The needle - more like a filament, actually - is attached to a sensor called a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, which measures my blood-glucose level in real time. This score was based on my average glucose level each day, the number and steepness of post-meal spikes, and the amount of time I spent outside the Levels-defined optimal glucose range of 70 to 110 mg/dL. It wasn't just my own behavior that changed: My partner had initially made fun of the glucose sensor implanted in my arm and my constant checking of the Levels app. "How's your glucose today?" As a young cyclist with type 1 diabetes, meaning his pancreas produces little to no insulin, Southerland saw that on days when his blood sugar was low, he would race poorly, while a more stable glucose level often translated into better performance. [Extracted from the article]
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