What Chris Thompson has said about Continuous glucose monitoring
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 21, 2026
Chris Thompson, Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of interventional gastroenterology at Mass General Brigham, has been quoted on Continuous glucose monitoring 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on September 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Thompson recommends wearing a CGM for a month or two to learn which foods spike glucose rather than wearing one permanently.
“I wouldn't say wear it all the time, get one for a month or two, learn what spikes your glucose, see if something spikes your glucose and adjust it”
Huberman Lab: Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:51
Thompson argues that more diagnostic information is almost always better, though he acknowledges whole-body MRI can trigger risky follow-up tests.
“But again I think more information is better, almost in all circumstances, with diagnostic stuff”
Huberman Lab: Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris Thompson (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:27
Episodes
Best Tools for Gut Health & Weight Loss | Dr. Chris ThompsonHuberman Lab · Sep 21, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Andrew Huberman and gastroenterologist Chris Thompson discuss gut anatomy, fiber and the microbiome, GLP-1 drugs, early metabolic testing, gut permeability, and endoscopic and gene-therapy obesity treatments.
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