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Message: <blockquote data-quote="david4503" data-source="post: 2526973" data-attributes="member: 557245">Before carb counting, the exchange diet was the norm in the U.S. It was based on daily caloric intake, divided into nutritionally balanced meals of protein, carbs, fruit, A and B vegetables, fat and “free” foods with little or no caloric value. Minimum for adults was 1800 calories per day but 2400 was average. It was basically a flexible meal plan designed to balance your insulin requirements and activity while ensuring balanced nutrition. Glycemic index was something you could also factor in.The beauty is, there is no reliance on insulin-to-carb formulas that may or may not apply well to your case and no calculating of every insulin dose (although adjustments are sometimes necessary). Basically, not a lot of arithmetic to do. It’s a bit more “seat of the pants” and it becomes second nature. Honestly, it seems a lot easier to live with than carb counting. But I can’t testify to that since I never tried carb counting myself. My guess is, if you ask your doctors about this, you will get a blank look. This is a shame because day-to-day living with Type 1 doesn’t need to be as hard as the current thinking is making it. Or so it seems to me.</blockquote>

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