Brain & Body Things

Continuous Glucose Monitors with Dr. Arti Thangudu.

December 11, 2023 Dr. Natasha Mehta Season 3 Episode 9
Brain & Body Things
Continuous Glucose Monitors with Dr. Arti Thangudu.
Show Notes

Arti Thangudu, MD, is a triple board-certified physician and endocrinology, diabetes, and thyroid specialist who provides high-level, well-rounded care at Complete Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. She takes an evidence-based approach to care, focusing on the whole patient, not their disease or symptoms. At her membership-based practice, Dr. Thangudu offers her patients direct access via phone, text and email, long and frequent visits, continuous glucose monitoring, access to diabetes technology and constant support to help her patients achieve their health goals. 


She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, internship in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and residency at Tulane University.  She completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, one of the busiest endocrinology training centers in the country. 


She has received nutritional training at Cornell University’s Center for Nutrition Studies as well as a 200-hour yoga training so she could coach her patients on using mindfulness to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic disease. 


Dr. Thangudu holds board certification in internal and lifestyle medicine, as well as endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. She’s also certified in plant-based nutrition.


In this episode, we discuss:

  • How a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is used in medicine.
  • How a CGM works.
  • Pros and cons of CGMs.
  • Glycemic index.
  • Personal, daily, and lifestyle variations in blood sugars.

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