Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
- Continuous glucose monitors provide 24-hour insight into blood sugar levels and can help individuals control their health, according to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Dr. Jody Dushay stated that there is scant evidence that these monitors are useful for people with normal blood sugar levels.
- Dushay noted that the devices can be notoriously inaccurate and may provide misleading readings.
- Dr. David Kessler mentioned that people without diabetes risk factors may use the monitors out of curiosity.
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Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology.Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to “take control over their own health,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told federal lawmakers. “They can take respo…
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