[CGM #13] 11 Days Done: My GMI Is 6.1% (Prediabetes)
Final review of the 11-day CGM experiment. Taking off the sensor, the surprising truth about Soju, and lifestyle changes after receiving a 6.1% GMI score.
Final review of the 11-day CGM experiment. Taking off the sensor, the surprising truth about Soju, and lifestyle changes after receiving a 6.1% GMI score.
CGM Day 11. I had a normal homemade curry packed with potatoes and carrots. Expected a spike, but it stayed high until noon.
CGM Day 10: plenty of pork belly, half a bowl of rice and ssamjang, and my blood sugar peaked at just 146. Veggies and protein held the line.
CGM Day 9, one day left on the sensor. Iron-plate dakgalbi raised my blood sugar more gently than expected, until the fried rice arrived.
CGM Day 8: sundaeguk for lunch, then a 30-minute walk. My blood sugar fell while walking and shot up the moment I sat back down.
CGM Day 7: my usual lunch of 3 boiled eggs and soy milk peaked at 156. Then my favorite vanilla latte felt like sugar straight into my veins.
CGM Day 6: a light dinner of a pear and a banana spiked my blood sugar to 214, but a 1-hour swim right after brought it back to normal.
CGM Day 5. A single banana for breakfast spiked my blood sugar to 153. For lunch, ramen with two eggs hit exactly 200. Refined carbs hit hard.
CGM Day 4: same toast routine, different bread. White bread hit 197 and multigrain with an egg topped out at 159, a 38-point gap.
CGM Day 3. Morning kimbap: 176. Lunch buffet without carbs: 154. After two days of 200+ spikes, cutting refined carbs made all the difference.