Glucose Monitoring Archives

Sugar for Cyclists – Does It Always Cause Glucose Spikes?

December 17, 2024 at 3:02 pm2 min reading

Consuming sugar causes sharp increases in your blood sugar. Blood sugar spikes raise your insulin and that can over time lead to diabetes. This is the logic that a lot of people follow to conclude that sugar is bad and you should avoid it. Let’s…

CGM in Cycling – Benefits

January 9, 2024 at 3:19 pm4 min reading

Health & Training

Why should you care about your glucose levels? There are several cycling related benefits that come from understanding how food and exercise impact your blood sugar. Continuous glucose monitors allow you to do that while training, eating, recovering, and sleeping. Let’s take a closer look.

CGM in Cycling – What is It?

January 3, 2024 at 8:52 pm3 min reading

Health & Training

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been a term increasing in popularity in cycling and sports in general. It’s time to take a closer look at it to see if it’s something that you should consider trying or if it’s just a fad that will soon…