health – On TikTok or Instagram, on the beach, in yoga or in the kitchen, more and more of them are promoting it
A round patch, glued behind the arm: this is the new accessory for “beauty” and “well-being” influencers. The sensor of blood sugara “revolutionary” tool that can save the lives of people with diabetes, is also very popular for controlling weight gain, a trend criticized by the medical world.
Sir TikTok or Instagram, on the beach, at yoga or in the kitchen, more and more of them are promoting it: the glucose sensor allows them to “see their blood sugar in real time” and thus “understand which foods to avoid”, assure these young women.
A device no bigger than a two euro coin
Their idol? Jessie Inchauspé, aka@glucosegoddess (goddess of glucose) whose best-selling book “Glucose revolution” released last summer advocates controlling the effects of sugar to suffer them less… and lose weight. To better understand her metabolism, this trained biochemist equipped herself with a blood glucose sensor.
A device no bigger than a two-euro coin, the result of which can be read simply by passing a smartphone in front of the sensor. Unlike other measuring devices, the sensor also makes it possible to anticipate a crisis of hypo or hyperglycemia. Over-the-counter, the most marketed sensor in France, the Freestyl(…) Read more at 20 minutes
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