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Do you find that high protein when on a LCHF diet affects your blood sugar? There seems to be a split in the community, in that some believe lchf is not a high protein diet (less than 0.8g/lb of bw), as gluconeogenesis from excess protein can take you out of ketosis. Any experience with this?

@zoze_j Thankfully my face made a full recovery. One thing I'd like to mention that the ketogenic diet doesn't have to be as vanilla as most people first assume. I made crunchy chicken goujons yesterday out of chicken (obvs), an egg, a little almond flour, ground flax meal and some spices...

I'm starting to get a much better idea about type 1 diabetes and my expectations for the future, with much help from this forum, so thank you. I'm wondering what the absolute worst part of having diabetes is? Is it the high levels of insulin, the hypos, having to inject yourself so much? I...

@Mrs Vimes That's awesome. So how did you eventually come across LCHF? Also, how many units were you on before compared to now? Thanks

Hi everybody. I'm wondering if anybody can share their experience with a low carb, high fat diet who is also past the honeymoon stage of T1D. For me (as newly diagnosed and with plenty of honeymoon left (yaay!)) the ketogenic diet is super effective. Though it may not always stay this way. Can...

@Cathn61may Sorry to hear about your pain over the years, and I'm glad you're doing better in recent years. Just out of curiosity, what did your consultant say your bloods can run slightly higher at?

It seems that low carb high fat dietary changes is something we were all told about at diagnosis, is there no resource online specifically for diabetics and keto diet?

Dude I feel it too! I've only been injecting for 8 weeks ish and I'm already noticing lumps in my lower abdomen, the feels...

I believe that omega 6 polyunsaturated fats consumed in excess are believed to be the only type of fat to negatively affect cholesterol balance. I'll try and find some studies when I'm back on the desktop :)

Yesss in so many ways, LCHF is fantastic.

So true, I'm currently running on the ketogenic diet (sub 50g of carbs/day) and my bloods are great. That's really unfortunate, sorry to hear about your eye trouble. Guess I better cut back on the jet-skiing!

Hi everybody. I have a quick question for you all, and that is... What are some things you wish you were taught about your T1D which would have made treating it much easier? I'll be sticking around for a little to enjoy your responses. 3....2....1....GO.

This is great, what a fantastic discussion we are having. I guess research only takes you so far before experience shows its worth. If I may ask, what are the three biggest challenges which make controlling your diabetes the most difficult? This information is golden. Thank you ladies and...

Hi Azure, nice to meet you and thank you for the thoughtful reply. I'd like to add that whilst in a state of ketosis (adapting the body to running on ketones instead of glucose) means that extreme glucose fluctuations are rare, even shown in those post-honeymoon (got to love these terms they...

@tim2000s Thank you! Whilst I agree that life will indeed throw a curve-ball or two, and that high's and low's will show their ugly faces, I believe that a ketogenic diet (which as you rightfully say is not essential for everybody in maintaining good control) will drastically minimise the...

I understand your concerns (many of the things you said resonate with the views of my dietician!). I am glad you're sceptical, that's a trait I wish more of us had. However, there are a couple of points which I think you would appreciate, and maybe even put your mind at ease. Firstly, I'm...

Hi there! So I've had T1D diabetes since early December 2015. Totally unoriginal diagnosis story, ordered to A&E with a blood glucose of 50mmol/litre (aka caramel blood), and enough HbA1c to melt your face, y'know, the whole shebang. Fast forward 8 weeks -- and a disgusting level of research...