Your first 14 days with a CGM set the tone for everything that follows. A sensor on the arm can feel strange at first, the numbers can seem to jump around, and it is easy to either ignore the data or check the phone every five minutes. This guide walks through the fortnight one stage at a time, so the report at the end is genuinely useful. Quick answer: Plan the first two weeks as a learning period, not a test. Apply the sensor carefully, keep living your normal routine, jot down meals, activity, medicines and sleep, confirm odd readings with a finger-prick, and bring the full report to a review at the end. Fourteen days with the sensor working at least 70% of the time is the usual minimum for a reliable summary. Key takeaways ✅ The first day is often the least accurate, so expect some wobble. ✅ A simple log turns a squiggly line into answers. ✅ Change as little as possible in week one, so the data shows your real routine. ✅ Review the report with your doctor before ad...
A borderline sugar report often comes with the same advice: "watch your diet". But what should you actually eat on a Monday morning, or for Thursday dinner? This 7-day Indian meal plan for prediabetes turns that advice into ordinary home food, with no special ingredients and no crash dieting. The idea in one line: keep your usual foods, but change the proportions. Half the plate vegetables, a quarter protein, a quarter grains, and far fewer sugary drinks. If you want to understand the test ranges first, read our full guide to prediabetes in India . Five rules that make any day work Protein at every meal. Dal, chana, rajma, curd, paneer, eggs, fish or chicken help you feel full and slow the rise in sugar after eating. Vegetables first. Start the meal with the sabzi, salad or sambar vegetables, then move to rice or roti. Swap part of the grain, not all of it. Mix millets such as jowar, ragi or foxtail millet with rice or wheat. Keep the portion to roughly one ...