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#096 - Casey Means, MD (Levels): Continuous Glucose Monitors, Blood Sugar And Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Fitness, Healthy Blood Sugar Ranges, Diabetes Prevention, And More!

#096 - Casey Means, MD (Levels): Continuous Glucose Monitors, Blood Sugar And Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Fitness, Healthy Blood Sugar…

FromThe Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast


#096 - Casey Means, MD (Levels): Continuous Glucose Monitors, Blood Sugar And Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Fitness, Healthy Blood Sugar…

FromThe Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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Length:
102 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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9:25 - Casey's Background

14:20 - What Is A CGM?

20:50 - What Is The Levels Experience Like?

21:20 - How Is The Prescription Accessible?

23:10 - The Application Process

25:15 - What Is It Measuring?

26:20 - What Is Insulin's Role In The Interstitial Fluid?

27:15 - How Accurate Is It?

28:40 - The Highest Saturation Levels

30:15 - CGM Compared To A Finger Prick And/Or A Lab Draw

31:30 - Why The 14 Day Time Limit?

33:00 - Recommendations For Placement 

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35:20 - Placing A Patch Over The Sensor

35:50 - Night-Time Accuracy

40:45 - What Is A Good Range? 

48:10 - CRP (C-Reactive Protein) And Inflammation

50:00 - The Negative Effects Of Glycation

51:20 - Insulin Resistance

53:30 - Metabolic Fitness

54:40 - The Most Insulinogenic Foods

55:50 - The "Area Under The Curve"

1:00:00 - Reactive Hypoglycemia

1:02:35 - How To Bring Back Carbs After HFLC

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1:10:15 - The Differences In Glucose Response Person To Person

1:11:50 - Glucose Levels In A Diabetic Individual

1:12:35 - The Influences On Insulin Resistance

1:16:15 - Berberine

1:16:50 - Glucose-Lowering Probiotics

1:18:50 - Is 2 Weeks Enough Time To Learn Your Patterns?

1:21:50 - Can Listeners Subscribe To Levels?

1:23:30 - Using The App And The Zone Score

1:27:00 - How The Zone Score Is Valuated

1:28:10 - Updates To The App

1:28:45 - Data Storage Of The Sensor

1:31:00 - Calibration

1:31:20 - The Bluetooth And EMF

1:31:50 - The Difference Between Glucose Levels, HbA1c And Serum Fructosamine

1:37:20 - Testing Gestational Diabetes

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Released:
Jun 4, 2021
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Join best-selling author and actress Melanie Avalon as she interviews today's leading health and wellness experts, going beyond the fads to bring you all the biohacking tips, tricks, and techniques to effortless upgrade your body, brain, and life. Because why not live awesome? You got this! Theme Music by Narek Mirzaei, Artwork by Barbara McGregor