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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1252768" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>I would assume that if your daughter is on a low carb diet then you and the rest of the family will also be on a low carb diet, otherwise family life is going to be pretty awkward and you will be making two meals all the time and your daughter will always be faced with stuff in the kitchen that she's not allowed.</p><p></p><p>Why don't you trial the low carb diet just on yourself for a bit and see how you cope in situations like birthday parties, Christmas etc. That might help inform how best to approach it for your daughter.</p><p></p><p>If you are doing low carb, the problem with occasional treats is that you don't know how to bolus for them - it takes practice to work out your I:C ratio and the timing of your bolus for certain foods, especially something that would be considered a treat! There's also a hypothesised issue that if you long term don't have carbs, your body become more sensitive to the occasional carbs and possibly insulin resistant when you take on the insulin required to manage the carbs, again because your body is out of practice at how to deal with the insulin and carbs combo.</p><p></p><p>Maybe have a look at type 1 grit and Bernstein for how low carb parents deal. But do make sure you have a chat with your health care team and go in to the disussion with an open mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1252768, member: 32394"] I would assume that if your daughter is on a low carb diet then you and the rest of the family will also be on a low carb diet, otherwise family life is going to be pretty awkward and you will be making two meals all the time and your daughter will always be faced with stuff in the kitchen that she's not allowed. Why don't you trial the low carb diet just on yourself for a bit and see how you cope in situations like birthday parties, Christmas etc. That might help inform how best to approach it for your daughter. If you are doing low carb, the problem with occasional treats is that you don't know how to bolus for them - it takes practice to work out your I:C ratio and the timing of your bolus for certain foods, especially something that would be considered a treat! There's also a hypothesised issue that if you long term don't have carbs, your body become more sensitive to the occasional carbs and possibly insulin resistant when you take on the insulin required to manage the carbs, again because your body is out of practice at how to deal with the insulin and carbs combo. Maybe have a look at type 1 grit and Bernstein for how low carb parents deal. But do make sure you have a chat with your health care team and go in to the disussion with an open mind. [/QUOTE]
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