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Women over 40 walking together — movement during menopause

August 17, 2026Menopause

Despite Eating Less, I'm Not Losing Weight — What Changes After 40

Eating less but the scale barely moves? Why muscle mass, satiety, movement, and sleep often matter more after 40 than cutting calories further.

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August 11, 2026Menopause

Why Your Belly Grows During Menopause — Even Without Eating More

Same food, different belly: why body composition and fat distribution change during perimenopause — even when the scale barely moves.

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August 7, 2026Menopause

Hot Flashes: What Your Blood Sugar Has to Do With Them

Hot flashes are usually seen as a purely hormonal issue. A look at blood sugar reveals another, often overlooked factor at play.

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July 14, 2026Sleep

Sleep Trouble in Menopause — What's Really Happening at Night

Awake at 3am and can't get back to sleep? A look at your overnight glucose curve often shows why.

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June 19, 2026Menopause

Mood Swings After 40: Hormones, Blood Sugar, or Both?

Irritability and sudden mood dips after 40 usually have more than one cause. How hormones and blood sugar play into it together.

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June 8, 2026Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes, Years Later — Why Your Metabolism Gets Interesting Again After 40

Ten or fifteen years after pregnancy, your values are normal — and yet something's changing. Why that old diagnosis matters again after 40.

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May 5, 2026Women's Health

Making Women's Health Visible: SHE at the #BeWirkwerkstatt 2030

At the finale of the #BeWirkwerkstatt 2030 program run by Upper Austria's Women's Affairs Office, we presented our vision for women's health — and why women need more nuanced answers.

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May 5, 2026Cellular Health

What Are Mitochondria — and Why Do We Keep Talking About Them?

Mitochondria are the power plants of your cells. Why your glucose curve reveals more about your energy than you'd think.

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April 16, 2026Metabolism

Why Losing Weight After 40 Works Differently Than at 25

Eat less, move more — what worked at 25 often stops working at 40. Why that happens, and what actually helps.

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April 12, 2026Science

Why Women React to Glucose Differently Than Men

Studies from the past five years reveal clear sex-based differences in glucose metabolism. What does that mean for your program?

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March 28, 2026Everyday

The Breakfast Experiment: Oatmeal vs. Scrambled Eggs Head to Head

Two healthy breakfasts. Two completely different curves. What happens when you test yourself?

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Mother holding her baby after pregnancy — follow-up care after gestational diabetes

March 28, 2026Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes Is Over — What Does That Mean for My Health Now?

The postpartum test comes back normal. Why the elevated risk remains anyway — and what's worth doing about it now.

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March 3, 2026Blood Sugar

Despite Eating Less, I'm Not Losing Weight

Why many women in perimenopause don't lose weight despite cutting calories — and why stable blood sugar often does more than eating less.

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March 2, 2026Nutrition

Why the Same Plate Affects Every Woman Differently

Two women, one dish, two completely different curves. What age, cycle, and metabolism have to do with it.

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February 23, 2026Blood Sugar

Women's Health & Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

Why continuous glucose monitoring helps women in particular understand the links between cycle, stress, PCOS, and menopause.

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February 18, 2026Movement

The 10-Minute Walk After Eating — What It Really Does

A short walk right after a meal can noticeably smooth out your curve. Here's what the data shows.

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February 4, 2026Sleep

Slept Badly, Worse Blood Sugar? The Connection, Explained

A restless night has a measurable effect on your glucose response the next day. Here's what's behind it.

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July 14, 2025Health

Why Groups Are the Key to Real Change

Why real behavior change rarely happens alone — and how community, mutual understanding, and glucose data come together at gsoond.

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March 5, 2025Blood Sugar

It Doesn't Hurt at All! Placing the Sensor – What You Need to Know

Why placing a glucose sensor at the practice is barely noticeable, and what to know about wearing a Dexcom G7 or Freestyle Libre 3 day to day.

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February 27, 2025Blood Sugar

Blood Sugar: Why You Should Know Yours – Even If You're Not Diabetic

Why paying attention to your own blood sugar is valuable even without diabetes — and what continuous monitoring reveals about energy, nutrition, and habits.

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February 2, 2025Blood Sugar

Losing Weight Without Dieting? Why Your Blood Sugar Is the Key

Why it's not the calorie count but your individual blood sugar response to food that decides whether weight loss succeeds — or stalls on cravings and energy crashes.

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December 18, 2024Movement

Your Fitness Coach – An Athletic Motivator

Real-time glucose readings can act like an invisible coach during exercise, showing when your body can push harder and when it needs to recover.

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November 4, 2024Prevention

Prevention Partner – Your Personal Health Companion

Continuous glucose monitoring can do more than capture the moment — used well, it becomes an early-warning system that makes your own health trajectory visible over time.

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A pregnant woman checking her blood sugar with a digital glucose meter

September 24, 2024Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes: Why Early Diagnosis Matters and How CGM Can Help

Gestational diabetes affects up to 15 percent of pregnant women — why timely diagnosis matters, and how continuous glucose monitoring can help protect both mother and child.

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May 16, 2023Stress

Stress Scout – Discover a Calmer You

Stress Scout uses glucose data to show when your body is under strain, helping you recognize typical stress patterns in everyday life early.

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A woman sleeping exhausted on the sofa during the day under a colorful blanket

April 14, 2023Sleep

Sleep Supervisor – The Key to Restful Nights

How continuous glucose monitoring reveals why nighttime blood sugar swings disrupt your sleep — and which small routine changes can lead to more restful nights.

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A woman using a tablet with a nutrition app for calorie and glucose analysis

July 1, 2014Nutrition

Nutrition Navigator – Your Guide to Smarter Eating

How a nutrition navigator based on glucose data can help you find your way through the supermarket jungle of diets and trends to the foods that actually suit your body.

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