The Top Mistakes People Make When Wearing a Continuous Glucose Monitor with Brigid Titgemeier

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Poor metabolic health and blood sugar imbalances are the largest drivers of chronic disease. At least 50 percent of adults in the United States have abnormal blood sugar levels and/or insulin resistance. Research shows that of those with pre-diabetes, more than 84 percent do not know that they have it. A large contributor is a lack of access to information about your body.

Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru and Brigid Titgemeier talk about why tracking blood sugar is important, the benefits of wearing a continuous glucose monitor, and factors to consider when interpreting your data.

Brigid Titgemeier is a Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian. She founded BeingBrigid Nutrition, in 2019 to offer individuals, and groups virtual programs and coaching that provide a data-driven, personalized, food-is-medicine approach to health. She teaches integrative and functional nutrition at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine. Brigid was also a founding dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, working under Dr. Mark Hyman.

In this episode, we dive into:

-The importance of having access to vital health metrics (6:25)

-The accessibility of continuous glucose monitors (12:48)

-Why one diet doesn’t work for everyone and the key to personalization (16:05)

-The myth of needing to have a flat glucose line (24:10)

-How stress impacts glucose response (35:24)

-Understanding how saturated fat affects blood sugar (40:24)

-Brigid’s Blood Sugar Reset Program (46:23)

-Brigid’s health journey (48:35)

Also mentioned in this episode:

-Blood Sugar Reset Program

For more on Brigid Titgemeier, follow her on Instagram @beingbrigid, Facebook @beingbrigidfunctionalnutrition, Twitter @beingbrigid, YouTube @beingbrigid, and through her website beingbrigid.com. If you are interested in working with Brigid, email katie@beingbrigid.com to learn more about her programs.

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