Yes, a low carb diet does work. I maintain a 5. I am also vegan. All my carbs come from veggies, plants, nuts... I use only 4 units lantus, split at 7 am and 7 pm and .5, 1 and 2 units novorapid for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My honeymoon is pretty much over according to my endo. I had hypos...