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@hippy
Carry more food with you for starters. Whatever works for you.
Recovery food 4:1 carb:protein or you could go the cheap option which is flavoured milk.
Those sporty milkshake things are ok if you can find them/like them. They have sugars, protein, minerals and fill you up a bit. Are you dehydrated at all?
Another possibility is that the 2 lucozade sport drinks are actually TOO MUCH for your session and what is happening is your body sends out a load of insulin to deal with the sugar. Once the sugar is all processed you are suddenly into sugar crash phase..
I don't know how hard your fencing training is but in my case I'd not bother with any sports drinks for 1-2hr sessions UNLESS I had to back it up later or the next day. E.g. if I had a turbo session I'd probably just use water during and when I got home I'd have a recovery drink and then proper meal.
HTH