3 strategies to positively affect your glucose:
- Postprandial activity
A simple walk after my meals was able to keep my glucose levels more regulated than just sitting
- Salad before a meal
This not only helped reduce large peaks in my glucose levels but also helped with feeling fuller for much longer (keeping both meals the same, simply adding a salad before my meal instead of during/after)
- Workout timing
Working out in the morning helped to maintain my glucose levels throughout the day (less spikes from meals) but I perform much better when timing carbs 30-60min before a hard workout - I could make the case for either morning or nighttime workouts so in the end it’s dependent on your own schedule.
I wouldn’t have been able to quantify these strategies for myself without the Lingo® biosensor. Now, I’m able to track my meals and activity levels to see how it would impact my energy and mood.
The real-time graph makes it easy to see how meals and workouts affect me i...