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<blockquote data-quote="LooperCat" data-source="post: 1780652" data-attributes="member: 468055"><p>Absolutely. None of us can process carbs without pharmaceutical assistance. I’ve spent 20 years trying to balance “normal” quantities of carbs with insulin doses, and to be honest it’s so much simpler when you take most of them out of the equation. My sugars are steady (I’ve been cruising at 6.1 pretty much all day), and when they do move, it’s much slower. Hypos are much milder if they happen at all, and are super easy to deal with using a dextrose tablet or two - and you don’t get that panicky “got to eat the entire kitchen” feeling, I’ve found. You may find it suits your lifestyle better - my days can be pretty erratic, but that’s cool because I’m not having to stop to top up on carbs every couple of hours. I didn’t eat until five pm yesterday, and 7pm the day before - I’d eaten plenty of fat the night before and it kept me fuelled and satiated for most of the following day. All this “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” business is just marketing by cereal manufacturers.</p><p></p><p>There’s an increasing body of evidence to suggest that after insulin (which we’d die without taking as we can’t make any at all) that reducing carbs is the most effective treatment for T1. Having said that, there are many T1s here who would disagree with me, and are quite happy and able to balance a high carb diet with their insulin and achieve great levels. I never could, so tried this and it works brilliantly for me. I’ve got my HbA1c way down, and lost a little weight too - plus five inches off my waist. And I haven’t felt this well in years <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Maybe read up on it (you’re obviously medically minded!), give it a bash and see how it suits you and your diabetes?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LooperCat, post: 1780652, member: 468055"] Absolutely. None of us can process carbs without pharmaceutical assistance. I’ve spent 20 years trying to balance “normal” quantities of carbs with insulin doses, and to be honest it’s so much simpler when you take most of them out of the equation. My sugars are steady (I’ve been cruising at 6.1 pretty much all day), and when they do move, it’s much slower. Hypos are much milder if they happen at all, and are super easy to deal with using a dextrose tablet or two - and you don’t get that panicky “got to eat the entire kitchen” feeling, I’ve found. You may find it suits your lifestyle better - my days can be pretty erratic, but that’s cool because I’m not having to stop to top up on carbs every couple of hours. I didn’t eat until five pm yesterday, and 7pm the day before - I’d eaten plenty of fat the night before and it kept me fuelled and satiated for most of the following day. All this “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” business is just marketing by cereal manufacturers. There’s an increasing body of evidence to suggest that after insulin (which we’d die without taking as we can’t make any at all) that reducing carbs is the most effective treatment for T1. Having said that, there are many T1s here who would disagree with me, and are quite happy and able to balance a high carb diet with their insulin and achieve great levels. I never could, so tried this and it works brilliantly for me. I’ve got my HbA1c way down, and lost a little weight too - plus five inches off my waist. And I haven’t felt this well in years :) Maybe read up on it (you’re obviously medically minded!), give it a bash and see how it suits you and your diabetes? [/QUOTE]
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