Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
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Welcome aboard. I was diagnosed with mild type II a while back, but the cycling and eating better is keeping it controlled. The doc had me on some BP meds for while and earlier this year she told me to stop taking one of them because my BP had dropped below the target. The cycling will help a whole boatload of problems, all while having fun.
It takes some time to get to where you can pull the longer distances and get some reasonable speed. (Reasonable speed still being what others on BF may consider "slow"). Be patient and extend your reach just a bit each time. You can't jump on a bike and do 50 miles the first day.