Why is this important?

As an athlete, we want to feel fuelled and we want to feel energised – maintaining our blood sugars will help with this.

If we are attempting to improve our body composition or drop a little weight, fluctuations in blood sugar can hinder this.

Simply, as blood sugar drops we get hungry.

If we can manage this hunger, we are less likely to eat and more likely to drop fat.

Suffice to say, controlling your blood sugars is important.

However, in a sport where high energy gels and drinks are king, this is quite ironic.

The above certainly do not control our blood sugars and often at a time, we need it most – during a RACE!

Carbohydrate consumption is obviously relevant to blood sugar fluctuation but…….

What is also relevant is what macronutrient you eat those carbs with.

For example, consuming a bowl of pasta and sauce will lead to significant fluctuations.

On the contrary, a steak consumed with a jacket potato will lead to far fewer fluctuations.

The protein and fat will help regulate the carbohydrate ingestion, plus the more fibrous potato will have less effect than the processed pasta.

Still, think nutrition is a minefield?