Does got diabetes, or know somebody who does and still rides?

[Horse-Factbook]

"type 2 diabetes is controlled and managed with diet"

But very often with medication, too. I'm on 850mg of metformin morning and evening.
Read: https://www.healthline.com/health/metformin-oral-tablet

"You don’t need to me tell you that you need to check your blood sugar levels before you go for a long trial ride, nor do you need me to tell you to make sure you’ve got enough glucose tablets and insulin injections with you. But it’s also important to make sure you’ve not only got your glucometer with you but that you actually use it regularly."

No. I don't need to tell you that, but then again it is a really over the top generalisation, and seems to me to be just for Type 1 (and maybe serious Type 2).

I have my blood analysed twice a year; breakfast before a 4 hour ride can be as little as 500ml glass of fermented milk and six Brazil nuts. We'll break for a rest at noon, when we'll take the tack off the horses, brush them and pick out hooves, water and feed them (so about another half hour of work) before we riders eat. After a good meal we'll tack up again and ride for another four hours.

But don't take my single anecdotal experience as being the sum total of the world's knowledge on the subject.

One last thing: your blog posts should contain references to reputable and authoritative sources of information.

Thank you, I've amended the article slightly too

 

[Blazingsaddles]

Umm, ALL Type 1s will suffer from hypos. And its a bit more serious than tiredness or fainting. An untreated hypo causes a coma and then death. That's very rare as most are caught in time, but there are still people who die from hypos. Type 1 and type 2 are very different things and theres a huge amount of mis information out there about both sadly.

They are indeed. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition ( it used to known as childhood diabetes but it can occur at anytime in life). There is no cure, you produce zero insulin. Type 2 diabetes is acquired predominantly due to lifestyle & diet (about 95%), The pancreas still produces insulin but not efficiently enough to control BS. Both types can cause long term health issues if not controlled.