Your current glucose is a great indicator of how your most recent actions have impacted your glucose. However, it can take time to see the trend. To help you review your recent progress, hop over to the Insights tab.
** Some insights will not generate if you’re not wearing a CGM, as the app will not have glucose data to populate them.
When you first open the Insights tab you will see an overview of your 5 major data points tracked with Signos over the past seven days. Want to see a breakdown of a specific insight? Click on the block.
Want to go back and view a previous weekly report? Click on reports in the upper right hand corner of the insights tab and then scroll to the week that you are interested in seeing.
The 5 Sections of Signos Insights
1. Weight
What is it: this section shows your weight change over the designated periods. Studies show that regularly logging your weight can help you stay on track with your goals because it helps build awareness of how your body may change from week to week due to your behaviors. Though weight is just one marker of metabolic health, it can be a helpful window into your general progress.
What are you looking for: If your goal is weight loss, medical literature suggests losing 1-2 pounds per week is safe. However, check with your doctor for more specific guidance if you have a special circumstance like a chronic condition that is actively being treated. If your goal is increased metabolic health, the aim is to maintain your current weight.
We know your health is much more than the number on the scale, but this data point is an easy one to track. Daily weight can go up and down even by a few pounds based on a variety of factors like hydration, sodium intake, foods eaten in one day, stress, and sleep. It’s most important to pay attention to your own trend over time.
2. Average Glucose
What is it: Average glucose is the value of your last 30 days of readings.
What are you looking for: Aim for an average glucose of 80-110. Averages can go up and down depending on a variety of factors (what you ate that day, the day before, hydration, how well you slept, etc.). It is important to watch the overall trend of your glucose.
3. Variability
What is it: Glucose variability (GRV or GV), represented as a percentage, refers to the frequency and height of your spikes and dips in glucose throughout the day. It is calculated by looking at the ratio of the standard deviation to the mean (how much you fluctuate outside of your average range).
What are you looking for: Target variability depends on your goal. For weight loss, and metabolic health aim to keep your GRV under 15%. If you are consistently below 15% keep it up! You’ll only see added benefits. Clinical data from research studies shows that higher GRV is associated with more poor metabolic health outcomes while lower GRV is associated with increased lifespan independently of hemoglobin A1C levels.
4. Overnight Glucose
What is it: Overnight glucose is an average of your most stable 6 hours of during night-time. This can be similar to fasting glucose though Signos cannot be sure you have been fasting during this window.
Each point is an average of the last 30 days overnight glucose. Averages can go up and down depending on a variety of factors (e.g. consuming a higher carbohydrate meal for dinner or eating late at night, poor sleep, alcohol, and higher stress levels). It’s important to watch the overall trend of your glucose.
What are you looking for: Aim for an average overnight glucose of 70-100 mg/dL. Averages can go up and down depending on a variety of factors (e.g. consuming a higher carbohydrate meal for dinner or eating late at night, poor sleep, alcohol, and higher stress levels). It’s important to watch the overall trend of your glucose.
Learn more about overnight glucose.
5. Time in Range
What is it: Time in Range (TIR) represents the amount of time you spent within your optimal glucose range within a day. This is represented in reports as a 30 day average of your daily Time in Range.
What are you looking for: Our data shows that being in range at least 70% of the day will drive you closer to achieving your health goals.
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