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Personal observations, CGM data and everyday experience.

Field lab with CGM data

Two protein flavours in a field test: the design, before the numbers arrive

Two protein flavours in a field test: the design, before the numbers arrive

Infection and glucose: Why my readings are higher – and what I can actually conclude from them

Infection and glucose: Why my readings are higher – and what I can actually conclude from them

45 minutes at level 2: why I deliberately ride slowly in the mornings

45 minutes at level 2: why I deliberately ride slowly in the mornings

Hard Peloton rides and the glucose bounce: glucose falls first, then rises again

Hard Peloton rides and the glucose bounce: glucose falls first, then rises again

Morning without training versus a morning ride: what my data can actually compare

Morning without training versus a morning ride: what my data can actually compare

Fire-service callouts and glucose: five documented days compared

Fire-service callouts and glucose: five documented days compared

Morning protein products: what my CGM data show — and do not show

Morning protein products: what my CGM data show — and do not show

140 g of carbohydrate and multiple Peloton rides: down first, then up again

140 g of carbohydrate and multiple Peloton rides: down first, then up again

65 g of carbohydrate and four ride blocks: plenty of movement, no clean comparison

65 g of carbohydrate and four ride blocks: plenty of movement, no clean comparison

70 g of carbohydrate, ice cream and a Prodigy ride: exercise is not a cancellation

70 g of carbohydrate, ice cream and a Prodigy ride: exercise is not a cancellation

First 69, then 183: the evening my training became a boomerang

First 69, then 183: the evening my training became a boomerang

Steady or intense? What different ride types do for me

Steady or intense? What different ride types do for me

Four years of readings: the path was not straight

Four years of readings: the path was not straight

Changing the sensor: what happens in the first hours

Changing the sensor: what happens in the first hours

Living with type 2 without medication: thirty weeks of sensor data

Living with type 2 without medication: thirty weeks of sensor data

Big Tasty, Royal and six nuggets — followed by the gym

Big Tasty, Royal and six nuggets — followed by the gym

Regular cola instead of zero: 66 mg/dl in forty minutes

Regular cola instead of zero: 66 mg/dl in forty minutes

My data: seven months of readings

My data: seven months of readings

A late dinner — does eating earlier pay off?

A late dinner — does eating earlier pay off?

Strength training in the evening — does it last until morning?

Strength training in the evening — does it last until morning?

After a night callout — what does lack of sleep do?

After a night callout — what does lack of sleep do?

Vegetables first — does the order change the peak?

Vegetables first — does the order change the peak?

Exercise as support: which movement does what for blood sugar

Exercise as support: which movement does what for blood sugar

Protein fasting & blood sugar: my self-test (shake + a light session)

Protein fasting & blood sugar: my self-test (shake + a light session)

Morning exercise against the dawn phenomenon: catching the morning rise

Morning exercise against the dawn phenomenon: catching the morning rise

Coke Zero & caffeine: for me it’s not the sweetener – it’s the caffeine

Coke Zero & caffeine: for me it’s not the sweetener – it’s the caffeine

Exercise: down first, then up – why sport moves blood sugar twice

Exercise: down first, then up – why sport moves blood sugar twice

Protein chips self-test: “high fibre” – and still 20 g carbs

Protein chips self-test: “high fibre” – and still 20 g carbs

How movement buffers everything: an active day in Munich (n=1)

How movement buffers everything: an active day in Munich (n=1)

Remission log #1: the starting balance – 5 months in the saddle

Remission log #1: the starting balance – 5 months in the saddle

My path into remission: the long-term documentation

My path into remission: the long-term documentation

205 mg/dl at the beer garden: beer, steak, salad – who was the culprit?

205 mg/dl at the beer garden: beer, steak, salad – who was the culprit?

The 3 km walk: my most reliable tool against a peak

The 3 km walk: my most reliable tool against a peak

Blood sugar during training: why exercise sometimes lowers – and sometimes raises it

Blood sugar during training: why exercise sometimes lowers – and sometimes raises it

When the sensor “lies”: why the CGM reads too high, then too low

When the sensor “lies”: why the CGM reads too high, then too low

Blood sugar on a cruise: my hands-on field report

Blood sugar on a cruise: my hands-on field report

Movement & blood sugar: the fastest lever – often right after eating

Movement & blood sugar: the fastest lever – often right after eating

Ordered Zero, got regular cola: what happens – and what to do

Ordered Zero, got regular cola: what happens – and what to do

“Sugar-free” – still a blood-sugar rise? The thing with maltitol & IMO

“Sugar-free” – still a blood-sugar rise? The thing with maltitol & IMO

Fibre & blood sugar: the underrated lever on your plate

Fibre & blood sugar: the underrated lever on your plate