provided with empirical data on an ongoing basis to help optimize their health needs.

Additionally, “Track Your Max in Webster has the most up-to-date health and body resources to serve your health and fitness needs. Furthermore, utilize the advanced technology and tests that can provide a complete picture of your health. Moreover, one of the most exciting new inventions is the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System or CGM for short; this is changing the way diabetes is treated and the general population is affected.”

What is continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)?

A CGM is a small medical device that continuously measures your blood glucose levels. Additionally, the reading levels are sampled at regular intervals; therefore, this gives a nearly real-time view of your glucose levels over the day. Moreover, the system is composed of a small sensor, a transmitter, and a display monitor. A sensor implanted just beneath your skin is responsible for measuring your blood glucose levels every 24 hours. A transmitter conveys information to a portable device or cell phone. Our patients rave about the smartphone mobile application that displays the data collected by the CGM.

How does CGM work?

The CGM system was intended to be simple and convenient. To use the CGM, insert a small sensor into your abdomen or arm. It collects interstitial fluid and measures glucose levels. A single sensor can last up to 14 days and can be worn continuously.

A transmitter connected to the sensor sends wireless data to a remote monitor, displaying it in an easy-to-read format. Our appliances can receive information directly from your smartphone. You can even program your CGM to send warnings and notifications when your blood sugar levels increase too much or decrease too little.

Traditional fingerstick meters or blood glucose meters need to be updated. While they were revolutionary in their day, they cannot provide constant glucose updates as the CGM can.

Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Continuous glucose monitoring can help you automatically monitor your blood sugar levels (glucose) over the day. This lets you observe trends in real-time, helping you make informed decisions about balancing food, exercise, and medication.

For those with diabetes, type I or type II, it’s a superior alternative to the traditional finger-prick and provides greater options for constant measurement and data collection. However, even those who already have prediabetes or want to learn more about how their bodies process food and energy can use the CGM system to gain insights that were not possible or inconvenient in the past.

At Track Your Max, we utilize the Abbott FreeStyle Libre for all of our CGM services. If recommended and approved by our certified physicians, our office will insert a CGM during your consultation. You’ll be asked to keep a food journal but will not have to make any additional lifestyle changes for the next 14 days. During the subsequent discussion, the physician will review the CGM data with you in order to assist you in understanding the trends in your blood sugar as well as the effects of different foods on your metabolism. After discussing your health concerns with the doctor, you can create a treatment plan tailored to your metabolism.