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Living in today’s times is in itself so complicated since I started this monitoring all joy is lost I wish for the carefree life in the early 80s

I changed my diet and my A1C went from 12.3 down to 5.0 in four months and three days. No insulin used.

Yes! I have been tracking my glucose and it has been super helpful for understanding if my insulin resistance is getting better over time and it is! Down 53lbs and 93lbs to go! 😀☺💪💜

Exactly. I got a glucose monitor and have worked my way through my diet a removed everything that spiked my glucose. Tomatoes, bell peppers etc, spiked my glucose as much as honey. Can’t wait for CGMs to become cheaper or as part of a smart watch etc.

He said "I wish I could get 12 hours of sleep". Lol you and me both brother. I went from full time trucker to full time parent of 4 young kids. I'm starting to think stress, lack of sleep, and lack of exercise is causing me to gain weight even though I fast 18 hours a day.

Long time watcher of this channel. Emerging from lurkdom to say I’m disappointed that Thomas didn’t disclose that he is listed as part of the Signos team - this puts the pitch of a product a step beyond a paid sponsorship. Don’t get me wrong, I love the use of a CGM to illicit more data. I don’t like being mislead about the relationship between the company and the influencer. Please do better!!

I am in tune with my old body. I can feel when I need or don't need nutrients without any gadgets. I only eat real food, so I don't need any pills or powders. Health does not need to be complicated.

I take 1000mg of BERBERINE with 1000mg of Quercetin. Mixed w/olive. Oil (oleic acid) and my meter is 80-105 1 hour after eating

Great video Thomas! My wife is a T2D and uses a CGM. Her A1C is finally down to ~6.0, for years she was 8.0+ without one.

I’m prediabetic and I’ve had spikes for no reason. I eat the same foods every day. 3 days of fasting sugar in upper 200s and then I started having symptoms of COVId. On the day the symptoms started, blood sugar went back to what it normally is 112. So be aware sickness, diseases can cause spikes.

He’s so knowledgeable that I’m lost

Unfortunately, the push to use wearables, and to constantly monitor and track my body, is where I draw the line. It's not that I wouldn't love to have the information to better my health and myself. It's that the tech companies, and the people behind the technocratic agenda, have proven time and time again they do not care about our privacy, or us. Many of the people behind these tech companies have already proven they put profit over privacy, and have intentions that have nothing to do with helping you monitor or improve your health. Anyone thinking of getting a CGM, fitness tracker, or any similar device that can detect the most intimate details of your health and biology, should first consider the implications of doing so. Not only are they relatively expensive for the average consumer interested in simply improving their health, but this tech may very well be giving information to the people who can least be trusted with it. It is sad that the tech that has the potential to benefit us most is being controlled and given to us by those who cannot be trusted, and who have nefarious intentions. Until this changes, and we demand accountability from the powers that shouldn't be, I am just saying no to these trackers. I will stick to the diet and fitness practices I know I can rely on to supply me will good health. Thanks anyway, Thomas! I still appreciate all of your tips and research.

Tim Ferriss had a really good personal experiment on himself where he tracked his insulin/glucose, heart rate, blood pressure, etc. and used the data to find the optimal time to eat, the optimal foods for his body, etc. and not only that, as the metrics changed he adjusted his diet and exercise to match the new data. I think he was also doing bloods at the same time, and he found that everything he did to lose weight and become more fit and feel better but it was also SUPERCHARGED ... I think this should be the future of medicine, and very Star Trek.

Hi thanks for excellent information. I’m type 2 I am going to practice this to bring down my insulin resistance. I work in a hospital I showed this to one of the doctors and he agreed with you 100%.

Great video. Thanks. As far as testing glucose in the am is usually higher due to a Cortisol spike to get you up and about,”the dawn affect” from what I understand. I’m a former T2D controlled with Keto intermittent faster A1C now 5.1

Stress is the fight or flight reaction which is genetically preprogrammed in our bodies. Over time the stressors have changed from animals hunting humans to daily stressors of the average working adult. Various coping skills training such as deep breathing, meditation and exercise can and will lower the stress. Keeping adrenaline in check is very important in my opinion.

This is such an interesting and helpful video, Thomas. I'm trying to figure out how to deal with the tremendous stress in my life. I know it's impacting my health. May I request a "day of eating" based on animal foods + low toxin plants? I loved the Noah Syndergaard video. Thanks!

Wow that signos gadget is awesome @ 4:45 Gotta check that out.

I too have experienced the "dawn effect" to the point where I do not test first thing in the morning anymore. I will usually wait till before I leave for the gym, right before I start my morning coffee.

Miss having the CGM. Had one for a month and a half and learned a ton. When i started my lifestyle change my A1C was 5.7 pre diabetic with fasting glucose of 96. After quitting sugar, starch, grain and high glycemic vegs and fruit and now eating primarily meat/fish/eggs, modest high fat dairy, nuts, seeds and low glycemic vegs, fruit, fungus, my A1C is now 4.7 and my fasting averages in the 70s-80s and has been as low as the 60s. For me the biggest key for low fasting blood glucose is doing moderate intensity circuit training for 1 hour snd 15 minutes 3 days a week i will see a moderate spike up to 120s after but it drops of quickly then my next am fasting numbers are 60s-70s. I walk the other 3 days a week around 2.75 miles and dont see the lower fasting blood glucose like with circuit training but my metabolism and insulin reaponse is so good now that im staying largely in the 80s before and after meals and rarely go over 100. Quit following my ketones when i hit my ideal weight goal of 165 but i check my glucose at least 3 times a day.

Thomas! This is very important information that a few days ago i just hought of. then I came here 2 c if u already thought if it and u did. I have a CGM that starts with a D and they have NO info on this then I checked another one that starts with an L and they were even worse . I was kind of slacking at checkin ur KZfaq site every day and I missed this report a month ago. THIS IS PHENOMAL I thought to set my D CGM alarm 2 130 and when the alarm goes off to get up and go 4 a walk. That's working wonders!! But u thought of it earlier THANK YOU SO MUCH!! BTW why aren't u a certified health coach? Keep doing this please (cuz u r literally saving lives AND HELPING 2 STOP ALZHEIMER'S with this CGM idea)

Love your work man, exciting video! Was just talking about this with my colleague earlier today!

I have insulin resistance . I will apply you’re knowledge

I believe everyone should have a glucose monitor. Soy made my blood sugar drop down to 35.

This is great Thomas the whole dawn phenomena thing has always baffled me as very ISenstive people get this as well as T2Diabetics. If you could do a video more specifically on detailed hacks with the cgm for T2D that would be amazing. Thanks for the great content! 👍

If you have a diabetic friend that uses the Free Style Libre monitor, ask him to get you one too. They are $40 for two weeks, usually much cheaper than the non-prescription versions.

Please more information on when is best to workout out .

Poor sleep also effects heart rate variability and base pulse rate, and wrist devices can also measure kinetic affects of sleep quality in addition to those. I wear a (kinda crappy) brand that does that.

How can a non diabetic obtain a CGM that is high quality over the counter?

So interesting!! Yes I’d love more info on this, and on hypoglycemia 🙏

Don't settle for any fasting number over 100. They may only categorize that as "pre-diabetic," but I was only 105 fasting when my HgbA1c had already hit the full-blown diabetic level of 7.9%. You don't want numerous physical complications before being diagnosed.

I was able to get a prescription for a CGM from my primary care doctor. Using the FreeStyle Libre 14 day. I did some fun experimenting. A two scoop hot fudge sundae did not raise my glucose much at all. However, a bowl of cereal, milk and walnuts shot it up to over 200. Go figure. I don’t understand why that would be. (Mint chocolate chip ice cream oh, and whipped cream, in case you were wondering.)

Thomas, would love a more thorough video on the dawn effect. Im an ectomorph doing keto, but my fasted glucose is always between 100-130. And every time I have lab work done its on the high side, assuming because thats stressful. The weird thing is, last time I used a GCM (only done it twice) it wasnt happening. I thought resolving my sleep apnea fixed it. But apparently not so much, it came back. Wondering if other people experience it in cycles. Also curious if some area able to fix this. Last, why is my functional med doctor concerned about it when it seems like this is so common?

I agree with a lot of what you’re saying and it’s good to have a glucose monitor but for me, I hate pricking myself but I’ve been considering the patches and here’s where we differ, everyone’s goal isn’t the same. I lost my weight without tracking anything, I get my electrolytes in, never needed data, except for KZfaqrs that follow a keto/ low carb lifestyle and Maintained this lifestyle for 4 years, one thing I will say about keto, it will make anyone nuts, even when I did take breaks I used get extremely uptight, and stressed, before and after and I don’t want to live like that, I want to enjoy life especially with how crazy everything thing is going. Adf/ has gotten me back on track, it’s the real deal and In a crisis situation, who will be able to stay keto for long?😳 Update: Currently doing just Adf and I like it. Dropped weight quick! The Key is to exercise.

My diabetes has returned with a vengeance. Although I’m in decent shape, after getting a certain shot (causation or correlations?), I have the symptoms of diabetes that o had over a decade ago. I went through the process for signos because I am trying to control through diet since I do not want to be on medication. Less than 20 grams of carbs and they are all leafy greens. Some days I’m good some days to the moon. I need to understand what is spiking my insulin. After they took the payment I was told that I am not a fit for the CGM. Now I am awaiting my refund. But I don’t want the refund. I want the device. I need it! I am a police officer so stress and lack of sleep are also factors but I need to figure this out. I don’t like pricking my fingers 6 times a day. They are basically calloused already. Should I just try to get a prescription from a doctor?

Switched AM Coffee for 1 tsp of Matcha in 16oz mug during started to lose weight again after plateauing for 6 months.

Thomas....how come a fasted person never gets scurvy or berry berry commonly occuring in person's only eating meat and white bread like old school sailors or rice.

So, stress and lack of sleep are the biggest causes of insulin resistance.

thomas one question, keto diet push leves el ferritin?? if you have ferritin up how you make low leves, donations and flebotimia????

Wondering if anyone knows if health insurance covers this service? Pretty pricey. I do agree that health is great value, and that the service of teaching your data is also valuable, but I still feel the price point is a bit high. As an ER RN, most of the people I see who could greatly benefit from something like this couldn't afford it out of pocket. Thanks Thomas for the great info!

My therapist always tells me that anxiety can't actually hurt me. Pfff... tell that to pre-diabetes. Seriously don't know how to get my cortisol down. I got a kid with cancer and for the life of me I can't seem to chill out and I know it's effecting my levels.

Yes more data on the subject would be awesome !👌

Thanks Thomas!

Hi Thomas what about the individuals that do long term keto? Depending on what they eat could affect the glucose response 2 to 3hrs after the meal since it kicks in slower per the Harvard study which you discussed in another video. So for someone that doesnt know this and watches the vid they might think they are diabetic if they eat carbs after a workout, when its just their body's not used to carbs. Thanks for the continued content.

I love all your videos how you share so much knowledge; I love how the video is presented and your different kitchen studios. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in educating us. God bless you and your family and your channel.

“If you eat a cookie it might spike your glucose. But if I eat a cookie it might not.” If you eat a cookie it still spikes mine!

Love this idea to use the glucose monitor especially with insulin resistant clients and pre diabetic! I just wish it were easier to get insurance to cover the device! Hopefully prices continue to decrease.

Great Video...!!

Of course when you have a body like that TSA will pat you down.

Adaptive Glucose Sparing....higher glucose levels (in morning) after a few years on keto diet, but still lowish A1c.

It’s awful that tracking your glucose w a CGM costs more than buying a car 😖

So… basically Signos CGM infomercial, thanks Thomas 👀

Can anyone explain their packages? I dont understand whats being offered regarding frequency, how often you pay, and when... Have used Levels until now, which is expensive. So this is intriguing.

(JMM) Everyone has their price it seems, inc Thomas!

theoretically you really could be a tiny bit pre-diabetic if your gut bacteria do not produce enough SCFAs and maybe other postbiotics that stimulate your L cells in the gut to produce GLP-1/PYY. this is an analog process, so between high amount of GLP-1 or very low GPL-1 is a huge difference. this has an effect on glucagon and if glucagon is too high, then the liver is overproducing blood sugar. even if your diet contains a lot of fiber, at some point you also got some antibiotics prescribed by the doctor and that does some damage.

I have tried to sign up to Signos 4 times and haven’t even received as much as an email confirmation… I think they should stop advertising if they don’t have any product?!

Are those numbers a little high? I had to use the conversion chart online, but when I was pregnant, my doctor said a fasting blood glucose over 5.0 mmol/L was too high, and same number for one hour after meals! I rather hope your numbers are right because I found it a struggle to keep my numbers there and I never thought I had an issue in this area!

Please do more videos on monitoring glucose and how to loose fat.

This is why insurance company's should cover these for diabetics..mine won't so I have to stab my finger 4 time a day...ouch .

Whats the reason behind the biochemistry?

I would argue that the biggest cause for insulin resistance in women is low progesterone. Can’t keto that any higher

My glucose is high (186 fasting), but my insulin is 17 which my doctor considers within normal range. I find it all very confusing.

Stress stress stress

Cookies are not my friends lol

Hmm. Site says it only offers it to non-diabetics in their FAQ section.

Can you have a look at athletic greens? I wonder if it's a good product.

I’m extremely insulin resistant type 2 diabetic! I’m begging for help. Yes I’m been through some extreme trauma’s and now it’s all over and my body is failing. I’m now also hypothyroid. Docs have given me all kinds of meds. Nothing works. Intermittent fasting is not working either. So appreciate any advice.

Hey thomas Ive been following the keto diet for about 2 months... and I just wanted to know if what I'm experiencing is normal... ive been on keto for 2 months lost weight (great) but now I noticed that I've given myself a cheat day every 2 weeks and that means that I ate heavy carbs foods... well i do feel like shit after But I notice that when I added that 1 cheat day every 2 weeks Ive built more muscle then before and still lost fat? Is this possible?

You done a video on whey protein and acne/pimples?

If your not burning carbs are you burning fat AND muscle?

So I recently got a physical done and it looks like I'm in that pre-diabetic/insulin resistant stage and I've been full on trying to reverse it. I've been consuming more protein with little to no carbs in all my meals. Usually get carbs from vegetables only on lunch and dinner, with no carbs on breakfast. I go to the gym more regularly on a weekly basis usually 3 times a week if my schedule permits. I usually go before dinner after 4 hours of no eating at all since lunch in the midday. Just asking for a friend here if this is a good start? Or should I rework somethings?

I’m type 2 on insulin. I hate it. I workout when I can but feel tired quite often. I feel like the humilin Iam on is making me gain weight. But I don’t know.

I’m on a tablet and nobody answered me last time .

Need help here! I have been on keto for a month now, carb and protein is within limit but some days I think I dont eat enough fat. I also do the exercise 3-4 times a week and IF 18/6. I had dinner around 6 PM and next meal is noon the next day. What concern me is that my blood ketone is always over 3 or 3.5 mmol + blood glucose around 65-75 before my first meal. Is this too high? Also, 1.5 hrs after exercise and dinner, blood ketone is over 4 mmol while glucose is 80. Please help! TIA I dont have diabetes. 125 lbs/5’6 - age 36

You forgot to mention the effect high fat has on your insulin resistance…

Isn’t high blood glucose just a symptom of insulin resistance? I don’t believe high blood glucose is the cause of hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance.

Sir.. do we get in India

Can a stressful situation by itself Jack up insulin so profoundly that one gets bellyfat by morning ( though in a fasted state)? This was a super interesting vlog Thomas, thanks!

Damn those things are expensive! (Not just that brand.) I'm waiting for the watch with the chip in it that was rumored to be coming out this year (but it will probably be a few years out.) PS: In the mean time, I track breath ketones with a clinical-quality meter for less than two months of a CGM.

Does posture matter when eating? Are we naturally suppose to eat standing up, sitting down, or squatting? I’ve been trying to learn how to sleep while squatting like the Yahgan people. Those people were superhuman.

Are there emf concerns with these CGMs?

too much info i think we shud just go with the flojoe

THE GREAT REJECT!

I am wondering if I am in one of these categories or if I should be on keto. I started keto because I was pre-diabetic not for weight loss, and actually lost 5 lbs when I could use to gain 10-15. But anyway after 3 months my FBS went up from 94 to 115 and my A1c went from 5.7 to 6.1. This was very discouraging. Why would it all go up ?

so how do i keep my insulin balanced

My glucometer doesn’t read in that number range. Is there a different device or is it different in Canada?

This all just gets too confusing for me....

What does the company do with the data?

So ill have high glucose untill my kids are older lol

If you have a one plus 7 pro phone, SIGNOS don't work

100 years ago most ppl WORKED a lot more.

IMHO, I'm not a doctor nor nutritionist, ketones is what you want to track perhaps even more than your glucose. It should be all about trying to figure out how much insulin you are using. Can you not have a normal glucose level and a high insulin level? Isn't that the definition (or part of) insulin resistance? If your ketones are high you know your insulin is low. Lots of things can spike your blood glucose besides eating too many carbs. So take measure of your ketones.

just another usual night watching KZfaq at 3 AM and then I saw sleep this video and now I’m turning off my iPad

None of the studies he cites in this video has anything to say about the bioindividuality of "fat burning" and "fat storing" foods. Thomas is literally making stuff up. No one watching this video should accept such fiction. Please don't reply to this comment by rationalizing the lie Thomas espouses at the start of the video. And please don't reply to this comment by saying that he get's everything else right (that's a red herring). What is the bioindividuality he speaks of? And what is the proof of its supposed existence? Does it have something to do with food toxicity and allergies? Do foods that you are allergic to increase your insulin levels? Or is Thomas really just making stuff up at the start of the video? Is Thomas talking about people who are not genetically predisposed to becoming fat? So some people are genetically predisposed to becoming fat such as myself, but is that really "bioindividuality"? And since people who are genetically predisposed to becoming fat become fat on any high carb diet, the term "bioindividuality" makes no sense. The concept of bioindividuality makes even less sense when we consider the fact that the entire world is getting fatter and more diabetic each and every passing year. Is Thomas lying through his teeth on this subject?

Sorry Tom some speakers agitate my brain, it’s like too much stimulation when your talking.

I feel like the dumbest person in the world after not understanding any of this. Hba1c? What?!?

Honestly I am more confused after listening to you.

No shit! Don't eat sugar!

Yessssw!!