Some Olympic athletes are using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to try to optimize their athletic performance. The market for CGMs is expected to grow significantly.
Olympians including Dutch marathon runner Abdi Nageeye are using a new tool they hope will boost their medal chances this summer: tiny monitors that attach to the skin to track blood glucose levels. Continuous glucose monitors or CGMs, were developed for use by diabetes patients but their makers, led by Abbott and Dexcom, also spy opportunities in sports and wellness.
do see a day where CGM is certainly going to be used outside of diabetes in a big way,' said Dexcom's Chief Operating Officer Jacob Leach. Diabetes patients remain the CGM specialist's commercial focus, he told Reuters, but Dexcom is also working with researchers on future use to optimize athletic performance. He would not disclose details.
Dutch marathoner Nageeye, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, said he and his coaches are monitoring blood glucose as an indicator of the body's available energy, part of his quest for an 'effortless run'. CGM use has guided Nageeye, who has qualified for Paris, to work on sleeping and eating patterns so that he expends a minimum of energy during training. 'That's your energy, actually, that's your fuel. We have to monitor that,' said Nageeye.
What I see on social media is that normal, healthy people get scared when they had one banana and their blood glucose goes up really high for one hour. This is completely expected and a normal response,' said Larsen. Market leader Abbott told Reuters that understanding blood-glucose swings is key to managing one's metabolism for a healthier life.
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