09/13/2026
📊 CGM EXPERIMENT UPDATE: Popcorn + 💪🏽 Exercise & Only TWO Days Left!
As my Stelo vs. Lingo experiment winds down, I’m continuing to test some of the foods that have surprised me—especially popcorn! 🍿
On Friday, after a heavy lifting session, I had popcorn around 4 PM, paired with a kiwi 🥝 and 1 cup of cottage cheese.
My readings:
🔵 Stelo: 97 mg/dL
🟢 Lingo: 105 mg/dL
Compare that with some of my previous popcorn readings, and it’s another reminder that we can’t always look at a food in isolation.
What we eat with it,
what we did beforehand,
timing,
sleep,
stress
and
our individual physiology
can all influence
the glucose response.
Then today came another interesting comparison.
BEFORE a 30-minute hard interval run:
🔵 Stelo: 111
🟢 Lingo: 130
AFTER:
🔵 Stelo: 117
🟢 Lingo: 117
🩸 Fingerstick: 115
They started 19 points apart and finished at exactly the same number—with my fingerstick only 2 points away!
And remember, glucose doesn’t necessarily fall during hard exercise. Higher-intensity work can signal the body to release stored glucose so your muscles have readily available fuel. 💪
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After nearly two weeks of two CGMs, my Oura Ring, my phone, graphs, numbers and constant DATA…I have to say:
I’m ready to unplug. 🌿
Only two days left. 🙏🏽
I’m fascinated by what I’ve learned, but maybe one of my biggest takeaways is that technology can give us information—it shouldn’t make us feel like we need to monitor every bite, workout or moment of our lives.
Sometimes we need to put the numbers away and simply listen to our bodies, move, eat and LIVE. ❤️
