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Suggestions for getting essentially the most out of Nutrisense and how one can use it –


 Sharing some ideas of utilizing Nutrisense and how one can get essentially the most out of it! I used to be gifted my Nutrisense CGM sensors, and this put up just isn’t sponsored. My code to strive it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, simply wished to share a reduction with you all.

Hello mates! How’s the day going? I’ve back-to-back consumer calls in the present day and am wanting ahead to Taco Tuesday with the fam. I lately placed on a brand new Nutrisense CGM and thought it was time for an up to date put up! Enjoyable reality: my CGM assured me that my physique does certainly LOVE Mexican meals. Tacos, rice, beans, guac, margarita: NO SPIKE. It’s actually in my blood. 😉

Suggestions for getting essentially the most out of NutriSense and how one can use it

I first wrote about my expertise with Nutrisense right here however knew that there was a LOT extra I wished to share on the weblog, particularly since I’ve a Nutrisense and CGM skilled at my fingertips. I reached out to Mia as a result of she’s labored with Nutrisense to see if she’d thoughts sharing some recommendations on how one can use your CGM, run experiments, and any additional ideas she may share. I’m so comfortable that she put collectively this superb put up for you!!

(Ps if you happen to don’t have a Vuori romper but, they’re life altering.)

Getting began

Easy methods to apply your Steady Glucose Monitor (CGM)

I took a fast video of my CGM software so that you guys may see it once more in motion, particularly since I’m extra comfy doing it now. You guys. I’m the largest needle phobe. The primary time I did a CGM, I paced round my home sweating for days. I finally did it (with Mia’s assist!) as a result of I actually wished the info. Now, it’s nothing. It’s SO straightforward and painless to insert.

Right here’s a video of the appliance course of! Nutrisense makes use of the Freestyle Libre CGM. Please observe that I’m NOT a health care provider. That is simply what works for me and I’m sharing my expertise in case anybody else is questioning about this.

 

Subsequent steps when you’ve utilized your CGM:

Step 1:

Obtain the Nutrisense app and get acquainted with including meals, notes, and scanning your CGM. Play with all the pieces. You’ll be able to’t break the app and if you happen to do, buyer assist is all the time round to assist.

Step 2:

Reap the benefits of the one month complimentary RD assist. The NutriSense dietitians are there to assist your targets associated to well being and diet. Be happy to ask them any questions because it pertains to the CGM, diet, well being, your information, meals, or any experiments you’re keen on operating.  The place else are you going to get entry to your very personal RD almost on a regular basis and never a “bot?” They solely work enterprise days and can all the time reply to you inside 24 hours on weekdays, so if you happen to need assistance on the weekend, get your questions in earlier than the top of Friday afternoon. 😉

Step 3:

Talk together with your RD about how usually you desire to he/she to verify in. They will verify on you continuously, like each 2-3 enterprise days or weekly at minimal. So, if you happen to favor to find by yourself, that’s cool too, however they may all the time pop in as soon as every week to be sure you are doing alright. No meals police, however serving to you analyze your information so you will discover the optimum weight-reduction plan on your glucose ranges.

Step 4:

The primary week you might be sporting your CGM, they recommend that you just observe your regular habits and routine, paying attention to any spikes larger than 140 mg/dL.  As soon as they’ll see your regular behaviors, then the experiment and tweaks can happen.

Step 5:

Week 2, begin to have a bit of enjoyable together with your information. You’ll be able to even ask your RD for recommendations for experiments.  It’s extremely really useful that you just plan to experiment with a meals that you just eat as you usually would first after which make tweaks the second time.

An instance of a “combined meal” experiment:

First time: Chipotle bowl with rooster, rice, beans guac and chips.  Order as typical and eat such as you usually would

Second time: Chipotle bowl with the identical substances. This time observe meal order sequencing: eat half the rooster first, then dive into the greens/lettuce/guac and end the remainder of the meal as desired, mixing bites of rooster in with the rice and beans. End with chips if you happen to’re nonetheless hungry.

Third time: Attempt consuming the meal as you usually would however go for a ten minute stroll earlier than the meal and a 15 minute stroll after the meal

Fourth time: take a shot of apple cider vinegar in 2 oz of water about 10 minutes earlier than consuming.  Eat such as you usually would.

Do you discover that one response is healthier for you? 

If testing single meals and bare carbs, maybe you’ll take a look at:

– Numerous grains like rice, oats, quinoa, gluten free breads, tortillas

– Numerous starchy greens like potatoes, candy potatoes and butternut squash. Does cooked and cooled matter vs. cooked and eaten instantly?

– Numerous crackers and chips: corn, cassava, seeded, almond flour, and many others

– Numerous sugar free sweeteners: stevia, monk fruit, erythritol

– Numerous fruits recent vs. dried : apples, pears, grapes, berries, tropical fruit like pineapple, melon, mango, and many others.

Step 6:

If you happen to select a 3 month subscription, you possibly can proceed to experiment with completely different meals, combos and meals weeks 2-4 earlier than starting to tremendous tune and tweak your optimum meals & meals.

Having the additional weeks to play with meals and optimize meals is a good concept and solely supplies extra perception, contemplating that sleep, stress, exercises, and life-style all affect meal response and restoration.

Do you know that what you ate the day earlier than and the standard of sleep the evening earlier than all have an effect on your glucose response for the day? A poor evening sleep can result in greater glucose values the following day and better night glucose values on account of late meals and carbs at evening can result in a poor evening of sleep.  It could actually flip right into a by no means ending cycle!

If you happen to selected solely a one-month subscription, which incorporates 2 sensors, maybe think about dividing up your sensors this fashion:

Week 1- eat usually

Week 2- experiment with completely different meals and meals

Week 3- tremendous tune and make any changes

Week 4- see your “plan” in motion

Advantages of RD assist:

Did you select a 3 month+ subscription? Kudos for you! Renew your RD assist after your 1 month ends for under $50. I imply, the place else will you have the ability to discover 1:1 assist tailor-made to your targets and behaviors for $50 a month? Don’t fear although, if you happen to resolve to not proceed with RD assist and end up wanting your skilled again, you possibly can message him/her via the portal and be linked once more!

Having ongoing diet assist will be tremendous useful in case you are making an attempt to realize particular targets corresponding to:

– Weight reduction

– Physique composition adjustments

– Fats loss

– Hormonal stability

– Optimize your pre- put up exercise diet for efficiency, endurance and energy

– Work on mindfulness and breath work to assist handle stress

– Optimize sleep

– Optimize digestion

– Tweak your meals to make them extra glucose-friendly

– Enhance your fasting glucose values… you need them between 70-90 mg/dL

One of the best half about utilizing a CGM:

Be taught as a lot as you possibly can so you possibly can implement new methods and make adjustments! Keep in mind, sporting a CGM is offering you with prompt suggestions so you may make adjustments to your life-style and weight-reduction plan routine in actual time. It’s information that you should use immediately to make adjustments. Data is energy. It’s one other software within the software field to optimize glucose, create metabolic flexibility and obtain well being and vitality.

Do you might have any questions on utilizing Nutrisense or one other CGM? Is that this one thing you’ve thought-about making an attempt? If you happen to resolve to provide it a whirl, you should use the code GINA50 for $50 off.

What’s your favourite well being machine or wearable gadget?

xoxo

Gina



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