Geri
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Very interesting thread - I have been on a very low carb diet myself now for about a month. I have reduced my novorapid insulin to 2.5 units am and 2.5 units again at teatime. I am still taking my usual dose of levemir, which is low anyway (5 units) morning and night.
I have found that I am feeling much better in myself. I use to have daily hypos, even though I carb count. I still have 30 gms carbs at breakfast time, this gives me energy for the day, and at other meal times just have cheese, nuts, meat and vegetables for lunch and dinner. I did go off the diet when away at a wedding and found that my stomach was heavy and bloated, on going back to the low carb diet I felt much much better and have been cycling and exercising without hypos.
I felt that this was a last resort because I was so fed up with hypos - this has been the best way for me to manage my general health. I didn't want to totally give up carbs because I knew I wouldn't be able to stick to such a rigid diet, but on consuming very slow acting carbs in the form of proteins and vegetables I feel that I can still have pleasure in eating but without the boosts of injected insulin in larger quantities. I would advise, as others have done so, to take some insulin and keep monitoring b/s. I have been told that I am probably still producing some insulin naturally???, and if this is true then it sounds as though you are too as you also need very low doses of insulin.
Good luck and keep well.
I have found that I am feeling much better in myself. I use to have daily hypos, even though I carb count. I still have 30 gms carbs at breakfast time, this gives me energy for the day, and at other meal times just have cheese, nuts, meat and vegetables for lunch and dinner. I did go off the diet when away at a wedding and found that my stomach was heavy and bloated, on going back to the low carb diet I felt much much better and have been cycling and exercising without hypos.
I felt that this was a last resort because I was so fed up with hypos - this has been the best way for me to manage my general health. I didn't want to totally give up carbs because I knew I wouldn't be able to stick to such a rigid diet, but on consuming very slow acting carbs in the form of proteins and vegetables I feel that I can still have pleasure in eating but without the boosts of injected insulin in larger quantities. I would advise, as others have done so, to take some insulin and keep monitoring b/s. I have been told that I am probably still producing some insulin naturally???, and if this is true then it sounds as though you are too as you also need very low doses of insulin.
Good luck and keep well.
