New continuous glucose monitoring sensors (small sensors that penetrate the skin to measure glucose levels in real time) are now hitting the wearables market for use among individuals without diabetes. Despite a lack of research showing that using these sensors improves health outcomes in individuals without diabetes, there is a growing interest among this population. To date, there have been no large studies describing normative glucose ranges for non-diabetics.
“Many individuals without diabetes are becoming interested in using continuous glucose monitors and two major manufacturers of glucose monitoring sensors, Dexcom and Abbott, just launched products that can now be bought over the counter. It is important for people to know what the “normal” ranges of glucose levels are so they can interpret their own continuous glucose monitor data,” explained Nicole L. Spartano, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine…
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