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<blockquote data-quote="Bluemarine Josephine" data-source="post: 1415177" data-attributes="member: 213188"><p>Thank you for your input.</p><p></p><p>I have not managed to convert to a full vegan yet. But, I really want to.</p><p>However, the last 12 months, I don’t have any dairy products and I only have meat or fish once a day with lunch. The meat/fish weight is 60 grams (which is 1 gram per 1 kilo body weight - I am 1.78cm and weight 60 kilos). I have noticed that if I eat more, (and by more meat /fish, I am referring to the normal restaurant portion of around 100-120 grams) my blood sugar will rise around 3-4 hours after meal, usually by 3 -4.5 mmols. I practice carbohydrate counting with every meal so, I feel confident that the rise is because of animal protein.</p><p></p><p>I have also found that raw foods give me a much better result than cooked ones, for example raw vegetables (instead of boiled, steamed or roasted). Additionally, I believe that animal fat (like butter) interferes with my insulin and hinders its performance. Vegetable fat (like extra virgin olive oil) does this too but to a lesser extent. I find that coconut oil is difficult to handle, I suspect because it may have a very low glycemic load and delays the digestion of food therefore, my novorapid’s spike happens earlier than my food’s spike and my bg rises around 3-4 hours post meal.</p><p></p><p>As a type 1 diabetic, I have been through all types of diets in my effort to figure out what works better.</p><p>While I was transitioning to a type 1, during my prolonged honeymoon period, I went from 500mts metformin, to 1000mg metformin to metformin combined with tresiba, to a basal bolus scheme of tresiba and novorapid and now to a basal/bolus of levemir and novorapid. I also tried paleo diets, diets suggested by my nutritionist, low carb/high fat, low fat/high carb etc (I tested almost every diet I could find). Particularly, the paleo one worked well during my honeymoon period; at the time, I would swear by it. However, it does not work well for me since I became, officially, a type 1 diabetic.</p><p></p><p>On January 2016 (last year) I was on 23 units of Levemir. As I started exploring raw vegan options for meals, my insulin needs changed. I am currently at 14 units of Levemir. My Novorapid ratios also changed from 1.5:1 or 1:1 to 1:1 and 1:1-1.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, exercise seems to have a different effect now… My bg drops quite easily when I exercise now (which means that I need to be more careful.)</p><p></p><p>I know that each person is different and I also understand that there may be people reluctant to experiment with a fully raw, vegan approach. I seem to find better results in raw vegan meals and I am wondering if, in fact, a fully raw vegan diet (or a diet which contains very little animal protein) is the nutritional choice for type 1 diabetes which produces the best results in the handling of bg.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p>Josephine</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluemarine Josephine, post: 1415177, member: 213188"] Thank you for your input. I have not managed to convert to a full vegan yet. But, I really want to. However, the last 12 months, I don’t have any dairy products and I only have meat or fish once a day with lunch. The meat/fish weight is 60 grams (which is 1 gram per 1 kilo body weight - I am 1.78cm and weight 60 kilos). I have noticed that if I eat more, (and by more meat /fish, I am referring to the normal restaurant portion of around 100-120 grams) my blood sugar will rise around 3-4 hours after meal, usually by 3 -4.5 mmols. I practice carbohydrate counting with every meal so, I feel confident that the rise is because of animal protein. I have also found that raw foods give me a much better result than cooked ones, for example raw vegetables (instead of boiled, steamed or roasted). Additionally, I believe that animal fat (like butter) interferes with my insulin and hinders its performance. Vegetable fat (like extra virgin olive oil) does this too but to a lesser extent. I find that coconut oil is difficult to handle, I suspect because it may have a very low glycemic load and delays the digestion of food therefore, my novorapid’s spike happens earlier than my food’s spike and my bg rises around 3-4 hours post meal. As a type 1 diabetic, I have been through all types of diets in my effort to figure out what works better. While I was transitioning to a type 1, during my prolonged honeymoon period, I went from 500mts metformin, to 1000mg metformin to metformin combined with tresiba, to a basal bolus scheme of tresiba and novorapid and now to a basal/bolus of levemir and novorapid. I also tried paleo diets, diets suggested by my nutritionist, low carb/high fat, low fat/high carb etc (I tested almost every diet I could find). Particularly, the paleo one worked well during my honeymoon period; at the time, I would swear by it. However, it does not work well for me since I became, officially, a type 1 diabetic. On January 2016 (last year) I was on 23 units of Levemir. As I started exploring raw vegan options for meals, my insulin needs changed. I am currently at 14 units of Levemir. My Novorapid ratios also changed from 1.5:1 or 1:1 to 1:1 and 1:1-1. Additionally, exercise seems to have a different effect now… My bg drops quite easily when I exercise now (which means that I need to be more careful.) I know that each person is different and I also understand that there may be people reluctant to experiment with a fully raw, vegan approach. I seem to find better results in raw vegan meals and I am wondering if, in fact, a fully raw vegan diet (or a diet which contains very little animal protein) is the nutritional choice for type 1 diabetes which produces the best results in the handling of bg. Regards Josephine [/QUOTE]
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