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<blockquote data-quote="KennyA" data-source="post: 2402741" data-attributes="member: 517579"><p>It's a bit more complicated than that. I have no experience with insulin (or any diabetic medication, for that matter) so I come at it from a different angle. Firstly, I don't think "eat what you like" means the same thing to everyone. As I understand it T1s and insulin using T2s need to take enough insulin to deal with the carbs eaten. More carbs, more insulin. Less carbs, less insulin. There may well be exceptions to this and I am really happy to be corrected. </p><p></p><p>As a T2 I have almost completely eliminated carbohydrate from my diet so that my insulin resistance isn't a factor. That has meant that my BG is back at a low normal level, my diabetic symptoms have decreased, and I am steadily, slowly, losing body fat. I find I can cope with c.20g carbs/day. In addition, I do know that sugar in any quantity now makes me ill. I <u>could</u> eat more carbs, and I would get away with it - in the sense that it probably wouldn't do me much harm, if this was a one-off and a rare occurrence. By this I mean maybe once every 3 or 4 months. The problem is that I can't guarantee to myself that this wouldn't be the start of having more and more carbs regularly. So far, it hasn't happened. Willpower engaged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KennyA, post: 2402741, member: 517579"] It's a bit more complicated than that. I have no experience with insulin (or any diabetic medication, for that matter) so I come at it from a different angle. Firstly, I don't think "eat what you like" means the same thing to everyone. As I understand it T1s and insulin using T2s need to take enough insulin to deal with the carbs eaten. More carbs, more insulin. Less carbs, less insulin. There may well be exceptions to this and I am really happy to be corrected. As a T2 I have almost completely eliminated carbohydrate from my diet so that my insulin resistance isn't a factor. That has meant that my BG is back at a low normal level, my diabetic symptoms have decreased, and I am steadily, slowly, losing body fat. I find I can cope with c.20g carbs/day. In addition, I do know that sugar in any quantity now makes me ill. I [U]could[/U] eat more carbs, and I would get away with it - in the sense that it probably wouldn't do me much harm, if this was a one-off and a rare occurrence. By this I mean maybe once every 3 or 4 months. The problem is that I can't guarantee to myself that this wouldn't be the start of having more and more carbs regularly. So far, it hasn't happened. Willpower engaged. [/QUOTE]
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