Explore the benefits of Vively’s continuous glucose monitors (CGM) for metabolic health and preventative care. Learn how the Vively app integrates with CGMs and supports healthier lifestyle choices.

Key takeaways

• CGM sensors provide near real-time glucose trends, supporting diabetes care and helping people without diabetes build stronger metabolic awareness.
• Vively plans that include a CGM come with a sensor and in-app insights, plus optional dietitian support and evidence-based resources.
• The Vively app helps you track meals, movement, sleep, and stress, and it connects with wearable and health platforms to bring your data into one place.

People with diabetes have used continuous glucose monitoring for decades, and many prefer it to finger-pricks and traditional blood glucose meters. CGMs reduce the need for repeated spot checks and make it easier to see patterns across the day, not just a single number.

But CGMs aren’t only for diabetes management. More people without diabetes are now using CGM as a preventative tool to better understand metabolic health and reduce long-term risk factors linked to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

This article explains what CGMs can help with, how the Vively app works with a CGM sensor, and how to use that data to understand the impact of food, movement, sleep, and stress on your glucose patterns.

What are the benefits of CGM systems?

CGMs are essential for many people living with diabetes, but they can also be valuable for people who don’t have a diabetes diagnosis. For non-diabetics, wearing a CGM helps you see how your glucose responds to everyday inputs in near real time, including meals, exercise, sleep quality, and stress levels. That immediate feedback can turn vague wellness advice into something personal and measurable.

CGM-derived insights can support better decisions because you’re working with your own data, not generic rules. For example, if you notice your glucose rises significantly after a certain lunch, you can zoom in on what was in the meal, the timing, and what else was happening that day (sleep, stress, activity). Over time, you start to identify the patterns that matter most for your body and your goals.

It’s also a powerful motivator. Seeing how a short walk can soften a post-meal rise, or how poor sleep can make your glucose more reactive the next day, makes behaviour change feel more practical and less abstract. Vively is designed to support that learning process inside the app, so your glucose data becomes a tool for building habits you can actually stick to.

How do they work?

A CGM sensor is a small wearable device that sits on the back of your upper arm. It measures glucose from interstitial fluid (the fluid between your cells), rather than directly from blood. Because glucose hits your bloodstream first and then moves into interstitial fluid, CGM readings can lag behind finger-prick blood glucose readings by a few minutes, especially when glucose is changing quickly.

With Vively, you apply your sensor and pair it to your phone so your glucose data can sync into the app. Vively is moving to the SIBIONICS GS3 CGM sensor, which is designed to transmit readings via Bluetooth without the need to scan, and update glucose values at regular intervals once your phone is in range with Bluetooth enabled.

Inside the Vively app, glucose trends sit alongside the lifestyle inputs that influence them. That means you’re not just watching a curve, you’re learning what likely shaped it. Over a typical wear period (around two weeks), you can build a clear picture of how your metabolism responds to food, sleep, stress, and movement, then use those insights to make changes with more confidence.

What is included in a Vively membership?

Vively is designed to be flexible, so you can use the app with or without a CGM. If you choose a plan that includes a CGM, you’ll receive a sensor as part of your plan and can purchase additional sensors anytime if you want more check-ins across the year.

Inside the app, your membership includes access to tools that help you interpret and act on your data, not just collect it. Key features include:

• Insights that bring your health data together, including glucose trends (when using a CGM) and your tracked habits.
• Challenges designed to help you build consistent routines.
• Evidence-based articles across nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and healthy ageing.
• Zia, Vively’s AI-powered health assistant, designed to help you ask questions and get real-time support based on your tracked data.

Outside of glucose tracking, the Vively app lets you log meals, movement, sleep, and other daily inputs that affect metabolic health. You can also connect wearables and health platforms (such as Apple Health or Google Fit, and other supported devices) to bring key metrics into one place, which makes it easier to see how lifestyle patterns and glucose patterns line up over time.

Optional dietitian support

If you want extra guidance, you can opt in to dietitian support in the app. This gives you access to an Accredited Practising Dietitian who can help you interpret your glucose trends, refine your meals based on your responses, and build a plan that fits your routine and goals. Dietitian support is optional, and you can opt in or cancel at any time.

How can you use Vively to receive personalised health support?

Vively is designed to support informed lifestyle change, not diagnose or treat medical conditions. It works best alongside your GP and healthcare team, not instead of them. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, take medication that affects glucose, or you’re unsure whether CGM is right for you, it’s important to speak with your healthcare professional before starting.

Used well, CGM becomes a simple feedback tool. You can test everyday choices (breakfast options, snack timing, a post-dinner walk, earlier bedtime) and see what helps your glucose stay steadier. Over time, those small experiments can lead to more consistent energy, better appetite control, and clearer insight into what supports your metabolic health.

A program like Vively also helps solve a common CGM problem: people learn a lot in the first two weeks, then aren’t sure what to do next. By combining your CGM period with app-based insights, habit tools, and optional dietitian guidance, Vively is built to help you turn new awareness into sustainable routines, in a supported way.

Ready to see how your glucose responds in real life? Explore the Vively CGM sensor and start turning everyday habits into clearer metabolic insight.