I wore a $49 OTC continuous glucose monitor for two weeks - Here's what surprised me
Published on: 2025-06-14 09:06:24
ZDNET's key takeaways The Abbott Lingo is a $49 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 daily, assessing your caloric intake, and reflecting on how your nutrition impacts your overall health can only go so far. After all, apps such as MyFitnessPal or Lose It! aren't hooked up to your body and don't monitor the minute details of how your food impacts your energy or sleep.
Also: This fitness wearable let me track an often overlooked metric - and it's on sale
These apps don't sense the sugar in your bloodstream and detail your blood sugar's rise and fall throughout the day. A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) does, though.
How CGMs work
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