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<blockquote data-quote="Ian DP" data-source="post: 2246281" data-attributes="member: 91575"><p>I was diagnosed T1 nearly 7 years ago. Been LCHF for over 6 years. Still in the honeymoon period, been taking insulin for the last 4 years. In my opinion (and dr Bernstein’s) the best way to extend your honeymoon period is to keep your BG levels low. He recommends around 4.7. At this level he says he has seen beta cell growth in patients. I started taking insulin when I could no longer get my BG levels below 6.0 without a lot of exercise. I could probably have gone another year or two without insulin, but this would have reduced my honeymoon period. I started with just 1u insulin, it has gradually increased. Depending on the meal, I take around 3u novorapid and 5u long acting at night to keep my BG in check overnight. </p><p></p><p>A quote from Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. A must read if you really want to extend your honeymoon period. </p><p>“There are several hypotheses as to why conventional treatment won’t let the honeymoon go on forever, but my experience with patients indicates that with proper treatment it can. Essential to this is a low-carbohydrate diet and normal blood sugars. This will help preserve whatever insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells you may have. (The same is true for type 2 diabetics. Beta cell burnout the destruction of beta cells caused by excessive demands on the pancreas and by the toxic effect of high blood sugars upon beta cells — can be avoided, halted, and in some cases reversed if you get on the Diabetes Solution program and get your blood sugars normalized.)”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian DP, post: 2246281, member: 91575"] I was diagnosed T1 nearly 7 years ago. Been LCHF for over 6 years. Still in the honeymoon period, been taking insulin for the last 4 years. In my opinion (and dr Bernstein’s) the best way to extend your honeymoon period is to keep your BG levels low. He recommends around 4.7. At this level he says he has seen beta cell growth in patients. I started taking insulin when I could no longer get my BG levels below 6.0 without a lot of exercise. I could probably have gone another year or two without insulin, but this would have reduced my honeymoon period. I started with just 1u insulin, it has gradually increased. Depending on the meal, I take around 3u novorapid and 5u long acting at night to keep my BG in check overnight. A quote from Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. A must read if you really want to extend your honeymoon period. “There are several hypotheses as to why conventional treatment won’t let the honeymoon go on forever, but my experience with patients indicates that with proper treatment it can. Essential to this is a low-carbohydrate diet and normal blood sugars. This will help preserve whatever insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells you may have. (The same is true for type 2 diabetics. Beta cell burnout the destruction of beta cells caused by excessive demands on the pancreas and by the toxic effect of high blood sugars upon beta cells — can be avoided, halted, and in some cases reversed if you get on the Diabetes Solution program and get your blood sugars normalized.)” [/QUOTE]
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