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15 miles , Blood glucose 5.7 when I got home, nothing eaten from about 2 hours before or during, so I am just unfit and not depleting. Will need to eat during the longer rides though, a couple of fig rolls will be the first option.

Going out for about an hour later this afternoon, not my usual time but I have had to leave work early for a blood test. Will take a couple of fig rolls with me but I shouldn't need them for that length of ride. I think I will do a sugar level test before and after as well, that should show any...

Thanks for all the responses. I will have to juggle all the suggestions and see which looks best

Thanks, tbh, I wasn't really considering those with sugars , it was more the impact of the complex carbs I was concerned about.

Thanks, I will give them a try, If I can find a Morrisons that is , we have a local a miles or so away

Why would that be ?, Do you think that I would need to up my BPM to maybe about the 70% in order to keep my BG levels down if I took an energy bar ? or do are there just more carbs than I need and I would spike after the exercise unless I did more ? I am struggling with my weight a bit too, got...

I have just joined , posted a question about energy bars and was directed to this post. May I ask a couple of questions. When doing your 30 miler, do you know if your Heart rate is in the 60-70% of MRH range for the bulk of the ride or higher ? I find that if I keep the effort fairly low, 15...

Good morning, I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 months ago. Sticking to the a decent diet and taking the metformin, I have managed to get my BG down to acceptable levels. The problem is that I cycle and I used to be able to go out first thing in the morning and put in a moderate ride of about 25...