Diet difference for T1 and T2

Diet is a very personal thing and yes there are T1's and T2's on low carb. Likewise, there are those who don't ! As long as blood glucose levels are within range then carry on eating what you like. The only advantage would be for anyone on insulin, the less carbs you eat, the less you inject.
Mo


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Hi Annie,
A lot of type 2s stick to a low carb and/or low GI diet as they find it the best way to keep their blood sugars as near normal as possible, as it's the carbs in food that turn into sugar and raise blood sugar levels. It's different for type 1s and others who inject insulin as we can take insulin to bring our levels down, but a lot of us prefer to restrict our carb intake to make it easier to control. Others prefer to go low carb. As Mo said it's very much a personal choice, but I know a couple of Type 2s who have turned things round and returned to near normal levels by going low carb. Personally I eat a 'normal' diet but I do eat less carbs than before I was diagnosed. Hopefully a type 2 will give you advice as to what a dietician would recommend. Hope this helps.

mo1905 said:

Diet is a very personal thing and yes there are T1's and T2's on low carb. Likewise, there are those who don't ! As long as blood glucose levels are within range then carry on eating what you like. The only advantage would be for anyone on insulin, the less carbs you eat, the less you inject.
Mo


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The less carbs consumed the less insulin you inject-the better the control. The less the chance of becoming insulin resistant and double diabetic.

FB

Hi. I would add to Fatbird's post that reduced insulin injections thru low-carbing can also avoid weight gain and resulting insulin resistance. Having gone thru just tablets and now insulin I can say that if you go much beyond 'mild' diabetes you normally have no choice but to reduce carbs to ensure blood sugar is within range. High insulin resistance and/or a failing pancreas means the body just cannot handle the levels of carbs a normal person could consume and tablets often cannot help enough.

More carbs = more insulin (+ lack of exercise) = weight gain = insulin resistance. Which is one of the reason for t2s having better control when they go low carb as it promotes weight loss, which improves insulin sensitivity. Which is also greatly enhanced by regular exercise.