Can Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) serve as a fuel gauge for athletes?
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Asker Jeukendrup and Mike Riddell
Summary
This article explores whether Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology, now available to athletes, can serve as a reliable "fuel gauge" for optimizing athletic performance. It explains that while CGM measures glucose levels in interstitial fluid, the body only holds about 4-5 grams of glucose in circulation, and discusses the capabilities and limitations of using CGM as a real-time metabolic feedback tool for athletes. The article examines what CGM can accurately measure versus what it cannot, questioning whether it truly functions like a car's fuel gauge for human performance.
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Twitter / XCan Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) serve as a fuel gauge for athletes?mssa.appKey quotes
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Could CGM be the fuel gauge athletes have been waiting for?
What CGM can (and cannot) measure
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