The Blood Tests Worth Running If You Train Hard
A specific panel for athletes, the pre-analytical protocol that makes the numbers comparable over time, and how to compute your own reference intervals instead of relying on population ranges.
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A specific panel for athletes, the pre-analytical protocol that makes the numbers comparable over time, and how to compute your own reference intervals instead of relying on population ranges.
A practical comparison of the Abbott and Dexcom sensors for training use, plus how to get the raw glucose stream out and align it with power and heart rate files.
Population reference intervals are built from non-athletes, and the few published athlete cohorts are wide and sport-specific. The usable answer is a personal baseline with a computed reference change value.
A practical guide to choosing a continuous glucose monitor as a non-diabetic athlete, getting the raw data out, and analyzing it without over-reading sensor noise.
A blood panel for athletes and the timing rules that make its numbers interpretable. Covers reference change arithmetic and exporting lab data.