Originally Posted by
redlude97
Those athletes have type 1 which is not what the OP has, with proper insulin dosing an athlete with type 1 can eat as much sugar as they can handle because they do not have insulin resistance
There's also type 2 divisions of athletes in the TNN and TT1 organizatons. I'm still sure they'd be willing to point people in a helpful direction.
https://www.teamnovonordisk.com/teams/type-2
Worth a shot if you're a diabetic in the cycling world to reach out to either the TT1 or TNN organizations whatever type of diabetes you may have.