What I’ve Learned

Measuring glucose once every year or two as part of an annual physical, simply isn’t enough. That’s like driving a car without knowing how much gas is in the tank.

The continuous glucose monitor (CGM) gives me the information I need to learn how to eat and exercise in a way that keeps my glucose in a healthy zone as much as possible.

Improving my metabolic health will help prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

I’m Sharing My 28 Day Glucose Experiment Here

I signed up for Levels and got a continuous glucose monitor. For the next 28 days, I’m going to monitor the readings and try to optimize them by adjusting the inputs that I control like food, exercise, sleep, and to a certain degree, stress.

I’ll share those results daily, right here.

Why I Chose To Monitor My Glucose Readings

I’m doing this experiment for a few reasons:

First Fork on the Path

Yesterday, I got the answer to which fork I’ll be taking on my cancer treatment path, and it’s good news. I don’t have the BRCA gene mutation, so I’ll be having the easier surgery.

The next data point will come after the surgery when we’ll find out if the cancer made it to my lymph nodes.

While We Wait

I find myself not really waiting for anything. Nothing requires my attention or any action right now. Nothing I do will change whether I have a gene or where the cancer cells are today.

We Have a Plan - One Step at a Time

I got to spend some quality time with both my oncologist and especially my surgeon today.

I learned a lot about breast cancer surgery options. The treatment plan all winds down to a couple of key decision points.

1. The first decision point is which type of surgery I’ll have. That depends on whether I have the BRCA gene mutation. If I don’t, then it’s a lumpectomy and radiation. Otherwise, I’ll have to have a double mastectomy, and there’s no need for radiation treatments in that case.