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Feb 2021
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BEN GREENFIELD
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bengreenfieldfitness.com/levels As I've mentioned many times before on podcasts, I've been using something called a "Continuous Glucose Monitor" (CGM) at various intervals throughout my life for about 4 years or so.     Considering that, , I... 
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