Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) is gaining attention as a tool for optimising dietary counselling in athletes. By providing real-time glucose data, CGMs offer the potential to enhance our understanding of how athletes’ bodies respond to training, recovery, and nutrition. In our study, published in the European Journal of Sport Science , we investigated the use of CGMs in Para athletes to explore their potential applications and limitations. New study on CGM in Para cyclis

In a series of previous blogs on mysportscience, the role of blood glucose was discussed and we highlighted what insights Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) can provide athletes now and possibly in the future. In this blog, Dr Nicola Guess highlights the multifactorial nature of glucose metabolism, challenging the notion of straightforward causal links between food intake and glycemic responses. In previous blogs Dr Mike Riddell and I discussed opportunities and also some l

CGM is a tool that can give us insights into “blood glucose” in real time! Although we must understand the limitations and be wary of not over interpreting or wrongly interpreting any data that is obtained , the technology can also be really useful for athletes. In this blog we discuss how CGM can best be used! There are a number of very clear and straightforward applications for your CGM. Most of these are related to individual glucose responses to things like foods, meals

People often ask us: “Are continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) accurate?” Our simple answer will typically be "yes", particularly if we are short on time. But, if you want to understand a little more about what accuracy means, and how it is evaluated, in the context of CGMs, you should read the rest of this blog... Defining accuracy "Accuracy" is a term used to describe if a measurement tool, like the pulse rate monitor on your high-end expensive watch or your chest band heart