Last time..all names and avatars removed to protect the innocent!!
Me
Hmm I know if I was to go back to relying on carbs for energy my hba1c would go up again, I'd put weight on that I don't need and insulin intake would go up considerably. Lchf, even though with its it's difficulties adapting is a godsend to me personally.
Him
Don't conflate all carbs as being bad. What sort of carbs did you used to eat?
Him
Check out the safe carbs blog post that's linked in the above blog post. Home-cooked carbs are slow-release if the food is cooked al-dente. If you refrigerate cooked salad potatoes and Basmati rice, resistant starch forms which is very slow-release. Did you know this?
Me
I don't see all carbs as bad but I certainly see lchf as an easier way to control t1. Also many athletes are now to turning to lchf diets because they can perform better on fat for fuel rather than consuming carbs every 20mins during endurance sports
Him
LCHF is an advantage for ultra-endurance activities. For anything involving glycolytic activities, it's a disadvantage.
Me
I do triathlons so fit into that category! Why are you against lchf when there's thousands upon thousands of success stories of t1s turning their lives around due to lchf diets, athletes or not?
Him
It's a biochemical fact that the body gets 100% of its energy requirements from glycogen (carb) at maximum exercise intensity.
Him
In order to replenish glycogen, you have to eat carbohydrate. That's another biochemical fact.