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Ketogenic diet for type 1 DM

Dod95

Dod95

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hello,
I’m trying to follow the low carbs high fats diet to lose weight and control my BG since my readings are very high (Hb1C=9%)..

Any recommendations? Or anyone can help me to set a daily plan (what to eat and so on)

Thank you
 
Dod95 said:
Hello,
I’m trying to follow the low carbs high fats diet to lose weight and control my BG since my readings are very high (Hb1C=9%)..

Any recommendations? Or anyone can help me to set a daily plan (what to eat and so on)

Thank you
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Hi Dod - I'm not a T1, so wouldn't feel comfortable to have too much input into any dietary suggestions, bearing in mind my body, still producing natural insulin, will react differently to yours.

What sort of levels of carbs/fat are you consuming at the moment, and are you happy to adjust your insulin doses on a meal by meal basis?
 
DCUKMod said:
Hi Dod - I'm not a T1, so wouldn't feel comfortable to have too much input into any dietary suggestions, bearing in mind my body, still producing natural insulin, will react differently to yours.

What sort of levels of carbs/fat are you consuming at the moment, and are you happy to adjust your insulin doses on a meal by meal basis?
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Dear DCUKMod,
Thanks for your reply,
Currently I’m not following a specific diet, however my daily consumption of carbs considered to be high ( I love pasta, potato, rice etc...),
for insulin doses, I don’t have a fixed regimen, actually I’m changing the doses on daily basis, so this won’t be an obstacle for me
 
Dod95 said:
Dear DCUKMod,
Thanks for your reply,
Currently I’m not following a specific diet, however my daily consumption of carbs considered to be high ( I love pasta, potato, rice etc...),
for insulin doses, I don’t have a fixed regimen, actually I’m changing the doses on daily basis, so this won’t be an obstacle for me
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When you say you change your doses daily, do you mean you carb count, to match your food/insulin doses?

This site is soon to launch a T1 Low Carb Program for T1s who would like to use a LC diet as part of their diabetes management regime.

I know @Mel dCP is a low carb fan, but I'm not sure if she's around at the moment.
 
\the godfather of keto for type 1s (though he hates to use that term) is Dr Bernstein (the Diabetic Solution). Along with the other good books recommded I like Adam Brown's Diatribe e book (google it) Bright Spots and Landmines.
Personally my basal rate hasn't changed that much (was not aiming for weight loss so this is why) but the surprising thing is that I still need to bolus for protein but about half what I'd normally bolus.
My approach as not been to dive straight off the high board into a very low carb diet but to reduce one meal at a time. I did it to help manage weight and to avoid the hassle of counting carbs and the bolus errors that inevitably follow.

Good luck!
 
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