Anyone ever tried a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) - for health (not diabetic)

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As the title says really! I am pretty obsessed with all things nutrition and health related. Have been for years and have read / absorbed soooo much information on the subject.

Also really interested in hormone health (am peri menopausal) and struggle to loose weight despite doing everything by the book! Have a strong relationship with a Functional Health Practitioner who has addressed my entire timeline (from birth, literally) and my diet and thinks I should explore cortisol levels for unresolved trauma.

Anyway, I have recently become fascinated with the idea of CGM as one company in particular seems to have entered the European market for health conscious individuals (not purely diabetics) and I have been following the work of Dr Mindy Pelz and she did a recent podcast on a different American company which seemed to offer hope (but not really in the UK market).

Anyway, I just wondered if anyone else has considered this / is considering it?

I have just ordered my first months supply and it should be here in a month. Feel so excited to finally be able to tap into information I have only ever guessed at before (or used ketostix which are incredibly limiting compared to this).

Just giving this one bump. Clearly its not a popular subject.

I'm type 1 so I know the one you mean and I think if you're into all that then it would be fascinating for you. I don't know how much they are or if it's worth it unless you're really keen to see how different food effects you.

I'm intrigued as to what you are hoping to achieve.
How much are you paying? I only ask because they're very very expensive in the UK and even more in the US . They costs £1000's. I think my pump is £3.5k and then my pump supplies monthly. And then the CGM itself. And the monthly supplies for that.
I get mine free on NHS. I've had a pump for 20 years, CGM off and on for 10.

What cornflake said about how different foods affect you could be monitored just as easily with a cheap blood testing machine.

Are you on HRT?
Have you had all your blood tests, B12, Vit D, everything?

@Oblomov21 the device is the freestyle libre so not actual CGM but scanning though I believe they've made a special app for it. It's been remarketed to athletes etc

Is it this OP?

www.supersapiens.com/en-GB/

Oh sorry I didn't realise we were talking about the Libre. I've had Libre's. I don't see that as a CGM.

The thing about the libre is that it isn't always that accurate. It's designed to be accurate up to a point, but it doesn't always read that well. Realistically, if you don't have diabetes, your blood glucose is going to be fluctuating within a really tight range. I do think there is a value in using them for people who have prediabetes, as everyone responds differently to different foods - e.g. bananas might be fine for one person with prediabetes, but a real problem for someone else. But really, if you don't think you've got diabetes, you're throwing your money away.

I have to say, I do think it's also a bit of appropriation. Like wheeling yourself around in a wheelchair to build up your upper body strength if you didn't need to use one.