Originally Posted by
bbbean
If you check your blood sugar levels during exercise, you'll see that you don't have the massive spikes you'd ordinarily see from carby foods. Don't be afraid to eat things that are ordinarily off limits. You might consider trying a few things and testing yourself on your training rides to see how YOUR body responds to different foods during a ride.
(FWIW, weight loss, exercise, and a hard look at my diet reversed my diabetes - won't work for everyone, but it's doable!)
BB
Thanks for the info. Yes I do relax my diet some especially when I ride more than 20 miles. I am doing the same thing as you to reverse my diabetes. As of my last doctor's visit, my diabetes is under control and I am now taking less medicine (I am down to 1000mg of metformin twice a day). If I can completely come off the medicine and maintain my blood sugar, I will then considered my diabetes reversed.