or to avoid weight gainWhy?
As @Medina27 has Type 1, insulin resistance/excess insulin is not a problem.
If you are suggesting reducing carbs as a way to reduce what is eaten, fine but there is no reason to reduce insulin unless you experience insulin resistance.
Sorry @zand I do not mean to focus this on you.
There has been a problem amongst people with Type 1 diabetes being distracted by the very different condition which is type 2 because it is more common.
The usual reason for someone with Type 1 to eat a low carb diet is because they are experiencing problems with blood sugar management which is not what Medina has said.
I don’t agree with more insulin easier weight gain & I also don’t agree with less carbs less weight gain.
Sorry but I think you're wrong
Insulin is literally a fat storing hormone. When you cut carbs, you cut the need for insulin, and cut into fat instead. It's my understanding....
Type 1's are underweight at diagnoses (no insulin to store fat)
Type 2's are overweight at diagnoses (too much fat from insulin, triggering a resistance)
200g is not excessive compared to a large proportion of the population eating double and more that often, and not clean carbs either - which might not effect insulin use (I wouldn’t know) but will effect weight gain and loss as good nutrition is higher in clean carbs than in junk carbs.Like I said earlier some days I eat 200G of “clean” carbs,
I was not underweight on diagnosis and not are many people with Type 1.Type 1's are underweight at diagnoses (no insulin to store fat)
I eat carbs and have neither gained nor lost weight.or to avoid weight gain
I was not underweight on diagnosis and not are many people with Type 1.
Take care with misleading by stating generalisation and your assumptions as fact.
The OP has clearly referenced one potential marker for pre DXT1.@Jaylee - I guess we are talking at cross purposes. Weightloss does not necessarily mean underweight.
Hi guys.here is my update: Some of this is dangerous so please understand the risks involved. It's been interesting though!
I've been almost zero carb for a week. I've had amazing weight loss, perfectly controlled blood levels, increased insulin sensitivity (only requiring about 4 or 5 units of background per day) and a big reduction in waistline
However, as a Type 1, the big problem is the ketones. There's no way around it. We need a bunch of carbs/insulin to stop our bodies from entering a weird starvation mode, and boy I experienced it
So even though my blood was PERFECT I was still entering ketoacidosis. My urine suggested. So I ended the diet and introduced more carbs/insulin, despite the other benefits I was getting
For now, I'm on low carb instead of "almost zero carb", and have learned some big lessons
Hope this thread and my story has been useful and thanks everyone for their responses in it
Hi guys.here is my update: Some of this is dangerous so please understand the risks involved. It's been interesting though!
I've been almost zero carb for a week. I've had amazing weight loss, perfectly controlled blood levels, increased insulin sensitivity (only requiring about 4 or 5 units of background per day) and a big reduction in waistline
However, as a Type 1, the big problem is the ketones. There's no way around it. Type 1's need a bunch of carbs/insulin to stop our bodies from entering a weird starvation mode, and boy I experienced it
So even though my blood was PERFECT I was still entering ketoacidosis. My urine suggested. So I ended the diet and introduced more carbs/insulin, despite the other benefits I was getting
For now, I'm on low carb instead of "almost zero carb", and have learned some big lessons
Hope this thread and my story has been useful and thanks everyone for their responses in it
@Jaylee @oldgreymare
I read a science journal suggesting Type 1's can't maintain "beneficial Ketosis" because of a negative feedback loop from such small insulin levels will mean no energy can enter the cells (or something like that) and this will eventually become dangerous. So I chickened out when my ketone levels became darker & darker (despite perfect glucose control)
All this info was VERY hard to find btw and my diabetic nurses didn't seem too informed either. So I basically had to experiment on myself
Like I said. I'm on low carb right now, with therapeutic levels of insulin. And that seems to be okay
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