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The pancreas reacts immediately by secreting insulin to bring this level back to normal. The result: after the energy peak comes the crash.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Here is what happens inside your body:\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"unordered-list\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"list-item\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Blood Sugar Spike:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Sugar passes instantly into the bloodstream. You feel strong for about 20 minutes.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"list-item\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Insulin Response:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Panicked by this massive influx of sugar, your pancreas secretes a heavy dose of insulin to clear the blood.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"list-item\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Crash:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Insulin does its job too well and too fast. Your blood sugar level drops \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"lower than it was before\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" you even ate.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]}]}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This is \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"reactive hypoglycemia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". You then take another gel to compensate, and you're back on an infernal roller coaster. 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Past the third hour in the saddle, gels start tasting like medicine. The chocolate bar becomes sickeningly sweet. And without really knowing why, you find yourself daydreaming about... pickles (or any other salty food!).\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This isn’t a whim. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"It’s physiology.\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"After several hours of exertion, the palate becomes saturated with sugar—a taste reality well-documented among long-distance cyclists. Meanwhile, the body, which has lost sodium through sweat, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"craves salt\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" to maintain fluid balance and muscle contraction.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"This is where \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"savory food\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" comes in: cured sausage, cheese, tapenade on a piece of bread, chips, olives. 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Nothing that requires intense chewing or complicated digestion.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"That’s why the \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"handlebar bag\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" or the jersey pocket are sacred to experienced cyclists: they allow you to eat without stopping, without losing your rhythm, and \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"without letting your blood sugar plummet\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\".\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Our \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://gravelup.earth/en/calendar/\"},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"GravelUP trips\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" feature fuel stops designed with this in mind—no massive feasts (but don't worry, you’ll never go hungry!), but rather breaks with foods tailored for cycling and small lunches optimized for getting right back on the saddle.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"5a4uXmnM94B8RBybIWBVRu\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[]},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hydration: beyond pure water\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"In the summer, when the sun beats down on the trails or the road, our instinct says: drink. 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In extreme cases, this can lead to \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"hyponatremia\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" (a severe lack of sodium), whose symptoms (headaches, nausea, confusion) are often mistaken for simple dehydration... and worsening the situation if you keep chugging pure water.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The practical rule to avoid bonking and physical failure in cycling:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" On any ride lasting more than 2 hours in hot weather, \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"add electrolytes to your hydration\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\". This can be a homemade isotonic drink (water + a pinch of salt + grape or lemon juice) or mineral effervescent tablets (available in sports stores).\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}]},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"And don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink. The sensation of thirst is a \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"delayed indicator\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" of dehydration. 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