Metabolic · Monthly programme
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Two 14-day sensors a month and the app that reads them — your glucose response to actual meals, in real time, instead of a single fasting number twice a year.
A member of the care team speaks with you before anything is ordered. The price above is the full cost of the test — there is nothing to add later.
Mechanism
The response, not the snapshot.
A fasting glucose or an A1c tells you an average. A continuous monitor tells you what your own body did after your own breakfast — how high it went, how long it stayed there, how fast it came back.
A small sensor worn on the upper arm reads interstitial glucose continuously and streams it to an app. Two sensors covers a full month.
Most people find one or two specific meals are doing most of the damage, and that is a far easier thing to change than a whole diet.
Protocol
How treatment usually runs.
A typical schedule. Yours is set by your clinician after your labs come back.
| Phase | Weeks | Typical | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor 1 | Days 1–14 | Applied to the upper arm | Painless to apply; worn through showers and exercise. |
| Sensor 2 | Days 15–28 | Replace | Continuous cover across the month. |
| Review | Monthly | Patterns discussed | What to change, and what not to bother changing. |
What to expect
Honestly, over time.
Baseline
Eat normally. The point is to see your real pattern.
Patterns emerge
The meals that spike you become obvious.
Adjust
Small, specific changes rather than a whole new diet.
Evidence
What the research shows.
Continuous glucose monitoring is established in diabetes care and increasingly used to characterise glucose variability in people without diabetes.
Post-meal glucose responses vary substantially between individuals eating identical meals, which is the argument for measuring rather than assuming.
Evidence that CGM improves outcomes in people without diabetes is still developing. It is best understood as a measurement tool, not a treatment.
Results vary. Clinical trial results apply only to the FDA-approved branded medication specifically identified and do not apply to compounded medications. All medications must be prescribed by a licensed provider based on medical necessity.
Safety and eligibility
Your consult and labs screen for all of the following.
- Skin reactions at the sensor site are the most common issue; rotate arms.
- Readings lag blood glucose by several minutes — treat trends, not single numbers.
- Not a diagnostic device for diabetes. Diagnosis is made on standard blood testing.
- Can drive over-monitoring in some people. If it makes eating stressful, stop and say so.
FAQ
Continuous Glucose Monitoring questions.
No. Many people use it to understand their own responses. If you do have diabetes, this runs alongside your usual care rather than replacing it.
Application is a quick press with a fine filament under the skin. Most people describe it as painless.
Yes. It is water-resistant and designed to stay on for the full 14 days.
We will not prescribe before we understand you.
Book a one-to-one consult with the clinical team. We talk through your goals, order the bloodwork that matters, and build a plan from what we find.