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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1764681" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>Your body will need less and less insulin as though big leg muscles get bigger and make you more insulin sensitive so I would minimise the bolus or take it out completely and even reduce your basal (to cope with lows following the long ride). All this is much easier with a pump but you could split the basal.</p><p>A long steady endurance session like this lowers the blood sugar the most and you do not want to be having to neck glucose tabs all ride long or worse still be anxious about running out of them as I have done on a few long runs when I was not low carbing. The bolus jab you are taking lasts at least 4 hours and once your muscles start taking up glucose at a higher rate then its unsurprising</p><p>An interestng thing is that there are many endurance athletes who find a low carb approach helps their body to run off fat (eaten or from your own body supplies) more than carbs so that you are less in need of carbs during a race. If you are doing this to maintain or lose weight that could be a more helpful approach but ease in gently!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1764681, member: 365308"] Your body will need less and less insulin as though big leg muscles get bigger and make you more insulin sensitive so I would minimise the bolus or take it out completely and even reduce your basal (to cope with lows following the long ride). All this is much easier with a pump but you could split the basal. A long steady endurance session like this lowers the blood sugar the most and you do not want to be having to neck glucose tabs all ride long or worse still be anxious about running out of them as I have done on a few long runs when I was not low carbing. The bolus jab you are taking lasts at least 4 hours and once your muscles start taking up glucose at a higher rate then its unsurprising An interestng thing is that there are many endurance athletes who find a low carb approach helps their body to run off fat (eaten or from your own body supplies) more than carbs so that you are less in need of carbs during a race. If you are doing this to maintain or lose weight that could be a more helpful approach but ease in gently! [/QUOTE]
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