"Stubborn Midlife Belly Fat is a Gift! 💕 It might be a sign that it is time to take action!
Metabolic health issues take years, even decades to develop and the body is great at "hidding" them for a long time...unless you know what to look for or have a CGM!
Metabolic issues like diabetes and heart disease, do not develop over night and symptoms are often already showing years before, if you know what to look for.
And expanding waistline and stubborn belly fat are one sign that could indicate that things are going "off piste" and uncontrolled glucose (and insulin levels) are often a big driver of this problem (even without being officially diabetic).
Unfortunately conventional glucose tests only give you an in the moment reading (ie fasting finger prick) or a 3 month average (iHb A1c blood test), but won't tell you anything about how much your glucose levels are fluctuation during a 24 hour period (Variability). This is actually very important, because high variability (the famous glucose rollercoaster) causes a lot of stress in the body, since it needs to overcompensate to change the direction before it hits dangerous levels. A steep rise in glucose can even be mistaken for "low glucose levels", because the symptoms can be similar, but then adding a glass of juice to bring up you glucose is the opposite of what is needed. Longterm this creates problems in the body.
But it is not just about preventing disease down the line, it is about living your best life! Do you often feel tired, have energy slumps after meals or get "Hangry" when you have not eaten for a few hours? And what about the weight that you just can not seem to shift, especially around the middle? These might all be signs that it is time to take some action...
CGMs allow you to have a look into your body in "real time" and discover what foods work best for YOU!
So how does a CGM help with all this?
CGMs harness the power of prevention. They were originally developed to help patients with diabetes to MANAGE their condition, but are now starting to become recognised as a tool that can help PREVENT (pre)diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Conventional test can not show trends like CGMs do, meaning they often pick up abnormalities much later.
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If you are interested in trying a CGM
and want to find out where/how to
buy one, what software to get and how
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"Weight loss is NOT about calories in vs calories out! Or about "eat less, move more"!
It is about balancing hormones, with insulin being a key player...and glucose being it's main side kick."
Hi, I'm Gesa
I'm a registered Nutritional Therapist & Health Coach and I specialise in helping people assess, correct and optimise their blood sugar levels using Continuous Glucose Monitors, to prevent or reverse chronic disease. Since discovering that I was pre-diabetic after wearing a CGM for the first time, I have made it my mission to bring awareness to the "preventative power" of Continuous Glucose Monitors and aim to make them accessible to everyone.
