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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I’ve been a type 1 diabetic for 6 years. My “honeymoon” period lasted for 4 years. I had no insulin whatsoever during this time and although I ate a low carb diet, I wasn’t extremely strict with it as I was at uni at the time and cared less about my general health. Nonetheless, all my Hba1c results were under 6.9%.
I then went on insulin 2 years ago after a good few months of eating poorly, and just assumed my honeymoon period had ended. From here on out I started eating how I wanted and taking my insulin as required. I also gained quite a lot of weight during this time.
Recently, I decided to go back on a low carb diet as I was finding my diabetes management was poor and I wanted to lose some weight as I was suffering some insulin resistance here and there. I also cut out alcohol, vaping and cut back on caffeine drastically. I started this low carb diet around 6 weeks ago and I’m currently 74kg (I’m 5’11). For the last week I haven’t needed any insulin whatsoever and I always fall back to around 5/6 mmols and stabilise there. I thought yesterday I’d experiment by eating a chocolate bar just to see what would happen. Although my blood sugar did spike up to 11 mmols, within 2/3 hours it had dropped back down to 6 mmols.
I’m very confused, am I ‘cured’? Am I even a type 1 diabetic? I’m of course going to keep up my low carb diet - I feel way better for it anyway - I just have no idea what’s going on lol.
I then went on insulin 2 years ago after a good few months of eating poorly, and just assumed my honeymoon period had ended. From here on out I started eating how I wanted and taking my insulin as required. I also gained quite a lot of weight during this time.
Recently, I decided to go back on a low carb diet as I was finding my diabetes management was poor and I wanted to lose some weight as I was suffering some insulin resistance here and there. I also cut out alcohol, vaping and cut back on caffeine drastically. I started this low carb diet around 6 weeks ago and I’m currently 74kg (I’m 5’11). For the last week I haven’t needed any insulin whatsoever and I always fall back to around 5/6 mmols and stabilise there. I thought yesterday I’d experiment by eating a chocolate bar just to see what would happen. Although my blood sugar did spike up to 11 mmols, within 2/3 hours it had dropped back down to 6 mmols.
I’m very confused, am I ‘cured’? Am I even a type 1 diabetic? I’m of course going to keep up my low carb diet - I feel way better for it anyway - I just have no idea what’s going on lol.