Donna1
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I tried clean eating before but still had carbs such as cous cous n sweet potatoe etc n felt needed little insulin. Has anyone else done low carb lifestyle?? Any thoughts on this?
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- Thread starter Donna1
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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- Not being able to eat as many chocolate digestives as I used to.
@Donna1 , we have a whole forum for low carbers.......
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/
cz_dave
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I also low-carb with a daily intake just above 50g of carbs (not in ketosis). What about you?
robert72
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I am generally in ketosis and on around 20-30 carbs a day
robert72
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Just checked - ketones 4.7 (must be the bullet-proof coffee) BG 4.4 and flat.
cz_dave
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Nice! I remember that when I was in ketosis, my ketones were once 7.4 and my blood sugar was at 3.9. That was after an evening workout without topping up with carbs.
robert72
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Yes if your carb intake is low enough you will switch to burning fat for fuel which produces ketones. As Type 1s, we need to ensure we have sufficient insulin (and therefore stable blood sugars) when ketones are present.
