I wore a low-cost, OTC continuous glucose monitor for two weeks - what I learned

ZDNET's key takeaways The Abbott Lingo is a $50 continuous glucose monitor that tracks your blood sugar for two weeks It can help people understand how their diets impact their glucose levels and make changes accordingly The app's suggestions and recommendations could be more insightful to promote daily use. View now at Lingo There are plenty of meal-tracking apps that help you understand your diet. But logging three meals a day, assessing your calorifc intake, and reflecting on how your nutrition impacts your overall health can only go so far. After all, apps such as MyFitness Pal or LoseIt! aren't hooked up to your body and don't monitor the minute details of how your food impacts your energy or sleep. These apps don't sense the sugar in your bloodstream and detail your blood sugar's rises and falls throughout the day. A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) does, though. How CGMs work It's almost silly to call a CGM a meal tracker. But at its core, that's what it does. CGMs were in ... Read full article.