My partner was diagnosed with type one diabetes 27th Feb 2018 after years of alcohol (daily intake 6-8 cans guiness) no exercise, a typical processed food high sugar addiction and an acute rampant skin fungal infection.
HbA1c 119 positive GAD antibodies. glucose 39.8 ph 7.39 ketones 1.7 ( came down very quickly)
Given balls-bolus insulin. 5 days in hospital, prescribed 4 injections per day, Dinner on day 3 was creamy mushroom soup, baked potato, chopped carrots and swedes, gravy , white sliced bread , rice pudding, vanilla ice-cream, and a calypso fruit shot.
On leaving he immediately stopped drinking , low carb diet as recommended by sarah may hill and Dr bernstein , returned to skate boarding and started yoga.
Frequent hypos led to a call to his endocrinology professor after 2 weeks which resulted in a telephone discussion where he asked if that rather than increase his carbohydrate intake could he reduce his insulin? 'Reduce insulin by half ' was the reply. Within 4 weeks he came off the insulin entirely, increased his exercise, stayed off the booze and stuck to the recommended low carb diet for type two.
8th June retesting HbA1c: 44 , blood sugar 5-7 mmols. weight stabilised at 11 stone (from 13.5 stone January)
Advised to continue current lifestyle and keep regular blood glucose monitoring. Aware of LADA and honeymoon period.
He was happy on the diet. He was not so happy with the repercussions to his social life of no booze or high carbs but continued.
Is there anyone else out there with type one or knows anyone with type one who has made the decision to eat to achieve normal levels of blood glucose by adjusting carbs and exercise rather than eat to the insulin prescriptions?
I am desperate to find research on this....is anyone able to point me in the right direction....Dr Bernstein suggests low dosages on insulin to protect the pancreas but his levels are good with food and exercise he likes. But none of this is evidence based, at that worries me. or is this just the honey moon period . Or ......... any comments invited
HbA1c 119 positive GAD antibodies. glucose 39.8 ph 7.39 ketones 1.7 ( came down very quickly)
Given balls-bolus insulin. 5 days in hospital, prescribed 4 injections per day, Dinner on day 3 was creamy mushroom soup, baked potato, chopped carrots and swedes, gravy , white sliced bread , rice pudding, vanilla ice-cream, and a calypso fruit shot.
On leaving he immediately stopped drinking , low carb diet as recommended by sarah may hill and Dr bernstein , returned to skate boarding and started yoga.
Frequent hypos led to a call to his endocrinology professor after 2 weeks which resulted in a telephone discussion where he asked if that rather than increase his carbohydrate intake could he reduce his insulin? 'Reduce insulin by half ' was the reply. Within 4 weeks he came off the insulin entirely, increased his exercise, stayed off the booze and stuck to the recommended low carb diet for type two.
8th June retesting HbA1c: 44 , blood sugar 5-7 mmols. weight stabilised at 11 stone (from 13.5 stone January)
Advised to continue current lifestyle and keep regular blood glucose monitoring. Aware of LADA and honeymoon period.
He was happy on the diet. He was not so happy with the repercussions to his social life of no booze or high carbs but continued.
Is there anyone else out there with type one or knows anyone with type one who has made the decision to eat to achieve normal levels of blood glucose by adjusting carbs and exercise rather than eat to the insulin prescriptions?
I am desperate to find research on this....is anyone able to point me in the right direction....Dr Bernstein suggests low dosages on insulin to protect the pancreas but his levels are good with food and exercise he likes. But none of this is evidence based, at that worries me. or is this just the honey moon period . Or ......... any comments invited
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