Optimal Time for Postprandial Glucose Readings?
There are still a lot of barriers to getting a CGM, but I do have a single use monitor (Contour Next). Is there an optimal time to take a postprandial reading? The standard resources suggest 1-2 hours, which seems to broad a range to be useful.
Antiperspirant / Deodorant and Hyperhidrosis
Hey Peter and The Drive team. Can you comment on antiperspirants and deodorants as it pertains to hyperhidrosis and general skin care? What are the risks of aluminum chloride compounds in antiperspirant? Are there treatments or lifestyle interventions that could help for hyperhidrosis both for underarms and for hands/feet? I sauna frequently and don't sweat excessively, other than my underarms when I'm not being physically active.
Marius Bakken
Hi, I’m not sure if you’re familiar with Marius Bakken, the former Norwegian Olympic 5k runner, now physician, but he has a super interesting blog and history of self experimentation with training using lactate levels to achieve his maximum performance, which has been copied by his countrymen the Ingebrigtsen’s to earn gold in the last Olympics. He’s brilliant with exercise physiology, and I think would be super interesting to have on the podcast and go into what he has learned with these training protocols and possibly compare with some of the ideas from Inigo San Milan. I think we could learn something from this focus on elite endurance performance. Here is a recent post I found interesting http://www.mariusbakken.com/the-norwegian-model.html
CGM - Glucose Variability
Peter - I just started wearing a CGM as a non-diabetic and listened to AMA #165 which as great. But I fear I am one of the pre/soon to be concerning people you described who has maintained static blood glucose levels over years but done so only as a result of increasing insulin. How does one fix this? How does one check this? Will a normal doctor give me an OGTT without me showing up pre-diabetic? How can one lower their insulin production? Is it the same dietary intervention of reducing carbs intake/processed foods, which would be the approach if the goal was to reduce the glucose reading? More info: I have 4 years of tests show levels of Hemoglobin A1C from 4.9-5.1. My CGM tends to show me in the 95-112 range. I rarely bounce over 120-140 range that concerns you most. But my variability is huge. I will often have a reading in the 80s or even 70s/60s especially following a hot bath, exercise or combination thereof. I can go from mid 70s-115 or the inverse quite quickly. As I type this the rating that had been 124 half hour ago is now 77 - with no consumption or state change of any sort. ps you are so completely right that everyone needs a CGM.