Yes I would recommend you reduce your carbs Cookie, you don't have to go too low-carb if you don't want to but reducing them by around a third or a half (depending what level of carbs you eat now) will produce good results when it comes to bg control and the amount of insulin you inject.
Many of us type 1's on the forum eat carbs in moderation, meaning we don't do low-carb as in under 50g a day but eat around 100 - 200g a day, it produces the same results and means less insulin but not eating a diet that is too restrictive and still includes carbs such as root veggies, fruit, pasta , wholegrains and bread should you choose. to what level of carbs someone drops down to is determined by their bg levels and how much they want to limit the carbs in their diet.
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I'm T2 but believe strongly in minimising meds in all things. Eating low carb enables me to do without meds. If I was T1 I would want to minimise insulin dosing. Why anyone would want to take more poison just because there's an antidote handy defeats me.
It's true you don't HAVE to truly low carb, but if you gradually reduce your carb intake and find this helps why wouldn't you carry on and get down to <50g? If something works why not do it properly? It HAS to be sensible to reduce drugs to a minimum. A low carb diet isn't so very restrictive once you get used to it and I would rather have a restricted diet than restricted mobility in later years.
Of course you could reduce it to 50g a day if that suited you, by why would you want to do that if you can get the same results by eating say 120g a day.
There's no reason to restrict carbs any more than you need to, I think if many people started by reducing their carb intake and slowly reduced it to a levels that they can find comfortable to maintain then we wouldn't see all these 'falling off the wagon' threads, admittedly some do find going very low-carb easy but others don't, I know I couldn't stick with eating 50g or below in the long-term, hence why I decided to eat them in moderation and as part of a healthy well balanced diet.
It's true you don't HAVE to truly low carb, but if you gradually reduce your carb intake and find this helps why wouldn't you carry on and get down to <50g? If something works why not do it properly? It HAS to be sensible to reduce drugs to a minimum. A low carb diet isn't so very restrictive once you get used to it and I would rather have a restricted diet than restricted mobility in later years.
As sanguine has already said to reduce insulin and other drugs to a minimum. Personally I'd rather fall off a wagon than never bother getting on one in the first place. OK I'm type 2. So what do I know of this? Well I wish I had known about low carbing 6 or more years ago. At that time I was gradually discovering it for myself but wasn't yet there and also not yet diabetic. A dear family friend was and was eating moderate carbs (150g) and was on insulin. I so wish I had known about low carbing in time to save her leg being amputated. This is why I feel passionate about LCHF. This is why I don't feel we should pat people on the head and say 'there, there, eat what you want and take the drugs to compensate' It's just my personal view that people need legs more than they need carbs. Of course some you of will argue, you always do. Fair enough some type 2's are controlled by diet only and don't need to go as low as 50g, I have no problem with this, what I do have a problem is with people taking drugs so that they can eat more carbs.
I know if I made myself stick to 50g or less a day I'd end up failing and just thinking "****** this" and go back to eating lots of carbs again. By reducing my carbs to a level I am happy with I am much more likely to stick at it and reap the benefits of improved HBA1C, less impact of time when dose/varb amounts are misjudged.
God for you if you can stick to lower carb amounts, more power to you. But it's not for everyone and I for one won't feel bad that I'm not able to do it. Heck, I'm doing much better now than I've ever done at this Type 1 diabetes lark in the 27 years I've had it.
I don't feel we should pat people on the head and say 'there, there, eat what you want and take the drugs to compensate' It's just my personal view that people need legs more than they need carbs. Of course some you of will argue, you always do. Fair enough some type 2's are controlled by diet only and don't need to go as low as 50g, I have no problem with this, what I do have a problem is with people taking drugs so that they can eat more carbs.
Do NOT come on here telling people that they are at risk of losing limbs if they eat carbs, that is very dangerous advice to be giving out. The important factor is blood glucose levels under good, steady, maintainable control. Be that gained through a low carb diet or not.
As sanguine has already said to reduce insulin and other drugs to a minimum. Personally I'd rather fall off a wagon than never bother getting on one in the first place. OK I'm type 2. So what do I know of this? Well I wish I had known about low carbing 6 or more years ago. At that time I was gradually discovering it for myself but wasn't yet there and also not yet diabetic. A dear family friend was and was eating moderate carbs (150g) and was on insulin. I so wish I had known about low carbing in time to save her leg being amputated. This is why I feel passionate about LCHF. This is why I don't feel we should pat people on the head and say 'there, there, eat what you want and take the drugs to compensate' It's just my personal view that people need legs more than they need carbs. Of course some you of will argue, you always do. Fair enough some type 2's are controlled by diet only and don't need to go as low as 50g, I have no problem with this, what I do have a problem is with people taking drugs so that they can eat more carbs.
Insulin is a hormone that type 1 diabetics don't produce, not a drug.
You are lucky in that your body still produces some insulin naturally; ours don't!
Do NOT come on here telling people that they are at risk of losing limbs if they eat carbs, that is very dangerous advice to be giving out. The important factor is blood glucose levels under good, steady, maintainable control. Be that gained through a low carb diet or not.
Type 1 diabetics need to inject/pump insulin into their bodies regardless of whether or not they are eating carbs; other wise they'd become extremely ill and eventually die.
@noblehead the only T1's with LCHF problems I recall recently were about blousing. is this what you are referring to?
I take your point, but I think we will agree to disagreeYes and also being unable to stick to a restrictive diet that excludes carbs too.
It's extremely difficult to bolus for LCHF meals and most of those who have succeeded in doing so have found their own way, even experienced type 1's find it difficult to explain to others how they calculate a bolus dose for LCHF meals, as when this is replicated it doesn't always work, that is why type 1's always say that it's trial & error when it comes to bolusing for low-carb meals.
I agree with that why would anyone want to restrict their self to less carbs than they know they can eat ok there is no logic to that.Of course you could reduce it to 50g a day if that suited you, by why would you want to do that if you can get the same results by eating say 120g a day.
There's no reason to restrict carbs any more than you need to, I think if many people started by reducing their carb intake and slowly reduced it to a levels that they can find comfortable to maintain then we wouldn't see all these 'falling off the wagon' threads, admittedly some do find going very low-carb easy but others don't, I know I couldn't stick with eating 50g or below in the long-term, hence why I decided to eat them in moderation and as part of a healthy well balanced diet.
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I agree with that why would anyone want to restrict their self to less carbs than they know they can eat ok there is no logic to that.
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