Do You Monitor Glucose If Not Diabetic?

[capth4u]

I have a glucose monitor that I used when I was doing the keto diet. Since I started Reta and Mots-c I have had some peaks and sometimes feeling tired so I checked my levels with it. I realized it was probably my mitochondria needing a tune up. Adding SS-31 and NAD+

 

[DrPEPr]

I have been monitoring for about 3 months (1 month prior to reta and 2 months on) using test strips (don't recommend... my fingers felt like turning into swiss cheese ).

I don't have the (full)dataset* at hand right now, but I know that my blood glucose before reta was between 4.5 (mmol/L) on average (fasted/morning) with post meal spikes between 6-8.

While on reta, fasted went down to 3.5-4 while spikes never went past 7.

So it definitely dropped due to the reta.

*Most of the data in the app (MySugr) is gone so I have to find the export I made.

But here are some screens I found.

Last continuous test week (3rd month on reta, fasted)

Random measurements @ 3.9mmol/L fasted and 4.9 post meal)

Another random measurement (4.3mmol/L) fasted.

 

[eidos]

I have type 2 diabetes (a “family tradition”) and have been on medication for six years. I started using a CGM two or three times a year to see my blood glucose profile throughout the day, which isn’t visible when you test with a fingertip blood sample.

I started with the Freestyle Libre 3 (75€) and for the past 6 months I’ve been using the Libre 2+ (43€), which has the same features, just a little thicker.

For the past few weeks, I've been taking Tirz, Reta, MOTS-c, SS-31, and, starting this morning, 5AMQ.

My blood sugar is now regulated: 99% of the time it stays within the green zone. I had two “minor” episodes of hypoglycemia while sleeping, with no lasting effects.

This is really interesting for calibrating which foods cause hyperglycemia. And any difference if I eat them for breakfast or later in the day.

What's curious is that my blood sugar rarely drops during activities at the aerobic threshold, but it often drops an hour later. This pattern seems to be specific to Reta.

What motivates me the most, aside from stabilizing my blood sugar, is seeing the projected HbA1c level in the Libre app. From 10.5 in February, the level is now trending toward 6.5. I will confirm this in the next analysis in July.

The “dawn phenomenon” (when blood sugar levels rise an hour before waking up and skyrocket even before eating) has almost completely disappeared. Since this is largely caused by HGH, if I were taking it, I would use a CGM to make sure it doesn't induce insulin resistance.