Dextrose Tablets

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idio May 2014 8:30pm, 15 May 2014 22,574 posts	0 idio Have you tried Torq gels as they have no colours or artificial sweeteners added.
DeeGee May 2014 8:30pm, 15 May 2014 15,818 posts	0 DeeGee I'm sure you can get them in Tescos, Fozzy. If not, definitely in your local neighbourhood pharmacist.
SillyFencer May 2014 11:10pm, 15 May 2014 1,044 posts	0 SillyFencer Yeah, any supermarket has them
JustDistracted May 2014 10:21am, 16 May 2014 428 posts	0 JustDistracted Torq oddly were worse for me than SIS (which I've used for most of the last 2 years, bad tummy a few weeks back put me off). Trying Nectar at the moment, so far so good, but doing shorter runs / tri so not jiggling about as much as running long races. Tempted to get some dextro tabs and give them a go on the bike this weekend. Will report back
DeeGee May 2014 10:40am, 16 May 2014 15,821 posts	0 DeeGee I'm going to see if I can find some tonight at Morrisons and neck them round Windermere on Sunday.
SillyFencer May 2014 11:13am, 16 May 2014 1,046 posts	0 SillyFencer I just checked Mysupermarket.com Morrisons don't have them, Sainsbury have just the blackcurrant and Tesco have the biggest choice which includes the 'Sports Nutrition' ones which I mentioned earlier. As I said, I have no idea if these are different or not. This could be different in your supermarkets though.
AngusClydesdale May 2014 12:18pm, 16 May 2014 7,484 posts	0 AngusClydesdale You can get them in Boots the Chemist too.
DeeGee May 2014 12:38pm, 16 May 2014 15,822 posts	0 DeeGee Edit: I'm going to see if I can find some tonight at M̶o̶r̶r̶i̶s̶o̶n̶s̶ Lloyds Pharmacy and neck them round Windermere on Sunday.
flyingfinn May 2014 1:16pm, 16 May 2014 470 posts	0 flyingfinn "Shotblocks didn't work for me - not enough energy" - relative to what fozzy? A 60ml SIS gel gives you 85kcal, the same size packet of 6 Clif shotbloks gives you 200kcal. Given you will struggle to absorb more than around 300kCal per hour when exercising anyway a single packet of shotbloks is a pretty efficient way of carrying fuel.
Tarahumara May 2014 1:26pm, 16 May 2014 1,387 posts	0 Tarahumara My little 19p flapjack bar gives 325kcals... Rather have that