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Hi,

I am type one and have stopped eating bread, pots, pasta etc.
I have not counted my carbs- just had a brief look now and l think my carb intake might be too low?
I generally have an omellete for breakkie- 1.4g (2 eggs with mushroom) or 1 egg with bacon (even less). For lunch l have mixed leaves with olives, cheese, sometimes seafood, pine nuts, seeds, a few tomatoes.. maybe a little broccoli or carrot.. changes each day.
Dinner is lots of veg (no starchy veg) with mainly fish, sometimes meat.
I snack on a few nuts, carrots etc.
I have worked this out so l dont eat carbs so l dont need to take Insulin before each meal (Novo Rapid) so l only need one Injection a day (thank goodness!).
Although l dont think my carb intake equates to much at all!
So lm worried it might be too low and l am restricting my diet... I have always eaten a healthy diet and low carb but just cut out the rest of the carbs when l was diagnosed. I was having an apple before exercise but noticed my BS goes up too much so have cut that out as well.
Have developed a slight fear of the needle as well after trying to jab myself as Dr Bernstein suggests.. it was fine but l cannot seem to do it again and freeze.

Thanks all in advance! Jo xx
 
Also probably best to say that if l have some carbs and inject Insulin my BS stay fine (as long as l inject the correct amount) but l just thought probably best not to eat carbs and not to have Insulin.
 
This is definitely one where reading through Bernstein will help. You still need injected insulin if you are T1 because your liver will make some glucose and it's very difficult indeed to eat None.
 
Hi Claridge,

As a type 1 you will have little or no insulin production of your own and so you will need bolus doses for meals, regardless of how much carbohydrate they contain. Even a carb free meal, such as bacon and eggs for example, will be partly converted to glucose and will raise your blood sugar as a result.
The advantages of low carb meals are that they need a great deal less insulin than more 'traditional' meals, but they will always need some.
Some type 2's can avoid insulin with a low carb diet because they often still produce quite a lot of insulin. You and me ain't that lucky I'm afraid.
Are you keeping an eye on your bs when you eat without injecting?

All the best,

fergus
 
Hi Fergus,

Yes and it seems to stay okay- l used to check my BS an hour or so after eating but must admit l have become a little slack but l really think it stays okay- will start to check just to be on the safe side. But generally it stays between 4 and 7.
I also am worried that lm losing too much weight from eating no sugar or carbs- how do l get fats- just through cheese? Cant think of anything else. I have never eaten cream or butter but maybe now l should start?
Thank you!!! Jo x
 
There is no dietary necessity for carbs. Absolutely none at all

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/75/5/951-a

however as a Type 2 with a funky pancreas and liver I need to eat *some* when I need to manually increase my BG. As a Type 1 you will almost certainly need to eat *some* occasionally to avoid hypos.

I didn't start by following any specific diet, I started by eating what my meter and lipid panels told me was OK and what people knowledgeable about diet suggested, and discovered later that this equated fairly well to what these guys suggested

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/

http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/
 
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