Dr Norman Swan

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What's That Rash? · Why wear a continuous glucose monitor? · 1 Sep 2026 podcast

I think the res research is heading that you know, if you take PMOS, there's little question that behavior change, lifestyle change, can make a big difference to people with PMOS, and therefore CGMs could be a useful help along the way.

And not necessarily again, wearing it 365 days a year, but from time to time according to the advice you're getting from your doctor.

So there are more there's more and more evidence that there is benefit there.

Pre-diabetes, again, and it's you know research in Melbourne and elsewhere has shown that you can draw yourself back from the brink with pre-diabetes with intense lifestyle interventions.

I think the research, I think it was at the Baker Institute, showed that muscle strengthening training can bring you back from pre-diabetes to a much more normal blood sugar level, particularly associated with diet.

Now, if you're looking for

Behavior change, then continuous glucose monitoring can actually add to that and help you along.

It's another biofeedback mechanism.

Yes, but the the evidence is still not in.

It may well be you need to wear it all the time so you've got that continuous feedback.

It may be that wearing it all the time you get numb to it and you stop responding to it, and therefore intermittent use of this to fix up your behavior after a few months is the right way to go.

All these questions need to be answered before you say to people, you gotta wear it all the time, or it's okay to wear it for

or fifteen days and we'll come back in six months' time.

We don't know the answers to those questions, but we come back to the original question here.

It's Jane's question, which is should you be wearing them all the time?

Why would you do it when you're otherwise healthy?

If you know you're eating a healthy diet, that's going to be fairly consistent and if your exercise is fairly consistent.

You're not gonna get many surprises in fifteen days of use.

It's staying in the box for the time being.

Oh really?

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