- Messages
- 4
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi everyone,
I have been newly diagnosed as a T1 diabetic 3weeks ago. Since then i have been trying to wrap my head around all of the new information i need to know. I understand the basics of what i have ti do now and my diabetic nurse has been really great and supportive but i still don’t understand a few things.
Firstly i have been reading a lot on this forum and elsewhere about low carb diets and how they seem to be the way to go. However my dietitian has given me a certain amount of carbs to eat with each meal (breakfast 50g, lunch 50g, dinner 70g) so should i cut down or do as she says. It just seems like a lot of carbs. Also I’ve been eating breads and pasta etc to maintain the cards she recommended but from what i can tell these are the foods i should be staying away from, is this true?
Also i have tried very hard over the last two years to lose weight and have been quite successful however i have read and been told that insulin will cause me to gain weight. I would really like to tackle this however im afraid to do exercise as just simply cleaning my house has caused me to go hypo.
Has anyone got advice for me? Did anyone else have trouble with their weight management at the start.
Also can i just say this forum has been a godsend to me since i found it. In times when it all just seems too much to think about i love coming on here to read other peoples stories. So Thankyou everyone
I have been newly diagnosed as a T1 diabetic 3weeks ago. Since then i have been trying to wrap my head around all of the new information i need to know. I understand the basics of what i have ti do now and my diabetic nurse has been really great and supportive but i still don’t understand a few things.
Firstly i have been reading a lot on this forum and elsewhere about low carb diets and how they seem to be the way to go. However my dietitian has given me a certain amount of carbs to eat with each meal (breakfast 50g, lunch 50g, dinner 70g) so should i cut down or do as she says. It just seems like a lot of carbs. Also I’ve been eating breads and pasta etc to maintain the cards she recommended but from what i can tell these are the foods i should be staying away from, is this true?
Also i have tried very hard over the last two years to lose weight and have been quite successful however i have read and been told that insulin will cause me to gain weight. I would really like to tackle this however im afraid to do exercise as just simply cleaning my house has caused me to go hypo.
Has anyone got advice for me? Did anyone else have trouble with their weight management at the start.
Also can i just say this forum has been a godsend to me since i found it. In times when it all just seems too much to think about i love coming on here to read other peoples stories. So Thankyou everyone