Ian DP
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Insulin itself doesn’t extend the honeymoon period, but insulin helps us control our blood sugar levels by keeping them close to normal levels.
There is much evidence that high sugar levels destroy our insulin making beta cells. Dr Bernstein my solution book clearly identifies this..... he says keep sugar levels to 4.8 prior to meals and 6.8 two hours after eating can prolong the honeymoon period to upto 10 years. He has seen thousands of patients and is a T1 himself.
I am 5 years into the honeymoon period, and follow Dr Bernstein Solution. My NHS consultant notes have me as T1 in the honeymoon period. No reference to Lada or T1.5, he says I am, but the NHS don’t use these terms.
I believe the honeymoon period simply refers to a T1 person that still has some working beta cells, thus does not need so much insulin as a full T1.
I once asked my consultant how many beta cells he thought I have remaining. His reply was around 300,000.... and that a normal non diabetic has around 10 million.
There is much evidence that high sugar levels destroy our insulin making beta cells. Dr Bernstein my solution book clearly identifies this..... he says keep sugar levels to 4.8 prior to meals and 6.8 two hours after eating can prolong the honeymoon period to upto 10 years. He has seen thousands of patients and is a T1 himself.
I am 5 years into the honeymoon period, and follow Dr Bernstein Solution. My NHS consultant notes have me as T1 in the honeymoon period. No reference to Lada or T1.5, he says I am, but the NHS don’t use these terms.
I believe the honeymoon period simply refers to a T1 person that still has some working beta cells, thus does not need so much insulin as a full T1.
I once asked my consultant how many beta cells he thought I have remaining. His reply was around 300,000.... and that a normal non diabetic has around 10 million.