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- 14
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi everybody
Newbie here - my mum suggested I find a forum and so far really enjoying it!
IBit of background - I was diagnosed early 2013 just before my 21st birthday, and even though mum is a type 1 diabetic (since 5yo) so is able to help me out and what not, still really struggling to maintain my blood glucose levels/hba1c while maintaining work, a social life and an active lifestyle (I box, go to the gym at least 3 times per week, etc) as well as trying to stop my weight going up and down like a yoyo!
SOOOOOO I've been doing a lot of research into this LCHF - low carb high fat diet - as I understand it, its as its named - less carbs, more (natural) fats - and in converting your lifestyle into this its easier to maintain your levels as the less carbs you take in, the less insulin you have to take (currently on Lantus (30u) and Apidra (av. 8-16), bad doses I know!). I know alot of my problem is that I LOVE FOOD and will eat whatever whenever - and I'm a big time emotional eater (work is pretty fast paced too, which leads to stress, which leads to comfort eating lol!)
Has anybody had any success with this? I really want to try to get a handle on this, the past two hba1c tests I've had (in order) were 14.8 and then I dropped to 11, but I'm pretty sure I've sky rocketed as I've had a bit of a rough run the last 4 months, and I know if I can't find a way to get a handle on this, I'm likely to have a rough time with complications and all later on down the track.
Please and thank you guys
Newbie here - my mum suggested I find a forum and so far really enjoying it!
IBit of background - I was diagnosed early 2013 just before my 21st birthday, and even though mum is a type 1 diabetic (since 5yo) so is able to help me out and what not, still really struggling to maintain my blood glucose levels/hba1c while maintaining work, a social life and an active lifestyle (I box, go to the gym at least 3 times per week, etc) as well as trying to stop my weight going up and down like a yoyo!
SOOOOOO I've been doing a lot of research into this LCHF - low carb high fat diet - as I understand it, its as its named - less carbs, more (natural) fats - and in converting your lifestyle into this its easier to maintain your levels as the less carbs you take in, the less insulin you have to take (currently on Lantus (30u) and Apidra (av. 8-16), bad doses I know!). I know alot of my problem is that I LOVE FOOD and will eat whatever whenever - and I'm a big time emotional eater (work is pretty fast paced too, which leads to stress, which leads to comfort eating lol!)
Has anybody had any success with this? I really want to try to get a handle on this, the past two hba1c tests I've had (in order) were 14.8 and then I dropped to 11, but I'm pretty sure I've sky rocketed as I've had a bit of a rough run the last 4 months, and I know if I can't find a way to get a handle on this, I'm likely to have a rough time with complications and all later on down the track.
Please and thank you guys