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CGM placement guide: Where to wear your sensor for accurate readings

March 12, 2026 • Angelle Marie

You can follow every instruction and still feel unsure about your numbers. Sometimes the issue is not your insulin, your food, or your settings. It is your CGM placement. CGM placement influences a...

What is a CGM and how does it work? (Beginner’s guide 2026)

March 10, 2026

If you have just started continuous glucose monitoring, the first thing you notice is the small device attached to yo...

5 tips to self-manage CGM issues without panic

March 03, 2026

CGMs are meant to support you, not make you second-guess yourself. Yet when something goes wrong, panic often arrives...

What CGM Data Reveals About Skipping Meals

March 02, 2026

Skipping meals can feel like a practical choice when life gets busy. Meetings run long, commutes stretch out, or ener...

Why CGM Use Is Rising Fast Among People With Type 2 Diabetes

February 24, 2026

For many adults living with type 2 diabetes, management has long relied on periodic finger prick checks, delayed feed...

How AI Is Improving CGM Predictions and Alerts

February 19, 2026

If you hear that CGMs now use AI, it is reasonable to wonder what that actually changes for you... Does it make readi...

CGM for Non-Diabetics: Hype, Health, or Something In Between?

February 17, 2026

You might have noticed continuous glucose monitors appearing in wellness spaces that once had nothing to do with diab...

Just Diagnosed With Diabetes? Helpful Resources to Get You Started

February 13, 2026

Being told you have diabetes can feel overwhelming. One appointment can leave you with more questions than answers, a...

New Global Guidance on CGMs During Pregnancy

February 11, 2026

If you are pregnant and living with type 1 diabetes, you are likely carrying more mental load than ever. Targets feel...

Is diabetes tech reducing burnout - or creating new pressure?

February 02, 2026

When diabetes tech first enters your life, it often feels like relief. Fewer finger pricks. More clarity. A sense t...

How Real-Time CGM Feedback Is Changing Eating Habits

January 30, 2026

If you use a CGM, food decisions can start to feel different. Not because you are following a new diet, but because y...

How CGM Alerts Affect Workdays (And How People Manage Them)

January 28, 2026

You are in the middle of a workday that already feels full. Meetings stack up. Messages keep coming. Then your CGM al...

Why Some People Still Struggle to Access CGMs in the UK

January 23, 2026

For many people living with diabetes in the UK, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are no longer seen as emerging tec...

Why January Health Resets Often Backfire for CGM Users

January 22, 2026

January arrives with a familiar message; reset, restart, be better. For many people living with a CGM, this pressure ...

Returning to Work or School With a CGM After the Holidays

January 20, 2026

The holidays often loosen routines. Sleep shifts, meal timing changes, activity levels fluctuate and your Continuous ...

The Type Strong 2025 Wrap-Up: Impact, Community Growth, and What’s Next

January 19, 2026

Every CGM user knows the feeling of quietly carrying a heavy load while trying to keep life moving forward. You balan...

Merry Christmas from Type Strong

December 24, 2025

The end of the year often brings mixed emotions for people living with Type 1 diabetes. Christmas can be joyful, chao...

How to Extend the Life of Your Dexcom Sensor: Tips and Best Practices

December 22, 2025

If your Dexcom sensor has ever peeled early, loosened during a workout, or lost accuracy before the session ends, you...

What your CGM might show after popular holiday treats

December 19, 2025

If you have ever checked your CGM after a Christmas biscuit or a handful of festive chocolates, you know the feeling....

Real-life CGM readings in December: What changes and why

December 17, 2025

December has a way of turning your usual routines upside down. One week you are eating balanced meals at your desk, a...

Alcohol at Christmas: what CGM users should know before celebrating

December 16, 2025

Christmas tends to change people’s eating and drinking rhythm. Lunch turns into dinner, snacks appear without warning...

Holiday stress and your glucose levels: what your CGM might show in December

December 12, 2025

December is known for celebration, yet it also brings one of the biggest emotional loads of the year. Travel plans, f...

Tyson Major: Turning Type 1 Diabetes into a mission of strength and community

December 11, 2025

In 2017, Tyson Major’s life changed forever. At 30 years old, after weeks of feeling unwell and not recognising the s...

Flying home for Christmas with your CGM: what to pack for stress-free travel

December 09, 2025

Christmas travel can feel exciting, chaotic, and exhausting all at once. When you live with diabetes, that mix of cro...

How long should a CGM patch last through Christmas travel & festivities?

December 05, 2025

If you have ever started the Christmas holidays feeling excited but secretly worried about your CGM patch lifting, pe...

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