Ultrahuman M1 Live Glucose Monitor: A Runners Review
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- In this video I go through testing Ultrahuman M1 Live Glucose Monitoring system
www.ultrahuman.com/Barry/?aff...
I show how you apply it, how it works, what it measures, what I wanted to find out from it, and what I did find out.
I am not a medical profession and this is not a medical review. It is a review of how the system works and how useful it is from a runners perspective.
00:00 Introduction
00:07 Why I made this video
00:41 Who are Ultrahuman?
01:04 What is Ultrahuman M1 Glucose Tracking?
01:36 What is in the box?
01:55 How do you apply it?
02:11 Does it work?
04:12 What was I expecting to find out?
05:34 Data Presentation
07:35 Sensor Issues
08:23 Cost
08:50 Should you buy this?
09:37 Wrap:
EQUIPMENT:
Video:
Canon EOS R5
Canon Lens RF 24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM
GoPro hero 11
Studio Audio Recorder: Zoom F3 Field Recorder
Studio Microphone: Deity S-Mic 2S
Recorder:
Atomos Ninja V+ 8K RAW HDR monitor recorder
Editing:
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
SOUND:
All music from the CZcams Audio Library:
Intro and end music:
Goggles Extract Sound: Royale by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers
Goggles Identity by Unthink
Exterior Location: Dublin, Ireland
Details accurate as per day of posting
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As a type 1 diabetic, I basically had one of these attached to my body 24/7 for multiple years now, so it's interesting to hear in what way the tech is also useful for 'normal' people and what your graph actually looks like. And I have definitely used mine to tune my fueling during long runs as well
Hi Barry,
I like the way you used the monitor for validating your fueling strategy. Very useful gadget but a bit costly!
About your HR zones: A 3h run being in Zone 5 for 49% tells me that your zones are not properly setup. An elite athlete can run at threshold for about 1hr and that is typically around zone 3-4 boundary. Running 1.5h in zone 5 is very unrealistic for me. You might want to do a lactate threshold test and base your zones based on LTHR. Garmin has a Guided LT test or if you have access to a lab that does the test, you can do it there.
Thanks for this Tolunay. I was thinking of signing up for a lab to do some testing. I might see how I could do that. I will also check the Garmin. I just double checked on my Stryd and its Zone calculations are more in line with your comments! Will keep a close eye out on this…
I did wear a Libre for 2 weeks but as a long term carnivore (no carbs) my blood glucose was more or less constant at a low normal level. The only spikes were the early morning cortisol “dawn phenomenon” and when I exercised. Light exercise like walking reduced the blood glucose but vigorous exercise like running increased it; presumably a result of the liver creating glucose from fat (gluconeogenesis).
All my runs are done at least 14 hours fasted. I prefer to have nothing inside me as I feel lighter and have more energy. I don’t consume anything on a run, however I only run up to half marathon distance at present. I would consider drinking some plain water or electrolytes if needed but so far I haven’t felt the need as I live in the UK and we don’t get much hot weather. The idea of consuming carb based drinks or gels has no appeal at all; I suspect I would have major stomach issues and it just seems like an added complication that I don’t need.
In training up to a half marathon distance, I just go out and run. Last year I di a lot of fasted training but this year as I was switching over to a new gel I did a lot of testing on my longer runs...specifically to make sure I had no GI issues. The Kendal Mint Company gels worked great...
Have you ever considered doing an in-depth research video on running shoe plates on if, how and to what extent they reduce muscle fatigue, recovery times, edema and muscular skeleton injuries of the foot? I have personally noticed differences in these markers across shoes of varying degrees of midsole longitudinal rigidity. There appears to be an inverse correlation between midsole rigidness and lower leg muscle fatigue and in my case overuse injuries of the MTP joints and distal metatarsal edema. Perhaps there's even a "sweet spot" for plate rigidity/flexibility that provides optimal benefit.
I did, but I need to find out more information. I trained and ran in carbon plate shoes almost exclusively for the last six months, mainly because I have a lot of them and not enough races to use them all up, and I have had no negative issues. I need to read some papers and also try and figure out any positive benefits...
Nice discussion, Barry. For a split second, I thought about wearing a CGM just for giggles. But since I haven't eaten carbs or plants in over three years, I asked myself why spend the money if my blood glucose is stable with no spikes.
I tested it exclusively with beer last night...not my best plan ever...
@@OldManRunner In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: "Ah, beer."
I am using for 10 days. I learned that you don't need to eat anything before the run and definitely no need for gels during the run. Sugar levels actually go up during the run 🤣.
You have a magic metabolism! I can run a half marathon without gels easily enough. But not a marathon unfortunately…
@@OldManRunner Thank you.. I actually asked a friend who is a specialist and says many people with sensors come back from runs saying running is bad for them because they get a glucose spike.. So he told me that it is normal for the body to free glucose into the blood during excersize. To be true I did not run more than 2 hours in any continuous run in the last 10 days but I did do a 90 minutes long run with the 4 x 4 VO2 max protocol with 16 minutes in Zone 5 but no effect on the sugar levels.. Goes up when I get running but then stable. If I send you the graphics you will not be able to see I was running at all, 🏃🏃🏃
@@i.p2088 Yes it does spike up. Everyone is different and interpreting the glucose data is nuanced and not easy. I enjoyed my recent testing and will go again at a later stage. What I want to achieve is a fuelling plan without spikes or dips, and try to have a steady state during a marathon…
@@OldManRunner Just back from my run. Met a friend who does ultra and is the head of the army fitness centre. He said for up to 2 hours they don't use gels or anything like that.. After that one every 2 hours
He just did a 70 k race and used 3 gels.
Whilst carrying a backpack and wearing combat boots. Impressive!
How long for the patches to arrive? I see they are from Australia..
I got them on Amazon. A day or two tops to get to me.
@@OldManRunner €21 for shipping breaks my heart 😂