Type 1 diabetic professional cyclists had approximately 25% higher glycogen content and required three times less supplemental carbohydrate per hour than non-diabetics.

“So the long-term exposure, this is what I observed, for example, about glycogen. Unfortunately, it wasn't published because the N was very low, but the reviewers, they did understand that you cannot do muscle biopsies to a professional cycling team. And there's only one professional cycling team in the world. So I did a tour of Colorado. I did the Team Novo Nordisk and another team and look at the glycogen. What did you see? About 25% higher glycogen content before the race and after the race in type 1 diabetics. And about three times less carbohydrate needs than the non-diabetics, which we already had seen because we count carbohydrates. And we know that a normal cyclist they have 20 grams per hour of carbohydrates, they're going to hit the wall in a race. Type 1 diabetics, they have 20, 25 average, and they never have any issues.”