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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spiker" data-source="post: 518867" data-attributes="member: 102150">Matilda I would suggest LCHF or maybe intermittent fasting. Or both. These can both be done by T1s, though (as always with diets) there are extra considerations for T1s. A great advantage of intermittent fasting is that you can use the fasting periods to check your basal (Lantus). 60 odd units is a lot. One of the problems with losing weight as a T1 is that the basal dose tends to regulate you at a fixed weight. As you lose weight, you need to reduce the Lantus. In fact it's often easier if the basal reduction is done slightly ahead of the weight loss. You will often find anyway that the first time you do a fasting test it shows your basal is actually too high. Many people on basal are using part of their basal for part of an average days food. The problem with that is if you don't eat as much, the excess basal insulin will give you hunger cravings and make it much harder not to eat. Dropping your basal down to your "real" basal, then stepping that basal down as your weight drops, or slightly ahead of the weight drop, can make a big difference. OP were you always about this weight, or did your weight go up before diagnosis, or after diagnosis? Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></blockquote>

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