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Hi all
As some of you will know from other posts I am new both to this forum and Type 1 diabetes. Really wonderful to have all of you to share stuff with and ask for wisdom.
When diagnosed I was pretty much taught to carb count straight away (was in hospital for a week and a half following DKA so had plenty of time with the nurse). Since then I've been doing it - I think pretty successfully.
My understanding has been that I can still eat plenty of carbs - I just need to adjust my nova rapid insulin dose. While of course there's been a few fluctuations and my insulin sensitivity has been evolving, generally it's been going pretty well. While (I think) I'm relatively healthy I've still felt able to have plenty of bread, bananas, potatoes and the occasional portion of chips. I don't check levels obsessively but I do check 2 and 4 hours after eating and generally I seem to get back within 4 - 7 mmoles/L. My insulin sensitivity seemed to decrease after 2 weeks but after upping my doses it's working again. I even had an Easter egg and (while I MASSIVELY upped my insulin) it was fine. I had cake on Saturday too (again, highish insulin dose).
HOWEVER, I keep reading on the forums about people who are trying to restrict carb in take and really try and keep a low carb diet.
So I guess my question is - am I missing something? Is a relatively high carb diet bad for me in other T1D related ways? Might i be having spikes I'm not seeing?
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Gareth x
As some of you will know from other posts I am new both to this forum and Type 1 diabetes. Really wonderful to have all of you to share stuff with and ask for wisdom.
When diagnosed I was pretty much taught to carb count straight away (was in hospital for a week and a half following DKA so had plenty of time with the nurse). Since then I've been doing it - I think pretty successfully.
My understanding has been that I can still eat plenty of carbs - I just need to adjust my nova rapid insulin dose. While of course there's been a few fluctuations and my insulin sensitivity has been evolving, generally it's been going pretty well. While (I think) I'm relatively healthy I've still felt able to have plenty of bread, bananas, potatoes and the occasional portion of chips. I don't check levels obsessively but I do check 2 and 4 hours after eating and generally I seem to get back within 4 - 7 mmoles/L. My insulin sensitivity seemed to decrease after 2 weeks but after upping my doses it's working again. I even had an Easter egg and (while I MASSIVELY upped my insulin) it was fine. I had cake on Saturday too (again, highish insulin dose).
HOWEVER, I keep reading on the forums about people who are trying to restrict carb in take and really try and keep a low carb diet.
So I guess my question is - am I missing something? Is a relatively high carb diet bad for me in other T1D related ways? Might i be having spikes I'm not seeing?
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Gareth x