Using blood glucose monitors to track diet ‘may cause anxiety’

Researchers concluded there is a lack of evidence to support the use of CGMs in people without diabetes (Alamy/PA)

The use of blood sugar monitors in people without diabetes is not supported by research and may cause anxiety, experts have warned.

The monitors are being widely advertised as a way of personalising diets and are being marketed by several firms, including as part of Professor Tim Spector’s Zoe programme.