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Best Diet for Type 1

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Hi, I sound like you and you like me. What a pair!! I've put on 7k over a stone and I'm a little shorty so it shows. Like you,I was full of energy and not starving to death. I feel the same too... just a bit big for my skin. The only thing I've done is to further reduce my carbs so I'm having around 30-40 per day. I suppose I could do less but where's the fun. I've managed to stop the weight increase by doing this. I'm trying to be more active and I think this is the big area we could work on. Your 5.5lb in 4 weeks is brilliant. I agree with @Neoncat that insulin is an allay but I do know that insulin is the fat hormone whether you're T1 or T2 and too much can lead to weight can so getting the right dose is important. Good luck, I'll be battling with you. Onwards and downwards
 
I’m wishing now that I hadn’t put up the link to lchf -
 
That was useful, thank you @Fairygodmother! I was initially diagnosed as having gestational diabetes at 28 weeks pregnant but suspected Type 1 due to normal BMI and presence of ketones. Must have honeymooned for 6 months as it went and came back when I went in to DKA! I followed LCHF and my sugars were amazing. I also lost weight and didn't mind eating this way as I thought it would only be for the remainder of my pregnancy. I'm just unsure about how safe it is to do long term as a lifestyle??
Thanks for your reply @SueJB ! Do you mind if I ask what you typically eat on a day where you eat 30-40g of carbs? Have you noticed any weight loss? Thanks!

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Fairygodmother said:
I’m wishing now that I hadn’t put up the link to lchf -
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Don't feel bad! When I was newly diagnosed I used all the LCHF knowledge to work out my reactions to different carbs and slowly reintroduced them into my diet. It allowed me to work out how my body manages different foods without being confused by having multiple med-high sources in one meal.
 
Don't feel bad! It isn't a wrong suggestion @Fairygodmother! It's just another kind of diet, same as suggesting the 5:2 or the South Beach. From what I've seen your advice is always good. Food and diabetes is always such a complicated and ultimately emotional conversation. I think we're all agreeing that T1 and T2 need to approach it differently.

What kind of exercise do you do @Hollieo4? Personally I found running and regular walking was the best for shedding weight but lots of people say that weight or strength training is best for weight loss (with the added benefit of muscle toning!).
 
I used to find swimming was the best for maintaining weight, tone and energy, plus the good feeling of being at ease and happy in the water. Sadly my knackered knees (total meninsectomy, both knees, 36 years ago), and inability to get the breathing right doing the crawl, has made it less pleasurable now so lots of walking, aquarobics, and a bit of dancing do the trick. And thank you for your comments @Hollieo4 , @RuffsTheShake and @Neoncat.
If you’re still working, @Hollieo4 as well as looking after your small person, finding exercise time’s more problematic. My daughter did lots of fast buggy pushing with some uphill stretches to keep fit when she had toddlers. There was a lovely group she joined who did it together and combined it with some mother and toddler natter, snack and play. Social health as well as physical toning!
 
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hi hollieo4 firstly well done on the weight loss slowly but steady is the way to go from what ive read insulin does not cause weight gain and at 11 units a day your NOT eating too many carbs in anyway sometimes weight can flucuate by as much as 3lbs if you weigh yourself at varies times throughout the day you will find your weight at diffrent levels (i like first thing in the morning as they tend to be lowest) i cant recommend a diet for you as each person is different but i would be focusing on the 5,5lbs youve already lost in 4 weeks and give youself a big pat on the back and like ive mentioned slow but steady works best more likely to stay off goodluck x
 
@Hollieo4 5.5lbs in 4 weeks is good. In visual terms that is 11 packs of butter. It is also only 1.5lbs away from half a stone. You may not be getting there as quickly as you wish, but you WILL get there, and are much more likely to remain there.
 
The jury is still out on lchf for Type 1s. I have come across HCPs who don't really approve of it . I don't really understand why because they haven't explained but they are welcome to their opinion. I would like to hear sound arguments against lchf. But maybe on another thread! It is a way of eating that has helped me. But I realise that we Type 1s are individuals with different ways of coping with diabetes. I certainly wouldn't want to demonise insulin! I was full of relief to be diagnosed and injected with insulin and able to feel well again!
 
Hi hollieo4, In my experience if I get a lot of hypos then the weight piles on - caused by eating all the carbo to counteract the hypos. Getting the hypos is generally unexpected exercise, which for me makes a huge difference, but once the glargine has been injected then it can't be reversed of course. I also find that Novorapid (and other fast acting) are not fast, typically taking one to two hours to really kick in, which can also lead to unexpected hypos.

On a broader view, when my brother was diagnosed with child-onset diabetes in the early 1960's the dietary advice was essentially a low carb regime. As the years passed this changed to "eat carb, just have more insulin to compensate" which has fairly recently been dropped. I find a low carb diet to be the best to keep control of BGs, especially because the amount of injected insulin is so much lower. I'm not familiar with the WW's diet, is it low calorie but relatively high carb?
 
I have found the Slimming world diet excellent! It is a change of lifestyle and of course takes longer for diabetics! I have had type 1 for over 50 years but at long last I am happy with my weight, even a pound a week is a loss! Cutting carbs does work. All the best ‘Scilla
 
I started the LCHF in January, when I was gaining 1 kg / month. (I havent consistently stayed at 20g carb, an apple is 15g.) But since January @ 75kg three months later down to 70.5kg. I actually began, not for weight loss but as a healthier diet, so that when the miracle happens and they find a cure, it'll go into healthy body not a worn out one.
 
Like 'Scilla I have also been a T1 for over 50 years. I don't really understand carbs, only have a sketchy idea about counting calories and have never done much in the way of diets. However, although I eat just about anything, I always eat very slowly and as a result never want nor take very large portions. My height is 1.91m and my weight has gradually increased from 82 to 89 Kg over the same fifty year period.
 
Can i use orlistat is it safe on t1d ??
Like Xenical ??
 
Hi everyone. Thank you all so much for your replies! I am now down 9lbs after the scale wouldn't budge for 3 weeks. I am encouraged by this but I keep reading that it is a slower process for diabetics to lose weight. Is this due to the expected hypos we are bound to encounter along the way or is there another reason? Thanks again!
 
Scott-C said:
I wonder whether there's an argument for a sub-forum called, "Type 1 - people who eat a Greggs Steak Bake now and then without having low carbers making them feel guilty about it."
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The question I would have is, why would you ever do that. What's the point in taking the risk?
 
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