LEVELS – Metabolic Insights

Inflammation helps heal your body, but chronic inflammation can cause serious damage. Here’s how a healthy lifestyle—including a low-sugar diet—can help keep it in check. Author: Esti Schabelman, MD Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/inflammation-and-glucose-levels Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Lev...

Milk, cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products may not immediately spike your blood sugar, but they could make you more insulin resistant over time. Author: Meghan Rabbitt Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/what-we-know-about-dairy-and-blood-sugar Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @...

Stephanie Greunke coaches new moms in metabolically healthy meal planning, shopping and eating, but her practical solutions can work for anyone. Author: Alex Moskov⁠ Link to episode: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/stephanie-greunke-healthy-diet-parents-stable-blood-sugar Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on...

In part three of Ben Bikman’s series, he looks at the effects of energy and hormones on insulin resistance and offers tips for building an insulin-friendly diet. Author: ⁠Ben Bikman, PhD⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/improving-insulin-through-diet-calories-vs-carbs Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Fol...

Here’s what “processed” actually means, how these foods impact your metabolic health, and how to avoid the worst of them in the grocery aisles. Author: Kaitlin Sullivan Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/what-are-processed-foods-and-why-are-they-so-bad-for-metabolic-health Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Fo...

Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) looks deeper than simplistic calorie models and provides a window into the underlying physiology of weight gain and loss. Authors: ⁠Casey Means⁠ , Josh Clemente⁠ and Arlo Crawford⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/glucose-weight-loss Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.co...

Here's why the activist philanthropist believes more personalized data and better systems will help us all live healthier lives. Author: Jessica Migala⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/esther-dyson-thinks-the-future-of-health-is-self-awareness-and-a-society-that-makes-good-choices-easy Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  lev...

Insulin resistance is a shockingly common condition spurred on by diet and lifestyle. Here are the processes in your body that lead to this dangerous state. Author: ⁠Ben Bikman, PhD⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/what-causes-insulin-resistance-glucose-levels Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Leve...

Exercise, glucose, and metabolic flexibility: how monitoring glucose levels with CGM can help you improve fueling, endurance, performance, and recovery. Authors: ⁠Casey Means⁠ , Josh Clemente and Arlo Crawford Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/glucose-and-exercise Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Le...

A new crop of naturally sweetened and low-carb candies and chocolates may be better for your blood sugar, but that doesn't make them a health food. Author: Jessica Migala⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/healthy-candy-low-blood-sugar Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @Levels...

Dr. Ben Bikman describes how glucose levels impact our body temperature, and how glucose spikes can lead to elevated temperature, which can impact sleep. Author: ⁠Ben Bikman, PhD⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/glucose-levels-body-temperature Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @Le...

Elias Eid is a med student who lives with Type 1 diabetes. He shares what CGM has meant for him and why he believes wider CGM use benefits everyone. Author: Elias Eid Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/why-i-want-everyone-with-or-without-diabetes-to-have-cgm-access Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Lev...

The organisms that make up your microbiome impact how your body processes food and your overall health. Here's how you can keep your microbiome healthy. Authors: Jeewon Garcia-So , Dr. Orville Kolterman , Fanny Perraudeau, Ph. D. Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/how-your-gut-microbiome-affects-your-metabolic-health Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn a...

This special kind of starch that “resists” digestion has several health benefits and can be part of a blood-sugar-friendly diet. Author: Ashley Welch Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/what-is-resistant-starch-and-how-does-it-impact-glucose Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @Levels...

We dispel some of the most common misconceptions about metabolism and blood sugar to help you make healthier diet and lifestyle decisions. Author: Rachel Nuwer Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/five-metabolic-health-myths-busted Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @Levels on  Instagr...

Here’s how shrinking the number of hours you spend eating can help stabilize glucose levels and improve your overall health. Author: Jessica Migala⁠ and Dominic D'Agostino, PhD Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/the-benefits-of-fasting-for-metabolic-health Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels o...

Dr. Ben Bikman, author of Why We Get Sick, explains why we should care about insulin resistance, and how this condition can affect every cell in the body. Author: Ben Bikman, PhD Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-insulin-resistance-cgm Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on...

Being a rock star with Type 1 diabetes has never been easy, but seeing her glucose levels in real-time helped Este learn sometimes you just have to stop the show and have a candy bar. Author: Mike Haney Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/how-wearing-a-cgm-changed-este-haims-life Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/b...

Will artificial sweeteners spike your glucose levels or are they a metabolic health freebie? We break down the research and give you some sweetener advice. Author: Mike Haney Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/artificial-sweeteners-glucose-levels-metabolic-health-cgm INFO ABOUT LEVELS Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth...

Four recent papers present convincing evidence that elevated glucose—even without a diabetes diagnosis—can be dangerous for COVID patients. Author: The Levels Team⁠ Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/glucose-levels-covid-research INFO ABOUT LEVELS Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.com/blog Follow Levels on Social – @...

Sleep quality and quantity have a profound effect on metabolic health. This article describes the mechanisms by which improving sleep hygiene can improve glucose control. Author: Alex Moskov Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/how-sleep-impacts-metabolic-health-glucose-levels-cgm INFO ABOUT LEVELS Become a Levels Member – https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  ...

ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Several studies have linked a significant correlation between perceived work-related stress and increased levels of circulating glucose. Stress can push us to overeat, which raises our glucose levels, which leads to us to suffer from notable fatigue and low energy levels. Insulin resistance in the brain can lead to impairment of the negative feedback on the stress hormone pathwa...

The key to improving health is better behavior. Here we describe how continuous glucose monitoring and closed-loop systems inspire real behavior change. Authors: Casey Means, MD and Sam Corcos Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/the-levels-theory-of-behavior-change INFO ABOUT LEVELS Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  levelshealth.c...

Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, shares his secret master plan for building the most affordable product to reverse metabolic dysfunction. Don't tell anyone. Author: Sam Corcos Link to article: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/the-secret-levels-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me-cgm-glucose INFO ABOUT LEVELS Become a Levels Member –  https://levels.link/insights Learn about Metabolic Health –  leve...

There’s no "ideal" diet for everyone, but a continuous glucose monitor gives you real-time feedback on the foods that work best for your metabolic health. Author : Josh Clemente Link to Blog: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/optimal-diet ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Viewing diet through the lens of glucose levels can be a powerful way to personalize food choices and optimize metabolic health. Pos...