The 29 people in metabolic health you should know
These are the doctors, researchers and experts who make us smarter about how diet and lifestyle affect our bodies and brains, and give us advice we can use.
Metabolic Basics
These are the doctors, researchers and experts who make us smarter about how diet and lifestyle affect our bodies and brains, and give us advice we can use.
A curated list of Levels’ favorite reads about how insulin, glucose and our modern diet affect our bodies and our world—and what we can do about it.
Four recent papers present convincing evidence that elevated glucose—even without a diabetes diagnosis—can be dangerous for COVID patients.
Inflammation helps heal your body, but chronic inflammation can cause serious damage. Here’s how a healthy lifestyle—including a low-sugar diet—can help keep it in check.
When a cell loses its responsiveness to insulin, which can happen due to various conditions, it becomes insulin resistant.
Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) provide real-time feedback on your blood sugar. Here's a guide to why they're great, how they work and where to get one.
Metabolic health and blood glucose levels can affect almost every aspect of the eye, and improving metabolic fitness may reduce the risk of developing these conditions.
Dr. Ben Bikman describes how glucose levels impact our body temperature and how glucose spikes can lead to elevated temperature.
A Cardiologist describes the relationship between glucose and heart attacks, and why tracking glucose early is helpful in preventing disease.
The key to improving health is better behavior. Here we describe how continuous glucose monitoring and closed-loop systems inspire real behavior change.
What might you see on your continuous glucose monitor if you are on a ketogenic diet? Here are thoughts from metabolic health expert Ben Bikman, PhD.
A discussion of the different ways that steroid medications can cause high glucose levels and erratic readings on your continuous glucose monitor (CGM).
An ER doctor describes 3 common reasons for ending up in the ER, and how dietary and lifestyle factors affect risk of ending up in the emergency room.
Quick answers to queries like why we measure glucose, how to avoid blood-sugar spikes, and when you can get Levels for yourself
Glucose is only one piece of the metabolic health puzzle, but it’s an important one. Here’s why we believe in glucose monitoring for more people.
Prediabetes is not just a warning diagnosis—it’s a severe metabolic disorder. Fortunately, you can reverse prediabetes with lifestyle and diet changes.
The "normal" ranges for cholesterol and other blood tests are far from optimal. We asked eight leading metabolic health experts what you should really aim for.
These are the doctors, researchers and experts who make us smarter about how diet and lifestyle affect our bodies and brains, and give us advice we can use.
A curated list of Levels’ favorite reads about how insulin, glucose and our modern diet affect our bodies and our world—and what we can do about it.
Four recent papers present convincing evidence that elevated glucose—even without a diabetes diagnosis—can be dangerous for COVID patients.
Inflammation helps heal your body, but chronic inflammation can cause serious damage. Here’s how a healthy lifestyle—including a low-sugar diet—can help keep it in check.
When a cell loses its responsiveness to insulin, which can happen due to various conditions, it becomes insulin resistant.
Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) provide real-time feedback on your blood sugar. Here's a guide to why they're great, how they work and where to get one.
Metabolic health and blood glucose levels can affect almost every aspect of the eye, and improving metabolic fitness may reduce the risk of developing these conditions.
Dr. Ben Bikman describes how glucose levels impact our body temperature and how glucose spikes can lead to elevated temperature.
A Cardiologist describes the relationship between glucose and heart attacks, and why tracking glucose early is helpful in preventing disease.
The key to improving health is better behavior. Here we describe how continuous glucose monitoring and closed-loop systems inspire real behavior change.
What might you see on your continuous glucose monitor if you are on a ketogenic diet? Here are thoughts from metabolic health expert Ben Bikman, PhD.
A discussion of the different ways that steroid medications can cause high glucose levels and erratic readings on your continuous glucose monitor (CGM).
An ER doctor describes 3 common reasons for ending up in the ER, and how dietary and lifestyle factors affect risk of ending up in the emergency room.