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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2090047" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>While some type 1’s do low carb, I would have to say most do not. It is a common way to control blood sugars when you are insulin resistant and most type 1’s aren’t. But since you have less carbs some believe it is easier to calculate what amount of insulin you need to take. Be very careful about taking a set amount of insulin and all of a sudden do a low carb meal.</p><p></p><p>You said you are a skinny guy and trying to get used to eating less. It is easy to become skinnier when you don’t know you have this disease because you are not actually using the food you eat because you weren’t making insulin to process it. So type 1’s commonly lose weight before diagnosis. Once you get BGs under control with insulin you probably won’t need to eat as much.</p><p></p><p>But just because you are type 1 doesn’t mean you have to eat less, and it doesn’t mean you might not be that person that still needs that big plate of food.</p><p></p><p>It means you have to learn how to dose for that big plate of food or divide it up into more meals and still learn to dose for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2090047, member: 475037"] While some type 1’s do low carb, I would have to say most do not. It is a common way to control blood sugars when you are insulin resistant and most type 1’s aren’t. But since you have less carbs some believe it is easier to calculate what amount of insulin you need to take. Be very careful about taking a set amount of insulin and all of a sudden do a low carb meal. You said you are a skinny guy and trying to get used to eating less. It is easy to become skinnier when you don’t know you have this disease because you are not actually using the food you eat because you weren’t making insulin to process it. So type 1’s commonly lose weight before diagnosis. Once you get BGs under control with insulin you probably won’t need to eat as much. But just because you are type 1 doesn’t mean you have to eat less, and it doesn’t mean you might not be that person that still needs that big plate of food. It means you have to learn how to dose for that big plate of food or divide it up into more meals and still learn to dose for it. [/QUOTE]
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