Originally Posted by
elcruxio
I don't. You misunderstood the comment. I aimed to convey that maltodextrin doesn't have health issues when used during exercise. It just tastes bad, which is a minor inconvenience and can be remedied easily.
Also since I am a diabetic I don't actually use maltodextrin as exercise fuel. I use it for emergencies but in the form of pre made gel packets.
Since I have a dysfuntional glucose metabolism maltodextrin can cause blood glucose spikes for me even during exercise. Therefore for me it is more sensible to eat something with a bit less oomph.
Taste is a total non-issue. The sky-high glycemic index can be, exercise or not. Judging by many comments I see on here and other groups regarding caloric needs, dumping a few hundred calories of malto in a bottle is massive overkill for the 500 kJ rides many are actually doing.