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Continuous Glucose Monitors in Ultramarathon with Amy-Lee Bowler, PhD (c) | KoopCast Episode #190

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How to Measure Low Energy Availability

The C-GEM is a new way to measure low energy availability in athletes. It's based on the idea of perturbation to blood glucose that occurs over a five day period of exposure to low energy available. And it can be used alongside other tools such as DEXA scans, looking at brain ring or density and menstrual cycle dysfunction. But there are some issues around these tools because they're really difficult to get accurate assessments with.

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