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Mountain bike riding

GaryB59

GaryB59

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Hi everyone, can I ask anyone who rides a bike basically as to what sort of meal/snack they have before going out for a ride, I've tried all sorts but as soon as I'm about ten mins into my ride my energy levels drop quite steep and I have to battle through to keep going, then they'll level and I carry on, I was diagnosed Type 2 end of last year so I'm still also figuring out the best sort of meals to eat, but it's the riding I want to sort out. Thanks
 
Hoya just out of interest are your meals or snacks high medium or low gi food? I don't know if you know g I diet but I find it helpful as its to when it will release in the body. My friends a rider and suffers from low sugar and says it helps a lot. Might not do but I thought I would say
 
GaryB59 said:
Hi everyone, can I ask anyone who rides a bike basically as to what sort of meal/snack they have before going out for a ride, I've tried all sorts but as soon as I'm about ten mins into my ride my energy levels drop quite steep and I have to battle through to keep going, then they'll level and I carry on, I was diagnosed Type 2 end of last year so I'm still also figuring out the best sort of meals to eat, but it's the riding I want to sort out. Thanks
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Hi @GaryB59,
Although it's more of a road bike day, you could consider joining Team blood glucose on their cycle around Box Hill this Saturday. I know @Brightside is going to be there - a hardened T2D cyclist with loads of experience. We had someone do the ride on a mountain bike last year, so it's certainly 'doable'!
http://www.teambloodglucose.com/TeamBG/Box_Hill_advert.html
 
Thanks for the invite, unfortunately it's a bit too far for me to get to, but it looks brilliant ! , I didn't realise there was things like this around, I'll have to look nearer to see if there's anything similar, thanks again and I hope it's a great event!
 
10 mins into your ride sounds like you need something mid GI before you ride, you would need to test how long before the ride you would need to eat.
 
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