I’m T1 and could never stay stable with 20 c per meal. It wasn’t just about counting carbs as the fat and protein content effect the meal. If you go lower you’ll need to adjust your insulin. I also bolus for half my protein as if it were a carb as in the absence of carbs we get energy ( bg) from protein through gluconeogenisisIve just started lchf eating and aim for 30-50. I'm type 1, should I go lower?
20 or less per day or meal?For me, I'm aiming to maintain 4-5mmol/l and trying to get there with around 20g carbs or less. So far, I'm mostly missing that, but am also exercising more and trying to lose fat. So basically eating to my meter, which has been interesting. I've experimented with nothing but coffee for a day, and still read in the 6-7 range, so hoping that's internally produced glucose
20 or less per day or meal?
Avocado with every meal keeps me very steady. The fat and fiber slows the protein and the protein slows the carbs.
They can’t be even the slightest over ripe or I don’t like them. Cooking isn’t usually good. Changes the fatty acids and they’re slimy.For me, per day. Mainly because I'd been skipping meals for years and typically only eating one meal a day, and to make that worse, the odd unhealthy snack (Snickers!) in between. So I'm sticking with that partly for weight loss (95kg back to my old fighting weight of <81kg) and because it's cheaper on test strips
I've never been keen on avocados, but thinking maybe I should try them again. I think the taste/texture put me off eating them raw, but could be useful in cooking. I also found an interesting presentation on fats & ketogenisis that I'll stick in another thread.
They are great chopped into soups or stews AFTER cooking.
Some people with type 1 find low carb diet help.I eat what I eat but try and eat well and low carb. What does low carbs mean? No idea, no body has given me a clue but I sort of think it could be anything up to 100g a day. BUT as a newbie, that could be wrong. I think I generally put away 50-75g. Depends if I'm having fun which I usually am
I don't count carbs these days, 50-60 is an estimate, but I'm looking to reduce my carb intake as currently my fasting BG levels are too high - this a.m. was 6.7. Although last night at 12.30 reading was 5.4, seems like liver dump is in operation - as it does most mornings, so would like to reduce that if possible.If you are getting the results you're aiming for, why bother as it obviously isn't necessary, but if you're not then try & see how it goes. Think of them as a tool not a as target to aim for...
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Ditto. I'm just sensible and avoid sugars and simple carbs and a "limited" amount of complex carbs. Just made a moussaka with celeriac instead of potato for instance.I don’t count.
I eat stuff that doesn’t contain many Carbs and that works for me. I can’t see how having a target would help.
Depends why you are doing it. Is it to make control easier? If so, it depends if the peaks and troughs are regularly going out of target range.Ive just started lchf eating and aim for 30-50. I'm type 1, should I go lower?
Keep me posted. They add a nice creaminess and if you add them after cooking and toss around it takes the chill out.I shall add them to my.. experiments! I've found I'm doing a lot of soup/stew/bigos style dishes anyway, and generally prefer to be gentle with my veg. So more warming them rather than cooking to death & losing all those lovely micro/macro nutrients. Plus I like the crunch
Occasionally I'll have a zero carb meal, but this doesn't necessarily mean a plunge in BGs, often just a slight drop. Leaves room for a treat later in the day!
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