Losing weight with Type 1 Diabetes-Low carb diet?

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Well done. Wishing you wellness.
  • kwindert1
    kwindert1 Posts: 16 Member
    edited February 2018
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    I don’t have advice because I am fighting the same battle and haven’t figured it out yet! I have had Type 1 diabetes for 25, almost 26, years. Please feel free to add me as a friend if you wish! I am trying to cut carbs too but definitely not going full ‘Keto’. My insulin resistance is a problem for me too!
  • iamunicoon
    iamunicoon Posts: 839 Member
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    Congrats on your success so far! :) I'm a type 1, too. Not only working on losing weight but also lowering my A1C which has reached as high as 10 before. :o

    What I find helps best is to yes, lower the carb intake, but also watch the time of when I have what. Having dinner 3+ hours before I go to bed, trying to make it low or no carbs and therefore not needing to inject insulin late at night is what works best for me. Though, of course, it can't always be done as I have changing shifts at work.

    Good luck with your journey. Weight loss can be a little bit harder as a diabetic but it isn't impossible.

    Oh and yes, insulin intake can be reduced a lot, even for type 1's. Losing even just a few pound had my needed basal rates going down a bit. :)
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,900 Member
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    Yes I agree^^^. I have not gone carb free but low carb. Its a tightrope we walk as T1's. High insulin usage means fat storage but lowering insulin...good glucose and lowering weight so as to use even less insulin....SHEESH!
    Have had doctors say its impossible to lose weight on insulin....I want to prove them wrong.
    Am close to needing to change my basal rate with the weight I have lost.
    Go forward and we all have these same issues as Type 1's. You are not alone on this merry go round!

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