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Expert-Approved Continuous Glucose Monitors to Track Your Glucose Daily

Expert-Approved Continuous Glucose Monitors to Track Your Glucose Daily

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Our Experts Written by  Mercey Livingston Written by  Nasha Addarich Martínez Article updated on February 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM PST Mercey Livingston CNET Contributor Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She’s written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women’s Health, Business Insider, and Prevention.com among others. When not writing, she enjoys reading and trying out workout classes all over New York City. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor Nasha is a Managing Editor for CNET, overseeing our sleep and wellness verticals. She is a nutrition, mental health, fitness and sleep science enthusiast. Her passion for mindful and holistic practices transcends her personal life and profoundly influences her editorial approach, as she weaves evidence-based insights with practical advice to inspire readers to lead healthier, more balanced lives. Throughout her career, she’s covered various topics including financial services, technology, travel and wellness. Expertise Sleep | Mental health | Personal Care | Fitness | Nutrition | Medical | Wellness | Vitamins and Supplements | Vision Health | Longevity Credentials Sleep Science …

A Continuous Glucose Monitor Might Help You Lose Weight (2026)

A Continuous Glucose Monitor Might Help You Lose Weight (2026)

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Diabetes is incredibly common. According to the American Diabetes Association, around 7 million people in the United States are undiagnosed, with 1 in 3 Americans at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. If you do not go on medication, you can manage the condition—a chronic metabolic disease that’s characterized by elevated blood sugar levels—by exercising and watching what you eat (very, very closely). In the past few years, the tools that diabetics use to help manage their condition have become more widely available. Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) like the Abbott Lingo and the Dexcom Stelo used to be available only by prescription. Now that you can buy them on Amazon, more and more people are realizing that eating like a diabetic isn’t a bad idea. It’s not revolutionary to say that prioritizing lean protein and fiber-rich vegetables and developing an exercise habit helps you get leaner. You can buy a Stelo or Lingo sensor a la carte, so to speak. Each comes with their own proprietary apps, and both also partner with a wide variety …

Scientists engineer bacteria to produce lower calorie, healthier sugar

Scientists engineer bacteria to produce lower calorie, healthier sugar

Published by Jenni Sidey

For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to sugar. From early artificial sweeteners to modern plant-based options, the goal has stayed the same. You want sweetness without excess calories, tooth decay, or higher risks of obesity and diabetes. Researchers at Tufts University now report a major step toward that goal. In a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science, a team led by Nik Nair, an associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, describes a new biological method to make tagatose, a rare sugar that tastes much like table sugar but carries fewer health drawbacks. Tagatose occurs naturally in tiny amounts. You can find traces in dairy products after lactose breaks down and in fruits like apples and oranges. Because it usually makes up less than 0.2% of natural sugars, it is rarely extracted from food. Instead, it must be manufactured, a process that has long been costly and inefficient. Proposed biosynthetic route from glucose to tagatose by reversing the Leloir …

This Is the Blood Glucose Monitor We’ve Been Waiting For

This Is the Blood Glucose Monitor We’ve Been Waiting For

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The wearables industry has solved the relatively easy stuff: step counting, sleep tracking, fitness coaching. It has also solved more complex things like detecting atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea. While all of these biometrics are useful, the continuous tracking of blood sugar in a way that’s noninvasive (meaning it doesn’t involve needles) has eluded the makers of fitness tracking devices. Diabetics need to monitor their blood sugar constantly to make sure it doesn’t go too high and damage their organs. This is especially hard for elderly people and small children, since monitoring blood sugar usually requires a pinprick blood test or a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which also reaches under the skin. CGMs have also become hugely popular among non-diabetics as the popularity of GLP-1s has skyrocketed. Eating like a diabetic—lots of protein and fiber, minimal sugar and carbs—is a great way to lose weight. Apple, among other companies, has spent years, and millions of dollars, trying to introduce a no-prick blood glucose monitor to the Apple Watch, but the feature hasn’t arrived yet. All …