Quote Originally Posted by GLC1968 View Post
Another thing to consider - when you are glycogen depleated (or starting to be), you don't get the same reaction from ingesting pure sugar that you do when you are just hungry. Even those who low carb (by choice, not because they have too) can eat simpler sugars when riding hard without adversely affecting blood sugar. Basically, your body uses it so quickly that your insulin does not have to 'rise' to accomodate it.

If you want to read more about this, The Paleo Diet for Athletes explains it much better than I can!
Oh good! I was hoping someone would say something like that. Gatorade really works well for me on long rides. There's no technical health reason that I am going low sugar except that I discovered experimentally that it works for me for losing weight and side benefits include lessening food cravings and amazing general overall well being (less anxiety being a big one).

Not that I'm paying attention only to what I want to hear.