@ianf0ster .
That’s great that you have found something that works for you as a type 2.
I’ve been type 1 for 28 yrs. No complications, perfectly healthy.
In this time I’ve tried various diets.
Now I’m only speaking from my own personal experience, which has and still is serving me well.
It is very frustrating when so called experts who you have quoted try to tell me that they have a diet that will work for me.
It’s even more frustrating when people with next to no knowledge about my condition feel the need to question why I don’t follow a particular diet.
As for LCHF or low carb whatever you want to call it. For me it’s a fad diet that doesn’t work for me. I have proof of this on account I’ve tried it 3 times. Each time i used new found information that was available in order to ensure I was doing the diet justice. It didn’t and doesn’t give the results that make it worthwhile.
Obviously Low carb does work for some T1’s but it isn’t a requisite for good control.
It’s an option and this is something that should be made obvious, especially to newly diagnosed T1’s.
I can understand what you are saying but maybe you are feeling a bit too paranoid? People might talk about the benefits of low carb diet but it’s suggested as an option.
For me as a type 1 who is benefiting from low carb diet it’s frustrating that the low carb option is not recommended by HCPs as it could benefit people who find right now nothing is working. From what I hear on this forum if you are lucky they might accept type 1s doing low carb if it’s working but they should be doing better.