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<blockquote data-quote="Ashley13" data-source="post: 1554813" data-attributes="member: 311676"><p>Just to confirm - increased insulin in the body will make ANY person gain weight, whether they are type 1, type 2 or non diabetic. Insulin is what transfers blood glucose to be stored as fat in the body. The higher amount of insulin in the body = higher amount of fat stored. Obviously everyone has their own metabolic rate, body type, exercise regime etc but it is a fact that the more insulin you take, without changing any other contributing factors, you will then gain weight. Type 1's can also have resistance to insulin over time, there are many type 1's who have had to increase insulin doses for the same meals they have always eaten, and this is due to them becoming more resistant to the insulin they are taking. </p><p></p><p>As a type 1, I have found that a moderately low carb/low gi diet works best for me. I keep breakfast below 10g and lunch and dinner below 30-40g carbs. This is by no means low carb in terms of Bernstein but it still reduces margin for error and prevents the tiredness/slump that I would get after a high carb meal. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps the original poster <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☺️" title="Smiling face :relaxed:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/263a.png" data-shortname=":relaxed:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ashley13, post: 1554813, member: 311676"] Just to confirm - increased insulin in the body will make ANY person gain weight, whether they are type 1, type 2 or non diabetic. Insulin is what transfers blood glucose to be stored as fat in the body. The higher amount of insulin in the body = higher amount of fat stored. Obviously everyone has their own metabolic rate, body type, exercise regime etc but it is a fact that the more insulin you take, without changing any other contributing factors, you will then gain weight. Type 1's can also have resistance to insulin over time, there are many type 1's who have had to increase insulin doses for the same meals they have always eaten, and this is due to them becoming more resistant to the insulin they are taking. As a type 1, I have found that a moderately low carb/low gi diet works best for me. I keep breakfast below 10g and lunch and dinner below 30-40g carbs. This is by no means low carb in terms of Bernstein but it still reduces margin for error and prevents the tiredness/slump that I would get after a high carb meal. Hope this helps the original poster ☺️ [/QUOTE]
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