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Jillyp83

Jillyp83

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Hi I have a question for type 1's? my DSN have told me that I should not avoid carbs as this is bad for a type 1 diabetics. On here I have seen loads of people talking about LCHF. I am desperately trying to lose weight and have gathered from here lantus could be the cause for my weight gain and taking too much insulin. Should I go down the LCHF road? or should I be eating Carbs. I really want to reduce the amount of Insulin.

Thanks so much new on here and all ready finding it so useful.
 
The T1's will be along soon, there are a few T1 that are low carb here. You may find it's like T2 where if you want to lose weight, you cut carbs and adjust any insulin/drugs as needed, I'm T2 but I don't think your basal rate would change much. It's mostly the bolus fast acting that's reduced. If you have insulin resistance the basal rate may come down over time.
 
The LCHF diet is mainly followed by those who have type 2 diabetes and want to control it by diet, as a type 1 it's not necessary to follow such a restrictive carb diet as carbs can be eaten (in moderation) with each meal, personally I find bolusing for moderate amounts of carbs in a meal is much easier to manage than bolusing for a meal high in protein & fat, the only way that I can get round eating a LCHF meal is to split-dose which means injecting twice for the same meal, but that said there are a few type 1's on the forum who manage this successfully so there's no straight answers........like everything else with diabetes:)

Perhaps a reduction in carbs might benefit you if your eating the RDA of carbs for a woman, that way you will see a reduction in your insulin and hopefully lead to weight loss, this in-turn will help with insulin resistance, which in turn leads to less insulin injected. Also if you increase your daily exercise you will also notice that you become extremely sensitive to the insulin you inject, exercise can mean a 25-50% reduction in bolus insulin for myself and reading other people's experiences on the forum it's much the same all round.

Carbs can be enjoyed as part of a healthy balanced diet and only you can decide which is the right amount for you, much like all diabetics your bg meter is your guiding light.
 
I'm a T1 and have always naturally low carbed. I am slim and always have been.

30 years T1, was on lantus pre pump, so low carbing for me has always kept me slim. I only from this forum realised I didn't get enough fat...

My consultants never given me advice on food or been on a daphne course. Consultants and one gp in particular always say how good My body looks... Never been advised to increase my carbs, but never had to increase my weight.

Itmay be genetics.. But my brothers although non diabetic have always ate the same sort of lower carbs as me and they too are slim..probably the foods our parents gave us when younger put us in good stead for our adult life's.

If you reduce carbs though you need to be confident at adjusting your bolus and basals.... As these will change...


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noblehead, I haven't seen anyone recommend a high protein diet with the low carb high fat. It tends to be in the normal protein range, going by the protein calculators online. It may be why you had trouble because a couple here have said you would need to bolus for around 50% of the protein and none for the fat
 
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