Type 1 Diabetic
Hi All
Been a type 1 diabetic most of my life...been on insulin since I was 17, I am now 51.. Tried all the "natural", weight watchers, count calorie diets.. you name it, i tried it. Anyways I've discovered that carbs were not my friend. I started just eating the clean foods while being on an insulin pump. It helped but still was not enough. I lost about 10 lbs and wanted to lose more. I did alot of research with keto diets and of course my doctors told me no because of keto acidosis.. learned that there was a huge difference between keto acidosis and ketosis. Well I gave it a try and lost about 15 more pounds . Soon to find out that insulin was the culprit. ( the more I took, the more my body held on to the fat) So I limit my carbs to about 16-17 net carbs per day. I l only am hungry about 1 time per day and sugars are great! My insulin pump just runs in the background like a artificial pancreas. Because of the kind of foods that I now eat, I do not require any "bolus" ( meal ) insulin. Looking forward to a healthier lifestyle and living alot longer!😊