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Aug 2023
1h 14m

Why Measuring Your Blood Sugar Level is ...

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
About this episode

Casey Means, MD is a Stanford-trained physician and Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of metabolic health company Levels. Her mission is to maximize human potential and reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic disease by empowering individuals with tech-enabled tools that can inform smart, personalized, and sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices. Dr. Means’s perspective has been recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The New Yorker, Men's Health, Women's Health, and more.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Why is blood sugar regulation important?
  • The impact of too high or too low blood sugar levels.
  • The best and worst foods for blood sugar.
  • What are the impacts of medications on blood sugar and your body composition?

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